Import/export HS code 650691: Headgear made of rubber or plastic

Non-safety headgear, such as rain hats or shower caps, made from rubber or plastic

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 6,537,344
Netherlands 1,715,571
Malaysia 559,719
United States 440,719
France 319,980

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 3,081,940 3,455,404 +373,464
Netherlands 721,826 993,745 +271,919
Malaysia 323,006 236,713 -86,293
United States 267,371 173,348 -94,023
France 211,230 108,750 -102,480
Cambodia 60,443 166,484 +106,041
Spain 121,710 104,134 -17,576
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 164,320 36,649 -127,671
Italy 117,815 80,228 -37,587
Viet Nam 46,474 102,223 +55,749

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 7,287,780
United States 2,265,071
Malaysia 560,454
Cambodia 351,238
Mexico 163,519

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 3,532,875 3,754,905 +222,030
United States 1,059,162 1,205,909 +146,747
Malaysia 358,426 202,028 -156,398
Cambodia 85,545 265,693 +180,148
Mexico 85,316 78,203 -7,113
Spain 99,429 29,554 -69,875
Taiwan 52,616 66,110 +13,494
Turkey 62,956 1,788 -61,168
Bangladesh 46,078 12,693 -33,385
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 43,670 0 -43,670

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 18 17 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
West Midlands 9 4 -5
Greater Manchester 4 8 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,761,614
Air transport 3,121,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 897,489
Other 449,237
Road transport 8,313

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,034,727 3,726,887 +692,160
Air transport 1,455,086 1,665,989 +210,903
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 628,669 268,820 -359,849
Other 396,212 53,025 -343,187
Road transport 6,525 1,788 -4,737

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,298,338
East Midlands Airport 1,620,460
Southampton 1,247,190
London Gateway Port 899,018
499 874,297

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 1,867,586 1,430,752 -436,834
East Midlands Airport 823,192 797,268 -25,924
Southampton 590,330 656,860 +66,530
London Gateway Port 350,070 548,948 +198,878
499 48,206 826,091 +777,885
London Stansted Airport 223,505 329,647 +106,142
London Heathrow Airport 204,880 301,070 +96,190
000 396,212 53,025 -343,187
Liverpool Docks 163,338 204,748 +41,410
Birmingham Airport 110,476 170,930 +60,454

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
67
Manufacture of wearing apparel
12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 37
2026-04 28
2026-03 34
2026-02 36
2026-01 24

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 83
54m+ 51
0-1m 31
15m-54m 24
Other 17

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Germany 2,496,373
United States 705,941
Belgium 268,491
Ireland 215,293
Poland 91,722

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Germany 2,480,667 15,706 -2,464,961
United States 468,020 237,921 -230,099
Belgium 181,160 87,331 -93,829
Ireland 109,888 105,405 -4,483
Poland 62,387 29,335 -33,052
France 67,038 22,263 -44,775
Italy 46,087 18,256 -27,831
Netherlands 46,545 9,864 -36,681
Mexico 1,345 53,640 +52,295
United Arab Emirates 13,898 33,594 +19,696

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 47,992
XI 10,507
Taiwan 4,283
Cambodia 1,241
Poland 413

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 27,997 19,995 -8,002
XI 5,677 4,830 -847
Taiwan 2,109 2,174 +65
Cambodia 844 397 -447
Poland 413 0 -413
United States 60 0 -60

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,276,150
Air transport 1,094,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,176
Other 65,854

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,976,024 300,126 -2,675,898
Air transport 732,439 361,756 -370,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,718 75,458 +45,740
Other 37,883 27,971 -9,912

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,042,953
Manchester Airport 378,308
London Heathrow Airport 352,245
East Midlands Airport 198,187
Holyhead 113,183

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,857,314 185,639 -2,671,675
Manchester Airport 250,600 127,708 -122,892
London Heathrow Airport 217,233 135,012 -82,221
East Midlands Airport 152,129 46,058 -106,071
Holyhead 40,108 73,075 +32,967
ZLC 58,497 20,581 -37,916
London Stansted Airport 45,607 29,626 -15,981
000 37,883 27,971 -9,912
Liverpool Docks 10,326 46,186 +35,860
Dover 25,481 24,007 -1,474

Quick facts

HS code: 650691

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Non-safety headgear, such as rain hats or shower caps, made from rubber or plastic