Import/export HS code 670420: Human hair products

Wigs, hairpieces, and accessories made entirely from human hair

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 104,382,021
Indonesia 5,193,574
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,853,359
United States 2,075,821
Germany 1,730,816

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 49,715,378 54,666,643 +4,951,265
Indonesia 3,392,973 1,800,601 -1,592,372
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,113,034 1,740,325 -372,709
United States 941,183 1,134,638 +193,455
Germany 719,498 1,011,318 +291,820
Bangladesh 209,883 597,709 +387,826
Belgium 235,076 196,145 -38,931
Australia 205,367 174,031 -31,336
Italy 199,956 179,243 -20,713
France 128,834 118,140 -10,694

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 110,327,015
Indonesia 6,853,516
Bangladesh 1,156,087
United States 650,030
Australia 379,398

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 52,692,428 57,634,587 +4,942,159
Indonesia 4,295,364 2,558,152 -1,737,212
Bangladesh 233,920 922,167 +688,247
United States 375,392 274,638 -100,754
Australia 205,367 174,031 -31,336
Myanmar 154,979 87,543 -67,436
Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 201,158 +201,158
Germany 89,981 105,076 +15,095
New Zealand 97,557 64,979 -32,578
Poland 130,465 18,527 -111,938

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Essex 10
Greater Manchester 10
Outer London - East and North East 9
Outer London - West and North West 9

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 13 -5
Essex 4 8 +4
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
West Midlands 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
West Central Scotland 5 6 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 103,128,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,026,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,892,214
Road transport 55,572
Other 2,650

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 £
Air transport 47,851,238 55,277,143 +7,425,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,120,480 5,906,393 -4,214,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 612,620 1,279,594 +666,974
Road transport 52,903 2,669 -50,234
Other 1,439 1,211 -228

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 35,161,014
London Heathrow Airport 25,200,951
Manchester Airport 16,826,829
London Stansted Airport 14,597,353
Birmingham Airport 7,153,721

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 £
East Midlands Airport 15,499,532 19,661,482 +4,161,950
London Heathrow Airport 9,697,933 15,503,018 +5,805,085
Manchester Airport 9,234,727 7,592,102 -1,642,625
London Stansted Airport 6,424,408 8,172,945 +1,748,537
Birmingham Airport 2,915,046 4,238,675 +1,323,629
Southampton 3,405,290 2,447,286 -958,004
Thamesport 4,114,779 965,895 -3,148,884
Leeds Bradford Airport 3,719,853 76,465 -3,643,388
Felixstowe 1,850,856 1,642,067 -208,789
London Gateway Port 583,985 786,832 +202,847

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
55
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
39
Other personal service activities
37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Education
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 36
2026-03 33
2026-02 37
2026-01 34

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 64
0-1m 49
54m+ 21
15m-54m 9
Other 4

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 2,211,739
United Arab Emirates 1,899,740
Sweden 1,546,595
United States 1,542,968
Netherlands 1,089,473

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 1,070,458 1,141,281 +70,823
United Arab Emirates 752,316 1,147,424 +395,108
Sweden 404,057 1,142,538 +738,481
United States 660,927 882,041 +221,114
Netherlands 679,864 409,609 -270,255
Norway 246,172 542,479 +296,307
France 400,314 364,065 -36,249
China 275,536 420,430 +144,894
Kuwait 387,216 254,014 -133,202
Ireland 298,713 245,904 -52,809

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,102,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,303,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,341
Other 1,022

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 £
Air transport 4,266,679 5,835,601 +1,568,922
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,376,479 1,927,268 -449,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 184,702 22,639 -162,063
Other 0 1,022 +1,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,274,740
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,632,372
London Heathrow Airport 2,403,356
Dover 934,371
Manchester Airport 660,659

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,258,657 3,016,083 -242,574
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,676,392 955,980 -720,412
London Heathrow Airport 389,526 2,013,830 +1,624,304
Dover 378,649 555,722 +177,073
Manchester Airport 274,047 386,612 +112,565
Immingham Docks 172,329 262,629 +90,300
London Stansted Airport 132,293 277,913 +145,620
ZLC 212,156 139,251 -72,905
London Gateway Port 160,466 7,600 -152,866
Harwich 52,770 61,776 +9,006

Quick facts

HS code: 670420

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

Description: Wigs, hairpieces, and accessories made entirely from human hair