Import/export HS code 670490: Non-human hair products

Wigs and hair accessories made from materials like synthetic fibers, animal hair, or textiles, excluding human hair

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  • 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 29,368,669
United States 1,716,387
Italy 408,178
Indonesia 363,842
Viet Nam 346,321

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 16,375,998 12,992,671 -3,383,327
United States 1,162,053 554,334 -607,719
Italy 266,664 141,514 -125,150
Indonesia 236,395 127,447 -108,948
Viet Nam 271,261 75,060 -196,201
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 222,448 73,016 -149,432
Ireland 170,857 67,257 -103,600
Thailand 109,436 103,762 -5,674
Germany 109,433 14,426 -95,007
Nigeria 61,528 52,704 -8,824

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 30,620,179
Indonesia 783,977
United States 719,067
Viet Nam 335,344
Italy 323,059

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 17,167,548 13,452,631 -3,714,917
Indonesia 562,697 221,280 -341,417
United States 531,788 187,279 -344,509
Viet Nam 271,099 64,245 -206,854
Italy 230,212 92,847 -137,365
Thailand 91,104 102,787 +11,683
Nigeria 61,528 52,704 -8,824
Ireland 54,720 37,280 -17,440
Poland 45,414 9,259 -36,155
United Kingdom 14,123 33,747 +19,624

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Essex 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 17 10 -7
Greater Manchester 11 5 -6
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Essex 9 5 -4
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -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 18,132,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,075,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 374,472
Other 82,154
Road transport 3,045

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 8,218,379 9,913,986 +1,695,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,638,962 4,436,238 -6,202,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 312,435 62,037 -250,398
Other 68,370 13,784 -54,586
Road transport 3,045 0 -3,045

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,433,165
Felixstowe 8,260,069
London Heathrow Airport 3,570,139
Southampton 2,927,142
London Gateway Port 2,868,940

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 5,108,149 7,325,016 +2,216,867
Felixstowe 7,065,378 1,194,691 -5,870,687
London Heathrow Airport 2,379,365 1,190,774 -1,188,591
Southampton 2,327,158 599,984 -1,727,174
London Gateway Port 796,736 2,072,204 +1,275,468
London Stansted Airport 114,293 783,077 +668,784
499 444,727 241,160 -203,567
Thamesport 226,901 426,014 +199,113
Liverpool Docks 167,944 11,871 -156,073
London 68,847 107,622 +38,775

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 80
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Other personal service activities 28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 22
2025-10 36
2025-09 34
2025-08 31

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 70
0-1m 58
54m+ 20
15m-54m 16
Other 7

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 £
China 4,540,357
Denmark 1,706,218
Germany 697,109
Netherlands 442,318
United States 410,711

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 £
China 2,402,959 2,137,398 -265,561
Denmark 862,759 843,459 -19,300
Germany 392,192 304,917 -87,275
Netherlands 190,123 252,195 +62,072
United States 224,058 186,653 -37,405
Ireland 128,389 63,341 -65,048
Slovenia 101,602 1,116 -100,486
Spain 30,695 56,468 +25,773
Japan 66,686 7,960 -58,726
Italy 11,139 51,314 +40,175

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 12,301
Indonesia 1,755

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 8,462 3,839 -4,623
Indonesia 1,755 0 -1,755

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,695,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,166,815
Air transport 976,185
Other 14,799

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,428,864 2,266,719 -162,145
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,503,809 1,663,006 +159,197
Air transport 762,962 213,223 -549,739
Other 10,217 4,582 -5,635

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,214,073
Immingham Docks 1,614,970
Southampton 1,335,433
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,199,287
East Midlands Airport 491,009

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 £
Felixstowe 1,696,332 1,517,741 -178,591
Immingham Docks 805,006 809,964 +4,958
Southampton 655,780 679,653 +23,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 504,560 694,727 +190,167
East Midlands Airport 379,814 111,195 -268,619
London Stansted Airport 133,172 46,381 -86,791
ZLC 149,683 8,886 -140,797
Dover 123,466 21,587 -101,879
London Heathrow Airport 96,651 30,107 -66,544
Holyhead 85,157 16,705 -68,452

Quick facts

HS code: 670490

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

Description: Wigs and hair accessories made from materials like synthetic fibers, animal hair, or textiles, excluding human hair