Import/export HS code 8510: Electric shavers, hair clippers, and hair removal tools with built-in motors

Includes all types of personal grooming devices like electric shavers, hair clippers, and hair removal tools that have their own motor

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 82,683,027
Netherlands 81,401,394
Germany 39,874,400
Hungary 13,178,491
United States 9,016,317

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 45,437,283 37,245,744 -8,191,539
Netherlands 39,415,558 41,985,836 +2,570,278
Germany 21,330,816 18,543,584 -2,787,232
Hungary 5,992,434 7,186,057 +1,193,623
United States 5,135,135 3,881,182 -1,253,953
Switzerland 2,313,742 2,467,940 +154,198
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 992,845 3,193,695 +2,200,850
Italy 2,075,945 1,448,120 -627,825
France 2,132,419 1,181,135 -951,284
Poland 1,636,301 1,467,344 -168,957

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 140,535,120
Indonesia 47,342,229
Germany 27,935,865
Netherlands 20,269,068
United States 9,764,827

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 75,314,822 65,220,298 -10,094,524
Indonesia 22,555,813 24,786,416 +2,230,603
Germany 13,977,643 13,958,222 -19,421
Netherlands 9,868,488 10,400,580 +532,092
United States 5,336,518 4,428,309 -908,209
Switzerland 2,030,409 2,190,560 +160,151
Taiwan 1,508,566 1,941,729 +433,163
Hungary 1,853,282 409,850 -1,443,432
Japan 855,609 658,784 -196,825
Viet Nam 434,438 925,044 +490,606

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 34
Outer London - West and North West 33
Inner London - East 20
West Midlands 19
Inner London - West 18

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
Greater Manchester 25 22 -3
Outer London - West and North West 22 18 -4
Inner London - East 14 15 +1
West Midlands 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 12 13 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 10 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 13 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 11 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 10 +2
South East Wales 8 7 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,775,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,956,127
Air transport 29,056,734
Other 9,996,432
Road transport 5,119,331

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,147,933 71,627,946 -519,987
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,233,761 38,722,366 +2,488,605
Air transport 16,312,818 12,743,916 -3,568,902
Other 8,751,666 1,244,766 -7,506,900
Road transport 2,490,458 2,628,873 +138,415

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 45,231,267
Harwich 39,938,055
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,779,201
Purfleet 23,830,980
Dover 22,761,690

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 25,075,992 20,155,275 -4,920,717
Harwich 16,806,353 23,131,702 +6,325,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,940,295 14,838,906 -2,101,389
Purfleet 9,456,192 14,374,788 +4,918,596
Dover 15,479,650 7,282,040 -8,197,610
London Gateway Port 4,094,538 6,755,610 +2,661,072
499 1,909,549 8,360,850 +6,451,301
000 8,751,666 1,244,766 -7,506,900
Southampton 5,887,853 3,750,270 -2,137,583
London Heathrow Airport 4,937,992 3,174,158 -1,763,834

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
142
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
132
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
15
Other manufacturing
11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 55
2026-04 53
2026-03 49
2026-02 70
2026-01 50

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 103
0-1m 101
54m+ 47
15m-54m 32
Other 32

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 £
Ireland 14,397,983
Netherlands 3,221,130
United States 2,827,290
Germany 1,951,241
France 1,346,832

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 £
Ireland 7,617,102 6,780,881 -836,221
Netherlands 1,676,201 1,544,929 -131,272
United States 1,878,311 948,979 -929,332
Germany 1,155,841 795,400 -360,441
France 565,553 781,279 +215,726
United Arab Emirates 236,443 606,980 +370,537
Iceland 256,304 225,899 -30,405
Singapore 277,865 179,663 -98,202
Israel 193,765 114,029 -79,736
Ghana 285,361 0 -285,361

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 £
Germany 1,095,767
China 885,319
Taiwan 227,024
Indonesia 127,793
XI 79,652

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 £
Germany 759,835 335,932 -423,903
China 479,553 405,766 -73,787
Taiwan 48,307 178,717 +130,410
Indonesia 84,133 43,660 -40,473
XI 46,628 33,024 -13,604
Netherlands 54,658 19,756 -34,902
United States 14,542 12,289 -2,253
Ireland 20,197 6,056 -14,141
Poland 0 16,904 +16,904
Hungary 7,726 793 -6,933

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) 17,331,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,642,332
Air transport 3,769,911
Other 2,634,107

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) 9,625,499 7,705,786 -1,919,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,591,698 2,050,634 -1,541,064
Air transport 1,690,962 2,078,949 +387,987
Other 1,558,482 1,075,625 -482,857

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 7,375,052
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,149,812
Liverpool Docks 3,517,459
000 2,634,107
Heysham 1,797,305

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 £
Holyhead 3,586,977 3,788,075 +201,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,655,614 1,494,198 -1,161,416
Liverpool Docks 2,350,040 1,167,419 -1,182,621
000 1,558,482 1,075,625 -482,857
Heysham 1,188,274 609,031 -579,243
London Heathrow Airport 754,531 875,791 +121,260
East Midlands Airport 623,174 980,218 +357,044
London Gateway Port 970,230 335,906 -634,324
London 459,215 560,387 +101,172
Felixstowe 248,403 727,809 +479,406

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 8510

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

Description: Includes all types of personal grooming devices like electric shavers, hair clippers, and hair removal tools that have their own motor