Import/export HS code 851010: Electric shavers

Devices used for shaving facial or body hair, powered by an electric 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 £
Netherlands 47,819,562
China 21,096,099
Germany 11,151,175
Hungary 7,205,897
Poland 1,403,003

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 £
Netherlands 23,062,432 24,757,130 +1,694,698
China 11,462,892 9,633,207 -1,829,685
Germany 6,442,179 4,708,996 -1,733,183
Hungary 2,335,584 4,870,313 +2,534,729
Poland 738,385 664,618 -73,767
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 294,681 1,102,898 +808,217
United States 510,280 400,479 -109,801
Ireland 508,307 395,539 -112,768
Japan 498,847 368,019 -130,828
France 203,806 256,064 +52,258

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 38,041,180
Indonesia 27,761,258
Germany 12,949,354
Netherlands 12,224,792
Hungary 939,374

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 20,234,863 17,806,317 -2,428,546
Indonesia 12,801,358 14,959,900 +2,158,542
Germany 5,280,334 7,669,020 +2,388,686
Netherlands 6,120,381 6,104,411 -15,970
Hungary 864,483 74,891 -789,592
Japan 502,500 370,747 -131,753
United States 462,994 328,945 -134,049
Ireland 214,123 40,976 -173,147
Spain 45,671 20,672 -24,999
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,194 51,261 +49,067

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 11
Greater Manchester 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
West Midlands 7

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 - East 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 9 5 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Lancashire 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 4 +2

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) 67,477,991
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,835,219
Other 5,701,915
Air transport 4,515,916
Road transport 2,565

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) 32,460,842 35,017,149 +2,556,307
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,900,152 9,935,067 +3,034,915
Other 5,146,580 555,335 -4,591,245
Air transport 2,312,524 2,203,392 -109,132
Road transport 2,565 0 -2,565

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 23,280,930
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,644,119
Felixstowe 10,973,298
Purfleet 8,393,924
Dover 7,654,627

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 £
Harwich 9,279,853 14,001,077 +4,721,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,995,078 7,649,041 -1,346,037
Felixstowe 6,411,197 4,562,101 -1,849,096
Purfleet 3,376,825 5,017,099 +1,640,274
Dover 5,073,788 2,580,839 -2,492,949
000 5,146,580 555,335 -4,591,245
499 323,382 3,848,284 +3,524,902
Southampton 1,972,577 1,676,278 -296,299
London 669,424 2,899,551 +2,230,127
London Gateway Port 795,352 1,101,548 +306,196

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
56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
55
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7
Other manufacturing
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 22
2026-04 20
2026-03 13
2026-02 22
2026-01 16

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 37
0-1m 34
54m+ 25
15m-54m 14
Other 14

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 6,483,548
Netherlands 1,239,039
Germany 439,715
United States 336,803
Iceland 203,839

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 3,362,223 3,121,325 -240,898
Netherlands 669,956 569,083 -100,873
Germany 245,410 194,305 -51,105
United States 297,173 39,630 -257,543
Iceland 77,270 126,569 +49,299
Israel 95,232 54,029 -41,203
United Arab Emirates 67,696 41,929 -25,767
Spain 60,773 28,878 -31,895
South Africa 39,128 44,337 +5,209
Belgium 20,574 33,363 +12,789

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 676,372
Indonesia 108,692
China 92,741
Netherlands 74,065
Ireland 9,633

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 454,170 222,202 -231,968
Indonesia 74,257 34,435 -39,822
China 67,902 24,839 -43,063
Netherlands 54,557 19,508 -35,049
Ireland 8,628 1,005 -7,623
Hungary 7,726 212 -7,514
Czechia 0 6,536 +6,536
Denmark 2,904 1,508 -1,396
XI 101 136 +35

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) 6,759,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,438,964
Other 980,914
Air transport 330,548

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) 3,580,231 3,179,099 -401,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 706,562 732,402 +25,840
Other 670,479 310,435 -360,044
Air transport 213,064 117,484 -95,580

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,741,846
Liverpool Docks 1,096,080
000 980,914
Dover / Eurotunnel 743,538
Heysham 651,877

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 1,774,237 1,967,609 +193,372
Liverpool Docks 539,972 556,108 +16,136
000 670,479 310,435 -360,044
Dover / Eurotunnel 425,468 318,070 -107,398
Heysham 379,364 272,513 -106,851
Immingham Docks 325,195 252,415 -72,780
Harwich 242,132 133,594 -108,538
Southampton 270,542 22,877 -247,665
London Gateway Port 169,694 77,641 -92,053
London 99,903 133,780 +33,877

Quick facts

HS code: 851010

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

Description: Devices used for shaving facial or body hair, powered by an electric motor