Import/export HS code 851020: Hair clippers

Tools used for cutting hair, such as those used in barber shops or at home, with a built-in 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 47,788,163
Netherlands 25,723,573
Germany 20,875,343
United States 5,796,925
Switzerland 3,923,816

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 25,614,022 22,174,141 -3,439,881
Netherlands 12,451,946 13,271,627 +819,681
Germany 10,160,356 10,714,987 +554,631
United States 3,282,871 2,514,054 -768,817
Switzerland 1,975,447 1,948,369 -27,078
Italy 1,472,319 1,333,675 -138,644
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 434,123 1,630,726 +1,196,603
Hungary 1,904,283 27,679 -1,876,604
Poland 818,981 828,274 +9,293
Canada 226,705 1,335,177 +1,108,472

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 85,146,883
Indonesia 17,332,152
United States 7,081,993
Switzerland 3,778,707
Germany 2,270,548

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 44,198,034 40,948,849 -3,249,185
Indonesia 7,997,581 9,334,571 +1,336,990
United States 3,405,248 3,676,745 +271,497
Switzerland 1,903,285 1,875,422 -27,863
Germany 1,584,137 686,411 -897,726
Viet Nam 439,475 912,671 +473,196
Taiwan 454,868 841,543 +386,675
Hungary 853,584 46,574 -807,010
Thailand 139,793 105,150 -34,643
United Kingdom 40,393 151,996 +111,603

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 16
Outer London - West and North West 13
West Midlands 13
Inner London - East 10
Inner London - 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
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 7 -1
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 4 -4
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Kent 7 3 -4
Lancashire 5 5 +0

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) 50,880,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,745,564
Air transport 14,803,102
Road transport 4,200,152
Other 3,939,036

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) 25,138,044 25,742,147 +604,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,090,773 23,654,791 +564,018
Air transport 7,806,818 6,996,284 -810,534
Road transport 2,118,168 2,081,984 -36,184
Other 3,292,894 646,142 -2,646,752

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 29,068,577
Harwich 12,261,293
Purfleet 10,919,897
Dover 10,791,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,481,669

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 15,741,930 13,326,647 -2,415,283
Harwich 5,185,930 7,075,363 +1,889,433
Purfleet 3,429,823 7,490,074 +4,060,251
Dover 7,691,246 3,099,874 -4,591,372
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,555,833 4,925,836 +370,003
London Gateway Port 2,266,419 4,697,270 +2,430,851
Thamesport 3,279,164 1,200,775 -2,078,389
499 857,932 3,573,500 +2,715,568
Southampton 3,132,920 1,141,055 -1,991,865
000 3,292,894 646,142 -2,646,752

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
88
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
74
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 33
2026-04 28
2026-03 25
2026-02 35
2026-01 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
0-1m 57
1m-15m 57
54m+ 27
Other 16
15m-54m 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 5,729,770
United States 1,483,723
Netherlands 1,454,954
Germany 879,720
France 533,958

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 3,020,958 2,708,812 -312,146
United States 810,631 673,092 -137,539
Netherlands 678,890 776,064 +97,174
Germany 526,145 353,575 -172,570
France 302,465 231,493 -70,972
United Arab Emirates 122,041 385,846 +263,805
Ghana 285,361 0 -285,361
Iceland 148,971 33,335 -115,636
Switzerland 128,272 0 -128,272
Belgium 61,720 54,428 -7,292

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 712,492
XI 75,915
United States 28,127
Indonesia 12,475
Taiwan 9,054

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 373,164 339,328 -33,836
XI 43,485 32,430 -11,055
United States 14,716 13,411 -1,305
Indonesia 7,380 5,095 -2,285
Taiwan 5,658 3,396 -2,262
Ireland 4,446 2,356 -2,090
Switzerland 4,026 915 -3,111
Germany 296 407 +111
Hungary 0 155 +155
Denmark 0 120 +120

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) 7,033,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,403,490
Air transport 1,556,328
Other 876,840

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) 3,860,358 3,172,781 -687,577
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,705,911 697,579 -1,008,332
Air transport 352,273 1,204,055 +851,782
Other 465,342 411,498 -53,844

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,881,392
Liverpool Docks 1,678,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,626,389
East Midlands Airport 967,879
000 876,840

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 1,515,595 1,365,797 -149,798
Liverpool Docks 1,138,503 539,947 -598,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,115,182 511,207 -603,975
East Midlands Airport 156,524 811,355 +654,831
000 465,342 411,498 -53,844
Felixstowe 218,625 499,885 +281,260
Heysham 437,871 248,845 -189,026
London Heathrow Airport 177,075 321,144 +144,069
London 263,166 233,697 -29,469
London Gateway Port 394,361 50,433 -343,928

Quick facts

HS code: 851020

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

Description: Tools used for cutting hair, such as those used in barber shops or at home, with a built-in motor