Import/export HS code 851030: Hair removal tools

Electric devices designed to remove hair, such as epilators or wax heaters

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 11,340,047
Hungary 4,435,065
Germany 2,795,541
Netherlands 2,130,041
Thailand 484,510

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 6,499,932 4,840,115 -1,659,817
Hungary 2,039,529 2,395,536 +356,007
Germany 1,305,360 1,490,181 +184,821
Netherlands 952,481 1,177,560 +225,079
Thailand 150,849 333,661 +182,812
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 153,433 260,527 +107,094
Ireland 182,126 166,859 -15,267
United States 156,386 43,948 -112,438
South Korea 77,796 106,845 +29,049
Spain 79,540 68,233 -11,307

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 14,388,702
Germany 6,001,370
Hungary 784,599
Bosnia and Herzegovina 542,762
Thailand 367,232

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 7,955,801 6,432,901 -1,522,900
Germany 2,636,462 3,364,908 +728,446
Hungary 513,143 271,456 -241,687
Bosnia and Herzegovina 361,095 181,667 -179,428
Thailand 52,643 314,589 +261,946
Indonesia 1,098 212,018 +210,920
Spain 42,699 64,606 +21,907
Ireland 83,788 22,958 -60,830
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 88,818 0 -88,818
United Kingdom 39,990 44,419 +4,429

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
West Midlands 5

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 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
South East Wales 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Kent 2 2 +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) 10,189,082
Air transport 6,409,358
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,075,049
Other 235,500
Road transport 881

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) 4,935,275 5,253,807 +318,532
Air transport 3,822,220 2,587,138 -1,235,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,028,611 3,046,438 +17,827
Other 151,807 83,693 -68,114
Road transport 0 881 +881

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Purfleet 3,576,443
Felixstowe 2,770,195
London Heathrow Airport 2,552,181
Dover 2,224,797
London 1,825,057

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 £
Purfleet 1,650,979 1,925,464 +274,485
Felixstowe 2,014,014 756,181 -1,257,833
London Heathrow Airport 1,801,701 750,480 -1,051,221
Dover 1,496,831 727,966 -768,865
London 348,378 1,476,679 +1,128,301
499 496,858 876,055 +379,197
Southampton 431,986 708,811 +276,825
Harwich 448,510 668,504 +219,994
London Gateway Port 225,231 775,031 +549,800
Tyne 519,898 408,719 -111,179

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 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 12
2026-02 9
2026-01 9
2025-12 13

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 24
0-1m 21
54m+ 16
Other 13
15m-54m 12

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 1,330,757
Germany 410,438
Netherlands 301,910
France 263,409
Croatia 263,214

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 758,337 572,420 -185,917
Germany 304,303 106,135 -198,168
Netherlands 286,280 15,630 -270,650
France 125,295 138,114 +12,819
Croatia 193,857 69,357 -124,500
Australia 85,729 90,020 +4,291
Israel 92,983 60,000 -32,983
United States 75,273 65,316 -9,957
Poland 75,534 49,621 -25,913
Iceland 40,787 63,067 +22,280

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 49,905
China 31,409
Poland 14,515
Ireland 6,408
Hungary 2,776

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 31,573 18,332 -13,241
China 17,148 14,261 -2,887
Poland 0 14,515 +14,515
Ireland 6,191 217 -5,974
Hungary 2,350 426 -1,924
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,639 0 -2,639

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) 2,474,823
Air transport 838,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 699,582
Other 126,581

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) 1,614,645 860,178 -754,467
Air transport 437,377 401,289 -36,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 410,792 288,790 -122,002
Other 76,939 49,642 -27,297

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,023,692
Holyhead 640,386
London Heathrow Airport 565,112
Heysham 451,703
London 212,343

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 673,105 350,587 -322,518
Holyhead 288,216 352,170 +63,954
London Heathrow Airport 255,443 309,669 +54,226
Heysham 347,930 103,773 -244,157
London 151,555 60,788 -90,767
Harwich 160,132 0 -160,132
Liverpool Docks 98,244 55,556 -42,688
London Gateway Port 91,737 53,849 -37,888
East Midlands Airport 108,030 25,139 -82,891
000 76,939 49,642 -27,297

Quick facts

HS code: 851030

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

Description: Electric devices designed to remove hair, such as epilators or wax heaters