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 10,637,562
Hungary 4,330,078
Germany 2,640,016
Netherlands 2,032,833
Thailand 447,907

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 6,202,791 4,434,771 -1,768,020
Hungary 2,014,334 2,315,744 +301,410
Germany 1,242,879 1,397,137 +154,258
Netherlands 1,007,224 1,025,609 +18,385
Thailand 114,246 333,661 +219,415
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 151,605 255,461 +103,856
Ireland 154,669 143,955 -10,714
United States 129,750 61,246 -68,504
South Korea 78,175 98,227 +20,052
Spain 85,455 38,452 -47,003

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 13,462,721
Germany 5,971,620
Hungary 590,412
Bosnia and Herzegovina 476,699
Thailand 406,818

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 7,587,969 5,874,752 -1,713,217
Germany 2,780,344 3,191,276 +410,932
Hungary 325,529 264,883 -60,646
Bosnia and Herzegovina 386,645 90,054 -296,591
Thailand 52,643 354,175 +301,532
Indonesia 1,098 242,616 +241,518
Spain 73,254 34,051 -39,203
United Kingdom 39,937 46,595 +6,658
Ireland 56,055 14,795 -41,260
United States 57,585 6,627 -50,958

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Inner London - West 5
West Midlands 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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 9 5 -4
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
South East Wales 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Kent 2 2 +0
Merseyside 3 2 -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) 9,713,537
Air transport 6,046,141
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,750,729
Other 180,798
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) 4,808,588 4,904,949 +96,361
Air transport 3,732,281 2,313,860 -1,418,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,859,302 2,891,427 +32,125
Other 118,984 61,814 -57,170
Road transport 0 881 +881

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Purfleet 3,559,798
London Heathrow Airport 2,398,996
Felixstowe 2,374,409
Dover 2,019,936
London 1,838,994

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 1,700,031 1,859,767 +159,736
London Heathrow Airport 1,767,915 631,081 -1,136,834
Felixstowe 1,786,496 587,913 -1,198,583
Dover 1,267,492 752,444 -515,048
London 513,019 1,325,975 +812,956
499 517,642 866,412 +348,770
Southampton 426,763 725,741 +298,978
Harwich 414,647 612,496 +197,849
London Gateway Port 267,074 736,073 +468,999
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
35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 13
2026-03 12
2026-02 9
2026-01 9

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 22
0-1m 20
54m+ 15
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 1,268,626
Germany 318,480
Netherlands 266,113
Croatia 263,214
France 248,468

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 733,420 535,206 -198,214
Germany 210,594 107,886 -102,708
Netherlands 237,140 28,973 -208,167
Croatia 263,214 0 -263,214
France 154,426 94,042 -60,384
Australia 93,382 80,823 -12,559
Israel 85,783 60,000 -25,783
United States 93,127 48,462 -44,665
Poland 69,071 47,728 -21,343
Iceland 48,623 65,995 +17,372

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 47,055
China 31,005
Poland 16,904
Ireland 6,408
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,639

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 28,723 18,332 -10,391
China 16,850 14,155 -2,695
Poland 0 16,904 +16,904
Ireland 6,191 217 -5,974
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,639 0 -2,639
Hungary 0 426 +426

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) 2,337,143
Air transport 826,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 602,948
Other 122,984

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) 1,694,670 642,473 -1,052,197
Air transport 478,777 347,915 -130,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 339,851 263,097 -76,754
Other 71,204 51,780 -19,424

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 991,706
Holyhead 604,721
London Heathrow Airport 553,664
Heysham 428,834
Liverpool Docks 153,800

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 829,058 162,648 -666,410
Holyhead 250,792 353,929 +103,137
London Heathrow Airport 296,603 257,061 -39,542
Heysham 359,490 69,344 -290,146
Liverpool Docks 110,815 42,985 -67,830
Harwich 148,139 0 -148,139
London Gateway Port 97,138 47,557 -49,581
London 64,221 64,372 +151
East Midlands Airport 105,075 18,680 -86,395
000 71,204 51,780 -19,424

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