Import/export HS code 950440: Playing cards

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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 £
United States 152,713,138
Japan 64,512,110
France 36,667,720
China 22,645,262
Netherlands 22,548,153

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 £
United States 59,637,457 93,075,681 +33,438,224
Japan 21,566,948 42,945,162 +21,378,214
France 13,327,371 23,340,349 +10,012,978
China 10,638,737 12,006,525 +1,367,788
Netherlands 11,744,363 10,803,790 -940,573
Belgium 9,312,628 10,501,222 +1,188,594
Germany 4,160,319 5,306,887 +1,146,568
Canada 79,922 6,086,717 +6,006,795
South Korea 816,881 4,075,773 +3,258,892
Israel 959,842 3,070,358 +2,110,516

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 £
United States 154,125,031
Japan 70,166,081
China 39,579,185
Netherlands 37,617,857
Belgium 29,524,196

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 £
United States 64,984,339 89,140,692 +24,156,353
Japan 22,677,703 47,488,378 +24,810,675
China 17,848,403 21,730,782 +3,882,379
Netherlands 10,495,971 27,121,886 +16,625,915
Belgium 12,137,103 17,387,093 +5,249,990
Czechia 3,706,340 3,885,872 +179,532
South Korea 766,680 4,140,178 +3,373,498
Germany 1,773,837 1,801,117 +27,280
Poland 2,023,014 1,424,482 -598,532
Viet Nam 662,800 2,224,211 +1,561,411

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 106
Outer London - West and North West 57
Inner London - East 51
Greater Manchester 37
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33

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 - West 68 70 +2
Outer London - West and North West 41 38 -3
Inner London - East 35 37 +2
Greater Manchester 22 24 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 24 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 17 -9
Kent 21 20 -1
West Midlands 15 17 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 15 +3
West Yorkshire 13 16 +3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 157,141,172
Air transport 104,593,773
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,988,355
Other 3,931,475
Road transport 2,289,611

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,677,872 98,463,300 +39,785,428
Air transport 34,692,400 69,901,373 +35,208,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,459,004 55,529,351 +7,070,347
Other 2,363,972 1,567,503 -796,469
Road transport 794,865 1,494,746 +699,881
Rail transport 0 62,216 +62,216

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 125,201,848
Dover 48,492,065
London Heathrow Airport 47,260,013
Eurotunnel 37,808,163
London Stansted Airport 31,950,170

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 £
Southampton 46,407,910 78,793,938 +32,386,028
Dover 24,738,023 23,754,042 -983,981
London Heathrow Airport 18,871,522 28,388,491 +9,516,969
Eurotunnel 12,346,355 25,461,808 +13,115,453
London Stansted Airport 9,183,912 22,766,258 +13,582,346
East Midlands Airport 3,206,334 11,793,568 +8,587,234
Felixstowe 6,412,354 6,803,144 +390,790
London Gateway Port 4,901,191 6,760,465 +1,859,274
London 6,662,234 1,991,167 -4,671,067
Birmingham Airport 1,593,394 3,646,524 +2,053,130

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
310
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
184
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
42
Publishing activities
33
Other manufacturing
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 120
2026-04 113
2026-03 125
2026-02 125
2026-01 116

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 215
1m-15m 212
54m+ 136
Other 67
15m-54m 66

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 £
United States 28,565,316
Ireland 9,408,890
Australia 7,808,640
France 4,609,539
Germany 4,117,409

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 £
United States 10,628,671 17,936,645 +7,307,974
Ireland 3,591,327 5,817,563 +2,226,236
Australia 3,458,110 4,350,530 +892,420
France 2,672,186 1,937,353 -734,833
Germany 1,963,157 2,154,252 +191,095
Canada 1,928,004 1,982,775 +54,771
Netherlands 1,002,342 1,759,470 +757,128
Malaysia 944,107 1,168,579 +224,472
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 350,433 1,737,073 +1,386,640
United Arab Emirates 520,845 1,445,350 +924,505

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 31,576
XI 8,586
Germany 1,998
Ireland 1,865

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 16,636 14,940 -1,696
XI 8,553 33 -8,520
Germany 1,998 0 -1,998
Ireland 604 1,261 +657

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 53,412,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,326,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,535,512
Road transport 54,477
Other 49,560

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 £
Air transport 19,901,365 33,511,078 +13,609,713
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,663,305 15,663,165 +4,999,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,671,924 1,863,588 -808,336
Road transport 0 54,477 +54,477
Other 30,712 18,848 -11,864

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 28,333,894
East Midlands Airport 13,063,829
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,183,754
Holyhead 8,409,997
London Stansted Airport 6,762,855

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 8,123,763 20,210,131 +12,086,368
East Midlands Airport 6,069,140 6,994,689 +925,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,326,910 4,856,844 -470,066
Holyhead 2,941,049 5,468,948 +2,527,899
London Stansted Airport 3,440,854 3,322,001 -118,853
Dover 978,413 3,021,207 +2,042,794
ZLC 1,640,816 2,354,743 +713,927
Southampton 800,852 916,637 +115,785
Immingham Docks 307,013 983,858 +676,845
Liverpool Docks 882,239 405,126 -477,113

Quick facts

HS code: 950440

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

Description: All types of playing cards for games and entertainment