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 147,049,891
Japan 63,548,748
France 36,018,883
China 23,398,233
Netherlands 22,545,952

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 47,547,511 99,502,380 +51,954,869
Japan 20,520,789 43,027,959 +22,507,170
France 13,581,229 22,437,654 +8,856,425
China 11,493,981 11,904,252 +410,271
Netherlands 11,099,688 11,446,264 +346,576
Belgium 9,429,106 11,766,592 +2,337,486
Germany 4,250,357 5,407,569 +1,157,212
Canada 69,010 5,824,943 +5,755,933
South Korea 619,368 3,678,908 +3,059,540
Ireland 1,191,220 2,921,729 +1,730,509

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 147,994,407
Japan 68,849,311
China 40,306,160
Netherlands 35,788,791
Belgium 30,839,490

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 54,199,892 93,794,515 +39,594,623
Japan 21,458,009 47,391,302 +25,933,293
China 17,117,214 23,188,946 +6,071,732
Netherlands 10,148,266 25,640,525 +15,492,259
Belgium 12,379,739 18,459,751 +6,080,012
Czechia 3,788,265 3,969,947 +181,682
South Korea 575,425 3,664,894 +3,089,469
Poland 2,472,142 1,641,658 -830,484
Germany 1,917,485 1,970,865 +53,380
Viet Nam 628,574 2,187,512 +1,558,938

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 112
Outer London - West and North West 56
Inner London - East 52
Greater Manchester 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 71 73 +2
Outer London - West and North West 40 39 -1
Inner London - East 38 37 -1
Greater Manchester 26 26 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 20 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21 23 +2
West Midlands 13 20 +7
Kent 18 17 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 14 +2
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) 152,319,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,122,374
Air transport 100,907,729
Other 4,189,381
Road transport 2,229,509

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) 49,788,443 102,531,536 +52,743,093
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,554,524 57,567,850 +9,013,326
Air transport 31,362,056 69,545,673 +38,183,617
Other 2,059,419 2,129,962 +70,543
Road transport 654,946 1,574,563 +919,617
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 119,958,637
Dover 50,632,736
London Heathrow Airport 45,454,924
Eurotunnel 37,080,733
London Stansted Airport 31,053,913

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 36,361,009 83,597,628 +47,236,619
Dover 24,629,325 26,003,411 +1,374,086
London Heathrow Airport 16,697,506 28,757,418 +12,059,912
Eurotunnel 12,164,274 24,916,459 +12,752,185
London Stansted Airport 8,755,208 22,298,705 +13,543,497
East Midlands Airport 2,725,566 11,545,070 +8,819,504
Felixstowe 7,223,915 6,939,658 -284,257
London Gateway Port 5,737,039 5,858,121 +121,082
London 6,516,951 2,146,744 -4,370,207
Birmingham Airport 1,396,636 3,570,123 +2,173,487

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 313
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 189
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 42
Publishing activities 36
Other manufacturing 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 113
2026-03 125
2026-02 125
2026-01 116
2025-12 116

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
1m-15m 218
0-1m 212
54m+ 143
Other 69
15m-54m 65

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 28,502,870
Ireland 9,479,026
Australia 8,553,164
France 4,570,934
Germany 4,055,494

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 8,747,044 19,755,826 +11,008,782
Ireland 3,358,094 6,120,932 +2,762,838
Australia 4,007,035 4,546,129 +539,094
France 2,193,392 2,377,542 +184,150
Germany 1,699,781 2,355,713 +655,932
Canada 1,668,947 1,883,393 +214,446
Netherlands 790,445 1,744,170 +953,725
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 422,767 1,471,876 +1,049,109
United Arab Emirates 477,955 1,372,619 +894,664
Malaysia 958,749 792,212 -166,537

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 29,180
XI 10,569
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 13,323 15,857 +2,534
XI 10,527 42 -10,485
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 52,708,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,862,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,754,344
Other 49,348

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 18,252,741 34,456,238 +16,203,497
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,166,340 16,696,382 +7,530,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,640,837 2,113,507 -527,330
Other 29,192 20,156 -9,036

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 28,894,362
East Midlands Airport 12,162,144
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,168,867
Holyhead 8,416,901
London Stansted Airport 6,504,613

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 7,340,472 21,553,890 +14,213,418
East Midlands Airport 6,046,699 6,115,445 +68,746
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,591,584 5,577,283 +985,699
Holyhead 2,679,609 5,737,292 +3,057,683
London Stansted Airport 2,861,998 3,642,615 +780,617
ZLC 1,689,698 2,166,466 +476,768
Dover 744,697 3,015,852 +2,271,155
Southampton 757,272 1,187,546 +430,274
Liverpool Docks 921,341 303,910 -617,431
Immingham Docks 279,724 883,064 +603,340

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