Import/export HS code 950629: Various water sports equipment

Various equipment for water-based sports

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* 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 34,721,043
Netherlands 10,434,824
Italy 6,396,903
France 4,448,105
United States 4,236,215

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 18,368,022 16,353,021 -2,015,001
Netherlands 5,666,007 4,768,817 -897,190
Italy 2,859,224 3,537,679 +678,455
France 2,628,891 1,819,214 -809,677
United States 2,578,816 1,657,399 -921,417
Austria 1,144,787 1,110,079 -34,708
Germany 1,035,093 1,060,014 +24,921
Spain 892,437 1,058,833 +166,396
Thailand 1,049,594 832,000 -217,594
Taiwan 847,825 935,068 +87,243

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 48,655,835
Italy 4,449,614
United States 3,504,621
Thailand 3,115,437
Netherlands 2,813,509

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 26,628,208 22,027,627 -4,600,581
Italy 2,004,704 2,444,910 +440,206
United States 1,985,642 1,518,979 -466,663
Thailand 1,653,160 1,462,277 -190,883
Netherlands 901,195 1,912,314 +1,011,119
Taiwan 1,135,280 1,219,360 +84,080
Poland 793,842 1,235,818 +441,976
Sri Lanka 1,036,377 791,068 -245,309
Australia 886,173 603,456 -282,717
Spain 618,710 603,405 -15,305

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Devon 33
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26

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 21 22 +1
Devon 29 26 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 18 26 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 19 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 16 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 17 19 +2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 18 13 -5
Essex 16 13 -3
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 16 14 -2

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) 42,621,091
Air transport 22,879,972
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,199,165
Other 1,687,479
Road transport 103,105

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) 23,460,666 19,160,425 -4,300,241
Air transport 10,819,929 12,060,043 +1,240,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,620,578 6,578,587 -41,991
Other 1,059,358 628,121 -431,237
Road transport 66,614 36,491 -30,123

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 15,902,513
Felixstowe 14,656,016
Birmingham Airport 6,345,970
London Heathrow Airport 5,352,872
East Midlands Airport 5,261,333

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 8,750,964 7,151,549 -1,599,415
Felixstowe 7,927,037 6,728,979 -1,198,058
Birmingham Airport 2,408,983 3,936,987 +1,528,004
London Heathrow Airport 3,088,136 2,264,736 -823,400
East Midlands Airport 2,575,757 2,685,576 +109,819
Thamesport 3,406,924 1,613,964 -1,792,960
Dover 1,550,418 1,766,661 +216,243
London Gateway Port 1,224,636 2,081,253 +856,617
London Stansted Airport 1,386,675 1,487,850 +101,175
London 1,973,062 797,596 -1,175,466

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 217
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 106
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 40
Other manufacturing 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 72
2025-11 66
2025-10 85
2025-09 90
2025-08 112

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 197
1m-15m 179
54m+ 84
15m-54m 36
Other 33

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 £
France 2,843,760
United States 2,330,986
Netherlands 2,156,086
Germany 1,848,477
Indonesia 1,484,194

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 £
France 1,583,702 1,260,058 -323,644
United States 1,341,108 989,878 -351,230
Netherlands 1,270,695 885,391 -385,304
Germany 1,012,469 836,008 -176,461
Indonesia 0 1,484,194 +1,484,194
Belgium 460,549 518,376 +57,827
Italy 497,136 454,500 -42,636
Ireland 567,377 351,155 -216,222
United Arab Emirates 479,985 243,339 -236,646
Spain 259,202 263,897 +4,695

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 1,430
Ireland 1,291

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 788 642 -146
Ireland 1,053 238 -815

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 11,050,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,561,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,324,688
Road transport 33,937
Other 2,917

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 4,935,056 6,115,338 +1,180,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,529,382 4,031,831 -1,497,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,476,476 848,212 -628,264
Road transport 33,937 0 -33,937
Other 1,841 1,076 -765

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,204,487
East Midlands Airport 3,768,983
London Heathrow Airport 2,695,663
ZLC 2,191,194
London Stansted Airport 1,573,759

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 3,584,142 2,620,345 -963,797
East Midlands Airport 2,088,753 1,680,230 -408,523
London Heathrow Airport 1,305,932 1,389,731 +83,799
ZLC 1,044,360 1,146,834 +102,474
London Stansted Airport 462,821 1,110,938 +648,117
Dover 648,258 529,016 -119,242
Immingham Docks 512,636 296,042 -216,594
Southampton 382,800 410,213 +27,413
Edinburgh Airport 0 729,144 +729,144
London Gateway Port 524,575 125,798 -398,777

Quick facts

HS code: 950629

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

Description: Various equipment for water-based sports