Import/export HS code 950640: Table tennis equipment

Gear used for playing table tennis

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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 £
France 5,006,545
China 4,006,486
United States 2,861,215
India 2,390,397
Germany 1,569,054

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 £
France 2,593,996 2,412,549 -181,447
China 2,155,100 1,851,386 -303,714
United States 68,863 2,792,352 +2,723,489
India 1,145,329 1,245,068 +99,739
Germany 817,722 751,332 -66,390
Portugal 466,175 206,264 -259,911
Netherlands 215,555 144,857 -70,698
Sweden 84,590 195,006 +110,416
Spain 105,568 77,720 -27,848
Italy 76,985 24,106 -52,879

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 5,711,238
France 4,607,682
United States 2,814,794
India 2,436,060
Germany 749,419

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 3,036,490 2,674,748 -361,742
France 2,346,371 2,261,311 -85,060
United States 41,722 2,773,072 +2,731,350
India 1,173,562 1,262,498 +88,936
Germany 448,347 301,072 -147,275
Portugal 466,175 206,264 -259,911
Japan 102,902 128,996 +26,094
Spain 71,730 26,684 -45,046
Hungary 45,242 52,160 +6,918
Italy 64,202 23,969 -40,233

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Inner London - East 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 10 +4
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Devon 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 0 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 4 +3

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) 9,050,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,829,481
Air transport 3,896,555
Other 104,466
Road transport 11,204

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) 4,867,219 4,183,698 -683,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,605,252 2,224,229 -381,023
Air transport 454,996 3,441,559 +2,986,563
Other 63,354 41,112 -22,242
Road transport 9,511 1,693 -7,818
Rail transport 0 10,519 +10,519

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,637,313
Felixstowe 3,129,352
London Heathrow Airport 2,900,212
Southampton 1,181,094
Middlesbrough 1,074,066

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 £
Dover 2,374,732 2,262,581 -112,151
Felixstowe 1,408,137 1,721,215 +313,078
London Heathrow Airport 96,537 2,803,675 +2,707,138
Southampton 668,797 512,297 -156,500
Middlesbrough 965,775 108,291 -857,484
London Gateway Port 216,298 769,280 +552,982
London 613,423 282,816 -330,607
Eurotunnel 355,958 343,983 -11,975
East Midlands Airport 250,576 348,604 +98,028
Dover / Eurotunnel 323,441 231,748 -91,693

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 48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Other manufacturing 9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4
Specialised construction activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 17
2026-02 15
2026-01 13
2025-12 14

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 46
54m+ 20
15m-54m 17
0-1m 12
Other 6

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 280,835
Germany 185,974
United States 39,601
France 37,118
Barbados 33,677

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 156,562 124,273 -32,289
Germany 20,970 165,004 +144,034
United States 24,790 14,811 -9,979
France 24,739 12,379 -12,360
Barbados 33,677 0 -33,677
Greece 32,835 0 -32,835
United Arab Emirates 15,460 11,886 -3,574
Netherlands 12,166 14,372 +2,206
Saudi Arabia 25,550 0 -25,550
Belgium 9,222 13,913 +4,691

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 £
XI 3,580
Taiwan 32

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 £
XI 0 3,580 +3,580
Taiwan 32 0 -32

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) 539,446
Air transport 219,718
Other 67,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,045

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) 233,218 306,228 +73,010
Air transport 156,876 62,842 -94,034
Other 34,703 32,507 -2,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,140 19,905 -21,235

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 255,410
Heysham 145,589
London Heathrow Airport 108,472
000 67,210
East Midlands Airport 51,651

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 88,856 166,554 +77,698
Heysham 77,375 68,214 -9,161
London Heathrow Airport 88,212 20,260 -67,952
000 34,703 32,507 -2,196
East Midlands Airport 33,692 17,959 -15,733
Holyhead 23,707 21,016 -2,691
ZLC 28,579 11,733 -16,846
London Gateway Port 26,872 10,526 -16,346
Dover 16,203 19,403 +3,200
Liverpool Docks 21,440 6,766 -14,674

Quick facts

HS code: 950640

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

Description: Gear used for playing table tennis