Import/export HS code 950661: Tennis balls

Balls specifically designed for lawn tennis

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 6,865,045
Netherlands 3,646,718
Germany 1,631,585
France 1,501,134
Philippines 1,230,567

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 3,361,855 3,503,190 +141,335
Netherlands 1,952,358 1,694,360 -257,998
Germany 921,827 709,758 -212,069
France 662,072 839,062 +176,990
Philippines 600,125 630,442 +30,317
Thailand 575,782 437,437 -138,345
Pakistan 282,892 173,206 -109,686
Spain 84,777 265,112 +180,335
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 61,924 204,784 +142,860
India 143,476 47,355 -96,121

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 7,527,589
Thailand 5,732,031
Philippines 3,264,573
Pakistan 468,573
Taiwan 300,894

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 3,656,525 3,871,064 +214,539
Thailand 3,072,882 2,659,149 -413,733
Philippines 1,596,323 1,668,250 +71,927
Pakistan 286,290 182,283 -104,007
Taiwan 143,474 157,420 +13,946
India 151,849 47,355 -104,494
France 0 15,992 +15,992
Viet Nam 0 14,811 +14,811
Indonesia 7,416 2,265 -5,151
Japan 2,826 3,731 +905

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 11
Outer London - West and North West 8
West Midlands 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6

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 5 11 +6
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 7 +4
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Essex 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1

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) 10,617,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,366,869
Air transport 1,585,961
Other 55,419
Road transport 1,067

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) 5,256,740 5,360,906 +104,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,864,563 2,502,306 -362,257
Air transport 799,731 786,230 -13,501
Other 28,237 27,182 -1,055
Road transport 1,067 0 -1,067

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,168,498
Southampton 3,074,970
London Gateway Port 2,811,540
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,995,267
Eurotunnel 1,539,586

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 £
Felixstowe 3,670,135 1,498,363 -2,171,772
Southampton 1,420,498 1,654,472 +233,974
London Gateway Port 482,596 2,328,944 +1,846,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 382,635 1,612,632 +1,229,997
Eurotunnel 1,493,142 46,444 -1,446,698
Birmingham Airport 359,719 343,528 -16,191
Dover 336,774 328,812 -7,962
Luton Airport 277,137 253,951 -23,186
London Stansted Airport 78,630 91,747 +13,117
Immingham Docks 115,021 48,097 -66,924

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 47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Other manufacturing 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 19
2025-10 22
2025-09 20
2025-08 21

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 39
54m+ 33
0-1m 28
15m-54m 14
Other 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 £
France 493,087
Ireland 226,255
Netherlands 82,374
Germany 54,181
Brazil 45,329

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 352,397 140,690 -211,707
Ireland 131,474 94,781 -36,693
Netherlands 33,794 48,580 +14,786
Germany 34,921 19,260 -15,661
Brazil 45,329 0 -45,329
Spain 39,246 3,128 -36,118
Belgium 14,365 15,475 +1,110
Switzerland 10,127 18,928 +8,801
Austria 6,900 16,357 +9,457
Lithuania 11,139 7,158 -3,981

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 £
India 17,581
China 15,583
Belgium 1,494

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 £
India 3,135 14,446 +11,311
China 8,483 7,100 -1,383
Belgium 1,494 0 -1,494

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) 934,359
Air transport 115,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,568
Other 39,846
Road transport 4,918

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) 601,374 332,985 -268,389
Air transport 52,797 63,184 +10,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,369 4,199 -51,170
Other 15,987 23,859 +7,872
Road transport 4,918 0 -4,918

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 587,713
Holyhead 152,670
Dover 105,898
East Midlands Airport 66,081
Immingham Docks 52,023

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 416,294 171,419 -244,875
Holyhead 100,983 51,687 -49,296
Dover 63,186 42,712 -20,474
East Midlands Airport 35,464 30,617 -4,847
Immingham Docks 8,464 43,559 +35,095
London Gateway Port 46,949 0 -46,949
000 15,987 23,859 +7,872
ZLC 11,458 13,543 +2,085
Liverpool Docks 2,058 17,468 +15,410
London Heathrow Airport 10,793 4,539 -6,254

Quick facts

HS code: 950661

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

Description: Balls specifically designed for lawn tennis