Import/export HS code 950662: Inflatable sports balls

Balls that can be inflated, used in various sports

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  • 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 £
China 29,546,219
Pakistan 15,951,086
India 8,760,812
Belgium 6,627,992
Germany 5,526,330

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 16,272,450 13,273,769 -2,998,681
Pakistan 7,746,278 8,204,808 +458,530
India 5,004,104 3,756,708 -1,247,396
Belgium 4,934,247 1,693,745 -3,240,502
Germany 3,487,995 2,038,335 -1,449,660
Viet Nam 2,226,739 988,007 -1,238,732
France 1,225,544 931,745 -293,799
Netherlands 654,848 916,869 +262,021
Egypt 1,065,018 406,097 -658,921
Ireland 882,920 541,110 -341,810

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 36,602,732
Pakistan 19,818,874
India 8,917,491
Viet Nam 8,492,846
Indonesia 2,011,124

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 21,107,433 15,495,299 -5,612,134
Pakistan 10,028,112 9,790,762 -237,350
India 5,106,427 3,811,064 -1,295,363
Viet Nam 5,792,182 2,700,664 -3,091,518
Indonesia 1,169,672 841,452 -328,220
Thailand 1,037,278 690,552 -346,726
Egypt 1,113,631 410,137 -703,494
Taiwan 340,692 110,727 -229,965
Spain 173,108 171,366 -1,742
United States 140,999 151,885 +10,886

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 29
Outer London - West and North West 27
Inner London - West 26
West Midlands 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21

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
Greater Manchester 26 20 -6
Outer London - West and North West 20 16 -4
Inner London - West 16 17 +1
West Midlands 14 15 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 14 +0
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 11 +3
Inner London - East 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 11 +4

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) 49,520,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,665,482
Other 8,628,390
Air transport 4,855,236
Road transport 11,789

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) 24,855,438 24,665,258 -190,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,996,263 7,669,219 -4,327,044
Other 7,976,045 652,345 -7,323,700
Air transport 2,573,397 2,281,839 -291,558
Road transport 8,781 3,008 -5,773

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 18,703,191
Southampton 14,573,289
London Gateway Port 11,437,821
000 8,628,390
Eurotunnel 6,856,419

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 11,827,750 6,875,441 -4,952,309
Southampton 8,393,191 6,180,098 -2,213,093
London Gateway Port 4,978,497 6,459,324 +1,480,827
000 7,976,045 652,345 -7,323,700
Eurotunnel 5,267,583 1,588,836 -3,678,747
499 7,429 5,405,602 +5,398,173
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,782,862 1,486,856 -296,006
Liverpool Docks 1,415,288 1,508,393 +93,105
Dover 753,113 1,204,074 +450,961
London Heathrow Airport 746,934 627,403 -119,531

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
135
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
127
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
24
Other manufacturing
18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 77
2026-04 54
2026-03 65
2026-02 51
2026-01 42

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 141
0-1m 87
54m+ 80
15m-54m 32
Other 26

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 3,192,683
Netherlands 1,082,481
United States 809,016
Germany 716,039
France 307,338

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 1,881,695 1,310,988 -570,707
Netherlands 554,839 527,642 -27,197
United States 355,611 453,405 +97,794
Germany 386,981 329,058 -57,923
France 203,541 103,797 -99,744
United Arab Emirates 50,502 203,962 +153,460
Iceland 133,647 92,966 -40,681
Poland 73,348 123,250 +49,902
Belgium 102,633 77,295 -25,338
Italy 104,647 72,882 -31,765

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 406,590
XI 8,473
Ireland 2,294
India 1,636
Indonesia 114

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 280,330 126,260 -154,070
XI 0 8,473 +8,473
Ireland 2,294 0 -2,294
India 0 1,636 +1,636
Indonesia 114 0 -114
Pakistan 0 106 +106

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) 4,929,496
Air transport 2,111,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 967,631
Other 578,085

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) 2,843,658 2,085,838 -757,820
Air transport 902,377 1,209,196 +306,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 442,393 525,238 +82,845
Other 378,187 199,898 -178,289

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,829,349
Holyhead 1,813,574
East Midlands Airport 1,350,900
000 578,085
London Heathrow Airport 502,747

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 986,567 842,782 -143,785
Holyhead 1,016,051 797,523 -218,528
East Midlands Airport 594,294 756,606 +162,312
000 378,187 199,898 -178,289
London Heathrow Airport 205,293 297,454 +92,161
Liverpool Docks 183,699 199,048 +15,349
Immingham Docks 102,268 196,117 +93,849
Dover 263,874 29,383 -234,491
Southampton 59,420 195,573 +136,153
Middlesbrough 121,149 79,312 -41,837

Quick facts

HS code: 950662

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

Description: Balls that can be inflated, used in various sports