Import/export HS code 96032930: Hair brushes

Specifically covers brushes used for hair care and styling

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 £
China 26,366,845
United States 2,431,096
France 2,289,022
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,243,828
South Korea 1,869,993

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 14,421,527 11,945,318 -2,476,209
United States 1,311,666 1,119,430 -192,236
France 1,076,831 1,212,191 +135,360
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,524,634 719,194 -805,440
South Korea 937,442 932,551 -4,891
Belgium 557,736 566,479 +8,743
Netherlands 562,269 400,227 -162,042
Cambodia 256,893 343,273 +86,380
Malaysia 131,374 407,665 +276,291
Germany 265,682 222,136 -43,546

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 32,702,791
South Korea 2,517,768
France 1,240,282
United States 745,382
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 722,314

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 18,057,064 14,645,727 -3,411,337
South Korea 1,191,234 1,326,534 +135,300
France 591,976 648,306 +56,330
United States 387,153 358,229 -28,924
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 319,129 403,185 +84,056
Cambodia 267,902 354,285 +86,383
Malaysia 171,604 428,158 +256,554
United Kingdom 401,842 138,884 -262,958
Viet Nam 169,663 179,314 +9,651
Italy 168,617 145,748 -22,869

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 45
Greater Manchester 29
Inner London - East 23
Outer London - West and North West 21
Outer London - East and North East 17

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 39 29 -10
Greater Manchester 20 17 -3
Inner London - East 18 13 -5
Outer London - West and North West 15 14 -1
Outer London - East and North East 16 7 -9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 11 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 9 -4
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1
West Midlands 9 8 -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) 31,982,039
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,374,888
Air transport 3,117,416
Other 968,922
Road transport 156,481

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) 17,143,021 14,839,018 -2,304,003
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,938,608 2,436,280 -502,328
Air transport 1,734,898 1,382,518 -352,380
Other 639,835 329,087 -310,748
Road transport 63,787 92,694 +28,907

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,181,894
Southampton 10,161,775
London Gateway Port 4,527,330
Dover 2,035,346
Liverpool Docks 2,000,284

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 8,491,590 4,690,304 -3,801,286
Southampton 5,692,696 4,469,079 -1,223,617
London Gateway Port 1,006,362 3,520,968 +2,514,606
Dover 1,079,708 955,638 -124,070
Liverpool Docks 1,053,015 947,269 -105,746
London Heathrow Airport 923,349 631,660 -291,689
Belfast Port 809,111 667,354 -141,757
000 639,835 329,087 -310,748
Eurotunnel 509,339 292,598 -216,741
London 474,507 258,424 -216,083

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 144
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 128
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24
Other personal service activities 18
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 55
2025-11 68
2025-10 70
2025-09 64
2025-08 63

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 152
0-1m 63
54m+ 61
15m-54m 38
Other 18

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 £
Germany 21,836,909
United States 12,775,244
Italy 5,410,612
France 4,124,510
Netherlands 3,032,887

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 £
Germany 9,808,113 12,028,796 +2,220,683
United States 8,106,431 4,668,813 -3,437,618
Italy 2,302,278 3,108,334 +806,056
France 2,160,096 1,964,414 -195,682
Netherlands 1,855,839 1,177,048 -678,791
Japan 1,860,164 1,019,809 -840,355
Poland 1,617,962 1,160,782 -457,180
Brazil 1,026,825 800,240 -226,585
Turkey 726,258 1,059,500 +333,242
China 1,135,866 647,087 -488,779

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 3,123,737
China 147,097
South Korea 36,029
Ireland 4,292
United States 1,537

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 1,676,800 1,446,937 -229,863
China 74,666 72,431 -2,235
South Korea 19,465 16,564 -2,901
Ireland 1,792 2,500 +708
United States 1,120 417 -703
Cambodia 922 0 -922
Viet Nam 14 286 +272
Afghanistan 0 82 +82

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) 45,946,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,618,189
Air transport 10,531,056
Other 3,365,405
Road transport 9,740

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) 21,901,119 24,045,072 +2,143,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,721,771 6,896,418 -4,825,353
Air transport 6,004,336 4,526,720 -1,477,616
Other 1,811,767 1,553,638 -258,129
Road transport 9,740 0 -9,740

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,285,547
Southampton 6,829,611
London Heathrow Airport 6,799,389
London Gateway Port 6,596,592
Dover 6,242,412

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 14,425,540 20,860,007 +6,434,467
Southampton 4,607,247 2,222,364 -2,384,883
London Heathrow Airport 4,105,288 2,694,101 -1,411,187
London Gateway Port 4,342,503 2,254,089 -2,088,414
Dover 5,085,504 1,156,908 -3,928,596
Liverpool Docks 2,109,917 1,979,002 -130,915
000 1,811,767 1,553,638 -258,129
Immingham Docks 967,396 884,275 -83,121
ZLC 1,021,711 765,471 -256,240
East Midlands Airport 721,961 688,732 -33,229

Quick facts

HS code: 96032930

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

Description: Specifically covers brushes used for hair care and styling