Import/export HS code 960350: Brushes for machines and vehicles

Brushes that are part of machines, appliances, or vehicles

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 £
Germany 13,920,714
Poland 4,408,706
China 4,030,611
Netherlands 2,340,722
France 2,323,865

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 £
Germany 7,116,525 6,804,189 -312,336
Poland 2,223,960 2,184,746 -39,214
China 2,002,489 2,028,122 +25,633
Netherlands 1,080,975 1,259,747 +178,772
France 1,326,660 997,205 -329,455
United States 1,510,340 762,277 -748,063
Italy 775,402 852,136 +76,734
Canada 536,933 655,108 +118,175
Czechia 459,172 567,613 +108,441
Belgium 316,169 413,204 +97,035

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 £
Germany 12,668,456
China 6,538,880
United States 4,050,369
Poland 3,651,277
Italy 3,142,484

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 £
Germany 6,800,733 5,867,723 -933,010
China 3,147,863 3,391,017 +243,154
United States 2,229,485 1,820,884 -408,601
Poland 1,867,866 1,783,411 -84,455
Italy 1,520,675 1,621,809 +101,134
Netherlands 789,297 917,514 +128,217
Czechia 389,175 494,458 +105,283
Estonia 424,396 347,225 -77,171
France 264,765 299,491 +34,726
Malaysia 219,053 321,174 +102,121

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 56
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 49
West Midlands 46
West Yorkshire 44
Inner London - West 43

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 37 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 39 +5
West Midlands 31 35 +4
West Yorkshire 35 32 -3
Inner London - West 30 27 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 30 25 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32 28 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28 19 -9
Greater Manchester 24 25 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 27 26 -1

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) 20,460,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,517,284
Air transport 7,923,015
Other 1,278,914
Road transport 78,488

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) 10,552,016 9,908,863 -643,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,410,502 5,106,782 -303,720
Air transport 3,825,362 4,097,653 +272,291
Other 649,242 629,672 -19,570
Road transport 63,063 15,425 -47,638

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,729,749
Felixstowe 3,811,637
Eurotunnel 3,243,201
Thamesport 2,904,902
East Midlands Airport 1,903,713

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 5,124,057 5,605,692 +481,635
Felixstowe 2,209,871 1,601,766 -608,105
Eurotunnel 2,077,178 1,166,023 -911,155
Thamesport 1,647,955 1,256,947 -391,008
East Midlands Airport 959,794 943,919 -15,875
London Heathrow Airport 919,283 800,206 -119,077
London Gateway Port 804,452 905,721 +101,269
Birmingham Airport 765,776 862,651 +96,875
Immingham Docks 543,278 1,044,372 +501,094
Leeds Bradford Airport 584,299 856,341 +272,042

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 279
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 97
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Other manufacturing 65
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 58

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 162
2026-03 161
2026-02 184
2026-01 148
2025-12 138

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 392
54m+ 293
15m-54m 101
0-1m 89
Other 64

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 3,773,374
United States 3,455,629
Ireland 2,463,782
Netherlands 1,138,875
France 811,398

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 1,862,705 1,910,669 +47,964
United States 1,670,242 1,785,387 +115,145
Ireland 1,295,814 1,167,968 -127,846
Netherlands 679,954 458,921 -221,033
France 340,085 471,313 +131,228
Saudi Arabia 441,503 289,697 -151,806
Sweden 240,476 277,717 +37,241
Italy 220,753 183,130 -37,623
Canada 89,247 293,160 +203,913
Thailand 335,107 11,994 -323,113

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 315,824
China 39,789
Germany 22,433
Ireland 21,809
Netherlands 12,013

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 18,647 297,177 +278,530
China 18,242 21,547 +3,305
Germany 11,417 11,016 -401
Ireland 56 21,753 +21,697
Netherlands 6,746 5,267 -1,479
Italy 5,883 5,141 -742
Spain 0 5,439 +5,439
France 2,713 1,526 -1,187
Bulgaria 514 0 -514
Viet Nam 284 0 -284

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) 8,266,644
Air transport 8,190,183
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,305,638
Other 460,820

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) 4,300,578 3,966,066 -334,512
Air transport 4,263,833 3,926,350 -337,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,307,293 998,345 -308,948
Other 67,885 392,935 +325,050

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,624,788
London Heathrow Airport 3,800,069
East Midlands Airport 2,078,182
Holyhead 1,403,405
ZLC 913,094

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 2,746,739 2,878,049 +131,310
London Heathrow Airport 2,020,681 1,779,388 -241,293
East Midlands Airport 1,199,350 878,832 -320,518
Holyhead 917,239 486,166 -431,073
ZLC 357,611 555,483 +197,872
Southampton 521,421 338,309 -183,112
London Stansted Airport 338,387 270,275 -68,112
London Gateway Port 337,652 257,599 -80,053
Liverpool Docks 363,396 192,444 -170,952
Immingham Docks 248,824 293,862 +45,038

Quick facts

HS code: 960350

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

Description: Brushes that are part of machines, appliances, or vehicles