Import/export HS code 96039091: Household and animal grooming brushes

Covers brushes for home use, like shoe and clothes brushes, and brushes for grooming animals

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 47,084,964
Italy 5,856,875
Germany 3,891,557
Spain 2,923,748
Netherlands 2,726,055

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 25,113,978 21,970,986 -3,142,992
Italy 3,099,980 2,756,895 -343,085
Germany 2,023,717 1,867,840 -155,877
Spain 1,394,387 1,529,361 +134,974
Netherlands 962,441 1,763,614 +801,173
Poland 1,205,047 1,187,931 -17,116
Turkey 831,103 891,109 +60,006
France 589,596 1,002,718 +413,122
Belgium 588,152 488,398 -99,754
Taiwan 683,698 230,879 -452,819

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 51,926,647
Italy 6,402,089
Germany 3,098,131
Poland 2,910,177
Spain 2,871,597

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 27,203,002 24,723,645 -2,479,357
Italy 3,332,508 3,069,581 -262,927
Germany 1,439,763 1,658,368 +218,605
Poland 1,521,602 1,388,575 -133,027
Spain 1,345,564 1,526,033 +180,469
Turkey 831,203 886,318 +55,115
Taiwan 686,507 244,122 -442,385
Czechia 494,571 297,951 -196,620
India 379,231 365,112 -14,119
Sri Lanka 351,879 250,407 -101,472

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 48
Greater Manchester 40
West Midlands 36
Inner London - West 33
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32

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
Outer London - West and North West 38 33 -5
Greater Manchester 24 31 +7
West Midlands 22 26 +4
Inner London - West 23 24 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 26 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 21 +4
Inner London - East 14 18 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 16 +1
Outer London - East and North East 15 11 -4
Lancashire 9 13 +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) 51,998,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,393,680
Air transport 3,170,246
Other 2,551,607
Road transport 231,242

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) 26,739,740 25,258,347 -1,481,393
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,373,269 8,020,411 -1,352,858
Air transport 1,405,072 1,765,174 +360,102
Other 1,761,556 790,051 -971,505
Road transport 41,681 189,561 +147,880

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 25,233,287
London Gateway Port 11,356,997
Southampton 9,881,099
Dover 4,969,125
London 3,931,720

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 15,976,147 9,257,140 -6,719,007
London Gateway Port 2,883,908 8,473,089 +5,589,181
Southampton 6,241,255 3,639,844 -2,601,411
Dover 2,203,372 2,765,753 +562,381
London 2,236,674 1,695,046 -541,628
000 1,761,556 790,051 -971,505
Immingham Docks 843,842 1,001,574 +157,732
499 61,424 1,725,427 +1,664,003
Middlesbrough 789,398 680,890 -108,508
Thamesport 647,023 799,066 +152,043

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 266
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 201
Other manufacturing 26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Other personal service activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 115
2026-03 144
2026-02 116
2026-01 116
2025-12 120

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 246
0-1m 136
54m+ 98
15m-54m 62
Other 32

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 2,164,235
France 1,149,335
United States 1,042,608
Germany 587,653
Netherlands 548,969

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 1,088,343 1,075,892 -12,451
France 764,384 384,951 -379,433
United States 539,942 502,666 -37,276
Germany 271,336 316,317 +44,981
Netherlands 242,753 306,216 +63,463
United Arab Emirates 305,366 23,448 -281,918
Japan 205,042 108,398 -96,644
Australia 85,891 103,837 +17,946
Denmark 73,665 58,952 -14,713
Poland 41,238 85,913 +44,675

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 266,847
China 224,357
France 62,383
Italy 31,473
Estonia 24,601

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 80,645 186,202 +105,557
China 86,590 137,767 +51,177
France 20,505 41,878 +21,373
Italy 2,454 29,019 +26,565
Estonia 10,301 14,300 +3,999
Czechia 6,113 8,653 +2,540
Ireland 2,258 8,527 +6,269
Finland 438 9,310 +8,872
Switzerland 6,649 988 -5,661
United States 3,846 3,790 -56

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) 4,676,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,412,208
Air transport 862,080
Other 756,640
Road transport 1,281

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) 2,500,985 2,175,352 -325,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,355,196 1,057,012 -298,184
Air transport 599,673 262,407 -337,266
Other 276,017 480,623 +204,606
Road transport 0 1,281 +1,281

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,198,286
Southampton 1,194,813
London Gateway Port 846,492
Holyhead 775,682
000 756,640

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 1,207,206 991,080 -216,126
Southampton 646,662 548,151 -98,511
London Gateway Port 461,511 384,981 -76,530
Holyhead 428,896 346,786 -82,110
000 276,017 480,623 +204,606
Dover 232,650 251,103 +18,453
Liverpool Docks 232,383 157,493 -74,890
Immingham Docks 133,214 172,536 +39,322
East Midlands Airport 227,817 65,741 -162,076
Heysham 159,548 127,110 -32,438

Quick facts

HS code: 96039091

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

Description: Covers brushes for home use, like shoe and clothes brushes, and brushes for grooming animals