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

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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 40,752,071
Italy 5,182,580
Germany 3,542,391
Spain 2,548,406
Netherlands 2,404,230

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 25,085,639 15,666,432 -9,419,207
Italy 3,079,132 2,103,448 -975,684
Germany 2,094,991 1,447,400 -647,591
Spain 1,357,141 1,191,265 -165,876
Netherlands 992,096 1,412,134 +420,038
Poland 1,274,221 897,024 -377,197
France 663,118 694,914 +31,796
Turkey 793,061 532,901 -260,160
Belgium 615,782 373,682 -242,100
Taiwan 628,304 267,818 -360,486

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 44,886,895
Italy 5,660,908
Germany 2,801,499
Poland 2,683,821
Spain 2,512,668

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 27,203,923 17,682,972 -9,520,951
Italy 3,308,191 2,352,717 -955,474
Germany 1,472,343 1,329,156 -143,187
Poland 1,627,504 1,056,317 -571,187
Spain 1,386,375 1,126,293 -260,082
Turkey 794,548 533,986 -260,562
Taiwan 632,206 277,331 -354,875
Czechia 493,346 303,734 -189,612
India 384,165 310,885 -73,280
Sri Lanka 322,875 220,724 -102,151

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 45
Greater Manchester 34
Inner London - West 34
West Midlands 34
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 30

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 37 27 -10
Greater Manchester 24 25 +1
Inner London - West 24 21 -3
West Midlands 24 24 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 24 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 19 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 13 -3
Inner London - East 13 15 +2
Outer London - East and North East 12 13 +1
Essex 12 12 +0

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) 44,742,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,603,106
Air transport 2,600,057
Other 2,581,283
Road transport 132,165

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) 26,557,923 18,184,794 -8,373,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,601,775 6,001,331 -3,600,444
Air transport 1,375,222 1,224,835 -150,387
Other 1,814,977 766,306 -1,048,671
Road transport 23,933 108,232 +84,299

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,150,012
Southampton 9,168,522
London Gateway Port 8,043,215
Dover 4,286,716
London 3,719,264

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 16,245,743 6,904,269 -9,341,474
Southampton 6,568,572 2,599,950 -3,968,622
London Gateway Port 2,323,424 5,719,791 +3,396,367
Dover 2,198,487 2,088,229 -110,258
London 2,240,738 1,478,526 -762,212
000 1,814,977 766,306 -1,048,671
Immingham Docks 876,854 700,126 -176,728
Middlesbrough 803,214 496,776 -306,438
Thamesport 649,760 595,575 -54,185
Eurotunnel 723,272 446,293 -276,979

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 256
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 182
Other manufacturing 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Other personal service activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 116
2025-11 135
2025-10 137
2025-09 114
2025-08 101

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 223
0-1m 128
54m+ 95
15m-54m 61
Other 31

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 1,787,566
France 1,087,089
United States 1,007,227
Germany 570,157
Netherlands 491,393

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 1,035,484 752,082 -283,402
France 769,769 317,320 -452,449
United States 693,797 313,430 -380,367
Germany 315,616 254,541 -61,075
Netherlands 251,470 239,923 -11,547
United Arab Emirates 279,743 57,841 -221,902
Japan 217,540 101,217 -116,323
Australia 104,035 92,981 -11,054
Denmark 80,925 59,520 -21,405
Belgium 63,890 52,109 -11,781

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 209,668
China 188,442
France 42,274
Estonia 24,601
Italy 22,347

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 91,245 118,423 +27,178
China 87,583 100,859 +13,276
France 19,961 22,313 +2,352
Estonia 10,301 14,300 +3,999
Italy 2,790 19,557 +16,767
Czechia 5,661 6,496 +835
Switzerland 6,257 1,681 -4,576
Ireland 2,258 5,290 +3,032
United States 3,867 3,224 -643
Sri Lanka 898 3,429 +2,531

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) 4,146,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,308,632
Air transport 779,066
Other 606,666
Road transport 3,005

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) 2,476,675 1,670,135 -806,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,543,994 764,638 -779,356
Air transport 611,571 167,495 -444,076
Other 284,986 321,680 +36,694
Road transport 1,724 1,281 -443

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,997,769
Southampton 1,040,865
London Gateway Port 766,290
Holyhead 677,100
000 606,666

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 1,218,129 779,640 -438,489
Southampton 694,559 346,306 -348,253
London Gateway Port 423,485 342,805 -80,680
Holyhead 387,066 290,034 -97,032
000 284,986 321,680 +36,694
Dover 256,824 179,094 -77,730
Liverpool Docks 328,990 91,921 -237,069
Immingham Docks 172,356 145,247 -27,109
East Midlands Airport 246,667 54,911 -191,756
Heysham 167,061 92,371 -74,690

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