Import/export HS code 960621: Plastic buttons without textile covering

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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 £
Italy 1,073,699
China 754,660
Russia 235,373
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 221,824
Austria 185,817

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 £
Italy 495,783 577,916 +82,133
China 482,232 272,428 -209,804
Russia 235,373 0 -235,373
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 120,435 101,389 -19,046
Austria 185,817 0 -185,817
Thailand 101,253 70,485 -30,768
France 39,986 91,413 +51,427
Germany 61,428 60,924 -504
Taiwan 41,288 65,178 +23,890
Netherlands 19,813 77,078 +57,265

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 £
Italy 1,216,926
China 944,911
Russia 421,190
Thailand 172,565
Taiwan 124,629

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 £
Italy 513,451 703,475 +190,024
China 593,114 351,797 -241,317
Russia 421,190 0 -421,190
Thailand 91,564 81,001 -10,563
Taiwan 53,285 71,344 +18,059
Germany 57,683 53,663 -4,020
Turkey 5,522 77,126 +71,604
France 33,076 37,148 +4,072
Portugal 28,083 18,892 -9,191
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 20,882 11,381 -9,501

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Inner London - East 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Greater Manchester 6
West Yorkshire 5

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 8 11 +3
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 4 -5
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,891,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 894,024
Road transport 422,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 151,121
Other 19,696

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 £
Air transport 912,427 978,712 +66,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 500,897 393,127 -107,770
Road transport 421,190 888 -420,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,028 104,093 +57,065
Other 8,239 11,457 +3,218

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,112,821
Southampton 455,301
London Heathrow Airport 436,711
ZLC 424,076
Felixstowe 289,968

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 £
East Midlands Airport 534,622 578,199 +43,577
Southampton 295,731 159,570 -136,161
London Heathrow Airport 232,105 204,606 -27,499
ZLC 423,188 888 -422,300
Felixstowe 135,836 154,132 +18,296
London Stansted Airport 38,007 64,877 +26,870
Birmingham Airport 23,235 77,539 +54,304
Leeds Bradford Airport 54,631 41,481 -13,150
London Gateway Port 38,470 55,348 +16,878
Dover 4,689 77,177 +72,488

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
40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Manufacture of wearing apparel
18
Manufacture of textiles
7
Other manufacturing
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 15
2026-03 20
2026-02 18
2026-01 16

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 51
54m+ 26
0-1m 15
Other 6
15m-54m 5

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 £
United States 1,038,738
Morocco 258,065
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 176,015
France 109,372
Tunisia 106,970

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 £
United States 418,177 620,561 +202,384
Morocco 132,906 125,159 -7,747
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 113,374 62,641 -50,733
France 36,979 72,393 +35,414
Tunisia 59,043 47,927 -11,116
Romania 45,886 50,859 +4,973
Portugal 34,509 60,474 +25,965
Ireland 31,357 49,659 +18,302
Moldova 40,076 33,453 -6,623
China 16,393 48,382 +31,989

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 £
Ireland 123

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 £
Ireland 123 0 -123

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 972,660
Air transport 903,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 784,579
Other 123

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 384,355 588,305 +203,950
Air transport 471,855 431,518 -40,337
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 406,176 378,403 -27,773
Other 123 0 -123

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 909,406
Dover / Eurotunnel 637,445
East Midlands Airport 399,465
London Heathrow Airport 280,015
ZLC 123,812

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 £
Southampton 343,518 565,888 +222,370
Dover / Eurotunnel 325,941 311,504 -14,437
East Midlands Airport 151,211 248,254 +97,043
London Heathrow Airport 159,145 120,870 -38,275
ZLC 97,920 25,892 -72,028
Portsmouth 47,696 37,046 -10,650
London Stansted Airport 52,401 27,746 -24,655
London Gateway Port 32,885 20,782 -12,103
Dover 25,237 7,256 -17,981
Holyhead 6,217 17,434 +11,217

Quick facts

HS code: 960621

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

Description: Buttons made of plastic, not covered with any textile material