Import/export HS code 960910: Sheathed pencils and crayons

Pencils and crayons with leads encased in a protective sheath. Easy to use and durable for everyday tasks

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 24,456,468
Germany 15,452,477
France 3,984,757
Viet Nam 2,847,903
Brazil 1,560,551

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 13,759,342 10,697,126 -3,062,216
Germany 7,942,014 7,510,463 -431,551
France 2,186,814 1,797,943 -388,871
Viet Nam 1,178,169 1,669,734 +491,565
Brazil 667,038 893,513 +226,475
Switzerland 653,534 882,708 +229,174
Canada 648,643 595,300 -53,343
United States 339,877 486,102 +146,225
Netherlands 139,252 453,038 +313,786
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 85,593 456,749 +371,156

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 28,384,018
Germany 14,252,549
Viet Nam 2,926,891
Brazil 1,871,222
Switzerland 1,542,274

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 15,135,955 13,248,063 -1,887,892
Germany 7,422,939 6,829,610 -593,329
Viet Nam 1,392,506 1,534,385 +141,879
Brazil 812,572 1,058,650 +246,078
Switzerland 652,303 889,971 +237,668
Czechia 645,068 829,540 +184,472
Canada 580,046 537,599 -42,447
France 456,249 514,578 +58,329
Indonesia 231,512 335,398 +103,886
United States 245,405 211,968 -33,437

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 58
Outer London - West and North West 30
Inner London - East 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
West Midlands 24

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 41 40 -1
Outer London - West and North West 16 24 +8
Inner London - East 17 15 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 19 +1
West Midlands 17 17 +0
Greater Manchester 16 16 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 17 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Kent 9 10 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 11 +5

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) 30,613,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,808,971
Air transport 2,982,056
Other 1,945,084
Road transport 96,092

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) 15,461,823 15,151,503 -310,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,842,509 9,966,462 -876,047
Air transport 1,335,909 1,646,147 +310,238
Other 1,533,768 411,316 -1,122,452
Road transport 20,761 75,331 +54,570

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,380,185
Eurotunnel 8,188,818
Dover 7,825,076
Southampton 7,314,974
London Gateway Port 6,035,804

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 8,890,675 6,489,510 -2,401,165
Eurotunnel 3,692,220 4,496,598 +804,378
Dover 5,409,896 2,415,180 -2,994,716
Southampton 4,302,355 3,012,619 -1,289,736
London Gateway Port 1,438,909 4,596,895 +3,157,986
London 852,874 1,157,845 +304,971
000 1,533,768 411,316 -1,122,452
Liverpool Docks 677,647 594,838 -82,809
London Stansted Airport 244,452 561,659 +317,207
London Heathrow Airport 404,808 390,252 -14,556

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 172
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 137
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 14
Publishing activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 81
2026-03 85
2026-02 76
2026-01 67
2025-12 79

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 178
54m+ 112
0-1m 55
15m-54m 50
Other 43

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 3,685,784
Ireland 3,438,759
Netherlands 1,440,581
Germany 1,327,311
France 1,203,027

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 1,653,507 2,032,277 +378,770
Ireland 1,737,591 1,701,168 -36,423
Netherlands 777,567 663,014 -114,553
Germany 608,228 719,083 +110,855
France 557,515 645,512 +87,997
Australia 382,872 430,562 +47,690
United Arab Emirates 396,256 77,522 -318,734
Spain 285,265 142,174 -143,091
Canada 158,549 162,360 +3,811
Turkey 92,659 214,145 +121,486

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 £
China 20,990
Germany 3,055
Thailand 1,447
United States 431
Ireland 425

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 £
China 10,417 10,573 +156
Germany 1,049 2,006 +957
Thailand 1,447 0 -1,447
United States 431 0 -431
Ireland 209 216 +7
XI 279 63 -216
France 25 0 -25
Switzerland 16 0 -16

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) 9,108,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,359,806
Air transport 1,333,272
Other 30,306
Road transport 1,581

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) 4,396,602 4,711,981 +315,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,331,935 3,027,871 -304,064
Air transport 662,661 670,611 +7,950
Other 16,356 13,950 -2,406
Road transport 1,581 0 -1,581

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,083,079
Liverpool Docks 3,350,315
Holyhead 1,944,847
London Gateway Port 1,856,058
Southampton 1,075,424

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 1,852,894 2,230,185 +377,291
Liverpool Docks 1,593,352 1,756,963 +163,611
Holyhead 1,036,303 908,544 -127,759
London Gateway Port 1,341,101 514,957 -826,144
Southampton 495,544 579,880 +84,336
Felixstowe 320,741 666,038 +345,297
Immingham Docks 506,130 425,040 -81,090
Dover 178,394 305,682 +127,288
East Midlands Airport 281,256 148,703 -132,553
London Heathrow Airport 140,115 255,067 +114,952

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 960910

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

Description: Pencils and crayons with leads encased in a protective sheath. Easy to use and durable for everyday tasks