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 22,824,971
Germany 13,431,349
France 3,543,437
Viet Nam 2,768,385
Brazil 1,492,817

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 £
China 13,368,092 9,456,879 -3,911,213
Germany 7,267,517 6,163,832 -1,103,685
France 1,977,115 1,566,322 -410,793
Viet Nam 1,298,498 1,469,887 +171,389
Brazil 893,757 599,060 -294,697
Switzerland 624,155 859,257 +235,102
Canada 673,918 554,402 -119,516
United States 401,754 355,402 -46,352
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 90,447 541,850 +451,403
Netherlands 209,571 374,996 +165,425

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 26,697,466
Germany 12,233,935
Viet Nam 2,848,693
Brazil 1,794,923
Switzerland 1,490,339

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 15,035,710 11,661,756 -3,373,954
Germany 6,744,757 5,489,178 -1,255,579
Viet Nam 1,315,007 1,533,686 +218,679
Brazil 1,013,019 781,904 -231,115
Switzerland 625,165 865,174 +240,009
Czechia 663,167 753,754 +90,587
Canada 573,220 536,618 -36,602
France 472,205 415,113 -57,092
Indonesia 247,458 289,274 +41,816
United States 243,224 175,446 -67,778

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 55
Outer London - West and North West 30
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Inner London - East 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 42 34 -8
Outer London - West and North West 18 24 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 20 +3
Inner London - East 16 14 -2
West Midlands 18 14 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 15 +1
Greater Manchester 16 15 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 12 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 11 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 10 +2

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) 29,185,645
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,377,208
Air transport 2,647,154
Other 1,718,605
Road transport 86,744

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) 15,689,002 13,496,643 -2,192,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,121,936 8,255,272 -1,866,664
Air transport 1,120,954 1,526,200 +405,246
Other 1,467,625 250,980 -1,216,645
Road transport 10,229 76,515 +66,286

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,586,442
Eurotunnel 7,319,877
Southampton 6,803,602
London Gateway Port 6,402,816
Dover 5,729,866

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 8,182,917 6,403,525 -1,779,392
Eurotunnel 4,497,932 2,821,945 -1,675,987
Southampton 4,221,031 2,582,571 -1,638,460
London Gateway Port 2,340,574 4,062,242 +1,721,668
Dover 3,919,316 1,810,550 -2,108,766
London 887,897 1,082,106 +194,209
000 1,467,625 250,980 -1,216,645
Liverpool Docks 683,708 579,141 -104,567
London Stansted Airport 228,367 551,659 +323,292
London Heathrow Airport 301,660 352,746 +51,086

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
164
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
135
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
13
Other manufacturing
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 65
2026-04 81
2026-03 85
2026-02 76
2026-01 67

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 174
54m+ 112
15m-54m 52
0-1m 51
Other 38

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 4,136,806
Ireland 3,222,626
Netherlands 1,279,451
Germany 1,188,704
France 1,099,468

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 2,442,719 1,694,087 -748,632
Ireland 1,790,065 1,432,561 -357,504
Netherlands 646,735 632,716 -14,019
Germany 517,800 670,904 +153,104
France 472,834 626,634 +153,800
Australia 412,057 454,273 +42,216
United Arab Emirates 341,449 59,235 -282,214
China 120,761 210,929 +90,168
Canada 171,551 138,966 -32,585
Spain 142,613 141,330 -1,283

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 19,493
Germany 3,048
Thailand 1,447
United States 431
Ireland 355

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 10,752 8,741 -2,011
Germany 1,136 1,912 +776
Thailand 1,447 0 -1,447
United States 431 0 -431
Ireland 137 218 +81
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) 8,352,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,601,481
Air transport 1,271,352
Other 28,703
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) 4,010,976 4,341,098 +330,122
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,012,442 2,589,039 -1,423,403
Air transport 614,860 656,492 +41,632
Other 16,684 12,019 -4,665
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 3,635,078
Liverpool Docks 3,488,986
Holyhead 1,964,683
London Gateway Port 1,754,941
Felixstowe 1,084,081

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 1,509,383 2,125,695 +616,312
Liverpool Docks 1,587,049 1,901,937 +314,888
Holyhead 1,305,102 659,581 -645,521
London Gateway Port 1,288,796 466,145 -822,651
Felixstowe 875,686 208,395 -667,291
Southampton 512,808 540,018 +27,210
Immingham Docks 468,436 389,831 -78,605
Dover 201,083 288,303 +87,220
London Heathrow Airport 155,458 238,037 +82,579
East Midlands Airport 222,623 141,297 -81,326

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