Import/export HS code 96099090: Various art supplies

Miscellaneous writing and drawing tools not covered by other categories. Useful for various creative projects

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 7,732,684
United States 1,492,997
Viet Nam 863,732
Switzerland 505,078
France 365,866

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 4,435,007 3,297,677 -1,137,330
United States 759,218 733,779 -25,439
Viet Nam 654,380 209,352 -445,028
Switzerland 215,264 289,814 +74,550
France 250,131 115,735 -134,396
Netherlands 52,976 230,116 +177,140
Mexico 182,646 52,447 -130,199
Japan 123,259 44,672 -78,587
Indonesia 60,415 68,514 +8,099
Spain 48,787 77,501 +28,714

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 8,215,328
United States 1,382,070
Viet Nam 1,025,388
Switzerland 504,067
Mexico 282,642

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 4,552,909 3,662,419 -890,490
United States 701,729 680,341 -21,388
Viet Nam 802,878 222,510 -580,368
Switzerland 215,264 288,803 +73,539
Mexico 194,782 87,860 -106,922
Japan 137,613 49,393 -88,220
Indonesia 76,045 77,436 +1,391
Czechia 73,820 53,605 -20,215
Spain 52,488 63,962 +11,474
Germany 54,436 48,838 -5,598

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
West Yorkshire 14
Greater Manchester 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
West Midlands 11

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 17 12 -5
West Yorkshire 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 4 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1

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) 9,070,577
Air transport 1,842,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,483,499
Other 386,983
Road transport 33,905

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) 5,318,785 3,751,792 -1,566,993
Air transport 833,032 1,009,696 +176,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 832,608 650,891 -181,717
Other 266,576 120,407 -146,169
Road transport 8,117 25,788 +17,671

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,380,404
Southampton 2,505,755
London 1,317,387
London Gateway Port 1,246,261
Birmingham Airport 742,517

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 2,795,419 1,584,985 -1,210,434
Southampton 1,497,023 1,008,732 -488,291
London 733,885 583,502 -150,383
London Gateway Port 596,548 649,713 +53,165
Birmingham Airport 261,639 480,878 +219,239
London Heathrow Airport 249,088 191,988 -57,100
000 266,576 120,407 -146,169
Dover 175,085 131,893 -43,192
Eurotunnel 130,297 127,092 -3,205
London Stansted Airport 26,793 180,572 +153,779

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 86
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 74
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Other manufacturing 12
Other personal service activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 37
2025-10 54
2025-09 42
2025-08 38

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 86
54m+ 56
15m-54m 34
0-1m 30
Other 14

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 759,010
France 339,041
United States 308,402
Poland 143,361
Sweden 126,026

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 509,228 249,782 -259,446
France 156,480 182,561 +26,081
United States 282,206 26,196 -256,010
Poland 118,278 25,083 -93,195
Sweden 59,425 66,601 +7,176
Netherlands 86,213 10,242 -75,971
Australia 80,373 12,053 -68,320
Belgium 35,181 24,331 -10,850
Italy 29,665 19,851 -9,814
Spain 35,522 12,488 -23,034

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 7,025
Ireland 4,280
Denmark 858
Switzerland 547
XI 520

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 5,037 1,988 -3,049
Ireland 61 4,219 +4,158
Denmark 452 406 -46
Switzerland 369 178 -191
XI 3 517 +514
Italy 42 67 +25
France 35 0 -35
Germany 0 10 +10

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) 1,618,821
Air transport 506,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 295,435
Other 26,381
Road transport 1,309

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) 1,025,545 593,276 -432,269
Air transport 395,353 111,307 -284,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 147,566 147,869 +303
Other 16,027 10,354 -5,673
Road transport 1,309 0 -1,309

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 446,538
Dover / Eurotunnel 366,033
East Midlands Airport 327,960
Holyhead 314,015
Dover 299,821

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 £
Liverpool Docks 316,145 130,393 -185,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 257,063 108,970 -148,093
East Midlands Airport 303,688 24,272 -279,416
Holyhead 178,988 135,027 -43,961
Dover 168,716 131,105 -37,611
Immingham Docks 80,510 102,744 +22,234
London Heathrow Airport 56,000 51,742 -4,258
London Gateway Port 28,937 78,731 +49,794
Felixstowe 68,712 5,167 -63,545
ZLC 23,479 19,864 -3,615

Quick facts

HS code: 96099090

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

Description: Miscellaneous writing and drawing tools not covered by other categories. Useful for various creative projects