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 8,654,186
United States 1,444,212
Viet Nam 907,508
Switzerland 666,597
France 378,958

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 4,615,990 4,038,196 -577,794
United States 806,243 637,969 -168,274
Viet Nam 644,133 263,375 -380,758
Switzerland 211,211 455,386 +244,175
France 230,489 148,469 -82,020
Netherlands 48,931 263,776 +214,845
Mexico 156,752 48,781 -107,971
Japan 116,952 74,684 -42,268
Indonesia 90,540 62,374 -28,166
Belgium 24,392 118,724 +94,332

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 9,164,370
United States 1,346,284
Viet Nam 1,164,441
Switzerland 665,586
Mexico 255,174

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 4,770,013 4,394,357 -375,656
United States 703,786 642,498 -61,288
Viet Nam 792,631 371,810 -420,821
Switzerland 211,211 454,375 +243,164
Mexico 165,631 89,543 -76,088
Japan 131,106 113,606 -17,500
Indonesia 106,170 71,296 -34,874
Czechia 65,970 70,330 +4,360
Spain 61,053 74,461 +13,408
France 49,694 54,027 +4,333

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Greater Manchester 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
West Yorkshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 15 -2
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 10 8 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 6 8 +2
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +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) 9,870,181
Air transport 2,116,528
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,748,826
Other 355,757
Road transport 50,767

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) 5,530,217 4,339,964 -1,190,253
Air transport 825,548 1,290,980 +465,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 812,103 936,723 +124,620
Other 255,417 100,340 -155,077
Road transport 7,242 43,525 +36,283

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,728,780
Southampton 2,584,150
London 1,504,783
London Gateway Port 1,496,739
Birmingham Airport 875,646

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 2,825,234 1,903,546 -921,688
Southampton 1,628,843 955,307 -673,536
London 805,795 698,988 -106,807
London Gateway Port 579,232 917,507 +338,275
Birmingham Airport 288,183 587,463 +299,280
London Heathrow Airport 217,150 275,117 +57,967
000 255,417 100,340 -155,077
Dover 171,509 159,130 -12,379
Eurotunnel 129,308 156,301 +26,993
London Stansted Airport 24,358 238,500 +214,142

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 93
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 78
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Other manufacturing 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 42
2026-03 46
2026-02 43
2026-01 29
2025-12 35

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 96
54m+ 54
15m-54m 37
0-1m 34
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 849,635
France 345,718
United States 284,871
Sweden 135,967
Poland 131,368

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 496,321 353,314 -143,007
France 154,258 191,460 +37,202
United States 250,106 34,765 -215,341
Sweden 67,672 68,295 +623
Poland 102,325 29,043 -73,282
Australia 81,621 16,310 -65,311
Netherlands 69,603 17,654 -51,949
Italy 27,099 44,123 +17,024
Belgium 35,391 22,130 -13,261
Spain 35,841 14,834 -21,007

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 6,890
Ireland 4,294
XI 2,364
Denmark 858
Switzerland 761

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 3,441 3,449 +8
Ireland 91 4,203 +4,112
XI 3 2,361 +2,358
Denmark 467 391 -76
Switzerland 413 348 -65
Italy 42 67 +25
France 12 16 +4
Germany 10 0 -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) 1,717,524
Air transport 517,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 289,870
Other 28,388

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) 1,031,149 686,375 -344,774
Air transport 371,168 146,467 -224,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,171 135,699 -18,472
Other 14,615 13,773 -842

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 503,525
Dover / Eurotunnel 355,533
Holyhead 331,414
East Midlands Airport 313,652
Dover 304,922

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 297,595 205,930 -91,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 230,619 124,914 -105,705
Holyhead 177,539 153,875 -23,664
East Midlands Airport 288,238 25,414 -262,824
Dover 171,206 133,716 -37,490
Immingham Docks 115,255 74,574 -40,681
London Gateway Port 50,717 63,574 +12,857
London Heathrow Airport 50,042 61,476 +11,434
Felixstowe 67,053 7,468 -59,585
ZLC 23,013 40,193 +17,180

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