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 8,617,016
United States 1,412,336
Viet Nam 907,508
Switzerland 628,889
France 348,499

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 4,497,297 4,119,719 -377,578
United States 896,294 516,042 -380,252
Viet Nam 654,867 252,641 -402,226
Switzerland 185,983 442,906 +256,923
France 206,865 141,634 -65,231
Netherlands 91,992 221,082 +129,090
Japan 114,395 92,723 -21,672
Mexico 153,099 22,628 -130,471
Indonesia 90,090 57,292 -32,798
Spain 59,756 84,744 +24,988

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 9,075,702
United States 1,340,271
Viet Nam 1,164,441
Switzerland 627,878
Japan 257,616

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 4,669,503 4,406,199 -263,304
United States 819,863 520,408 -299,455
Viet Nam 814,045 350,396 -463,649
Switzerland 185,983 441,895 +255,912
Japan 125,971 131,645 +5,674
Mexico 168,261 51,525 -116,736
Indonesia 113,378 58,556 -54,822
Czechia 67,435 72,336 +4,901
Spain 59,635 76,652 +17,017
Germany 49,372 54,042 +4,670

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Greater Manchester 15
West Yorkshire 14
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 12

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 16 15 -1
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
West Yorkshire 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 6 9 +3
Outer London - West and North West 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
West Midlands 10 6 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3

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) 9,698,956
Air transport 2,171,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,688,119
Other 350,578
Road transport 57,314

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) 5,536,596 4,162,360 -1,374,236
Air transport 855,895 1,315,869 +459,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 783,412 904,707 +121,295
Other 253,358 97,220 -156,138
Road transport 7,242 50,072 +42,830

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,554,651
Southampton 2,531,396
London Gateway Port 1,519,792
London 1,462,855
Birmingham Airport 896,785

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 2,739,285 1,815,366 -923,919
Southampton 1,671,079 860,317 -810,762
London Gateway Port 584,095 935,697 +351,602
London 833,403 629,452 -203,951
Birmingham Airport 309,675 587,110 +277,435
London Heathrow Airport 213,949 285,805 +71,856
000 253,358 97,220 -156,138
Dover 148,838 158,001 +9,163
London Stansted Airport 30,415 256,505 +226,090
Eurotunnel 132,055 153,916 +21,861

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
92
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
79
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13
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
2026-05 35
2026-04 42
2026-03 46
2026-02 43
2026-01 29

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 95
54m+ 56
0-1m 36
15m-54m 36
Other 12

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 854,441
France 342,066
United States 279,395
Sweden 146,114
Poland 133,939

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 488,909 365,532 -123,377
France 148,210 193,856 +45,646
United States 236,366 43,029 -193,337
Sweden 62,625 83,489 +20,864
Poland 103,436 30,503 -72,933
Australia 79,839 15,288 -64,551
Netherlands 68,194 19,785 -48,409
Italy 27,443 41,284 +13,841
Belgium 36,181 21,063 -15,118
United Arab Emirates 26,935 24,181 -2,754

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 7,018
China 6,903
XI 3,087
Switzerland 801
Denmark 785

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 104 6,914 +6,810
China 3,254 3,649 +395
XI 11 3,076 +3,065
Switzerland 392 409 +17
Denmark 463 322 -141
Italy 33 67 +34
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) 1,723,072
Air transport 513,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 294,314
Other 31,803

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) 1,009,552 713,520 -296,032
Air transport 369,691 143,365 -226,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,119 143,195 -7,924
Other 14,716 17,087 +2,371

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 487,727
Dover / Eurotunnel 347,122
Holyhead 342,914
East Midlands Airport 309,469
Dover 307,343

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 275,064 212,663 -62,401
Dover / Eurotunnel 219,457 127,665 -91,792
Holyhead 181,023 161,891 -19,132
East Midlands Airport 281,388 28,081 -253,307
Dover 171,206 136,137 -35,069
Immingham Docks 110,208 89,768 -20,440
London Gateway Port 56,828 65,177 +8,349
London Heathrow Airport 52,574 58,944 +6,370
Felixstowe 69,424 6,334 -63,090
ZLC 29,509 37,107 +7,598

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