Import/export HS code 961511: Hair combs and pins made of hard rubber or plastic

Hair accessories like combs and pins crafted from hard rubber or plastic materials

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 34,873,564
Germany 3,018,508
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,448,333
United States 1,013,590
Cambodia 834,317

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 18,354,773 16,518,791 -1,835,982
Germany 1,228,951 1,789,557 +560,606
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 952,571 495,762 -456,809
United States 483,305 530,285 +46,980
Cambodia 293,017 541,300 +248,283
India 377,135 423,534 +46,399
France 260,127 325,087 +64,960
Taiwan 390,586 187,726 -202,860
Netherlands 283,241 221,714 -61,527
Malaysia 336,316 120,890 -215,426

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 41,551,807
Cambodia 854,458
India 823,571
Malaysia 591,456
Switzerland 442,455

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 21,750,993 19,800,814 -1,950,179
Cambodia 293,017 561,441 +268,424
India 374,527 449,044 +74,517
Malaysia 409,758 181,698 -228,060
Switzerland 183,509 258,946 +75,437
United States 207,849 192,763 -15,086
France 129,856 166,750 +36,894
Taiwan 204,929 78,576 -126,353
Italy 83,818 137,128 +53,310
Japan 43,434 80,071 +36,637

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 84
Inner London - West 76
Outer London - West and North West 42
Inner London - East 34
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22

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
Greater Manchester 27 78 +51
Inner London - West 55 52 -3
Outer London - West and North West 33 22 -11
Inner London - East 19 28 +9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 16 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 18 +4
West Midlands 14 18 +4
West Yorkshire 17 11 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 9 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 13 +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) 30,535,064
Air transport 9,950,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,548,981
Other 2,363,527
Road transport 51,962

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) 15,171,481 15,363,583 +192,102
Air transport 5,022,125 4,928,217 -93,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,877,010 1,671,971 -205,039
Other 1,903,200 460,327 -1,442,873
Road transport 18,964 32,998 +14,034

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,590,898
London Heathrow Airport 7,421,686
Southampton 6,544,206
London Gateway Port 5,520,740
000 2,363,527

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 8,875,924 5,714,974 -3,160,950
London Heathrow Airport 3,838,698 3,582,988 -255,710
Southampton 3,904,818 2,639,388 -1,265,430
London Gateway Port 874,022 4,646,718 +3,772,696
000 1,903,200 460,327 -1,442,873
Liverpool Docks 1,086,153 1,245,353 +159,200
499 189,228 1,268,095 +1,078,867
London 532,531 499,620 -32,911
Eurotunnel 482,811 221,085 -261,726
East Midlands Airport 289,862 330,984 +41,122

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 258
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 192
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 34
Other personal service activities 24
Other manufacturing 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 69
2026-03 79
2026-02 95
2026-01 67
2025-12 78

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 224
0-1m 137
54m+ 92
15m-54m 55
Other 32

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 1,827,841
Ireland 926,483
Greece 829,548
Japan 521,661
Germany 409,216

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 1,243,524 584,317 -659,207
Ireland 482,606 443,877 -38,729
Greece 385,423 444,125 +58,702
Japan 176,521 345,140 +168,619
Germany 156,314 252,902 +96,588
Poland 188,326 219,518 +31,192
France 125,619 144,870 +19,251
Netherlands 134,999 99,580 -35,419
United Arab Emirates 120,830 112,967 -7,863
Slovakia 992 226,356 +225,364

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 £
XI 243,719
China 154,460
Ireland 8,989
India 3,171
United States 2,423

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 £
XI 130,046 113,673 -16,373
China 86,950 67,510 -19,440
Ireland 2,563 6,426 +3,863
India 610 2,561 +1,951
United States 493 1,930 +1,437
Argentina 1,580 557 -1,023
Cambodia 75 939 +864
Taiwan 536 428 -108
Turkey 100 130 +30
Italy 180 30 -150

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) 3,849,186
Air transport 3,242,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 585,586
Other 438,647
Road transport 2,400

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) 1,788,205 2,060,981 +272,776
Air transport 1,954,703 1,287,781 -666,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,835 268,751 -48,084
Other 233,344 205,303 -28,041
Road transport 2,400 0 -2,400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,822,267
London Heathrow Airport 2,044,083
East Midlands Airport 722,224
Liverpool Docks 481,150
000 438,647

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 1,227,505 1,594,762 +367,257
London Heathrow Airport 1,295,357 748,726 -546,631
East Midlands Airport 438,419 283,805 -154,614
Liverpool Docks 171,594 309,556 +137,962
000 233,344 205,303 -28,041
ZLC 139,283 214,968 +75,685
Holyhead 167,414 59,831 -107,583
Immingham Docks 93,368 119,151 +25,783
London Gateway Port 110,329 82,024 -28,305
Felixstowe 91,261 50,341 -40,920

Quick facts

HS code: 961511

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

Description: Hair accessories like combs and pins crafted from hard rubber or plastic materials