Import/export HS code 961590: Various hair accessories

All other hair accessories like slides, grips, and curlers, not covered in the above codes

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 26,571,389
Cambodia 1,930,467
United States 1,754,177
France 920,834
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 754,448

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 15,030,215 11,541,174 -3,489,041
Cambodia 1,484,205 446,262 -1,037,943
United States 1,029,868 724,309 -305,559
France 470,948 449,886 -21,062
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 639,824 114,624 -525,200
Germany 193,105 166,770 -26,335
Ireland 200,894 88,692 -112,202
Spain 227,866 52,292 -175,574
Italy 108,263 134,930 +26,667
Netherlands 163,811 52,237 -111,574

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 29,234,281
Cambodia 1,968,124
France 677,659
Japan 544,126
United States 414,260

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 16,746,360 12,487,921 -4,258,439
Cambodia 1,506,245 461,879 -1,044,366
France 352,523 325,136 -27,387
Japan 312,425 231,701 -80,724
United States 309,589 104,671 -204,918
India 99,463 154,261 +54,798
Italy 97,450 145,079 +47,629
Spain 145,250 84,200 -61,050
Germany 116,454 99,493 -16,961
Taiwan 69,213 100,847 +31,634

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 88
Outer London - West and North West 46
Greater Manchester 37
Inner London - East 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25

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 67 53 -14
Outer London - West and North West 35 24 -11
Greater Manchester 23 26 +3
Inner London - East 22 25 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 20 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 15 +2
West Midlands 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 10 +1
Outer London - East and North East 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 9 8 -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) 24,795,826
Air transport 7,269,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,820,431
Other 775,146
Road transport 36,821

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) 14,567,099 10,228,727 -4,338,372
Air transport 4,060,742 3,208,959 -851,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,149,650 670,781 -478,869
Other 381,429 393,717 +12,288
Road transport 7,973 28,848 +20,875

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,424,604
Southampton 6,661,303
London Gateway Port 4,004,681
London Heathrow Airport 3,813,694
Liverpool Docks 2,036,949

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 7,562,336 3,862,268 -3,700,068
Southampton 5,359,483 1,301,820 -4,057,663
London Gateway Port 493,992 3,510,689 +3,016,697
London Heathrow Airport 2,173,183 1,640,511 -532,672
Liverpool Docks 1,098,626 938,323 -160,303
East Midlands Airport 523,514 579,032 +55,518
499 241,995 716,572 +474,577
000 381,429 393,717 +12,288
London Stansted Airport 407,628 343,538 -64,090
Luton Airport 314,672 192,632 -122,040

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 233
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 160
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30
Other personal service activities 14
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 67
2025-10 82
2025-09 69
2025-08 75

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 168
0-1m 122
54m+ 102
15m-54m 42
Other 40

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 433,176
Belgium 364,594
Germany 236,179
Japan 233,484
Netherlands 233,123

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 267,967 165,209 -102,758
Belgium 163,479 201,115 +37,636
Germany 152,155 84,024 -68,131
Japan 109,666 123,818 +14,152
Netherlands 131,855 101,268 -30,587
United States 113,523 108,469 -5,054
France 108,655 88,589 -20,066
Poland 151,243 42,307 -108,936
Uganda 118,486 55,160 -63,326
Sweden 60,593 80,250 +19,657

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 28,443
XI 19,841
Cambodia 5,979
United States 4,308
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 76

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 15,658 12,785 -2,873
XI 11,424 8,417 -3,007
Cambodia 5,979 0 -5,979
United States 2,757 1,551 -1,206
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 76 0 -76
Australia 0 53 +53
Viet Nam 53 0 -53
Denmark 0 26 +26
India 3 9 +6
Bangladesh 2 0 -2

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) 2,040,155
Air transport 1,065,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 476,226
Other 85,066

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) 1,134,222 905,933 -228,289
Air transport 568,746 496,385 -72,361
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 289,483 186,743 -102,740
Other 56,179 28,887 -27,292

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,296,012
London Heathrow Airport 463,013
East Midlands Airport 412,101
Immingham Docks 319,502
Holyhead 189,542

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 708,926 587,086 -121,840
London Heathrow Airport 244,252 218,761 -25,491
East Midlands Airport 231,419 180,682 -50,737
Immingham Docks 165,510 153,992 -11,518
Holyhead 103,969 85,573 -18,396
Felixstowe 138,532 14,865 -123,667
London Gateway Port 41,384 95,655 +54,271
ZLC 31,631 68,649 +37,018
Dover 78,894 21,088 -57,806
Liverpool Docks 57,881 40,800 -17,081

Quick facts

HS code: 961590

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

Description: All other hair accessories like slides, grips, and curlers, not covered in the above codes