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 29,058,068
Cambodia 2,032,197
United States 1,838,853
France 916,725
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 714,021

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 15,217,799 13,840,269 -1,377,530
Cambodia 1,371,225 660,972 -710,253
United States 985,238 853,615 -131,623
France 374,896 541,829 +166,933
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 581,165 132,856 -448,309
Germany 209,051 202,155 -6,896
Ireland 193,681 97,626 -96,055
Denmark 84,982 204,611 +119,629
Italy 100,566 163,901 +63,335
Netherlands 173,772 65,595 -108,177

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 31,890,550
Cambodia 2,072,735
Japan 655,013
France 651,584
United States 451,426

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 16,819,221 15,071,329 -1,747,892
Cambodia 1,396,269 676,466 -719,803
Japan 332,410 322,603 -9,807
France 257,947 393,637 +135,690
United States 303,117 148,309 -154,808
Italy 87,722 186,334 +98,612
India 154,511 114,960 -39,551
Germany 127,566 102,548 -25,018
Spain 110,074 101,863 -8,211
Taiwan 83,152 96,242 +13,090

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 93
Outer London - West and North West 43
Greater Manchester 42
Inner London - East 32
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 66 55 -11
Outer London - West and North West 30 27 -3
Greater Manchester 23 33 +10
Inner London - East 20 25 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 19 +1
West Midlands 12 14 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 11 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 13 +4
Essex 5 8 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 8 +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) 26,992,427
Air transport 7,909,228
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,996,605
Other 788,247
Road transport 54,116

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) 14,274,826 12,717,601 -1,557,225
Air transport 4,246,650 3,662,578 -584,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,103,184 893,421 -209,763
Other 476,145 312,102 -164,043
Road transport 8,849 45,267 +36,418

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,647,332
Southampton 7,179,977
London Gateway Port 4,644,239
London Heathrow Airport 4,052,285
Liverpool Docks 2,538,757

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 7,170,184 4,477,148 -2,693,036
Southampton 5,332,686 1,847,291 -3,485,395
London Gateway Port 576,804 4,067,435 +3,490,631
London Heathrow Airport 2,282,526 1,769,759 -512,767
Liverpool Docks 1,117,046 1,421,711 +304,665
499 248,544 1,089,826 +841,282
East Midlands Airport 617,522 640,263 +22,741
000 476,145 312,102 -164,043
London Stansted Airport 332,808 416,406 +83,598
Luton Airport 351,851 268,340 -83,511

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 236
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 165
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 34
Other personal service activities 14
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 60
2026-03 66
2026-02 63
2026-01 51
2025-12 69

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 178
0-1m 124
54m+ 100
Other 47
15m-54m 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 £
Belgium 480,034
Ireland 437,108
United States 346,226
Germany 266,976
Japan 257,969

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 £
Belgium 166,631 313,403 +146,772
Ireland 297,516 139,592 -157,924
United States 111,331 234,895 +123,564
Germany 141,456 125,520 -15,936
Japan 136,884 121,085 -15,799
Netherlands 129,031 101,319 -27,712
France 103,498 110,736 +7,238
Algeria 1,077 200,109 +199,032
Poland 130,753 48,629 -82,124
Uganda 118,486 55,160 -63,326

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 32,869
XI 20,666
Cambodia 9,356
United States 4,448
Australia 157

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 18,621 14,248 -4,373
XI 11,678 8,988 -2,690
Cambodia 5,979 3,377 -2,602
United States 2,837 1,611 -1,226
Australia 0 157 +157
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 76 0 -76
Viet Nam 53 16 -37
Denmark 0 50 +50
India 12 3 -9
Turkey 0 3 +3

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) 2,209,813
Air transport 1,391,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 489,173
Other 93,455

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) 1,138,920 1,070,893 -68,027
Air transport 611,324 780,608 +169,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 297,576 191,597 -105,979
Other 56,619 36,836 -19,783

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,457,747
East Midlands Airport 728,562
London Heathrow Airport 459,975
Immingham Docks 293,607
Holyhead 175,409

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 670,397 787,350 +116,953
East Midlands Airport 223,710 504,852 +281,142
London Heathrow Airport 280,320 179,655 -100,665
Immingham Docks 138,611 154,996 +16,385
Holyhead 132,295 43,114 -89,181
Felixstowe 144,195 17,051 -127,144
London Gateway Port 44,315 109,455 +65,140
Liverpool Docks 84,419 33,406 -51,013
ZLC 50,372 58,638 +8,266
Dover 74,648 31,834 -42,814

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