Import/export HS code 96190079: Various hygiene products

Other hygiene articles not specifically listed, such as adult incontinence products

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 £
Germany 15,242,319
Belgium 6,345,948
China 6,102,452
Hungary 2,964,988
Ukraine 1,612,116

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 £
Germany 7,607,195 7,635,124 +27,929
Belgium 3,500,742 2,845,206 -655,536
China 2,112,847 3,989,605 +1,876,758
Hungary 1,504,482 1,460,506 -43,976
Ukraine 839,333 772,783 -66,550
United States 214,564 182,692 -31,872
Sweden 184,337 102,150 -82,187
Netherlands 158,734 75,514 -83,220
Ireland 81,352 47,064 -34,288
Croatia 58,034 0 -58,034

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 £
Germany 15,657,951
China 6,556,417
Czechia 3,582,856
Hungary 2,834,400
Belgium 2,204,749

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 £
Germany 7,893,978 7,763,973 -130,005
China 2,398,300 4,158,117 +1,759,817
Czechia 951,220 2,631,636 +1,680,416
Hungary 1,458,440 1,375,960 -82,480
Belgium 2,187,861 16,888 -2,170,973
Ukraine 901,036 831,492 -69,544
South Korea 172,669 135,164 -37,505
Spain 65,869 108,759 +42,890
Italy 72,179 59,298 -12,881
United States 41,895 76,152 +34,257

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - West 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Essex 5

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
West Yorkshire 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Essex 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,337,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,423,768
Air transport 785,115
Other 149,445
Road transport 44,908

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,482,889 12,854,384 -628,505
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,446,105 3,977,663 +1,531,558
Air transport 308,978 476,137 +167,159
Other 68,697 80,748 +12,051
Road transport 44,908 0 -44,908

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Purfleet 12,314,718
Immingham Docks 4,823,137
London 4,282,322
Felixstowe 2,211,568
Dover 1,896,437

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 £
Purfleet 6,348,754 5,965,964 -382,790
Immingham Docks 2,222,071 2,601,066 +378,995
London 2,356,277 1,926,045 -430,232
Felixstowe 947,895 1,263,673 +315,778
Dover 942,373 954,064 +11,691
ZLC 844,305 772,783 -71,522
Southampton 744,603 765,814 +21,211
Liverpool Docks 109,166 1,161,603 +1,052,437
Hull 750,232 316,203 -434,029
London Gateway Port 182,500 683,581 +501,081

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
32
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Other manufacturing
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 12
2026-03 15
2026-02 15
2026-01 16

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 41
54m+ 14
15m-54m 11
0-1m 10
Other 6

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 770,972
Ireland 368,419
Poland 177,789
Italy 154,665
United Arab Emirates 149,161

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 439,161 331,811 -107,350
Ireland 176,022 192,397 +16,375
Poland 73,878 103,911 +30,033
Italy 41,013 113,652 +72,639
United Arab Emirates 89,300 59,861 -29,439
Hungary 69,381 62,914 -6,467
South Korea 84,006 41,741 -42,265
Finland 48,142 49,298 +1,156
China 88,595 0 -88,595
Romania 47,967 37,407 -10,560

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 £
Germany 31,712
XI 8,860
Taiwan 2,305
China 1,275

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 £
Germany 14,603 17,109 +2,506
XI 6,206 2,654 -3,552
Taiwan 975 1,330 +355
China 477 798 +321

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,531,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,112,397
Air transport 344,209
Other 49,057

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 796,521 734,568 -61,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 511,720 600,677 +88,957
Air transport 301,581 42,628 -258,953
Other 24,967 24,090 -877

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 616,005
Southampton 508,324
Liverpool Docks 372,439
London Gateway Port 367,540
London Heathrow Airport 290,561

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 238,465 377,540 +139,075
Southampton 121,697 386,627 +264,930
Liverpool Docks 319,376 53,063 -266,313
London Gateway Port 195,421 172,119 -23,302
London Heathrow Airport 262,794 27,767 -235,027
Immingham Docks 116,849 150,486 +33,637
Holyhead 83,833 89,456 +5,623
Dover 33,864 24,974 -8,890
Heysham 7,689 48,135 +40,446
000 24,967 24,090 -877

Quick facts

HS code: 96190079

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

Description: Other hygiene articles not specifically listed, such as adult incontinence products