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 15,023,683
Belgium 6,811,714
China 4,490,553
Hungary 2,813,939
Ukraine 1,559,480

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 8,215,828 6,807,855 -1,407,973
Belgium 3,826,191 2,985,523 -840,668
China 2,398,731 2,091,822 -306,909
Hungary 1,482,450 1,331,489 -150,961
Ukraine 867,497 691,983 -175,514
United States 158,314 219,877 +61,563
Sweden 186,227 89,119 -97,108
Netherlands 89,473 121,666 +32,193
Ireland 84,738 62,467 -22,271
Croatia 81,837 0 -81,837

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 15,470,391
China 4,975,914
Belgium 3,566,671
Hungary 2,645,725
Czechia 2,538,700

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 8,458,868 7,011,523 -1,447,345
China 2,703,940 2,271,974 -431,966
Belgium 3,144,318 422,353 -2,721,965
Hungary 1,398,782 1,246,943 -151,839
Czechia 213,828 2,324,872 +2,111,044
Ukraine 951,848 735,295 -216,553
South Korea 101,755 189,842 +88,087
Italy 124,322 56,823 -67,499
United States 53,563 71,281 +17,718
Spain 81,234 39,195 -42,039

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Outer London - West and North 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 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Essex 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 2 2 +0

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) 26,338,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,376,663
Air transport 1,140,625
Other 131,530
Road transport 72,881

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) 14,411,842 11,926,438 -2,485,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,197,897 2,178,766 -19,131
Air transport 758,369 382,256 -376,113
Other 62,527 69,003 +6,476
Road transport 53,330 19,551 -33,779

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Purfleet 12,207,767
Immingham Docks 4,584,081
London 4,312,930
Dover 1,816,561
Felixstowe 1,759,560

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 6,668,898 5,538,869 -1,130,029
Immingham Docks 2,202,556 2,381,525 +178,969
London 2,147,359 2,165,571 +18,212
Dover 1,243,547 573,014 -670,533
Felixstowe 1,008,614 750,946 -257,668
ZLC 872,486 694,317 -178,169
Southampton 592,691 767,833 +175,142
Hull 884,689 274,222 -610,467
Middlesbrough 438,804 310,128 -128,676
London Gateway Port 135,367 417,392 +282,025

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 33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Other manufacturing 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 15
2025-10 21
2025-09 14
2025-08 12

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 38
54m+ 16
15m-54m 10
0-1m 9
Other 7

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 700,519
Ireland 442,937
Poland 206,104
United Arab Emirates 149,860
Hungary 141,397

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 353,127 347,392 -5,735
Ireland 263,570 179,367 -84,203
Poland 137,925 68,179 -69,746
United Arab Emirates 67,587 82,273 +14,686
Hungary 67,329 74,068 +6,739
South Korea 67,094 39,039 -28,055
Israel 105,653 0 -105,653
Finland 53,402 36,356 -17,046
China 88,595 0 -88,595
Italy 37,294 44,969 +7,675

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 27,890
XI 10,657
Taiwan 975
China 477

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 14,458 13,432 -1,026
XI 6,236 4,421 -1,815
Taiwan 975 0 -975
China 477 0 -477

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) 1,404,823
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,123,829
Air transport 380,751
Other 45,266

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) 730,437 674,386 -56,051
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 632,004 491,825 -140,179
Air transport 275,581 105,170 -170,411
Other 24,949 20,317 -4,632

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 563,243
Liverpool Docks 419,988
Southampton 416,754
London Gateway Port 387,879
London Heathrow Airport 296,774

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 285,504 277,739 -7,765
Liverpool Docks 352,378 67,610 -284,768
Southampton 91,205 325,549 +234,344
London Gateway Port 220,202 167,677 -52,525
London Heathrow Airport 208,775 87,999 -120,776
Immingham Docks 89,147 122,730 +33,583
Holyhead 103,042 84,564 -18,478
Harwich 48,628 7,101 -41,527
Hull 45,219 7,604 -37,615
Felixstowe 18,995 31,142 +12,147

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