Import/export HS code 9919: Personal belongings for special occasions

Includes wedding trousseaux, household items for newlyweds, inherited personal items, school outfits, and educational materials for students

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 £
Ireland 2,995,130
France 1,547,520
United States 540,487
Israel 424,571
Thailand 389,856

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 £
Ireland 1,747,045 1,248,085 -498,960
France 908,135 639,385 -268,750
United States 320,240 220,247 -99,993
Israel 246,576 177,995 -68,581
Thailand 65,115 324,741 +259,626
Denmark 77,024 266,195 +189,171
Singapore 7,301 160,324 +153,023
Canada 93,635 37,721 -55,914
China 27,882 100,427 +72,545
Brunei Darussalam 80,000 46,711 -33,289

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 £
United Kingdom 2,884,676
France 1,837,359
United States 577,877
Israel 446,874
Thailand 391,358

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 £
United Kingdom 1,691,635 1,193,041 -498,594
France 973,821 863,538 -110,283
United States 346,949 230,928 -116,021
Israel 251,576 195,298 -56,278
Thailand 65,115 326,243 +261,128
China 37,847 243,134 +205,287
Canada 72,492 30,174 -42,318
India 6,721 94,808 +88,087
Brunei Darussalam 80,000 12,811 -67,189
Germany 79,827 12,893 -66,934

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - West 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Merseyside 1
North Eastern Scotland 1

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 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 1 0 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 0 -1
West Midlands 0 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) 4,602,905
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,656,317
Air transport 580,285
Road transport 9,047

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) 2,619,773 1,983,132 -636,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,248,742 1,407,575 +158,833
Air transport 311,196 269,089 -42,107
Road transport 1,631 7,416 +5,785

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,401,895
Portsmouth 1,173,204
London Gateway Port 682,596
Fishguard 580,795
Felixstowe 555,980

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 £
Holyhead 1,384,510 1,017,385 -367,125
Portsmouth 726,932 446,272 -280,660
London Gateway Port 436,295 246,301 -189,994
Fishguard 350,095 230,700 -119,395
Felixstowe 106,034 449,946 +343,912
Southampton 196,087 334,130 +138,043
London Heathrow Airport 224,084 239,589 +15,505
Newhaven 219,132 175,729 -43,403
Immingham Docks 75,832 270,695 +194,863
Eurotunnel 104,560 55,815 -48,745

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
3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Food and beverage service activities
1
Land transport and transport via pipelines
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2025-09 2
2025-03 2
2025-01 3
2024-12 2

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
54m+ 3
0-1m 2
1m-15m 2
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
India 15,833,357
Nigeria 6,013,760
Ireland 4,444,627
Qatar 2,724,157
Jamaica 2,455,600

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 £
India 9,391,719 6,441,638 -2,950,081
Nigeria 935,283 5,078,477 +4,143,194
Ireland 2,804,601 1,640,026 -1,164,575
Qatar 2,318,341 405,816 -1,912,525
Jamaica 1,352,058 1,103,542 -248,516
Uganda 1,325,882 915,048 -410,834
United Arab Emirates 1,044,414 849,644 -194,770
Malaysia 1,210,661 131,020 -1,079,641
XK 1,321,116 0 -1,321,116
Saint Kitts and Nevis 673,228 424,450 -248,778

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) 24,795,826
Air transport 22,636,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,412,382
Rail transport 33,330

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) 13,107,751 11,688,075 -1,419,676
Air transport 13,798,780 8,837,426 -4,961,354
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,752,252 2,660,130 -2,092,122
Rail transport 0 33,330 +33,330

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 22,214,604
London Gateway Port 12,351,966
London 6,076,262
Holyhead 2,741,675
Felixstowe 2,634,249

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 13,701,476 8,513,128 -5,188,348
London Gateway Port 7,638,090 4,713,876 -2,924,214
London 1,085,149 4,991,113 +3,905,964
Holyhead 1,765,323 976,352 -788,971
Felixstowe 2,400,898 233,351 -2,167,547
Portsmouth 931,714 1,026,975 +95,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 895,903 582,592 -313,311
Southampton 916,826 402,378 -514,448
Fishguard 550,095 235,632 -314,463
Liverpool Docks 402,718 269,011 -133,707

Quick facts

HS code: 9919

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

Description: Includes wedding trousseaux, household items for newlyweds, inherited personal items, school outfits, and educational materials for students