Import/export HS code 9950: Small trade transactions within the EU

Used for small trades within the EU, where the total invoice value is less than €1,000 or for small and medium-sized traders

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 £
ZY 27,460,242,663
Ireland 7,552,917
Netherlands 598,216
Italy 458,662
Germany 442,230

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 £
ZY 12,724,693,885 14,735,548,778 +2,010,854,893
Ireland 4,104,982 3,447,935 -657,047
Netherlands 364,543 233,673 -130,870
Italy 240,911 217,751 -23,160
Germany 249,545 192,685 -56,860
Belgium 176,610 127,087 -49,523
Poland 74,358 84,209 +9,851
Sweden 60,092 71,939 +11,847
France 31,794 40,308 +8,514
Spain 12,214 4,842 -7,372

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 £
ZY 27,460,242,663

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 £
ZY 12,724,693,885 14,735,548,778 +2,010,854,893

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 48,760,883,000
Other 9,788,254

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 £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 23,229,966,219 25,530,916,781 +2,300,950,562
Other 5,344,437 4,443,817 -900,620

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZYY 27,460,242,663
QVV 21,300,640,337
000 9,788,254

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 £
ZYY 12,724,693,885 14,735,548,778 +2,010,854,893
QVV 10,505,272,334 10,795,368,003 +290,095,669
000 5,344,437 4,443,817 -900,620

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 £
ZY 9,259,623,045
Ireland 28,260,012
Spain 2,533,328
Portugal 1,473,522
Malta 422,925

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 £
ZY 5,217,351,931 4,042,271,114 -1,175,080,817
Ireland 15,684,616 12,575,396 -3,109,220
Spain 1,336,407 1,196,921 -139,486
Portugal 676,484 797,038 +120,554
Malta 79,751 343,174 +263,423
Germany 298,656 55,920 -242,736
Netherlands 221,631 25,615 -196,016
Italy 172,931 33,201 -139,730
France 159,722 35,652 -124,070
Sweden 97,501 11,675 -85,826

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 £
XI 3,479
Australia 1,118

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 £
XI 3,474 5 -3,469
Australia 1,118 0 -1,118

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 25,740,337,368
Other 34,543,512

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 £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 13,724,973,076 12,015,364,292 -1,709,608,784
Other 19,281,764 15,261,748 -4,020,016

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
QVV 16,480,714,323
ZYY 9,259,623,045
000 34,543,512

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 £
QVV 8,507,621,145 7,973,093,178 -534,527,967
ZYY 5,217,351,931 4,042,271,114 -1,175,080,817
000 19,281,764 15,261,748 -4,020,016

Quick facts

HS code: 9950

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

Description: Used for small trades within the EU, where the total invoice value is less than €1,000 or for small and medium-sized traders