Import/export HS code 050290: Various brush-making hair

Covers other types of hair used for making brushes, not including pig, hog, or boar hair

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 396,149
China 313,956
Czechia 71,090
Netherlands 26,526
Belgium 11,687

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 332,759 63,390 -269,369
China 63,652 250,304 +186,652
Czechia 64,225 6,865 -57,360
Netherlands 13,432 13,094 -338
Belgium 0 11,687 +11,687
United States 6,920 1,676 -5,244
India 7,999 0 -7,999
Italy 0 1,212 +1,212

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 429,440
Germany 283,009
Czechia 71,090
Netherlands 37,299
India 7,999

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 144,864 284,576 +139,712
Germany 253,891 29,118 -224,773
Czechia 64,225 6,865 -57,360
Netherlands 12,518 24,781 +12,263
India 7,999 0 -7,999
United States 5,490 1,676 -3,814
Greece 0 1,212 +1,212

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 674,404
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 141,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,009

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 £
Air transport 388,734 285,670 -103,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,390 56,412 -28,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,863 6,146 -8,717

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 313,896
London Heathrow Airport 243,943
East Midlands Airport 114,930
Immingham Docks 101,189
Killingholme 24,205

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 £
London Stansted Airport 290,380 23,516 -266,864
London Heathrow Airport 47,852 196,091 +148,239
East Midlands Airport 48,867 66,063 +17,196
Immingham Docks 62,237 38,952 -23,285
Killingholme 12,518 11,687 -831
Dover 8,975 3,740 -5,235
London 11,590 0 -11,590
Thamesport 1,431 3,853 +2,422
Eurotunnel 2,588 2,033 -555
Felixstowe 0 2,293 +2,293

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-08 1
2024-04 1

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Company Months traded
G.B. KENT & SONS PLC 7

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 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 £
Germany 701,237
Japan 683,755
India 99,128
Italy 86,689
Thailand 84,857

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 £
Germany 419,820 281,417 -138,403
Japan 369,983 313,772 -56,211
India 69,909 29,219 -40,690
Italy 44,515 42,174 -2,341
Thailand 37,948 46,909 +8,961
France 54,013 20,076 -33,937
Hungary 62,101 11,658 -50,443
Mauritius 0 71,440 +71,440
Poland 18,326 11,143 -7,183
United States 999 22,638 +21,639

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,893,520
Road transport 60,139

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 £
Air transport 1,043,074 850,446 -192,628
Road transport 60,139 0 -60,139

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 707,800
London Stansted Airport 699,936
East Midlands Airport 277,555
ZLC 268,368

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 450,758 257,042 -193,716
London Stansted Airport 314,085 385,851 +71,766
East Midlands Airport 195,881 81,674 -114,207
ZLC 142,489 125,879 -16,610

Quick facts

HS code: 050290

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

Description: Covers other types of hair used for making brushes, not including pig, hog, or boar hair