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 347,003
China 321,115
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 298,431 48,572 -249,859
China 91,747 229,368 +137,621
Czechia 64,225 6,865 -57,360
Netherlands 13,432 13,094 -338
Belgium 0 11,687 +11,687
United States 8,596 0 -8,596
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 436,599
Germany 233,863
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 187,777 248,822 +61,045
Germany 204,745 29,118 -175,627
Czechia 64,225 6,865 -57,360
Netherlands 12,518 24,781 +12,263
India 7,999 0 -7,999
United States 7,166 0 -7,166
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 632,417
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 369,359 263,058 -106,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,208 41,594 -58,614
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 271,909
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 242,910 28,999 -213,911
London Heathrow Airport 63,827 180,116 +116,289
East Midlands Airport 60,987 53,943 -7,044
Immingham Docks 75,206 25,983 -49,223
Killingholme 12,518 11,687 -831
Dover 10,824 1,891 -8,933
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 595,674
Japan 569,250
India 93,465
Italy 81,448
Thailand 78,758

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 360,717 234,957 -125,760
Japan 347,480 221,770 -125,710
India 59,918 33,547 -26,371
Italy 38,284 43,164 +4,880
Thailand 43,053 35,705 -7,348
Hungary 62,101 11,658 -50,443
France 51,680 21,062 -30,618
Mauritius 0 71,440 +71,440
United States 0 22,638 +22,638
Spain 17,081 0 -17,081

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 1,673,120
Road transport 23,707

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 963,051 710,069 -252,982
Road transport 23,707 0 -23,707

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 721,393
London Heathrow Airport 566,993
ZLC 253,745
East Midlands Airport 154,696

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 Stansted Airport 430,081 291,312 -138,769
London Heathrow Airport 369,721 197,272 -172,449
ZLC 116,919 136,826 +19,907
East Midlands Airport 70,037 84,659 +14,622

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