Import/export HS code 330520: Hair styling products for curling or straightening

Products used to permanently wave or straighten hair, such as perms or relaxers

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* 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 £
Spain 938,722
South Korea 920,735
Germany 894,124
United States 893,364
Italy 604,080

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 £
Spain 519,483 419,239 -100,244
South Korea 514,500 406,235 -108,265
Germany 555,758 338,366 -217,392
United States 572,704 320,660 -252,044
Italy 339,267 264,813 -74,454
Netherlands 219,370 282,976 +63,606
South Africa 169,175 108,726 -60,449
China 64,175 175,293 +111,118
France 126,130 24,752 -101,378
Australia 22,020 118,519 +96,499

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 States 977,832
Spain 947,257
South Korea 889,999
South Africa 608,861
France 513,790

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 States 579,685 398,147 -181,538
Spain 521,873 425,384 -96,489
South Korea 481,598 408,401 -73,197
South Africa 335,508 273,353 -62,155
France 352,667 161,123 -191,544
Germany 276,935 201,735 -75,200
Italy 266,255 167,315 -98,940
China 115,747 181,697 +65,950
United Kingdom 148,579 2,181 -146,398
Australia 20,994 121,099 +100,105

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Inner London - West 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - East and North East 6

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 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2

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) 3,038,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,625,536
Air transport 916,268
Other 38,240
Road transport 9,687

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) 1,683,728 1,355,159 -328,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,413,322 1,212,214 -201,108
Air transport 447,231 469,037 +21,806
Other 354 37,886 +37,532
Road transport 0 9,687 +9,687

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,299,728
Southampton 1,137,117
Eurotunnel 1,110,768
London Gateway Port 676,283
London Heathrow Airport 542,678

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 £
Dover 829,415 470,313 -359,102
Southampton 486,137 650,980 +164,843
Eurotunnel 448,803 661,965 +213,162
London Gateway Port 413,127 263,156 -149,971
London Heathrow Airport 284,854 257,824 -27,030
Felixstowe 137,678 157,218 +19,540
Immingham Docks 206,765 23,051 -183,714
Poole 133,411 36,988 -96,423
Liverpool Docks 133,885 21,516 -112,369
East Midlands Airport 51,851 83,273 +31,422

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Other personal service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 23
2025-09 20
2025-08 22
2025-07 17

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 34
0-1m 32
54m+ 12
15m-54m 8
Other 5

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 2,034,579
Ireland 538,990
France 285,243
Netherlands 278,029
Norway 182,284

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 1,108,110 926,469 -181,641
Ireland 207,867 331,123 +123,256
France 68,839 216,404 +147,565
Netherlands 155,661 122,368 -33,293
Norway 154,584 27,700 -126,884
Belgium 69,424 92,942 +23,518
Taiwan 117,097 36,408 -80,689
Ghana 110,493 10,819 -99,674
Germany 39,926 59,783 +19,857
Australia 59,114 17,048 -42,066

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 £
Belgium 2,351
XI 1,588
China 857

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 £
Belgium 2,351 0 -2,351
XI 0 1,588 +1,588
China 857 0 -857

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) 2,328,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,535,824
Air transport 333,142
Other 4,796
Road transport 1,723

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) 1,395,176 933,368 -461,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 650,351 885,473 +235,122
Air transport 164,643 168,499 +3,856
Other 3,208 1,588 -1,620
Road transport 1,723 0 -1,723

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,242,292
Southampton 832,080
Dover / Eurotunnel 660,813
Immingham Docks 262,128
Holyhead 247,729

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,051,993 190,299 -861,694
Southampton 118,126 713,954 +595,828
Dover / Eurotunnel 221,417 439,396 +217,979
Immingham Docks 152,598 109,530 -43,068
Holyhead 75,076 172,653 +97,577
East Midlands Airport 100,581 72,594 -27,987
Harwich 99,974 52,215 -47,759
Heysham 78,581 70,923 -7,658
Dover 112,787 9,603 -103,184
London Heathrow Airport 43,636 64,698 +21,062

Quick facts

HS code: 330520

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

Description: Products used to permanently wave or straighten hair, such as perms or relaxers