Import/export HS code 63079093: Filtering facepieces and masks

Respiratory masks like FFP2 or FFP3, designed to protect against particles and dust

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 £
China 5,772,541
Germany 5,374,429
Taiwan 1,300,258
Poland 555,525
Turkey 486,515

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 £
China 2,700,654 3,071,887 +371,233
Germany 2,689,721 2,684,708 -5,013
Taiwan 311,885 988,373 +676,488
Poland 339,398 216,127 -123,271
Turkey 362,336 124,179 -238,157
France 241,245 142,681 -98,564
Italy 97,303 88,372 -8,931
Netherlands 87,762 94,054 +6,292
Spain 62,179 68,591 +6,412
Ireland 80,173 41,730 -38,443

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 7,430,177
Czechia 3,736,826
Taiwan 762,386
Poland 553,254
Turkey 477,205

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 3,289,380 4,140,797 +851,417
Czechia 1,896,532 1,840,294 -56,238
Taiwan 291,950 470,436 +178,486
Poland 325,936 227,318 -98,618
Turkey 348,761 128,444 -220,317
Sweden 256,518 179,313 -77,205
Italy 133,010 124,854 -8,156
Tunisia 139,451 87,870 -51,581
United States 101,803 118,705 +16,902
United Kingdom 122,104 72,110 -49,994

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Midlands 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - West 8
Inner London - 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 3 7 +4
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Essex 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 2 4 +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) 6,755,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,492,609
Air transport 1,070,599
Other 528,376
Road transport 70,718

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) 3,628,245 3,127,674 -500,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,785,319 3,707,290 +921,971
Air transport 460,034 610,565 +150,531
Other 313,836 214,540 -99,296
Road transport 37,261 33,457 -3,804

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,376,801
Felixstowe 3,460,758
Southampton 1,452,335
London Gateway Port 1,058,916
Eurotunnel 843,322

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 2,747,254 2,629,547 -117,707
Felixstowe 1,850,508 1,610,250 -240,258
Southampton 700,010 752,325 +52,315
London Gateway Port 100,243 958,673 +858,430
Eurotunnel 486,359 356,963 -129,396
London Heathrow Airport 193,241 353,137 +159,896
000 313,836 214,540 -99,296
Belfast Port 77,077 234,622 +157,545
London Stansted Airport 114,334 119,232 +4,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 207,350 11,985 -195,365

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 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Other manufacturing 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 24
2025-10 24
2025-09 27
2025-08 18

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 50
54m+ 40
15m-54m 22
Other 13
0-1m 12

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 42,966,890
South Africa 3,540,030
Poland 2,914,931
Turkey 1,343,498
France 1,125,110

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 20,628,706 22,338,184 +1,709,478
South Africa 2,339,773 1,200,257 -1,139,516
Poland 1,729,797 1,185,134 -544,663
Turkey 104,491 1,239,007 +1,134,516
France 115,805 1,009,305 +893,500
Ireland 123,958 197,587 +73,629
Morocco 105,080 201,230 +96,150
Netherlands 114,995 164,544 +49,549
United States 55,455 108,379 +52,924
United Arab Emirates 86,095 49,459 -36,636

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 £
Switzerland 108,864
China 39,551
Germany 35,826
Tunisia 1,014
XI 860

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 £
Switzerland 53,727 55,137 +1,410
China 20,073 19,478 -595
Germany 20,651 15,175 -5,476
Tunisia 393 621 +228
XI 582 278 -304
Indonesia 486 0 -486
Ireland 17 424 +407
Viet Nam 0 404 +404
Poland 0 400 +400
Nicaragua 233 0 -233

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,339,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,947,616
Air transport 708,012
Other 188,766

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,300,881 26,039,074 +11,738,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,255,153 1,692,463 -9,562,690
Air transport 475,314 232,698 -242,616
Other 96,747 92,019 -4,728

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 43,423,509
Felixstowe 2,494,710
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,449,549
Harwich 1,567,115
London Gateway Port 1,478,834

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 £
Middlesbrough 20,837,451 22,586,058 +1,748,607
Felixstowe 2,335,788 158,922 -2,176,866
Dover / Eurotunnel 257,449 2,192,100 +1,934,651
Harwich 1,112,131 454,984 -657,147
London Gateway Port 261,370 1,217,464 +956,094
Hull 317,472 213,457 -104,015
ZLC 232,947 125,180 -107,767
Eurotunnel 4,773 310,077 +305,304
London Heathrow Airport 210,471 85,125 -125,346
London 116,796 124,375 +7,579

Quick facts

HS code: 63079093

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

Description: Respiratory masks like FFP2 or FFP3, designed to protect against particles and dust