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 5,586,036
Germany 5,408,985
Taiwan 1,295,938
Poland 537,715
Turkey 468,006

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 2,715,986 2,870,050 +154,064
Germany 2,684,831 2,724,154 +39,323
Taiwan 279,104 1,016,834 +737,730
Poland 300,692 237,023 -63,669
Turkey 340,487 127,519 -212,968
France 242,878 191,114 -51,764
Netherlands 84,413 98,249 +13,836
Italy 88,524 89,890 +1,366
Ireland 45,432 77,617 +32,185
Spain 61,922 56,414 -5,508

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 7,226,033
Czechia 3,794,797
Taiwan 774,019
Poland 533,371
Turkey 458,696

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 3,237,156 3,988,877 +751,721
Czechia 2,002,540 1,792,257 -210,283
Taiwan 256,935 517,084 +260,149
Poland 303,041 230,330 -72,711
Turkey 326,912 131,784 -195,128
Sweden 202,941 228,096 +25,155
Tunisia 171,340 87,870 -83,470
Italy 121,528 124,607 +3,079
United States 99,114 116,928 +17,814
United Kingdom 69,442 124,772 +55,330

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7
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
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
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) 6,828,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,267,184
Air transport 985,546
Other 563,593
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) 3,520,625 3,308,101 -212,524
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,740,155 3,527,029 +786,874
Air transport 442,343 543,203 +100,860
Other 342,526 221,067 -121,459
Road transport 32,293 38,425 +6,132

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,404,813
Felixstowe 3,440,526
Southampton 1,341,440
London Gateway Port 1,011,267
Eurotunnel 841,804

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 2,738,704 2,666,109 -72,595
Felixstowe 1,853,186 1,587,340 -265,846
Southampton 679,227 662,213 -17,014
London Gateway Port 103,426 907,841 +804,415
Eurotunnel 395,325 446,479 +51,154
000 342,526 221,067 -121,459
London Heathrow Airport 190,417 282,821 +92,404
Belfast Port 43,704 267,995 +224,291
Dover / Eurotunnel 239,239 11,985 -227,254
London Stansted Airport 112,630 118,277 +5,647

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 66
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Other manufacturing 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 24
2025-10 24
2025-09 27
2025-08 18
2025-07 27

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 47
54m+ 41
15m-54m 21
Other 13
0-1m 11

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 42,943,540
South Africa 3,438,276
Poland 2,951,486
Turkey 1,215,042
France 1,138,521

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 21,212,184 21,731,356 +519,172
South Africa 2,426,306 1,011,970 -1,414,336
Poland 1,727,999 1,223,487 -504,512
Turkey 5,509 1,209,533 +1,204,024
France 127,524 1,010,997 +883,473
Ireland 133,428 173,822 +40,394
Morocco 100,877 205,433 +104,556
Netherlands 104,021 177,933 +73,912
United States 39,774 114,431 +74,657
United Arab Emirates 83,300 52,254 -31,046

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 112,771
China 39,682
Germany 39,656
Tunisia 1,041
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 61,420 51,351 -10,069
China 18,566 21,116 +2,550
Germany 21,672 17,984 -3,688
Tunisia 384 657 +273
XI 560 300 -260
XU 490 134 -356
Indonesia 414 72 -342
Ireland 17 424 +407
Viet Nam 0 404 +404
Poland 0 400 +400

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) 38,262,391
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,866,977
Air transport 684,426
Other 196,661

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) 12,816,080 25,446,311 +12,630,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,323,692 1,543,285 -11,780,407
Air transport 453,590 230,836 -222,754
Other 103,795 92,866 -10,929

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 43,147,055
Felixstowe 2,504,017
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,429,526
Harwich 1,851,956
London Gateway Port 1,377,080

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 21,040,109 22,106,946 +1,066,837
Felixstowe 2,345,407 158,610 -2,186,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 327,297 2,102,229 +1,774,932
Harwich 1,520,177 331,779 -1,188,398
London Gateway Port 335,959 1,041,121 +705,162
Hull 256,826 240,711 -16,115
ZLC 122,235 219,236 +97,001
Eurotunnel 4,773 310,077 +305,304
London Heathrow Airport 207,810 85,747 -122,063
London 90,882 149,044 +58,162

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