Import/export HS code 65061010: Plastic safety headgear

Safety helmets made primarily from plastic materials

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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 £
China 47,353,093
France 18,045,028
Germany 17,393,679
Japan 12,387,614
Viet Nam 12,302,344

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 23,424,739 23,928,354 +503,615
France 8,934,875 9,110,153 +175,278
Germany 8,920,341 8,473,338 -447,003
Japan 5,620,570 6,767,044 +1,146,474
Viet Nam 6,659,987 5,642,357 -1,017,630
Italy 4,056,558 3,948,963 -107,595
Belgium 4,626,036 1,842,894 -2,783,142
Netherlands 3,347,377 2,400,152 -947,225
Taiwan 1,265,662 2,256,608 +990,946
Sweden 1,667,006 1,793,424 +126,418

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 72,889,818
Viet Nam 13,269,311
Japan 12,611,715
Italy 7,187,796
France 6,830,494

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 35,982,597 36,907,221 +924,624
Viet Nam 7,088,924 6,180,387 -908,537
Japan 5,829,656 6,782,059 +952,403
Italy 3,658,494 3,529,302 -129,192
France 3,591,037 3,239,457 -351,580
Turkey 4,404,070 1,470,508 -2,933,562
Germany 2,725,654 2,301,340 -424,314
Portugal 1,554,229 1,658,007 +103,778
Taiwan 1,255,654 1,850,394 +594,740
Poland 1,489,282 1,505,868 +16,586

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 39
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31
Greater Manchester 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24

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
Inner London - West 27 26 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 25 +4
Greater Manchester 16 20 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 18 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 19 +2
West Midlands 14 20 +6
Inner London - East 15 16 +1
West Yorkshire 18 16 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 16 16 +0
Outer London - West and North West 17 12 -5

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,657,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,741,878
Air transport 16,893,653
Other 14,933,325
Road transport 106,147

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,507,283 37,150,697 +3,643,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,066,954 22,674,924 -1,392,030
Air transport 7,970,905 8,922,748 +951,843
Other 9,848,229 5,085,096 -4,763,133
Road transport 96,692 9,455 -87,237

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 33,420,133
Southampton 19,248,110
Dover 17,695,850
000 14,933,325
Eurotunnel 14,570,688

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 £
Felixstowe 16,140,458 17,279,675 +1,139,217
Southampton 9,650,900 9,597,210 -53,690
Dover 7,954,859 9,740,991 +1,786,132
000 9,848,229 5,085,096 -4,763,133
Eurotunnel 8,672,001 5,898,687 -2,773,314
London Gateway Port 5,106,151 6,307,573 +1,201,422
London Heathrow Airport 2,418,162 2,838,510 +420,348
Immingham Docks 2,075,102 3,134,568 +1,059,466
East Midlands Airport 1,560,839 2,426,961 +866,122
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,613,238 1,047,561 -1,565,677

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 188
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 157
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33
Other manufacturing 28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 131
2025-10 153
2025-09 142
2025-08 132
2025-07 156

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 237
54m+ 130
0-1m 94
15m-54m 65
Other 36

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 7,675,215
United States 5,769,206
Ireland 5,100,595
Netherlands 4,395,400
Sweden 3,621,857

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 3,962,973 3,712,242 -250,731
United States 4,333,557 1,435,649 -2,897,908
Ireland 2,528,693 2,571,902 +43,209
Netherlands 2,717,216 1,678,184 -1,039,032
Sweden 3,237,336 384,521 -2,852,815
Poland 195,106 3,221,802 +3,026,696
France 1,100,303 809,246 -291,057
United Arab Emirates 992,239 467,178 -525,061
Egypt 35,911 1,363,071 +1,327,160
Switzerland 85,238 1,003,315 +918,077

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 £
China 311,173
XI 221,260
Switzerland 84,414
France 32,002
Portugal 24,491

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 £
China 161,622 149,551 -12,071
XI 66,062 155,198 +89,136
Switzerland 45,299 39,115 -6,184
France 25,367 6,635 -18,732
Portugal 16,067 8,424 -7,643
Germany 22,239 246 -21,993
Ireland 9,845 3,924 -5,921
XU 5,463 3,497 -1,966
Sweden 2,601 2,787 +186
Netherlands 2,720 1,529 -1,191

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) 26,409,068
Air transport 11,270,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,643,688
Other 746,402
Road transport 48,501

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) 11,725,389 14,683,679 +2,958,290
Air transport 6,629,171 4,640,836 -1,988,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,236,022 3,407,666 -3,828,356
Other 366,591 379,811 +13,220
Road transport 48,501 0 -48,501

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,846,160
Immingham Docks 3,664,445
Felixstowe 3,661,187
East Midlands Airport 3,460,663
London Heathrow Airport 3,342,582

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,094,850 8,751,310 +1,656,460
Immingham Docks 3,272,414 392,031 -2,880,383
Felixstowe 943,139 2,718,048 +1,774,909
East Midlands Airport 1,998,940 1,461,723 -537,217
London Heathrow Airport 2,011,846 1,330,736 -681,110
Dover 2,131,198 935,499 -1,195,699
London Gateway Port 2,279,281 642,867 -1,636,414
Holyhead 846,324 1,472,395 +626,071
Southampton 299,250 2,017,628 +1,718,378
Liverpool Docks 1,437,790 737,153 -700,637

Quick facts

HS code: 65061010

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

Description: Safety helmets made primarily from plastic materials