Import/export HS code 650691: Headgear made of rubber or plastic

Non-safety headgear, such as rain hats or shower caps, made from rubber or plastic

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 6,512,018
Netherlands 1,454,209
Malaysia 547,455
United States 504,071
France 377,918

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 2,985,248 3,526,770 +541,522
Netherlands 655,477 798,732 +143,255
Malaysia 301,572 245,883 -55,689
United States 319,939 184,132 -135,807
France 205,774 172,144 -33,630
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 156,066 66,622 -89,444
Spain 99,045 108,879 +9,834
Italy 76,328 83,896 +7,568
Cambodia 47,247 98,207 +50,960
Canada 41,791 82,904 +41,113

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 7,244,842
United States 2,102,231
Malaysia 599,838
Cambodia 239,918
Spain 148,845

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 3,446,016 3,798,826 +352,810
United States 1,003,173 1,099,058 +95,885
Malaysia 349,239 250,599 -98,640
Cambodia 68,139 171,779 +103,640
Spain 65,393 83,452 +18,059
Mexico 48,572 64,217 +15,645
Taiwan 51,138 47,259 -3,879
Turkey 15,531 56,098 +40,567
Bangladesh 27,507 31,264 +3,757
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 28,377 21,974 -6,403

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Outer London - West and North West 11

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 12 17 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 11 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 8 +4
Greater Manchester 2 8 +6
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 4 -3
West Midlands 8 4 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2

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) 6,442,778
Air transport 2,816,360
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,037,503
Other 668,484
Road transport 8,729

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) 2,954,730 3,488,048 +533,318
Air transport 1,257,225 1,559,135 +301,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 631,746 405,757 -225,989
Other 410,226 258,258 -151,968
Road transport 5,229 3,500 -1,729

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,412,481
East Midlands Airport 1,472,471
Southampton 1,122,844
London Gateway Port 773,544
499 727,467

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 1,863,787 1,548,694 -315,093
East Midlands Airport 620,048 852,423 +232,375
Southampton 638,128 484,716 -153,412
London Gateway Port 310,906 462,638 +151,732
499 37,152 690,315 +653,163
000 410,226 258,258 -151,968
London Heathrow Airport 229,170 279,182 +50,012
London Stansted Airport 203,853 249,188 +45,335
Liverpool Docks 158,220 208,451 +50,231
Dover 90,112 150,148 +60,036

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 85
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 66
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 24
2025-09 30
2025-08 37
2025-07 33

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 82
54m+ 50
0-1m 35
15m-54m 25
Other 17

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 2,658,091
United States 2,086,741
Belgium 299,556
Ireland 283,342
Japan 278,759

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 1,852,408 805,683 -1,046,725
United States 1,877,939 208,802 -1,669,137
Belgium 201,903 97,653 -104,250
Ireland 186,772 96,570 -90,202
Japan 253,751 25,008 -228,743
Netherlands 141,082 16,198 -124,884
France 114,965 35,845 -79,120
Italy 107,115 14,024 -93,091
Poland 62,742 48,175 -14,567
Brazil 67,550 0 -67,550

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 88,833
XI 10,941
Taiwan 3,331
XU 1,388
Cambodia 844

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 65,924 22,909 -43,015
XI 5,825 5,116 -709
Taiwan 1,282 2,049 +767
XU 760 628 -132
Cambodia 439 405 -34
Poland 0 413 +413
United States 60 0 -60

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) 3,669,985
Air transport 2,757,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 284,997
Other 105,810
Road transport 6,917

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) 2,594,953 1,075,032 -1,519,921
Air transport 2,413,269 343,897 -2,069,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 254,887 30,110 -224,777
Other 74,290 31,520 -42,770
Road transport 6,917 0 -6,917

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,455,158
Manchester Airport 1,387,872
London Heathrow Airport 398,853
East Midlands Airport 363,973
London Stansted Airport 346,082

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 2,467,998 987,160 -1,480,838
Manchester Airport 1,342,272 45,600 -1,296,672
London Heathrow Airport 254,773 144,080 -110,693
East Midlands Airport 274,442 89,531 -184,911
London Stansted Airport 315,983 30,099 -285,884
ZLC 224,343 31,816 -192,527
Southampton 130,225 14,186 -116,039
000 74,290 31,520 -42,770
Holyhead 42,417 52,923 +10,506
London Gateway Port 63,889 3,600 -60,289

Quick facts

HS code: 650691

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

Description: Non-safety headgear, such as rain hats or shower caps, made from rubber or plastic