Import/export HS code 6507: Headgear parts like headbands, hat frames, and chinstraps

Includes all types of hat accessories such as linings, covers, hat foundations, and peaks, used for making or repairing hats

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 £
United States 11,827,018
China 9,156,628
Germany 6,899,114
Italy 2,707,753
Spain 2,004,617

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 £
United States 8,418,887 3,408,131 -5,010,756
China 5,760,861 3,395,767 -2,365,094
Germany 4,335,036 2,564,078 -1,770,958
Italy 1,227,428 1,480,325 +252,897
Spain 1,176,633 827,984 -348,649
Bulgaria 503,929 1,135,413 +631,484
Canada 607,265 31,014 -576,251
South Korea 4,543 626,685 +622,142
India 432,250 158,182 -274,068
Netherlands 446,111 132,291 -313,820

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 11,689,658
United States 9,449,912
United Kingdom 7,874,870
Italy 2,173,387
Bulgaria 1,850,137

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 7,612,068 4,077,590 -3,534,478
United States 5,977,320 3,472,592 -2,504,728
United Kingdom 5,027,994 2,846,876 -2,181,118
Italy 978,743 1,194,644 +215,901
Bulgaria 710,104 1,140,033 +429,929
Israel 1,138,576 16,089 -1,122,487
Canada 1,040,103 87,703 -952,400
India 436,323 153,484 -282,839
South Korea 4,543 467,709 +463,166
Thailand 254,063 176,330 -77,733

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 52
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Greater Manchester 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 22
Inner London - East 21

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 31 29 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 13 -9
Greater Manchester 19 21 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 16 +3
Inner London - East 15 14 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 10 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 5 -6
West Midlands 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 23,203,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,707,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,948,106
Other 1,357,336
Road transport 2,129

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 £
Air transport 14,280,513 8,923,414 -5,357,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,998,143 3,709,279 -4,288,864
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,583,896 2,364,210 +780,314
Other 1,255,810 101,526 -1,154,284
Road transport 2,129 0 -2,129

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 12,053,863
Manchester Airport 4,965,305
Felixstowe 3,759,527
Southampton 3,028,342
Liverpool Docks 2,688,976

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 8,450,608 3,603,255 -4,847,353
Manchester Airport 2,656,935 2,308,370 -348,565
Felixstowe 2,552,531 1,206,996 -1,345,535
Southampton 2,224,091 804,251 -1,419,840
Liverpool Docks 2,519,908 169,068 -2,350,840
Dover 885,663 1,718,181 +832,518
London Stansted Airport 1,114,793 1,110,795 -3,998
East Midlands Airport 1,222,281 956,702 -265,579
London Gateway Port 643,658 1,267,064 +623,406
000 1,255,810 101,526 -1,154,284

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 126
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 116
Manufacture of wearing apparel 22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 52
2025-11 67
2025-10 71
2025-09 62
2025-08 48

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 167
54m+ 77
0-1m 57
15m-54m 47
Other 29

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 8,487,934
Germany 7,222,395
Poland 7,086,096
Spain 1,388,122
Italy 1,375,691

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 4,687,448 3,800,486 -886,962
Germany 3,598,936 3,623,459 +24,523
Poland 24,618 7,061,478 +7,036,860
Spain 985,124 402,998 -582,126
Italy 828,809 546,882 -281,927
France 255,722 770,703 +514,981
Netherlands 474,317 508,002 +33,685
Ireland 205,983 380,182 +174,199
Australia 260,690 81,898 -178,792
United Arab Emirates 10,190 244,872 +234,682

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 £
XI 403,505
France 20,828
China 17,415
Switzerland 1,378
Cambodia 1,068

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 £
XI 200 403,305 +403,105
France 11,199 9,629 -1,570
China 6,816 10,599 +3,783
Switzerland 1,378 0 -1,378
Cambodia 743 325 -418
Italy 554 283 -271
Austria 381 0 -381
United States 106 31 -75
Czechia 0 49 +49
Belgium 18 0 -18

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 16,093,031
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,625,355
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,117,085
Other 448,031
Road transport 34,961

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 £
Air transport 9,670,118 6,422,913 -3,247,205
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,235,057 11,390,298 +9,155,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 533,114 583,971 +50,857
Other 22,647 425,384 +402,737
Road transport 34,961 0 -34,961

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,278,195
London Heathrow Airport 7,102,941
ZLC 3,597,049
London Stansted Airport 2,140,465
East Midlands Airport 1,312,763

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 1,542,943 8,735,252 +7,192,309
London Heathrow Airport 5,458,267 1,644,674 -3,813,593
ZLC 2,477,712 1,119,337 -1,358,375
London Stansted Airport 711,900 1,428,565 +716,665
East Midlands Airport 466,852 845,911 +379,059
Manchester Airport 316,481 912,990 +596,509
Felixstowe 145,094 754,088 +608,994
Portsmouth 18,031 739,831 +721,800
Dover 420,872 302,571 -118,301
Immingham Docks 117,039 374,412 +257,373

Quick facts

HS code: 6507

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

Description: Includes all types of hat accessories such as linings, covers, hat foundations, and peaks, used for making or repairing hats