Import/export HS code 6602: Walking sticks and similar items

Includes walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops, and similar products used for support or in sports and leisure activities

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 9,685,284
Czechia 1,417,007
Taiwan 1,149,621
Canada 782,004
Germany 739,503

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 5,609,098 4,076,186 -1,532,912
Czechia 572,281 844,726 +272,445
Taiwan 872,827 276,794 -596,033
Canada 433,554 348,450 -85,104
Germany 316,512 422,991 +106,479
Netherlands 271,599 290,863 +19,264
France 173,642 182,298 +8,656
Spain 152,096 164,764 +12,668
United States 88,141 103,591 +15,450
Pakistan 83,869 38,649 -45,220

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 10,535,097
Taiwan 2,230,762
Czechia 865,390
Canada 779,339
Germany 615,114

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 6,203,357 4,331,740 -1,871,617
Taiwan 1,108,884 1,121,878 +12,994
Czechia 359,551 505,839 +146,288
Canada 433,554 345,785 -87,769
Germany 349,101 266,013 -83,088
Spain 98,034 156,697 +58,663
Pakistan 83,869 38,649 -45,220
Italy 68,589 39,160 -29,429
United States 52,025 51,096 -929
India 47,987 46,631 -1,356

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 20
Greater Manchester 18
Inner London - West 14
West Midlands 10
Inner London - East 8

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
Outer London - West and North West 16 11 -5
Greater Manchester 10 14 +4
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 4 8 +4
Essex 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 6 +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) 9,990,983
Air transport 3,189,594
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,560,109
Other 331,373

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) 5,989,320 4,001,663 -1,987,657
Air transport 1,678,568 1,511,026 -167,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,117,575 1,442,534 +324,959
Other 180,164 151,209 -28,955

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,592,116
Southampton 2,964,619
London Heathrow Airport 1,642,864
Thamesport 1,355,343
Eurotunnel 774,299

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 2,789,621 1,802,495 -987,126
Southampton 2,014,235 950,384 -1,063,851
London Heathrow Airport 792,902 849,962 +57,060
Thamesport 689,987 665,356 -24,631
Eurotunnel 331,140 443,159 +112,019
London Gateway Port 196,978 565,061 +368,083
Birmingham Airport 445,495 292,861 -152,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 146,840 548,041 +401,201
London 286,179 47,120 -239,059
000 180,164 151,209 -28,955

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 88
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 75
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
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
2026-01 23
2025-11 29
2025-10 34
2025-09 40
2025-08 26

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 84
0-1m 36
54m+ 26
15m-54m 24
Other 13

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 £
Ireland 1,235,345
United States 314,811
Netherlands 269,237
Germany 264,465
France 251,926

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 £
Ireland 1,096,782 138,563 -958,219
United States 214,329 100,482 -113,847
Netherlands 128,746 140,491 +11,745
Germany 172,990 91,475 -81,515
France 101,525 150,401 +48,876
Japan 80,464 70,149 -10,315
Guyana 0 129,751 +129,751
Tajikistan 0 110,000 +110,000
South Korea 53,994 28,733 -25,261
United Arab Emirates 37,618 36,540 -1,078

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 £
Ireland 2,833
China 825
Germany 645
Taiwan 639
United States 500

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 £
Ireland 317 2,516 +2,199
China 773 52 -721
Germany 645 0 -645
Taiwan 511 128 -383
United States 0 500 +500
XI 128 0 -128
Italy 28 20 -8

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) 2,017,163
Air transport 1,309,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359,373
Road transport 47,265
Other 6,631

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) 1,447,025 570,138 -876,887
Air transport 665,850 643,313 -22,537
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,789 205,584 +51,795
Road transport 47,265 0 -47,265
Other 2,787 3,844 +1,057

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 956,027
East Midlands Airport 466,688
ZLC 465,051
Dover / Eurotunnel 436,159
London Heathrow Airport 260,487

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 £
Holyhead 884,987 71,040 -813,947
East Midlands Airport 240,152 226,536 -13,616
ZLC 305,578 159,473 -146,105
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,759 221,400 +6,641
London Heathrow Airport 74,917 185,570 +110,653
Dover 130,578 123,518 -7,060
Heysham 121,422 35,195 -86,227
London Gateway Port 14,937 84,851 +69,914
Eurotunnel 13,774 65,292 +51,518
Liverpool Docks 55,046 16,831 -38,215

Quick facts

HS code: 6602

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

Description: Includes walking sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops, and similar products used for support or in sports and leisure activities