Import/export HS code 6704: Wigs and hair accessories

Includes wigs, false beards, eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair switches made from human hair, animal hair, or textiles. Also covers human hair products not listed elsewhere

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 177,416,243
Indonesia 12,829,816
United States 10,858,599
Senegal 8,048,053
Germany 5,503,661

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 92,594,718 84,821,525 -7,773,193
Indonesia 8,101,939 4,727,877 -3,374,062
United States 6,200,999 4,657,600 -1,543,399
Senegal 3,454,085 4,593,968 +1,139,883
Germany 2,673,638 2,830,023 +156,385
Bangladesh 2,634,753 2,471,264 -163,489
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,759,930 2,070,557 -689,373
Kenya 2,457,126 1,706,846 -750,280
Nigeria 1,761,005 1,434,131 -326,874
Viet Nam 1,324,145 593,244 -730,901

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 187,759,918
Indonesia 19,893,394
Senegal 8,048,053
Bangladesh 5,507,376
Kenya 4,165,016

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 98,373,913 89,386,005 -8,987,908
Indonesia 11,714,633 8,178,761 -3,535,872
Senegal 3,454,085 4,593,968 +1,139,883
Bangladesh 2,707,834 2,799,542 +91,708
Kenya 2,457,126 1,707,890 -749,236
Nigeria 1,763,516 1,434,131 -329,385
Thailand 1,600,819 1,331,832 -268,987
United States 1,565,969 868,548 -697,421
Viet Nam 1,373,213 661,764 -711,449
South Korea 743,293 400,381 -342,912

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 54
Greater Manchester 38
Outer London - West and North West 26
Essex 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 41 31 -10
Greater Manchester 29 23 -6
Outer London - West and North West 24 15 -9
Essex 18 17 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 13 -5
Inner London - East 14 12 -2
West Midlands 11 15 +4
West Yorkshire 14 12 -2
Outer London - East and North East 11 11 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 10 -3

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 149,313,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 88,010,871
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,211,427
Other 376,552
Road transport 61,146

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 73,648,778 75,664,757 +2,015,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,210,877 35,799,994 -16,410,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,210,388 2,001,039 -209,349
Other 300,528 76,024 -224,504
Road transport 57,027 4,119 -52,908

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 52,590,586
London Heathrow Airport 41,808,599
Felixstowe 38,506,307
Southampton 21,019,345
London Stansted Airport 18,126,176

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 £
East Midlands Airport 23,267,417 29,323,169 +6,055,752
London Heathrow Airport 21,773,128 20,035,471 -1,737,657
Felixstowe 25,099,345 13,406,962 -11,692,383
Southampton 13,310,915 7,708,430 -5,602,485
London Stansted Airport 8,404,193 9,721,983 +1,317,790
Manchester Airport 6,753,362 9,600,688 +2,847,326
London Gateway Port 7,484,123 8,540,971 +1,056,848
Leeds Bradford Airport 9,759,727 155,511 -9,604,216
Thamesport 4,553,570 2,297,526 -2,256,044
Birmingham Airport 1,819,958 4,840,196 +3,020,238

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 173
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 130
Other personal service activities 64
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 86
2025-10 101
2025-09 96
2025-08 100

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 166
0-1m 133
54m+ 66
15m-54m 34
Other 22

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 £
France 11,941,054
Netherlands 6,421,781
Germany 5,785,849
China 5,289,350
United States 3,228,135

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 £
France 5,929,182 6,011,872 +82,690
Netherlands 3,309,996 3,111,785 -198,211
Germany 2,708,508 3,077,341 +368,833
China 2,539,004 2,750,346 +211,342
United States 1,822,230 1,405,905 -416,325
Belgium 1,484,574 1,471,444 -13,130
Denmark 1,435,430 1,188,478 -246,952
Ireland 1,317,289 762,417 -554,872
United Arab Emirates 902,729 855,895 -46,834
Italy 837,136 563,891 -273,245

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 87,305
Indonesia 16,105
India 3,285
South Korea 2,345
United States 834

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 48,124 39,181 -8,943
Indonesia 16,105 0 -16,105
India 3,285 0 -3,285
South Korea 2,345 0 -2,345
United States 834 0 -834
Sri Lanka 235 0 -235
Ireland 228 0 -228
Viet Nam 33 0 -33

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) 33,952,184
Air transport 15,155,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,117,059
Other 111,828
Road transport 30,590

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) 17,118,590 16,833,594 -284,996
Air transport 8,659,435 6,496,028 -2,163,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,325,497 2,791,562 -533,935
Other 71,275 40,553 -30,722
Road transport 30,590 0 -30,590

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,792,538
East Midlands Airport 8,930,883
Felixstowe 3,917,302
Immingham Docks 3,695,082
London Heathrow Airport 3,193,551

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 12,492,330 11,300,208 -1,192,122
East Midlands Airport 5,127,492 3,803,391 -1,324,101
Felixstowe 1,818,251 2,099,051 +280,800
Immingham Docks 1,978,922 1,716,160 -262,762
London Heathrow Airport 1,488,124 1,705,427 +217,303
Dover 1,226,569 1,466,672 +240,103
Southampton 663,952 773,115 +109,163
London 699,852 642,773 -57,079
London Stansted Airport 714,056 546,827 -167,229
ZLC 829,405 353,958 -475,447

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6704

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

Description: Includes wigs, false beards, eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair switches made from human hair, animal hair, or textiles. Also covers human hair products not listed elsewhere