Import/export HS code 670420: Human hair products

Wigs, hairpieces, and accessories made entirely from human hair

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 99,723,066
Indonesia 5,816,366
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,650,969
United States 2,186,564
Germany 1,659,705

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 51,442,010 48,281,056 -3,160,954
Indonesia 3,923,817 1,892,549 -2,031,268
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,890,786 1,760,183 -130,603
United States 1,139,865 1,046,699 -93,166
Germany 693,029 966,676 +273,647
Singapore 682,724 0 -682,724
Belgium 266,031 267,013 +982
Bangladesh 47,846 320,769 +272,923
Australia 169,623 188,199 +18,576
Italy 74,990 235,610 +160,620

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 105,993,758
Indonesia 7,454,826
United States 742,612
Bangladesh 695,137
Australia 357,822

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 54,865,669 51,128,089 -3,737,580
Indonesia 4,803,163 2,651,663 -2,151,500
United States 428,538 314,074 -114,464
Bangladesh 66,511 628,626 +562,115
Australia 169,623 188,199 +18,576
Myanmar 156,739 85,584 -71,155
Germany 89,257 98,770 +9,513
New Zealand 112,586 69,050 -43,536
United Kingdom 139,361 33,325 -106,036
Poland 72,217 85,606 +13,389

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
Essex 10
Greater Manchester 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Inner London - West 17 17 +0
Essex 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
West Midlands 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Outer London - South 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -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 99,248,470
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,320,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,313,551
Road transport 55,572
Other 3,003

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 50,231,474 49,016,996 -1,214,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,334,510 5,986,250 -4,348,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 587,290 726,261 +138,971
Road transport 52,903 2,669 -50,234
Other 2,033 970 -1,063

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 33,359,899
London Heathrow Airport 21,671,797
London Stansted Airport 13,828,375
Manchester Airport 13,450,033
Leeds Bradford Airport 11,038,216

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 16,885,249 16,474,650 -410,599
London Heathrow Airport 8,765,550 12,906,247 +4,140,697
London Stansted Airport 7,117,854 6,710,521 -407,333
Manchester Airport 4,922,145 8,527,888 +3,605,743
Leeds Bradford Airport 10,997,216 41,000 -10,956,216
Southampton 3,814,059 1,852,808 -1,961,251
Thamesport 3,803,652 1,824,088 -1,979,564
Birmingham Airport 1,465,934 4,011,279 +2,545,345
Felixstowe 1,954,884 1,479,645 -475,239
London Gateway Port 543,873 722,728 +178,855

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 54
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Other personal service activities 41
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 46
2025-10 37
2025-09 36
2025-08 44
2025-07 45

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 68
0-1m 54
54m+ 18
15m-54m 7
Other 4

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 2,077,280
United States 1,911,878
United Arab Emirates 1,567,790
Netherlands 1,489,628
France 833,002

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 788,504 1,288,776 +500,272
United States 1,046,030 865,848 -180,182
United Arab Emirates 804,253 763,537 -40,716
Netherlands 1,004,536 485,092 -519,444
France 464,323 368,679 -95,644
Sweden 358,547 441,515 +82,968
Kuwait 548,066 147,743 -400,323
Ireland 381,184 237,091 -144,093
Belgium 314,286 261,230 -53,056
Norway 256,709 267,674 +10,965

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 £
XU 518

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 £
XU 0 518 +518

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 9,121,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,326,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 486,144
Road transport 1,656
Other 518

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 4,929,789 4,192,192 -737,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,278,927 2,047,238 -231,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 442,220 43,924 -398,296
Road transport 1,656 0 -1,656
Other 0 518 +518

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 6,716,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,867,084
London Heathrow Airport 1,195,282
Dover 897,150
Manchester Airport 534,038

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,771,648 2,944,444 -827,204
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,634,982 1,232,102 -402,880
London Heathrow Airport 374,921 820,361 +445,440
Dover 379,331 517,819 +138,488
Manchester Airport 387,870 146,168 -241,702
ZLC 259,103 154,024 -105,079
Immingham Docks 209,414 119,093 -90,321
London Stansted Airport 137,903 125,283 -12,620
London Gateway Port 170,651 27,387 -143,264
Harwich 90,051 67,863 -22,188

Quick facts

HS code: 670420

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

Description: Wigs, hairpieces, and accessories made entirely from human hair