Import/export HS code 670490: Non-human hair products

Wigs and hair accessories made from materials like synthetic fibers, animal hair, or textiles, excluding human hair

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  • 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 29,504,345
United States 1,930,838
Italy 426,411
Indonesia 402,254
Viet Nam 351,572

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 15,569,516 13,934,829 -1,634,687
United States 1,279,588 651,250 -628,338
Italy 250,771 175,640 -75,131
Indonesia 228,474 173,780 -54,694
Viet Nam 276,019 75,553 -200,466
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 221,675 74,993 -146,682
Ireland 145,147 94,650 -50,497
Thailand 119,155 102,432 -16,723
Germany 147,483 14,680 -132,803
Nigeria 59,031 55,201 -3,830

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 30,917,264
Indonesia 888,079
United States 771,168
Viet Nam 343,345
Italy 340,009

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 16,452,191 14,465,073 -1,987,118
Indonesia 609,977 278,102 -331,875
United States 535,802 235,366 -300,436
Viet Nam 276,586 66,759 -209,827
Italy 235,879 104,130 -131,749
Thailand 100,823 101,457 +634
Nigeria 59,031 55,201 -3,830
Ireland 43,640 48,360 +4,720
South Korea 43,185 14,352 -28,833
Poland 40,509 14,164 -26,345

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
Greater Manchester 14
Outer London - West and North West 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
West Midlands 10

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 15 11 -4
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Essex 8 5 -3
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2

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 17,996,023
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,702,019
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 422,651
Other 82,965
Road transport 3,045

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 7,671,340 10,324,683 +2,653,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,553,992 5,148,027 -5,405,965
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 321,117 101,534 -219,583
Other 59,663 23,302 -36,361
Road transport 3,045 0 -3,045

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,221,719
Felixstowe 9,204,667
London Heathrow Airport 3,512,163
Southampton 3,092,768
London Gateway Port 2,613,613

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 4,755,534 7,466,185 +2,710,651
Felixstowe 7,087,146 2,117,521 -4,969,625
London Heathrow Airport 2,141,445 1,370,718 -770,727
Southampton 2,329,091 763,677 -1,565,414
London Gateway Port 710,393 1,903,220 +1,192,827
London Stansted Airport 107,406 793,621 +686,215
499 409,277 336,469 -72,808
Thamesport 196,424 305,929 +109,505
Manchester Airport 135,476 90,886 -44,590
Liverpool Docks 155,854 28,771 -127,083

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 81
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Other personal service activities 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 36
2025-09 34
2025-08 31
2025-07 24

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 75
0-1m 58
54m+ 22
15m-54m 14
Other 8

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 £
China 4,708,404
Denmark 1,747,261
Germany 730,357
United States 475,617
Netherlands 450,221

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 £
China 2,249,578 2,458,826 +209,248
Denmark 820,122 927,139 +107,017
Germany 408,838 321,519 -87,319
United States 282,532 193,085 -89,447
Netherlands 194,685 255,536 +60,851
Ireland 166,532 66,973 -99,559
Slovenia 101,602 1,116 -100,486
Spain 35,729 56,468 +20,739
Japan 79,863 7,960 -71,903
Finland 48,455 30,404 -18,051

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 13,504
Indonesia 1,755
XU 743

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 8,764 4,740 -4,024
Indonesia 1,234 521 -713
XU 0 743 +743

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,994,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,176,147
Air transport 1,101,486
Other 16,002
Road transport 1,266

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,474,891 2,520,090 +45,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,413,892 1,762,255 +348,363
Air transport 805,134 296,352 -508,782
Other 9,998 6,004 -3,994
Road transport 1,266 0 -1,266

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,259,884
Immingham Docks 1,683,616
Southampton 1,456,160
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,213,109
East Midlands Airport 574,088

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 £
Felixstowe 1,553,615 1,706,269 +152,654
Immingham Docks 807,330 876,286 +68,956
Southampton 714,118 742,042 +27,924
Dover / Eurotunnel 483,504 729,605 +246,101
East Midlands Airport 453,557 120,531 -333,026
London Stansted Airport 144,924 47,944 -96,980
ZLC 172,319 8,886 -163,433
Holyhead 123,147 18,607 -104,540
Dover 123,194 13,902 -109,292
London Heathrow Airport 33,958 100,337 +66,379

Quick facts

HS code: 670490

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

Description: Wigs and hair accessories made from materials like synthetic fibers, animal hair, or textiles, excluding human hair