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

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 30,415,394
United States 1,844,466
Italy 410,718
Indonesia 409,316
Viet Nam 354,899

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 16,798,059 13,617,335 -3,180,724
United States 1,268,154 576,312 -691,842
Italy 256,658 154,060 -102,598
Indonesia 231,681 177,635 -54,046
Viet Nam 278,819 76,080 -202,739
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 222,217 80,469 -141,748
Ireland 150,490 88,200 -62,290
Thailand 111,387 106,018 -5,369
Germany 145,492 20,096 -125,396
Nigeria 59,143 55,089 -4,054

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 31,790,932
Indonesia 871,497
United States 743,322
Viet Nam 346,672
Italy 324,316

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 17,681,379 14,109,553 -3,571,826
Indonesia 593,835 277,662 -316,173
United States 539,210 204,112 -335,098
Viet Nam 279,386 67,286 -212,100
Italy 228,500 95,816 -132,684
Thailand 93,055 105,043 +11,988
Nigeria 59,143 55,089 -4,054
Ireland 43,640 48,360 +4,720
Poland 40,509 14,164 -26,345
United Kingdom 13,254 35,746 +22,492

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 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Essex 10
Outer London - West and North West 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 11 6 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Essex 9 5 -4
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
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 18,535,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,964,268
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 421,649
Other 82,791
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 8,175,012 10,360,552 +2,185,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,235,308 4,728,960 -6,506,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 328,570 93,079 -235,491
Other 62,775 20,016 -42,759
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 12,662,690
Felixstowe 8,882,633
London Heathrow Airport 3,601,018
Southampton 3,119,301
London Gateway Port 2,911,355

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 5,027,672 7,635,018 +2,607,346
Felixstowe 7,538,797 1,343,836 -6,194,961
London Heathrow Airport 2,347,620 1,253,398 -1,094,222
Southampton 2,425,970 693,331 -1,732,639
London Gateway Port 834,407 2,076,948 +1,242,541
London Stansted Airport 109,729 793,622 +683,893
499 451,120 279,949 -171,171
Thamesport 196,424 465,675 +269,251
Manchester Airport 115,119 90,990 -24,129
London 83,865 109,722 +25,857

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 82
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Other personal service activities 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 22
2025-10 36
2025-09 34
2025-08 31

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 71
0-1m 58
54m+ 22
15m-54m 16
Other 7

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 4,650,420
Denmark 1,768,569
Germany 745,787
United States 468,907
Netherlands 452,284

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 2,278,821 2,371,599 +92,778
Denmark 850,443 918,126 +67,683
Germany 402,866 342,921 -59,945
United States 281,361 187,546 -93,815
Netherlands 195,801 256,483 +60,682
Ireland 165,391 63,765 -101,626
Slovenia 101,602 1,116 -100,486
Spain 35,729 56,468 +20,739
Japan 79,863 7,960 -71,903
Finland 52,155 26,704 -25,451

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 13,040
Indonesia 1,755

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 8,777 4,263 -4,514
Indonesia 1,755 0 -1,755

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) 4,924,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,250,244
Air transport 1,057,066
Other 15,538
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) 2,422,044 2,502,403 +80,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,468,639 1,781,605 +312,966
Air transport 839,269 217,797 -621,472
Other 10,532 5,006 -5,526
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 3,233,945
Immingham Docks 1,704,924
Southampton 1,425,624
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,246,716
East Midlands Airport 555,714

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 1,566,087 1,667,858 +101,771
Immingham Docks 837,651 867,273 +29,622
Southampton 661,887 763,737 +101,850
Dover / Eurotunnel 491,686 755,030 +263,344
East Midlands Airport 439,945 115,769 -324,176
London Stansted Airport 133,172 46,381 -86,791
ZLC 166,225 8,886 -157,339
Dover 124,406 21,587 -102,819
Holyhead 120,217 16,705 -103,512
London Heathrow Airport 97,551 30,107 -67,444

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