Import/export HS code 851010: Electric shavers

Devices used for shaving facial or body hair, powered by an electric motor

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 £
Netherlands 46,129,989
China 21,426,169
Germany 11,989,176
Hungary 6,211,394
Poland 1,461,044

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 £
Netherlands 22,587,621 23,542,368 +954,747
China 11,928,760 9,497,409 -2,431,351
Germany 6,705,728 5,283,448 -1,422,280
Hungary 2,020,494 4,190,900 +2,170,406
Poland 779,075 681,969 -97,106
Japan 546,927 516,895 -30,032
Ireland 469,015 473,546 +4,531
United States 470,849 418,827 -52,022
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 330,645 428,102 +97,457
Spain 462,417 83,091 -379,326

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 38,249,989
Indonesia 26,172,406
Netherlands 12,606,554
Germany 11,992,602
Hungary 1,183,759

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 20,746,349 17,503,640 -3,242,709
Indonesia 12,681,586 13,490,820 +809,234
Netherlands 6,303,301 6,303,253 -48
Germany 4,909,746 7,082,856 +2,173,110
Hungary 910,116 273,643 -636,473
Japan 552,294 520,548 -31,746
United States 482,983 237,391 -245,592
Ireland 196,241 171,782 -24,459
Bosnia and Herzegovina 58,625 17,177 -41,448
Spain 45,671 20,672 -24,999

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 14
Greater Manchester 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6

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 - East 8 12 +4
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Merseyside 3 4 +1
West Midlands 0 5 +5
Cheshire 3 1 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,670,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,119,695
Other 7,848,809
Air transport 4,363,744
Road transport 2,565

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,748,346 33,922,271 +2,173,925
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,291,268 7,828,427 +537,159
Other 5,705,037 2,143,772 -3,561,265
Air transport 2,387,561 1,976,183 -411,378
Road transport 0 2,565 +2,565

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 18,365,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,102,981
Felixstowe 13,928,773
Dover 10,139,857
000 7,848,809

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 £
Harwich 5,649,082 12,716,111 +7,067,029
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,327,407 8,775,574 +1,448,167
Felixstowe 10,033,103 3,895,670 -6,137,433
Dover 7,940,873 2,198,984 -5,741,889
000 5,705,037 2,143,772 -3,561,265
Purfleet 1,461,418 5,421,767 +3,960,349
Southampton 2,462,102 1,428,461 -1,033,641
London 283,386 2,537,715 +2,254,329
499 151,276 2,248,041 +2,096,765
Immingham Docks 1,749,970 317,725 -1,432,245

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 55
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 29
2025-09 19
2025-08 21
2025-07 23

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 37
0-1m 33
54m+ 23
15m-54m 14
Other 14

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 6,383,591
Netherlands 1,351,845
United States 671,836
Germany 514,543
Iceland 195,099

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 3,532,581 2,851,010 -681,571
Netherlands 850,409 501,436 -348,973
United States 415,040 256,796 -158,244
Germany 236,149 278,394 +42,245
Iceland 81,902 113,197 +31,295
United Arab Emirates 173,131 21,426 -151,705
Israel 47,616 127,586 +79,970
Spain 117,122 37,438 -79,684
France 47,890 34,778 -13,112
Belgium 46,620 32,120 -14,500

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 £
Germany 845,508
China 82,860
Indonesia 74,257
Netherlands 55,898
Ireland 10,992

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 £
Germany 491,126 354,382 -136,744
China 52,708 30,152 -22,556
Indonesia 55,454 18,803 -36,651
Netherlands 44,319 11,579 -32,740
Ireland 10,992 0 -10,992
Hungary 6,136 1,590 -4,546
Czechia 0 6,536 +6,536
Denmark 1,199 3,238 +2,039
XU 263 111 -152
XI 0 101 +101

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) 6,835,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,863,828
Other 1,088,689
Air transport 427,855

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) 3,941,807 2,893,501 -1,048,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 857,266 1,006,562 +149,296
Other 662,197 426,492 -235,705
Air transport 328,071 99,784 -228,287

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,685,594
000 1,088,689
Liverpool Docks 1,032,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 767,303
Southampton 585,870

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 2,080,946 1,604,648 -476,298
000 662,197 426,492 -235,705
Liverpool Docks 477,422 554,634 +77,212
Dover / Eurotunnel 406,084 361,219 -44,865
Southampton 350,380 235,490 -114,890
Heysham 298,268 269,752 -28,516
Immingham Docks 193,752 334,190 +140,438
Harwich 388,153 129,324 -258,829
London Gateway Port 146,677 169,027 +22,350
London 113,873 152,195 +38,322

Quick facts

HS code: 851010

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

Description: Devices used for shaving facial or body hair, powered by an electric motor