Import/export HS code 851020: Hair clippers

Tools used for cutting hair, such as those used in barber shops or at home, with a built-in 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 £
China 44,815,365
Netherlands 24,208,989
Germany 19,683,325
United States 5,370,683
Hungary 3,783,739

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 25,975,095 18,840,270 -7,134,825
Netherlands 12,359,261 11,849,728 -509,533
Germany 10,408,827 9,274,498 -1,134,329
United States 2,751,922 2,618,761 -133,161
Hungary 3,630,627 153,112 -3,477,515
Switzerland 1,949,851 1,772,922 -176,929
Italy 1,165,322 1,375,114 +209,792
Poland 727,339 791,040 +63,701
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 434,388 841,134 +406,746
Taiwan 519,436 552,563 +33,127

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 80,070,100
Indonesia 16,009,663
United States 6,178,299
Switzerland 3,578,862
Hungary 2,559,110

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 44,365,425 35,704,675 -8,660,750
Indonesia 8,005,663 8,004,000 -1,663
United States 3,014,634 3,163,665 +149,031
Switzerland 1,847,273 1,731,589 -115,684
Hungary 2,545,564 13,546 -2,532,018
Germany 1,684,343 653,315 -1,031,028
Taiwan 447,228 606,411 +159,183
Viet Nam 341,886 410,692 +68,806
Thailand 144,899 117,556 -27,343
Denmark 88,438 23,096 -65,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 11
West Midlands 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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
Greater Manchester 9 12 +3
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
South East Wales 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 4 -4
Kent 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 3 5 +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) 49,684,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,618,532
Air transport 13,734,616
Other 4,972,378
Road transport 3,739,896

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) 26,750,846 22,934,120 -3,816,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,979,307 17,639,225 -6,340,082
Air transport 6,725,067 7,009,549 +284,482
Other 3,645,038 1,327,340 -2,317,698
Road transport 1,810,708 1,929,188 +118,480

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 27,397,927
Dover 13,346,884
Harwich 10,184,496
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,908,983
Purfleet 8,336,065

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 £
Felixstowe 17,556,663 9,841,264 -7,715,399
Dover 11,090,015 2,256,869 -8,833,146
Harwich 3,710,700 6,473,796 +2,763,096
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,477,135 4,431,848 -45,287
Purfleet 1,429,891 6,906,174 +5,476,283
London Gateway Port 1,315,818 3,724,733 +2,408,915
Southampton 4,030,524 959,458 -3,071,066
000 3,645,038 1,327,340 -2,317,698
Thamesport 3,248,495 1,506,336 -1,742,159
Manchester Airport 1,212,113 2,097,483 +885,370

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 76
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 41
2025-10 40
2025-09 29
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 56
0-1m 49
54m+ 23
Other 17
15m-54m 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 5,531,313
United States 1,286,553
Germany 1,180,952
Netherlands 1,171,821
France 525,697

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 3,070,453 2,460,860 -609,593
United States 766,628 519,925 -246,703
Germany 658,548 522,404 -136,144
Netherlands 476,910 694,911 +218,001
France 96,539 429,158 +332,619
Ghana 285,361 0 -285,361
United Arab Emirates 24,701 188,935 +164,234
Iceland 142,827 42,558 -100,269
Luxembourg 148,253 0 -148,253
Switzerland 127,298 974 -126,324

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 640,680
XI 83,299
United States 27,049
Ireland 14,055
Taiwan 8,893

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 411,142 229,538 -181,604
XI 46,261 37,038 -9,223
United States 14,253 12,796 -1,457
Ireland 11,118 2,937 -8,181
Taiwan 4,493 4,400 -93
Indonesia 7,380 0 -7,380
Switzerland 4,026 0 -4,026
Germany 310 344 +34

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) 6,741,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,740,472
Air transport 990,262
Other 811,307
Road transport 5,778

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) 3,545,725 3,196,175 -349,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,837,806 902,666 -935,140
Air transport 290,163 700,099 +409,936
Other 511,812 299,495 -212,317
Road transport 5,778 0 -5,778

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,830,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,699,496
Liverpool Docks 1,678,769
000 811,307
London 721,216

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 1,557,301 1,273,047 -284,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 935,558 763,938 -171,620
Liverpool Docks 997,094 681,675 -315,419
000 511,812 299,495 -212,317
London 328,939 392,277 +63,338
Heysham 484,783 234,194 -250,589
East Midlands Airport 138,540 508,401 +369,861
Felixstowe 149,564 434,964 +285,400
London Gateway Port 406,279 21,045 -385,234
London Heathrow Airport 131,396 135,069 +3,673

Quick facts

HS code: 851020

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

Description: Tools used for cutting hair, such as those used in barber shops or at home, with a built-in motor