Import/export HS code 950440: Playing cards

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Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

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  • 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 £
United States 123,257,962
Japan 46,651,513
France 27,009,749
China 25,185,493
Belgium 20,010,588

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 £
United States 39,241,633 84,016,329 +44,774,696
Japan 17,830,452 28,821,061 +10,990,609
France 13,681,618 13,328,131 -353,487
China 13,056,815 12,128,678 -928,137
Belgium 9,524,519 10,486,069 +961,550
Netherlands 6,843,244 11,658,070 +4,814,826
Germany 4,145,867 4,584,284 +438,417
Czechia 3,798,680 1,011,680 -2,787,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,766,157 1,853,066 +86,909
Canada 76,824 3,220,060 +3,143,236

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 £
United States 124,662,786
Japan 49,795,120
China 38,177,840
Netherlands 26,548,011
Belgium 26,446,262

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 £
United States 43,834,694 80,828,092 +36,993,398
Japan 18,417,717 31,377,403 +12,959,686
China 17,276,255 20,901,585 +3,625,330
Netherlands 8,800,026 17,747,985 +8,947,959
Belgium 12,417,018 14,029,244 +1,612,226
Czechia 3,901,247 2,997,614 -903,633
Germany 3,586,819 1,466,204 -2,120,615
Poland 2,781,049 1,201,896 -1,579,153
Viet Nam 1,355,119 1,751,928 +396,809
South Korea 424,087 2,156,888 +1,732,801

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 103
Outer London - West and North West 54
Inner London - East 50
Greater Manchester 41
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31

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 58 71 +13
Outer London - West and North West 36 41 +5
Inner London - East 38 35 -3
Greater Manchester 22 27 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 21 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 20 +1
Kent 17 16 -1
West Midlands 14 15 +1
West Yorkshire 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,499,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 92,308,772
Air transport 73,813,382
Other 3,951,907
Road transport 1,845,787

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,463,861 88,035,209 +43,571,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,641,318 45,667,454 -973,864
Air transport 25,740,824 48,072,558 +22,331,734
Other 2,303,622 1,648,285 -655,337
Road transport 547,061 1,298,726 +751,665
Rail transport 0 62,216 +62,216

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 101,110,243
Dover 47,442,186
London Heathrow Airport 34,325,925
Eurotunnel 25,059,821
London Stansted Airport 21,277,845

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 £
Southampton 29,245,531 71,864,712 +42,619,181
Dover 22,279,091 25,163,095 +2,884,004
London Heathrow Airport 13,139,385 21,186,540 +8,047,155
Eurotunnel 9,955,167 15,104,654 +5,149,487
London Stansted Airport 7,476,529 13,801,316 +6,324,787
Felixstowe 8,391,220 7,607,036 -784,184
London Gateway Port 6,664,261 4,764,944 -1,899,317
East Midlands Airport 2,184,539 8,247,566 +6,063,027
London 5,961,368 2,797,452 -3,163,916
Harwich 4,384,851 266,452 -4,118,399

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 289
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 175
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40
Publishing activities 32
Other manufacturing 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 116
2025-11 121
2025-10 129
2025-09 138
2025-08 104

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 206
0-1m 193
54m+ 132
15m-54m 62
Other 62

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 £
United States 19,842,997
Ireland 8,048,040
Australia 7,442,086
France 4,036,277
Germany 3,762,202

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 £
United States 7,079,144 12,763,853 +5,684,709
Ireland 3,160,777 4,887,263 +1,726,486
Australia 3,746,926 3,695,160 -51,766
France 1,838,690 2,197,587 +358,897
Germany 1,550,238 2,211,964 +661,726
Canada 686,278 2,234,957 +1,548,679
Netherlands 625,108 1,484,613 +859,505
Malaysia 557,884 918,170 +360,286
United Arab Emirates 343,562 932,238 +588,676
Switzerland 510,204 743,901 +233,697

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 25,409
XI 17,969
Germany 1,998
Ireland 1,818
Poland 54

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 9,645 15,764 +6,119
XI 17,939 30 -17,909
Germany 1,998 0 -1,998
Ireland 418 1,400 +982
Poland 54 0 -54

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 38,512,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,425,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,606,394
Road transport 100,396
Other 52,805

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 13,905,391 24,606,942 +10,701,551
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,276,525 14,149,086 +5,872,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,850,229 1,756,165 -1,094,064
Road transport 100,396 0 -100,396
Other 32,595 20,210 -12,385

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,110,652
East Midlands Airport 10,362,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,642,776
Holyhead 7,044,097
London Stansted Airport 5,214,286

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 6,038,810 13,071,842 +7,033,032
East Midlands Airport 4,793,027 5,569,302 +776,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,427,468 5,215,308 +787,840
Holyhead 2,445,120 4,598,977 +2,153,857
London Stansted Airport 1,371,724 3,842,562 +2,470,838
ZLC 1,603,359 1,341,320 -262,039
Dover 422,428 2,415,903 +1,993,475
Southampton 581,998 967,201 +385,203
Liverpool Docks 1,077,922 454,167 -623,755
London Gateway Port 1,002,537 225,650 -776,887

Quick facts

HS code: 950440

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

Description: All types of playing cards for games and entertainment