Import/export HS code 950661: Tennis balls

Balls specifically designed for lawn tennis

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 7,426,411
Netherlands 3,975,808
Germany 1,756,548
France 1,604,825
Philippines 1,336,283

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 3,325,255 4,101,156 +775,901
Netherlands 1,880,775 2,095,033 +214,258
Germany 873,449 883,099 +9,650
France 640,489 964,336 +323,847
Philippines 665,344 670,939 +5,595
Thailand 413,177 613,556 +200,379
Pakistan 306,933 189,266 -117,667
Spain 59,618 291,467 +231,849
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 75,786 208,096 +132,310
India 80,571 116,399 +35,828

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 8,116,073
Thailand 6,147,074
Philippines 3,478,185
Pakistan 553,375
Taiwan 307,650

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 3,595,888 4,520,185 +924,297
Thailand 2,831,279 3,315,795 +484,516
Philippines 1,554,000 1,924,185 +370,185
Pakistan 355,032 198,343 -156,689
Taiwan 140,134 167,516 +27,382
India 97,595 107,748 +10,153
Viet Nam 9,760 14,811 +5,051
France 0 15,992 +15,992
United States 6,736 3,842 -2,894
Indonesia 7,416 2,265 -5,151

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 8
West Midlands 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 - West 5 11 +6
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 8 +6
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Essex 2 4 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1

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) 11,325,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,797,475
Air transport 1,740,666
Other 96,912
Road transport 1,067

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) 5,020,669 6,304,896 +1,284,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,742,206 3,055,269 +313,063
Air transport 797,255 943,411 +146,156
Other 64,289 32,623 -31,666
Road transport 1,067 0 -1,067

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,647,832
Southampton 3,274,603
London Gateway Port 2,821,957
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,035,604
Eurotunnel 1,819,222

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 3,611,309 2,036,523 -1,574,786
Southampton 1,406,855 1,867,748 +460,893
London Gateway Port 267,962 2,553,995 +2,286,033
Dover / Eurotunnel 341,301 1,694,303 +1,353,002
Eurotunnel 1,524,714 294,508 -1,230,206
Birmingham Airport 371,081 409,352 +38,271
Dover 239,816 472,866 +233,050
Luton Airport 281,445 310,573 +29,128
London Stansted Airport 89,795 95,059 +5,264
Immingham Docks 113,454 55,517 -57,937

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 48
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 48
Other manufacturing 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 26
2025-11 19
2025-10 22
2025-09 20
2025-08 21

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 38
54m+ 34
0-1m 29
15m-54m 15
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 £
France 520,035
Ireland 241,166
Netherlands 83,270
Germany 54,181
Brazil 45,329

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 £
France 359,810 160,225 -199,585
Ireland 128,150 113,016 -15,134
Netherlands 30,644 52,626 +21,982
Germany 30,057 24,124 -5,933
Brazil 0 45,329 +45,329
Spain 25,708 16,666 -9,042
Switzerland 14,025 22,498 +8,473
Belgium 11,773 20,641 +8,868
Austria 8,908 16,357 +7,449
Lithuania 9,674 8,623 -1,051

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 £
India 17,581
China 16,468
Belgium 1,494

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 £
India 3,135 14,446 +11,311
China 7,899 8,569 +670
Belgium 1,494 0 -1,494

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) 988,369
Air transport 122,304
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,576
Other 40,741
Road transport 4,918

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) 589,994 398,375 -191,619
Air transport 53,182 69,122 +15,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,321 53,255 +44,934
Other 14,905 25,836 +10,931
Road transport 4,918 0 -4,918

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 623,954
Holyhead 157,249
Dover 110,686
East Midlands Airport 67,116
Immingham Docks 54,031

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 417,879 206,075 -211,804
Holyhead 90,434 66,815 -23,619
Dover 52,368 58,318 +5,950
East Midlands Airport 31,491 35,625 +4,134
Immingham Docks 10,472 43,559 +33,087
London Gateway Port 1,620 45,329 +43,709
000 14,905 25,836 +10,931
ZLC 13,765 14,473 +708
Liverpool Docks 9,022 17,468 +8,446
London Heathrow Airport 11,803 4,539 -7,264

Quick facts

HS code: 950661

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

Description: Balls specifically designed for lawn tennis