Import/export HS code 950662: Inflatable sports balls

Balls that can be inflated, used in various sports

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  • 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 30,144,694
Pakistan 16,745,905
India 9,480,019
Belgium 7,502,699
Germany 6,723,623

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 14,328,536 15,816,158 +1,487,622
Pakistan 7,914,642 8,831,263 +916,621
India 4,805,753 4,674,266 -131,487
Belgium 4,188,205 3,314,494 -873,711
Germany 4,059,941 2,663,682 -1,396,259
Viet Nam 2,856,034 1,097,301 -1,758,733
France 1,506,785 1,139,735 -367,050
Egypt 788,820 920,991 +132,171
Indonesia 950,250 625,910 -324,340
Ireland 626,072 786,479 +160,407

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 38,077,924
Pakistan 21,342,936
Viet Nam 9,831,943
India 9,741,728
Indonesia 2,437,473

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 18,269,526 19,808,398 +1,538,872
Pakistan 10,620,702 10,722,234 +101,532
Viet Nam 6,365,901 3,466,042 -2,899,859
India 4,950,197 4,791,531 -158,666
Indonesia 1,544,707 892,766 -651,941
Thailand 1,219,652 734,417 -485,235
Egypt 810,798 951,666 +140,868
Spain 605,488 125,662 -479,826
Taiwan 327,661 234,396 -93,265
United States 167,272 113,449 -53,823

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Greater Manchester 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25
Outer London - West and North West 24
West Midlands 20

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 25 18 -7
Greater Manchester 24 24 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23 11 -12
Outer London - West and North West 16 16 +0
West Midlands 9 16 +7
Inner London - East 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -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) 49,787,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,829,113
Other 12,290,027
Air transport 5,322,812
Road transport 19,794

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) 23,190,947 26,596,758 +3,405,811
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,015,449 9,813,664 -2,201,785
Other 8,289,819 4,000,208 -4,289,611
Air transport 2,694,411 2,628,401 -66,010
Road transport 14,068 5,726 -8,342

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,706,009
Southampton 15,934,492
000 12,290,027
London Gateway Port 8,921,528
Eurotunnel 7,977,683

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 12,874,373 9,831,636 -3,042,737
Southampton 8,960,146 6,974,346 -1,985,800
000 8,289,819 4,000,208 -4,289,611
London Gateway Port 2,125,104 6,796,424 +4,671,320
Eurotunnel 4,316,353 3,661,330 -655,023
499 3,999 3,190,572 +3,186,573
Liverpool Docks 1,410,397 1,751,696 +341,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,731,810 1,374,337 -357,473
Dover 1,437,433 909,514 -527,919
London Heathrow Airport 904,779 684,470 -220,309

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 135
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 132
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 28
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21
Other manufacturing 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 42
2025-11 52
2025-10 56
2025-09 60
2025-08 69

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 134
0-1m 85
54m+ 84
15m-54m 34
Other 27

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 3,464,784
Netherlands 1,112,018
Germany 715,363
United States 692,758
France 648,091

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 1,725,490 1,739,294 +13,804
Netherlands 549,277 562,741 +13,464
Germany 288,235 427,128 +138,893
United States 376,317 316,441 -59,876
France 552,549 95,542 -457,007
Belgium 488,820 80,418 -408,402
Iceland 122,207 133,406 +11,199
Spain 143,797 64,903 -78,894
Poland 121,356 77,856 -43,500
United Arab Emirates 85,356 107,111 +21,755

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 282,583
India 79,687
Ireland 2,456
Indonesia 114

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 136,027 146,556 +10,529
India 78,051 1,636 -76,415
Ireland 2,364 92 -2,272
Indonesia 101 13 -88

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) 6,109,388
Air transport 2,083,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 814,981
Other 562,016
Road transport 4,377

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) 3,520,245 2,589,143 -931,102
Air transport 903,902 1,179,212 +275,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 479,580 335,401 -144,179
Other 319,682 242,334 -77,348
Road transport 4,377 0 -4,377

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,630,379
Holyhead 1,914,753
East Midlands Airport 1,356,546
000 562,016
Liverpool Docks 430,199

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 1,721,053 909,326 -811,727
Holyhead 862,630 1,052,123 +189,493
East Midlands Airport 516,164 840,382 +324,218
000 319,682 242,334 -77,348
Liverpool Docks 214,116 216,083 +1,967
London Heathrow Airport 182,340 247,718 +65,378
Dover 348,484 74,439 -274,045
Immingham Docks 139,625 197,970 +58,345
Middlesbrough 112,398 110,388 -2,010
Milford 98,528 73,177 -25,351

Quick facts

HS code: 950662

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

Description: Balls that can be inflated, used in various sports