Import/export HS code 960321: Toothbrushes and dental-plate brushes

Includes all types of toothbrushes and brushes designed for cleaning dental plates

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.
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* 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 £
Germany 43,564,676
Sweden 41,256,492
China 36,004,782
Ireland 11,805,215
Netherlands 10,538,299

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 £
Germany 21,292,730 22,271,946 +979,216
Sweden 20,584,376 20,672,116 +87,740
China 20,013,503 15,991,279 -4,022,224
Ireland 4,806,308 6,998,907 +2,192,599
Netherlands 5,165,944 5,372,355 +206,411
Belgium 5,137,145 3,578,746 -1,558,399
Austria 4,262,169 2,397,044 -1,865,125
Switzerland 2,977,227 2,281,955 -695,272
Taiwan 2,203,764 2,591,927 +388,163
Spain 2,257,623 2,484,084 +226,461

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 £
Germany 55,310,914
China 48,133,215
Sweden 42,561,570
Ireland 11,599,710
India 7,458,386

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 £
Germany 29,027,459 26,283,455 -2,744,004
China 26,337,698 21,795,517 -4,542,181
Sweden 20,838,304 21,723,266 +884,962
Ireland 5,089,476 6,510,234 +1,420,758
India 3,841,104 3,617,282 -223,822
Switzerland 3,221,579 2,765,972 -455,607
Malaysia 2,573,391 1,681,413 -891,978
United States 2,280,788 1,814,632 -466,156
Poland 2,097,981 1,761,175 -336,806
Viet Nam 1,736,454 1,929,233 +192,779

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 40
Outer London - West and North West 33
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25
Greater Manchester 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 21

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 27 28 +1
Outer London - West and North West 22 24 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 20 +2
Greater Manchester 13 16 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 16 -4
West Midlands 8 12 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11 9 -2
Inner London - East 12 7 -5
Essex 7 8 +1
Outer London - East and North East 10 8 -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) 129,539,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,209,373
Air transport 7,660,916
Road transport 3,069,847
Other 784,508

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) 65,610,504 63,929,297 -1,681,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,704,299 26,505,074 -3,199,225
Air transport 3,953,438 3,707,478 -245,960
Road transport 1,332,800 1,737,047 +404,247
Other 506,180 278,328 -227,852

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 41,241,207
Felixstowe 33,215,670
Dover 32,619,631
Purfleet 18,719,593
Southampton 12,161,804

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 £
Immingham Docks 22,355,297 18,885,910 -3,469,387
Felixstowe 17,974,144 15,241,526 -2,732,618
Dover 24,096,904 8,522,727 -15,574,177
Purfleet 1,639,155 17,080,438 +15,441,283
Southampton 7,389,005 4,772,799 -2,616,206
London 4,923,719 6,523,353 +1,599,634
Liverpool Docks 4,382,282 6,674,367 +2,292,085
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,168,355 1,982,073 -3,186,282
Eurotunnel 2,113,287 2,898,555 +785,268
London Gateway Port 1,447,257 3,262,421 +1,815,164

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 148
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 134
Other manufacturing 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 71
2025-11 74
2025-10 83
2025-09 71
2025-08 71

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 135
0-1m 82
54m+ 55
15m-54m 35
Other 32

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 9,436,412
Germany 2,622,967
United States 2,199,899
Netherlands 1,460,536
United Arab Emirates 1,096,331

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 4,835,454 4,600,958 -234,496
Germany 1,070,636 1,552,331 +481,695
United States 1,120,026 1,079,873 -40,153
Netherlands 930,805 529,731 -401,074
United Arab Emirates 538,914 557,417 +18,503
France 618,476 307,816 -310,660
Belgium 742,985 93,432 -649,553
Denmark 392,176 423,776 +31,600
Sweden 145,657 504,003 +358,346
Cyprus 127,096 385,487 +258,391

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 £
Switzerland 345,129
Thailand 123,884
China 117,111
Germany 86,593
Sweden 68,852

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 £
Switzerland 180,023 165,106 -14,917
Thailand 65,295 58,589 -6,706
China 82,072 35,039 -47,033
Germany 62,617 23,976 -38,641
Sweden 50,699 18,153 -32,546
Ireland 31,582 4,420 -27,162
XI 14,938 16,277 +1,339
Viet Nam 4,224 7,637 +3,413
India 6,163 1,246 -4,917
Indonesia 3,146 3,496 +350

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) 16,386,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,206,148
Air transport 2,351,184
Other 1,001,566
Road transport 1,975

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) 8,402,876 7,983,641 -419,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,055,129 4,151,019 +1,095,890
Air transport 1,458,692 892,492 -566,200
Other 613,495 388,071 -225,424
Road transport 1,975 0 -1,975

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,443,387
Holyhead 6,065,905
Liverpool Docks 2,584,138
London Gateway Port 2,556,307
Immingham Docks 1,948,058

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 3,610,472 2,832,915 -777,557
Holyhead 2,715,819 3,350,086 +634,267
Liverpool Docks 1,355,477 1,228,661 -126,816
London Gateway Port 1,045,909 1,510,398 +464,489
Immingham Docks 591,533 1,356,525 +764,992
London Heathrow Airport 719,547 410,227 -309,320
000 613,495 388,071 -225,424
Southampton 349,809 479,270 +129,461
Felixstowe 404,868 326,489 -78,379
ZLC 320,572 231,952 -88,620

Quick facts

HS code: 960321

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

Description: Includes all types of toothbrushes and brushes designed for cleaning dental plates