Import/export HS code 960350: Brushes for machines and vehicles

Brushes that are part of machines, appliances, or vehicles

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 £
Germany 13,332,371
Poland 4,070,929
China 3,766,864
United States 2,319,513
France 2,262,178

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 6,851,658 6,480,713 -370,945
Poland 2,097,229 1,973,700 -123,529
China 1,808,523 1,958,341 +149,818
United States 1,306,984 1,012,529 -294,455
France 1,370,506 891,672 -478,834
Netherlands 1,139,358 1,064,194 -75,164
Italy 801,309 755,683 -45,626
Canada 569,643 441,725 -127,918
Czechia 365,781 459,537 +93,756
Finland 298,543 272,961 -25,582

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 12,146,611
China 6,023,908
United States 3,872,282
Poland 3,413,187
Italy 2,945,361

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 6,588,182 5,558,429 -1,029,753
China 2,902,799 3,121,109 +218,310
United States 2,104,159 1,768,123 -336,036
Poland 1,828,873 1,584,314 -244,559
Italy 1,464,927 1,480,434 +15,507
Netherlands 781,183 767,242 -13,941
Czechia 288,823 411,914 +123,091
Estonia 349,865 350,498 +633
France 252,441 243,761 -8,680
Malaysia 192,904 258,676 +65,772

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 55
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 49
West Yorkshire 45
Inner London - West 43
West Midlands 43

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 33 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33 39 +6
West Yorkshire 36 27 -9
Inner London - West 36 24 -12
West Midlands 28 31 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 26 23 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34 24 -10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 27 25 -2
Greater Manchester 25 22 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 28 27 -1

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) 19,362,099
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,776,817
Air transport 7,411,256
Other 1,173,496
Road transport 90,191

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) 10,142,489 9,219,610 -922,879
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,460,157 4,316,660 -1,143,497
Air transport 3,297,260 4,113,996 +816,736
Other 570,968 602,528 +31,560
Road transport 59,216 30,975 -28,241

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,305,911
Felixstowe 3,642,417
Eurotunnel 3,285,764
Thamesport 2,859,417
East Midlands Airport 1,821,945

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 £
Dover 5,063,528 5,242,383 +178,855
Felixstowe 1,894,224 1,748,193 -146,031
Eurotunnel 2,098,650 1,187,114 -911,536
Thamesport 1,833,302 1,026,115 -807,187
East Midlands Airport 901,577 920,368 +18,791
London Heathrow Airport 763,294 835,889 +72,595
London Gateway Port 757,909 745,197 -12,712
Birmingham Airport 627,451 829,472 +202,021
Southampton 738,643 707,579 -31,064
Leeds Bradford Airport 450,970 955,811 +504,841

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 274
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 97
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Other manufacturing 61
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 57

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 148
2025-11 156
2025-10 168
2025-09 166
2025-08 148

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 380
54m+ 290
15m-54m 101
0-1m 94
Other 60

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 £
Germany 3,831,942
United States 3,453,668
Ireland 2,300,999
Netherlands 1,136,461
Poland 862,762

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 £
Germany 2,024,952 1,806,990 -217,962
United States 1,691,493 1,762,175 +70,682
Ireland 1,230,007 1,070,992 -159,015
Netherlands 682,251 454,210 -228,041
Poland 674,329 188,433 -485,896
France 416,552 367,226 -49,326
Saudi Arabia 240,760 505,409 +264,649
Sweden 166,300 264,314 +98,014
Canada 113,164 296,823 +183,659
Italy 192,754 194,742 +1,988

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 £
XI 137,431
China 34,318
Germany 20,939
Italy 8,756
Netherlands 6,746

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 £
XI 11,333 126,098 +114,765
China 15,614 18,704 +3,090
Germany 15,007 5,932 -9,075
Italy 6,065 2,691 -3,374
Netherlands 6,746 0 -6,746
France 227 4,012 +3,785
Ireland 41 1,583 +1,542
Bulgaria 402 112 -290
Viet Nam 227 57 -170
Czechia 0 240 +240

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) 8,722,943
Air transport 8,030,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,384,440
Other 242,239
Road transport 21,308

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) 4,821,564 3,901,379 -920,185
Air transport 4,141,714 3,888,813 -252,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,280,825 1,103,615 -177,210
Other 59,377 182,862 +123,485
Road transport 21,308 0 -21,308

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,165,197
London Heathrow Airport 3,732,355
East Midlands Airport 2,027,042
Holyhead 1,469,438
Southampton 862,845

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 3,471,841 2,693,356 -778,485
London Heathrow Airport 2,091,429 1,640,926 -450,503
East Midlands Airport 1,124,232 902,810 -221,422
Holyhead 861,223 608,215 -253,008
Southampton 539,787 323,058 -216,729
ZLC 330,268 497,084 +166,816
London Stansted Airport 383,764 312,595 -71,169
London Gateway Port 232,647 396,824 +164,177
Liverpool Docks 378,697 226,326 -152,371
Immingham Docks 151,689 264,637 +112,948

Quick facts

HS code: 960350

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

Description: Brushes that are part of machines, appliances, or vehicles