Import/export HS code 96039091: Household and animal grooming brushes

Covers brushes for home use, like shoe and clothes brushes, and brushes for grooming animals

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 44,541,954
Italy 5,736,878
Germany 3,908,198
Spain 2,796,308
Netherlands 2,781,848

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 23,902,698 20,639,256 -3,263,442
Italy 3,084,337 2,652,541 -431,796
Germany 2,035,693 1,872,505 -163,188
Spain 1,401,249 1,395,059 -6,190
Netherlands 1,098,114 1,683,734 +585,620
Poland 1,218,787 1,107,417 -111,370
France 632,302 819,469 +187,167
Turkey 715,564 660,959 -54,605
Belgium 784,844 460,070 -324,774
Taiwan 589,766 398,844 -190,922

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 49,270,994
Italy 6,293,585
Germany 3,054,339
Poland 3,015,881
Spain 2,766,909

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 26,159,054 23,111,940 -3,047,114
Italy 3,319,891 2,973,694 -346,197
Germany 1,419,828 1,634,511 +214,683
Poland 1,733,468 1,282,413 -451,055
Spain 1,425,837 1,341,072 -84,765
Turkey 724,725 662,044 -62,681
Taiwan 592,756 409,269 -183,487
Czechia 553,305 336,958 -216,347
India 421,179 381,184 -39,995
Sri Lanka 317,680 306,305 -11,375

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 47
Greater Manchester 39
Inner London - West 36
West Midlands 35
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 30

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
Outer London - West and North West 36 30 -6
Greater Manchester 29 26 -3
Inner London - West 25 26 +1
West Midlands 24 26 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 24 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 20 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 16 +0
Inner London - East 11 15 +4
Outer London - East and North East 12 14 +2
Essex 13 13 +0

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) 49,214,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,158,528
Other 2,901,159
Air transport 2,895,287
Road transport 141,074

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) 25,760,833 23,453,738 -2,307,095
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,541,751 7,616,777 -1,924,974
Other 1,744,093 1,157,066 -587,027
Air transport 1,439,027 1,456,260 +17,233
Road transport 28,342 112,732 +84,390

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 25,777,475
Southampton 10,113,469
London Gateway Port 8,406,883
Dover 4,620,773
London 4,199,549

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 15,801,228 9,976,247 -5,824,981
Southampton 6,190,390 3,923,079 -2,267,311
London Gateway Port 2,226,099 6,180,784 +3,954,685
Dover 2,177,302 2,443,471 +266,169
London 2,371,147 1,828,402 -542,745
000 1,744,093 1,157,066 -587,027
Immingham Docks 850,520 903,009 +52,489
Middlesbrough 793,031 701,450 -91,581
Thamesport 659,768 759,070 +99,302
Eurotunnel 668,762 614,926 -53,836

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 271
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 194
Other manufacturing 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19
Other personal service activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 116
2025-11 135
2025-10 137
2025-09 114
2025-08 101

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 235
0-1m 139
54m+ 99
15m-54m 61
Other 34

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 1,956,164
France 1,237,160
United States 1,101,972
Germany 649,588
Netherlands 533,797

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 1,018,438 937,726 -80,712
France 792,754 444,406 -348,348
United States 661,851 440,121 -221,730
Germany 372,701 276,887 -95,814
Netherlands 270,959 262,838 -8,121
United Arab Emirates 251,790 137,504 -114,286
Japan 201,719 138,556 -63,163
Australia 62,623 161,973 +99,350
Denmark 89,795 66,468 -23,327
Belgium 62,108 62,055 -53

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 226,368
China 209,682
France 44,464
Estonia 25,152
Italy 23,204

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 96,155 130,213 +34,058
China 97,272 112,410 +15,138
France 16,190 28,274 +12,084
Estonia 10,852 14,300 +3,448
Italy 3,341 19,863 +16,522
Czechia 6,246 7,425 +1,179
Switzerland 5,933 3,007 -2,926
Ireland 2,273 5,290 +3,017
United States 3,506 3,907 +401
Poland 2,699 1,960 -739

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) 4,562,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,547,333
Air transport 853,534
Other 668,527
Road transport 13,160

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) 2,474,984 2,087,947 -387,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,432,117 1,115,216 -316,901
Air transport 622,330 231,204 -391,126
Other 305,957 362,570 +56,613
Road transport 11,879 1,281 -10,598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,251,116
Southampton 1,050,105
London Gateway Port 881,310
Holyhead 748,933
000 668,527

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 1,266,418 984,698 -281,720
Southampton 517,384 532,721 +15,337
London Gateway Port 463,709 417,601 -46,108
Holyhead 386,100 362,833 -23,267
000 305,957 362,570 +56,613
Liverpool Docks 362,295 131,014 -231,281
Dover 254,453 209,710 -44,743
East Midlands Airport 274,878 67,949 -206,929
Immingham Docks 172,641 160,537 -12,104
Heysham 154,149 126,189 -27,960

Quick facts

HS code: 96039091

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

Description: Covers brushes for home use, like shoe and clothes brushes, and brushes for grooming animals