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 44,004,311
Italy 5,794,312
Germany 3,933,359
Spain 2,789,105
Netherlands 2,732,435

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 23,650,503 20,353,808 -3,296,695
Italy 3,136,424 2,657,888 -478,536
Germany 2,112,656 1,820,703 -291,953
Spain 1,441,640 1,347,465 -94,175
Netherlands 1,230,257 1,502,178 +271,921
Poland 1,190,327 1,072,309 -118,018
France 594,830 787,540 +192,710
Turkey 718,748 629,437 -89,311
Belgium 788,695 441,730 -346,965
Taiwan 585,779 400,912 -184,867

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 48,665,473
Italy 6,360,992
Germany 3,005,696
Poland 2,986,484
Spain 2,716,607

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 25,958,419 22,707,054 -3,251,365
Italy 3,385,002 2,975,990 -409,012
Germany 1,498,321 1,507,375 +9,054
Poland 1,707,115 1,279,369 -427,746
Spain 1,453,711 1,262,896 -190,815
Turkey 726,731 631,700 -95,031
Taiwan 588,769 410,368 -178,401
Czechia 548,423 371,649 -176,774
India 394,238 374,313 -19,925
Sri Lanka 319,173 293,252 -25,921

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 46
Greater Manchester 37
West Midlands 36
Inner London - West 33
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29

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 34 31 -3
Greater Manchester 28 24 -4
West Midlands 25 26 +1
Inner London - West 24 24 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 24 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 21 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 18 +1
Inner London - East 11 15 +4
West Yorkshire 15 12 -3
Essex 12 12 +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) 48,559,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,205,419
Other 2,998,333
Air transport 2,778,465
Road transport 93,747

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) 25,691,078 22,867,922 -2,823,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,620,264 7,585,155 -2,035,109
Other 1,765,171 1,233,162 -532,009
Air transport 1,354,404 1,424,061 +69,657
Road transport 21,229 72,518 +51,289

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 26,217,257
Southampton 10,095,834
London Gateway Port 7,505,618
Dover 4,437,403
London 4,305,049

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 15,588,704 10,628,553 -4,960,151
Southampton 6,265,122 3,830,712 -2,434,410
London Gateway Port 2,215,429 5,290,189 +3,074,760
Dover 2,219,842 2,217,561 -2,281
London 2,412,479 1,892,570 -519,909
000 1,765,171 1,233,162 -532,009
Immingham Docks 899,374 874,023 -25,351
Middlesbrough 797,329 702,046 -95,283
Thamesport 680,379 752,862 +72,483
Eurotunnel 643,000 636,424 -6,576

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 190
Other manufacturing 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17
Other personal service activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 135
2025-10 137
2025-09 114
2025-08 101
2025-07 134

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 232
0-1m 136
54m+ 97
15m-54m 62
Other 36

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 1,946,317
France 1,259,920
United States 1,160,171
Germany 628,732
Netherlands 533,477

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 985,385 960,932 -24,453
France 701,740 558,180 -143,560
United States 714,333 445,838 -268,495
Germany 370,136 258,596 -111,540
Netherlands 268,750 264,727 -4,023
United Arab Emirates 226,413 163,996 -62,417
Japan 165,370 172,674 +7,304
Australia 63,810 163,801 +99,991
Denmark 89,795 58,997 -30,798
Qatar 65,538 56,379 -9,159

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 203,523
XI 201,853
XU 85,986
France 43,354
Estonia 25,936

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 97,675 105,848 +8,173
XI 97,279 104,574 +7,295
XU 53,289 32,697 -20,592
France 14,953 28,401 +13,448
Estonia 10,589 15,347 +4,758
Italy 3,628 18,656 +15,028
Czechia 7,978 6,748 -1,230
Switzerland 5,652 3,638 -2,014
United States 3,644 3,911 +267
Ireland 2,273 5,216 +2,943

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) 4,561,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,615,976
Air transport 872,189
Other 640,635
Road transport 16,188

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) 2,327,667 2,233,408 -94,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,467,488 1,148,488 -319,000
Air transport 618,022 254,167 -363,855
Other 304,270 336,365 +32,095
Road transport 14,907 1,281 -13,626

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,244,798
Southampton 1,038,035
London Gateway Port 884,329
Holyhead 745,662
000 640,635

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 1,159,984 1,084,814 -75,170
Southampton 468,459 569,576 +101,117
London Gateway Port 473,970 410,359 -63,611
Holyhead 382,366 363,296 -19,070
000 304,270 336,365 +32,095
Liverpool Docks 397,374 170,794 -226,580
Dover 251,311 221,545 -29,766
East Midlands Airport 293,633 70,504 -223,129
Immingham Docks 168,342 160,282 -8,060
Heysham 153,974 124,833 -29,141

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