Import/export HS code 960630: Button parts and blanks

Includes button moulds, button blanks, and other parts used to make buttons

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 332,437
China 303,441
Italy 221,495
Japan 194,550
France 169,348

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 184,145 148,292 -35,853
China 144,122 159,319 +15,197
Italy 112,336 109,159 -3,177
Japan 31,659 162,891 +131,232
France 85,485 83,863 -1,622
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,817 79,543 +47,726
Turkey 41,918 53,457 +11,539
United States 58,496 13,080 -45,416
Thailand 4,333 63,540 +59,207
India 37,240 25,173 -12,067

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 349,745
China 334,356
Italy 233,775
Japan 194,550
France 121,755

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 201,403 148,342 -53,061
China 166,934 167,422 +488
Italy 122,263 111,512 -10,751
Japan 31,659 162,891 +131,232
France 41,346 80,409 +39,063
Turkey 41,918 52,071 +10,153
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,826 72,491 +60,665
Thailand 7,751 63,540 +55,789
United States 54,346 13,080 -41,266
India 40,234 26,827 -13,407

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Inner London - East 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6

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 18 11 -7
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 1 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 2 -4
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Essex 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,390,712
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 263,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,315
Other 61

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 £
Air transport 563,817 826,895 +263,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 204,457 58,712 -145,745
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,525 54,790 -29,735
Other 53 8 -45

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 797,875
London Heathrow Airport 285,364
London Stansted Airport 220,018
London Gateway Port 141,941
Felixstowe 116,180

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 £
East Midlands Airport 346,192 451,683 +105,491
London Heathrow Airport 132,539 152,825 +20,286
London Stansted Airport 69,938 150,080 +80,142
London Gateway Port 130,315 11,626 -118,689
Felixstowe 39,070 77,110 +38,040
Eurotunnel 62,965 1,101 -61,864
Manchester Airport 0 51,388 +51,388
Dover 20,165 4,267 -15,898
London 12,741 5,580 -7,161
Thamesport 8,186 9,201 +1,015

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 36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of wearing apparel 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 7
2025-10 14
2025-09 9
2025-08 10

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 61
0-1m 22
54m+ 21
15m-54m 16
Other 8

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 £
Italy 40,737
South Africa 34,967
Israel 27,046
Norway 22,216
Japan 19,520

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 £
Italy 34,935 5,802 -29,133
South Africa 21,938 13,029 -8,909
Israel 0 27,046 +27,046
Norway 21,192 1,024 -20,168
Japan 19,520 0 -19,520
Ireland 10,092 3,874 -6,218
Lebanon 3,145 9,576 +6,431
Thailand 1,431 10,684 +9,253
Singapore 11,381 0 -11,381
Germany 0 11,349 +11,349

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 47

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 47 0 -47

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 152,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,590
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,145
Other 47

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 £
Air transport 102,692 49,619 -53,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,939 49,651 +25,712
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,491 26,654 -10,837
Other 47 0 -47

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 114,839
Felixstowe 39,767
London Gateway Port 30,558
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,958
Immingham Docks 22,380

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 £
East Midlands Airport 81,085 33,754 -47,331
Felixstowe 3,145 36,622 +33,477
London Gateway Port 20,794 9,764 -11,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,565 19,393 +13,828
Immingham Docks 18,993 3,387 -15,606
ZLC 9,332 10,130 +798
Holyhead 7,733 2,340 -5,393
London Heathrow Airport 7,255 2,587 -4,668
London Stansted Airport 3,585 3,148 -437
Liverpool Docks 2,312 1,534 -778

Quick facts

HS code: 960630

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

Description: Includes button moulds, button blanks, and other parts used to make buttons