Import/export HS code 961511: Hair combs and pins made of hard rubber or plastic

Hair accessories like combs and pins crafted from hard rubber or plastic materials

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 33,621,304
Germany 2,685,539
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,388,744
United States 1,025,357
India 830,080

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 17,698,955 15,922,349 -1,776,606
Germany 1,212,200 1,473,339 +261,139
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,003,603 385,141 -618,462
United States 525,131 500,226 -24,905
India 391,058 439,022 +47,964
Cambodia 257,617 485,384 +227,767
Taiwan 435,806 237,514 -198,292
Netherlands 271,230 256,434 -14,796
France 261,690 255,789 -5,901
Malaysia 197,517 204,078 +6,561

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 39,996,453
India 848,583
Cambodia 762,142
Malaysia 527,253
United States 441,528

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 21,156,423 18,840,030 -2,316,393
India 387,662 460,921 +73,259
Cambodia 257,617 504,525 +246,908
Malaysia 302,213 225,040 -77,173
United States 297,270 144,258 -153,012
Taiwan 243,132 119,279 -123,853
Switzerland 173,453 163,746 -9,707
France 137,794 130,789 -7,005
Italy 51,914 156,901 +104,987
Japan 21,967 94,450 +72,483

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 79
Inner London - West 70
Outer London - West and North West 42
Inner London - East 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22

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
Greater Manchester 23 68 +45
Inner London - West 49 50 +1
Outer London - West and North West 29 25 -4
Inner London - East 19 26 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 18 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 12 -6
West Yorkshire 18 11 -7
West Midlands 10 20 +10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 13 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 12 +3

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) 28,950,952
Air transport 9,517,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,480,722
Other 2,620,680
Road transport 43,221

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) 14,506,331 14,444,621 -61,710
Air transport 5,204,684 4,312,773 -891,911
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,908,049 1,572,673 -335,376
Other 1,703,784 916,896 -786,888
Road transport 29,539 13,682 -15,857

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,898,739
London Heathrow Airport 7,232,912
Southampton 6,785,909
London Gateway Port 4,069,983
000 2,620,680

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 8,940,978 5,957,761 -2,983,217
London Heathrow Airport 4,026,121 3,206,791 -819,330
Southampton 3,796,103 2,989,806 -806,297
London Gateway Port 358,884 3,711,099 +3,352,215
000 1,703,784 916,896 -786,888
Liverpool Docks 1,026,074 938,210 -87,864
499 157,752 906,601 +748,849
London 486,908 383,022 -103,886
Eurotunnel 483,980 206,330 -277,650
Dover 455,191 214,612 -240,579

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 239
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 187
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33
Other personal service activities 21
Other manufacturing 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 67
2025-11 99
2025-10 98
2025-09 142
2025-08 82

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 213
0-1m 127
54m+ 88
15m-54m 56
Other 30

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 £
United States 1,760,875
Ireland 846,472
Greece 802,585
Japan 374,130
Germany 343,975

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 £
United States 935,024 825,851 -109,173
Ireland 485,341 361,131 -124,210
Greece 431,023 371,562 -59,461
Japan 173,806 200,324 +26,518
Germany 178,780 165,195 -13,585
Poland 157,773 162,694 +4,921
United Arab Emirates 128,750 120,911 -7,839
France 97,951 144,436 +46,485
Netherlands 115,011 107,587 -7,424
Spain 117,692 92,219 -25,473

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 256,598
China 150,328
Ireland 4,207
India 1,889
United States 1,730

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 149,691 106,907 -42,784
China 85,067 65,261 -19,806
Ireland 2,553 1,654 -899
India 365 1,524 +1,159
United States 349 1,381 +1,032
Argentina 1,580 0 -1,580
Taiwan 620 402 -218
Italy 237 25 -212
Turkey 106 77 -29
Cambodia 75 0 -75

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) 3,294,134
Air transport 3,017,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 624,634
Other 439,610
Road transport 4,340

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) 1,695,654 1,598,480 -97,174
Air transport 1,661,316 1,355,915 -305,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 304,268 320,366 +16,098
Other 252,633 186,977 -65,656
Road transport 4,340 0 -4,340

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,392,400
London Heathrow Airport 1,825,416
East Midlands Airport 789,378
000 439,610
Liverpool Docks 376,953

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 1,180,462 1,211,938 +31,476
London Heathrow Airport 891,166 934,250 +43,084
East Midlands Airport 516,927 272,451 -244,476
000 252,633 186,977 -65,656
Liverpool Docks 191,922 185,031 -6,891
ZLC 172,765 103,159 -69,606
London Gateway Port 140,458 109,621 -30,837
Holyhead 122,948 108,594 -14,354
Immingham Docks 98,837 102,439 +3,602
Felixstowe 24,819 95,432 +70,613

Quick facts

HS code: 961511

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

Description: Hair accessories like combs and pins crafted from hard rubber or plastic materials