Import/export HS code 96190079: Various hygiene products

Other hygiene articles not specifically listed, such as adult incontinence products

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 15,966,488
Belgium 7,068,584
China 4,184,919
Hungary 2,734,147
Ukraine 1,803,121

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 8,602,315 7,364,173 -1,238,142
Belgium 3,750,000 3,318,584 -431,416
China 2,130,501 2,054,418 -76,083
Hungary 1,329,186 1,404,961 +75,775
Ukraine 1,043,408 759,713 -283,695
United States 114,281 225,068 +110,787
Sweden 132,804 137,099 +4,295
Netherlands 58,996 148,472 +89,476
Ireland 86,271 62,111 -24,160
Croatia 100,605 4,423 -96,182

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 16,372,551
China 4,684,964
Belgium 3,974,855
Hungary 2,586,940
Czechia 2,335,227

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 8,785,336 7,587,215 -1,198,121
China 2,404,892 2,280,072 -124,820
Belgium 3,059,316 915,539 -2,143,777
Hungary 1,245,518 1,341,422 +95,904
Czechia 197,053 2,138,174 +1,941,121
Ukraine 1,133,589 803,025 -330,564
South Korea 57,722 207,144 +149,422
Italy 112,785 68,360 -44,425
Spain 84,825 40,165 -44,660
United States 53,563 71,281 +17,718

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 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
West Yorkshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5

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 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Essex 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -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) 27,553,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,029,947
Air transport 1,173,851
Road transport 181,502
Other 156,011

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) 14,555,014 12,998,837 -1,556,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,856,167 2,173,780 +317,613
Air transport 776,186 397,665 -378,521
Road transport 161,951 19,551 -142,400
Other 94,252 61,759 -32,493

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Purfleet 12,808,105
Immingham Docks 4,639,373
London 4,381,037
Dover 1,960,054
ZLC 1,756,272

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 £
Purfleet 6,739,238 6,068,867 -670,371
Immingham Docks 2,217,901 2,421,472 +203,571
London 2,022,996 2,358,041 +335,045
Dover 1,260,397 699,657 -560,740
ZLC 994,225 762,047 -232,178
Felixstowe 995,264 673,971 -321,293
Southampton 395,882 874,074 +478,192
Hull 765,929 423,984 -341,945
Middlesbrough 400,779 371,081 -29,698
London Gateway Port 143,961 327,978 +184,017

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 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Other manufacturing 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 21
2025-09 14
2025-08 12
2025-07 12

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 40
54m+ 15
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
Other 7

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 851,979
Ireland 445,490
Poland 205,466
United Arab Emirates 150,810
Hungary 138,139

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 367,228 484,751 +117,523
Ireland 258,512 186,978 -71,534
Poland 149,045 56,421 -92,624
United Arab Emirates 51,576 99,234 +47,658
Hungary 68,156 69,983 +1,827
South Korea 67,094 39,039 -28,055
Israel 105,653 0 -105,653
China 88,595 0 -88,595
Finland 43,657 44,900 +1,243
Italy 35,394 46,869 +11,475

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 £
Germany 28,424
XI 10,088
XU 5,502
Taiwan 975
China 477

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 £
Germany 14,508 13,916 -592
XI 6,763 3,325 -3,438
XU 2,802 2,700 -102
Taiwan 352 623 +271
China 147 330 +183

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,530,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,169,771
Air transport 384,616
Other 45,466
Road transport 2,165

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 787,916 742,102 -45,814
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 681,845 487,926 -193,919
Air transport 187,599 197,017 +9,418
Other 24,572 20,894 -3,678
Road transport 2,165 0 -2,165

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 640,438
Dover / Eurotunnel 599,399
Southampton 383,514
London Gateway Port 340,081
London Heathrow Airport 296,774

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 £
Liverpool Docks 489,816 150,622 -339,194
Dover / Eurotunnel 343,669 255,730 -87,939
Southampton 88,214 295,300 +207,086
London Gateway Port 191,410 148,671 -42,739
London Heathrow Airport 129,864 166,910 +37,046
Immingham Docks 76,025 131,737 +55,712
Holyhead 108,640 84,217 -24,423
Harwich 46,316 9,413 -36,903
Hull 45,219 7,604 -37,615
Felixstowe 6,599 45,711 +39,112

Quick facts

HS code: 96190079

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

Description: Other hygiene articles not specifically listed, such as adult incontinence products