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 15,864,024
Belgium 7,059,916
China 4,572,259
Hungary 2,854,237
Ukraine 1,746,827

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 8,463,811 7,400,213 -1,063,598
Belgium 3,795,580 3,264,336 -531,244
China 2,317,958 2,254,301 -63,657
Hungary 1,407,014 1,447,223 +40,209
Ukraine 986,797 760,030 -226,767
United States 134,686 247,297 +112,611
Sweden 146,196 129,150 -17,046
Netherlands 71,184 139,955 +68,771
Ireland 84,803 65,484 -19,319
Croatia 95,838 0 -95,838

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 16,312,615
China 5,078,535
Belgium 3,745,296
Hungary 2,686,023
Czechia 2,558,221

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 8,673,841 7,638,774 -1,035,067
China 2,603,045 2,475,490 -127,555
Belgium 3,105,784 639,512 -2,466,272
Hungary 1,323,346 1,362,677 +39,331
Czechia 206,711 2,351,510 +2,144,799
Ukraine 1,076,978 803,342 -273,636
South Korea 78,127 217,262 +139,135
Italy 112,785 68,360 -44,425
Spain 84,895 50,465 -34,430
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
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 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
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Essex 2 4 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0

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) 27,589,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,452,584
Air transport 1,170,757
Other 148,150
Road transport 124,401

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) 14,571,174 13,018,820 -1,552,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,077,762 2,374,822 +297,060
Air transport 766,360 404,397 -361,963
Other 77,436 70,714 -6,722
Road transport 104,850 19,551 -85,299

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Purfleet 12,752,044
Immingham Docks 4,730,011
London 4,435,243
Dover 1,971,447
Felixstowe 1,813,424

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 6,743,404 6,008,640 -734,764
Immingham Docks 2,157,718 2,572,293 +414,575
London 2,093,420 2,341,823 +248,403
Dover 1,297,486 673,961 -623,525
Felixstowe 1,058,373 755,051 -303,322
ZLC 937,614 762,364 -175,250
Southampton 467,964 906,383 +438,419
Hull 828,584 368,810 -459,774
Middlesbrough 412,783 346,643 -66,140
London Gateway Port 143,961 417,392 +273,431

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 34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
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
2026-01 16
2025-11 15
2025-10 21
2025-09 14
2025-08 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 39
54m+ 16
0-1m 10
15m-54m 10
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 724,119
Ireland 465,283
Poland 216,112
United Arab Emirates 149,860
Hungary 144,536

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 267,221 456,898 +189,677
Ireland 277,401 187,882 -89,519
Poland 147,933 68,179 -79,754
United Arab Emirates 67,587 82,273 +14,686
Hungary 68,156 76,380 +8,224
South Korea 67,094 39,039 -28,055
Israel 105,653 0 -105,653
Finland 53,402 36,356 -17,046
China 88,595 0 -88,595
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 29,534
XI 10,657
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 15,470 14,064 -1,406
XI 6,219 4,438 -1,781
Taiwan 975 0 -975
China 477 0 -477

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) 1,468,753
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,200,195
Air transport 384,616
Other 47,019

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) 746,061 722,692 -23,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 696,679 503,516 -193,163
Air transport 198,635 185,981 -12,654
Other 25,845 21,174 -4,671

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 619,016
Liverpool Docks 485,978
Southampton 419,748
London Gateway Port 387,879
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 338,352 280,664 -57,688
Liverpool Docks 384,440 101,538 -282,902
Southampton 90,885 328,863 +237,978
London Gateway Port 220,202 167,677 -52,525
London Heathrow Airport 129,864 166,910 +37,046
Immingham Docks 84,412 128,396 +43,984
Holyhead 111,196 87,849 -23,347
Harwich 46,316 9,413 -36,903
Hull 45,219 7,604 -37,615
Felixstowe 20,255 31,142 +10,887

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