Import/export HS code 9919: Personal belongings for special occasions

Includes wedding trousseaux, household items for newlyweds, inherited personal items, school outfits, and educational materials for students

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 £
Ireland 2,977,744
United Arab Emirates 2,338,202
France 1,414,421
Kuwait 796,178
United States 507,652

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 £
Ireland 1,545,166 1,432,578 -112,588
United Arab Emirates 2,315,959 22,243 -2,293,716
France 594,325 820,096 +225,771
Kuwait 794,178 2,000 -792,178
United States 416,396 91,256 -325,140
Israel 269,304 162,692 -106,612
Denmark 10,494 337,902 +327,408
Thailand 37,668 267,273 +229,605
Canada 189,273 9,556 -179,717
Netherlands 164,418 14,664 -149,754

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 £
United Kingdom 2,850,585
United Arab Emirates 2,338,935
France 1,717,781
Kuwait 793,678
United States 542,508

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 £
United Kingdom 1,499,372 1,351,213 -148,159
United Arab Emirates 2,317,959 20,976 -2,296,983
France 603,700 1,114,081 +510,381
Kuwait 791,678 2,000 -789,678
United States 451,149 91,359 -359,790
Israel 274,304 162,692 -111,612
Thailand 37,668 268,775 +231,107
China 40,494 198,283 +157,789
Canada 174,941 9,556 -165,385
Netherlands 162,883 0 -162,883

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - West 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1
Merseyside 1

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 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 1 0 -1
North Eastern Scotland 1 0 -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) 4,688,076
Air transport 3,757,796
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,546,190
Road transport 1,631

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) 2,232,771 2,455,305 +222,534
Air transport 3,430,963 326,833 -3,104,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,462,267 1,083,923 -378,344
Road transport 1,631 0 -1,631

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,630,079
Holyhead 2,214,509
Portsmouth 1,073,510
Fishguard 750,795
London Gateway Port 676,985

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,322,001 308,078 -3,013,923
Holyhead 1,044,513 1,169,996 +125,483
Portsmouth 456,582 616,928 +160,346
Fishguard 491,983 258,812 -233,171
London Gateway Port 503,745 173,240 -330,505
Southampton 255,562 246,818 -8,744
Immingham Docks 158,534 342,402 +183,868
Newhaven 136,054 271,625 +135,571
Felixstowe 148,496 238,432 +89,936
Grangemouth Docks 127,453 10,000 -117,453

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 2
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Food and beverage service activities 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 2
2025-03 2
2025-01 3
2024-12 2
2024-11 2

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
54m+ 3
0-1m 2
1m-15m 2
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
India 14,867,647
Ireland 4,844,932
Nigeria 2,904,654
Qatar 2,671,687
Jamaica 2,317,757

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 £
India 6,538,047 8,329,600 +1,791,553
Ireland 2,499,963 2,344,969 -154,994
Nigeria 360,275 2,544,379 +2,184,104
Qatar 1,937,303 734,384 -1,202,919
Jamaica 143,336 2,174,421 +2,031,085
Uganda 844,449 1,183,348 +338,899
United Arab Emirates 619,807 1,192,647 +572,840
Malaysia 829,921 509,760 -320,161
XK 0 1,321,116 +1,321,116
Cyprus 1,167,105 53,340 -1,113,765

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) 21,597,949
Air transport 21,245,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,678,196
Rail transport 33,330
Road transport 4,000

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) 8,633,228 12,964,721 +4,331,493
Air transport 8,437,752 12,807,813 +4,370,061
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,203,238 3,474,958 -728,280
Rail transport 0 33,330 +33,330
Road transport 4,000 0 -4,000

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 20,804,309
London Gateway Port 11,728,242
Felixstowe 2,998,518
London 2,993,271
Holyhead 2,979,048

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 8,316,175 12,488,134 +4,171,959
London Gateway Port 4,688,669 7,039,573 +2,350,904
Felixstowe 2,430,794 567,724 -1,863,070
London 465,206 2,528,065 +2,062,859
Holyhead 1,787,341 1,191,707 -595,634
Portsmouth 34,058 1,871,476 +1,837,418
Southampton 1,133,101 435,710 -697,391
Dover / Eurotunnel 615,696 739,943 +124,247
Fishguard 704,983 334,646 -370,337
Liverpool Docks 209,546 389,393 +179,847

Quick facts

HS code: 9919

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

Description: Includes wedding trousseaux, household items for newlyweds, inherited personal items, school outfits, and educational materials for students