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 3,040,300
United Arab Emirates 2,339,064
France 1,408,238
Kuwait 795,178
United States 513,561

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 1,605,068 1,435,232 -169,836
United Arab Emirates 2,318,088 20,976 -2,297,112
France 602,658 805,580 +202,922
Kuwait 792,678 2,500 -790,178
United States 414,351 99,210 -315,141
Israel 295,304 177,692 -117,612
Denmark 10,494 336,428 +325,934
Netherlands 321,688 14,664 -307,024
Thailand 37,668 267,273 +229,605
Canada 196,309 9,556 -186,753

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 2,898,010
United Arab Emirates 2,341,064
France 1,710,124
Kuwait 792,678
United States 548,417

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 1,553,989 1,344,021 -209,968
United Arab Emirates 2,320,088 20,976 -2,299,112
France 612,033 1,098,091 +486,058
Kuwait 791,678 1,000 -790,678
United States 438,050 110,367 -327,683
Israel 300,304 177,692 -122,612
Netherlands 320,153 0 -320,153
Thailand 37,668 268,775 +231,107
China 38,819 201,208 +162,389
Canada 181,977 9,556 -172,421

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
Lincolnshire 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 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 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) 4,893,200
Air transport 3,775,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,599,573
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) 2,440,154 2,453,046 +12,892
Air transport 3,425,405 349,827 -3,075,578
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,511,085 1,088,488 -422,597
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 3,642,550
Holyhead 2,273,365
Portsmouth 1,085,106
Fishguard 750,795
London Gateway Port 724,394

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 3,320,032 322,518 -2,997,514
Holyhead 1,100,715 1,172,650 +71,935
Portsmouth 483,618 601,488 +117,870
Fishguard 491,983 258,812 -233,171
London Gateway Port 530,171 194,223 -335,948
Immingham Docks 202,893 340,928 +138,035
Southampton 267,279 242,039 -25,240
Felixstowe 239,669 252,777 +13,108
Newhaven 162,856 255,802 +92,946
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
1m-15m 4
54m+ 3
0-1m 1
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 14,343,801
Ireland 4,741,072
Nigeria 2,608,854
Qatar 2,551,870
Jamaica 2,255,125

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 5,281,377 9,062,424 +3,781,047
Ireland 2,420,124 2,320,948 -99,176
Nigeria 346,275 2,262,579 +1,916,304
Qatar 1,740,084 811,786 -928,298
Jamaica 143,336 2,111,789 +1,968,453
Uganda 740,249 1,206,748 +466,499
United Arab Emirates 575,558 1,223,714 +648,156
Malaysia 814,921 524,760 -290,161
XK 0 1,321,116 +1,321,116
Cyprus 934,564 285,881 -648,683

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) 20,989,591
Air transport 20,331,441
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,563,771
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) 8,266,976 12,722,615 +4,455,639
Air transport 6,827,023 13,504,418 +6,677,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,660,921 3,902,850 +241,929
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 20,116,723
London Gateway Port 11,442,535
Felixstowe 3,024,418
Holyhead 2,950,403
London 2,671,371

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 6,727,999 13,388,724 +6,660,725
London Gateway Port 4,611,638 6,830,897 +2,219,259
Felixstowe 1,671,251 1,353,167 -318,084
Holyhead 1,767,502 1,182,901 -584,601
London 425,437 2,245,934 +1,820,497
Portsmouth 34,058 1,864,476 +1,830,418
Southampton 1,142,851 417,920 -724,931
Dover / Eurotunnel 633,252 720,417 +87,165
Fishguard 644,983 389,111 -255,872
Liverpool Docks 208,946 373,964 +165,018

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