Import/export HS code 9950: Small trade transactions within the EU

Used for small trades within the EU, where the total invoice value is less than €1,000 or for small and medium-sized traders

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 £
ZY 24,596,347,550
QV 20,442,734,357
Ireland 7,399,083
Netherlands 608,381
Italy 471,481

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 £
ZY 11,393,492,783 13,202,854,767 +1,809,361,984
QV 10,733,907,977 9,708,826,380 -1,025,081,597
Ireland 4,049,018 3,350,065 -698,953
Netherlands 360,160 248,221 -111,939
Italy 247,047 224,434 -22,613
Germany 241,642 199,846 -41,796
Belgium 139,420 164,590 +25,170
Sweden 55,772 66,856 +11,084
Poland 50,158 68,670 +18,512
France 34,576 32,034 -2,542

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 £
ZY 24,596,347,550
QV 20,442,734,357

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 £
ZY 11,393,492,783 13,202,854,767 +1,809,361,984
QV 10,733,907,977 9,708,826,380 -1,025,081,597

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 45,039,081,907
Other 9,614,438

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 £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 22,127,400,760 22,911,681,147 +784,280,387
Other 5,224,516 4,389,922 -834,594

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZYY 24,596,347,550
QVV 20,442,734,357
000 9,614,438

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 £
ZYY 11,393,492,783 13,202,854,767 +1,809,361,984
QVV 10,733,907,977 9,708,826,380 -1,025,081,597
000 5,224,516 4,389,922 -834,594

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 £
QV 15,203,654,234
ZY 9,399,422,826
Ireland 27,947,254
Spain 2,436,357
Portugal 1,372,212

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 £
QV 8,127,490,506 7,076,163,728 -1,051,326,778
ZY 5,223,551,869 4,175,870,957 -1,047,680,912
Ireland 14,964,051 12,983,203 -1,980,848
Spain 1,298,097 1,138,260 -159,837
Portugal 659,047 713,165 +54,118
Germany 324,551 62,871 -261,680
Malta 113,363 270,091 +156,728
Netherlands 235,447 49,590 -185,857
Italy 190,387 38,625 -151,762
France 169,370 46,141 -123,229

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 £
XU 31,246,134
XI 3,479
Australia 1,118

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 £
XU 15,799,246 15,446,888 -352,358
XI 254 3,225 +2,971
Australia 992 126 -866

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 24,603,077,060
Other 34,196,154

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 £
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 13,351,042,375 11,252,034,685 -2,099,007,690
Other 18,644,733 15,551,421 -3,093,312

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
QVV 15,203,654,234
ZYY 9,399,422,826
000 34,196,154

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 £
QVV 8,127,490,506 7,076,163,728 -1,051,326,778
ZYY 5,223,551,869 4,175,870,957 -1,047,680,912
000 18,644,733 15,551,421 -3,093,312

Quick facts

HS code: 9950

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

Description: Used for small trades within the EU, where the total invoice value is less than €1,000 or for small and medium-sized traders