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 24,850,902,304
Ireland 7,280,637
Netherlands 579,219
Italy 445,451
Germany 420,227

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 11,563,321,092 13,287,581,212 +1,724,260,120
Ireland 4,089,597 3,191,040 -898,557
Netherlands 345,415 233,804 -111,611
Italy 224,493 220,958 -3,535
Germany 239,086 181,141 -57,945
Belgium 163,778 152,365 -11,413
Poland 52,525 97,626 +45,101
Sweden 40,856 74,114 +33,258
France 33,001 33,077 +76
Spain 14,666 4,743 -9,923

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 24,850,902,304

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 11,563,321,092 13,287,581,212 +1,724,260,120

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) 45,261,845,987
Other 9,452,150

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) 22,192,611,347 23,069,234,640 +876,623,293
Other 5,234,351 4,217,799 -1,016,552

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZYY 24,850,902,304
QVV 20,410,943,683
000 9,452,150

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 11,563,321,092 13,287,581,212 +1,724,260,120
QVV 10,629,290,255 9,781,653,428 -847,636,827
000 5,234,351 4,217,799 -1,016,552

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 £
ZY 9,251,712,938
Ireland 27,689,265
Spain 2,443,112
Portugal 1,424,631
Malta 429,839

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 £
ZY 5,160,977,458 4,090,735,480 -1,070,241,978
Ireland 15,267,510 12,421,755 -2,845,755
Spain 1,333,106 1,110,006 -223,100
Portugal 682,463 742,168 +59,705
Malta 113,037 316,802 +203,765
Germany 324,298 62,026 -262,272
Netherlands 241,331 41,289 -200,042
Italy 189,797 38,799 -150,998
France 167,143 45,353 -121,790
Sweden 102,291 18,003 -84,288

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 £
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 £
XI 3,474 5 -3,469
Australia 1,118 0 -1,118

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) 24,504,365,662
Other 34,033,769

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) 13,331,479,439 11,172,886,223 -2,158,593,216
Other 19,008,032 15,025,737 -3,982,295

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
QVV 15,252,652,724
ZYY 9,251,712,938
000 34,033,769

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 8,170,501,981 7,082,150,743 -1,088,351,238
ZYY 5,160,977,458 4,090,735,480 -1,070,241,978
000 19,008,032 15,025,737 -3,982,295

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