Import/export HS code 32030010: Plant-based dyes and colorants

Dyes and colorants derived from plants, along with products made from these materials

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* 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 £
Netherlands 27,264,312
Germany 18,323,590
Ireland 17,578,148
China 9,345,773
Italy 8,008,120

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 £
Netherlands 13,987,827 13,276,485 -711,342
Germany 9,469,688 8,853,902 -615,786
Ireland 9,476,882 8,101,266 -1,375,616
China 3,717,231 5,628,542 +1,911,311
Italy 3,868,224 4,139,896 +271,672
France 3,160,691 2,343,483 -817,208
Denmark 2,602,645 2,516,745 -85,900
India 1,715,024 2,058,843 +343,819
Spain 1,075,522 1,493,601 +418,079
United States 1,066,151 948,941 -117,210

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 £
Netherlands 21,880,494
Ireland 16,993,778
China 13,555,294
Germany 12,863,836
Italy 8,763,368

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 £
Netherlands 12,013,553 9,866,941 -2,146,612
Ireland 9,036,387 7,957,391 -1,078,996
China 6,085,034 7,470,260 +1,385,226
Germany 5,806,105 7,057,731 +1,251,626
Italy 4,357,698 4,405,670 +47,972
India 2,214,707 2,718,918 +504,211
Denmark 2,238,643 2,248,776 +10,133
France 2,031,405 1,703,621 -327,784
Australia 1,994,107 1,711,018 -283,089
Spain 1,685,604 1,863,542 +177,938

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 12
Outer London - West and North West 12

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 13 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 9 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 10 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 8 +2
Merseyside 8 6 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 6 6 +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) 69,887,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,500,142
Air transport 17,426,979
Other 1,747,434
Road transport 23,537

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) 35,597,347 34,290,097 -1,307,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,395,793 8,104,349 -1,291,444
Air transport 7,321,352 10,105,627 +2,784,275
Other 901,696 845,738 -55,958
Road transport 3,381 20,156 +16,775

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 19,140,029
Dover 17,873,613
Holyhead 13,694,758
Hull 8,582,288
Felixstowe 8,035,032

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 £
Eurotunnel 10,534,314 8,605,715 -1,928,599
Dover 8,971,592 8,902,021 -69,571
Holyhead 7,439,380 6,255,378 -1,184,002
Hull 4,601,884 3,980,404 -621,480
Felixstowe 3,542,171 4,492,861 +950,690
London Heathrow Airport 2,012,540 3,070,232 +1,057,692
East Midlands Airport 1,661,945 3,177,959 +1,516,014
London 1,961,948 2,226,351 +264,403
Birmingham Airport 1,868,059 2,128,654 +260,595
Immingham Docks 1,303,214 1,949,223 +646,009

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 89
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 15
Manufacture of beverages 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 56
2025-10 64
2025-09 63
2025-08 61
2025-07 58

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+ 89
1m-15m 73
15m-54m 36
Other 12
0-1m 10

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 £
Ireland 6,536,242
France 6,229,714
Germany 4,806,840
United States 4,804,111
Denmark 4,426,112

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 £
Ireland 3,774,639 2,761,603 -1,013,036
France 3,281,082 2,948,632 -332,450
Germany 2,714,289 2,092,551 -621,738
United States 2,569,319 2,234,792 -334,527
Denmark 2,393,015 2,033,097 -359,918
Netherlands 2,005,548 2,165,889 +160,341
Poland 1,626,775 1,852,223 +225,448
Ukraine 1,597,559 1,691,212 +93,653
Turkey 1,459,160 1,057,084 -402,076
Trinidad and Tobago 849,606 1,429,600 +579,994

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 5,203
Peru 2,456
XU 782

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 4,382 821 -3,561
Peru 2,456 0 -2,456
XU 0 782 +782

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,924,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,582,622
Air transport 10,151,337
Road transport 138,782
Other 8,441

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,986,046 19,938,051 -2,047,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,317,811 6,264,811 +947,000
Air transport 5,438,699 4,712,638 -726,061
Road transport 131,222 7,560 -123,662
Other 6,838 1,603 -5,235

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,297,185
London Heathrow Airport 7,306,517
Holyhead 6,066,588
London Gateway Port 5,075,804
Immingham Docks 4,130,929

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 15,903,938 14,393,247 -1,510,691
London Heathrow Airport 3,827,809 3,478,708 -349,101
Holyhead 3,504,547 2,562,041 -942,506
London Gateway Port 2,356,758 2,719,046 +362,288
Immingham Docks 1,853,985 2,276,944 +422,959
Dover 1,435,813 1,499,376 +63,563
Liverpool Docks 1,122,744 849,750 -272,994
Manchester Airport 1,015,512 843,133 -172,379
Southampton 542,129 853,997 +311,868
Felixstowe 270,311 770,532 +500,221

Quick facts

HS code: 32030010

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

Description: Dyes and colorants derived from plants, along with products made from these materials