Import/export HS code 320411: Disperse dyes

Dyes used mainly for synthetic fibers like polyester, often in textile manufacturing

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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 £
Japan 14,659,150
China 5,795,231
South Korea 3,758,237
Germany 3,511,316
Taiwan 1,979,654

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 £
Japan 7,592,448 7,066,702 -525,746
China 3,039,160 2,756,071 -283,089
South Korea 2,979,033 779,204 -2,199,829
Germany 1,861,940 1,649,376 -212,564
Taiwan 710,125 1,269,529 +559,404
France 628,270 775,528 +147,258
India 636,180 614,288 -21,892
United States 452,854 338,910 -113,944
Belgium 254,942 242,580 -12,362
Indonesia 327,130 70,008 -257,122

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 £
Japan 15,510,050
China 6,200,029
South Korea 3,671,891
Germany 3,504,428
Taiwan 2,121,091

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 £
Japan 8,229,359 7,280,691 -948,668
China 3,072,376 3,127,653 +55,277
South Korea 3,163,719 508,172 -2,655,547
Germany 1,744,870 1,759,558 +14,688
Taiwan 889,360 1,231,731 +342,371
India 717,623 640,287 -77,336
United States 463,286 344,180 -119,106
Indonesia 274,135 456,035 +181,900
Switzerland 187,204 249,357 +62,153
Turkey 155,050 207,766 +52,716

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
South East Wales 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,389,569
Air transport 8,973,696
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,406,284
Road transport 18,566
Other 18,164

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,680,841 9,708,728 -1,972,113
Air transport 4,955,977 4,017,719 -938,258
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,770,904 2,635,380 -135,524
Road transport 0 18,566 +18,566
Other 11,361 6,803 -4,558

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 14,153,627
London Gateway Port 4,439,426
Southampton 4,154,733
East Midlands Airport 3,767,856
Manchester Airport 2,698,019

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 £
Felixstowe 9,561,832 4,591,795 -4,970,037
London Gateway Port 457,850 3,981,576 +3,523,726
Southampton 2,274,601 1,880,132 -394,469
East Midlands Airport 1,944,039 1,823,817 -120,222
Manchester Airport 1,862,430 835,589 -1,026,841
London Heathrow Airport 1,003,550 1,103,356 +99,806
Dover 793,089 880,597 +87,508
Immingham Docks 717,553 338,431 -379,122
Killingholme 208,645 104,104 -104,541
Birmingham Airport 64,676 210,431 +145,755

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Manufacture of textiles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 10
2025-10 8
2025-09 10
2025-08 7
2025-07 9

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+ 24
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
Other 3

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 £
United States 4,804,639
China 3,515,938
Netherlands 1,399,031
Italy 1,346,310
Germany 1,337,874

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 £
United States 2,921,224 1,883,415 -1,037,809
China 3,194,308 321,630 -2,872,678
Netherlands 962,694 436,337 -526,357
Italy 640,008 706,302 +66,294
Germany 894,214 443,660 -450,554
Singapore 414,831 708,815 +293,984
Israel 867,090 177,346 -689,744
South Africa 681,090 263,272 -417,818
Brazil 462,420 320,093 -142,327
Turkey 327,894 163,341 -164,553

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 157,986
XU 5,301
India 660

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 51,846 106,140 +54,294
XU 3,001 2,300 -701
India 660 0 -660

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) 11,436,061
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,534,680
Air transport 2,842,390
Other 163,947
Road transport 2,198

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) 7,789,977 3,646,084 -4,143,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,649,986 2,884,694 -765,292
Air transport 2,069,564 772,826 -1,296,738
Other 55,507 108,440 +52,933
Road transport 2,198 0 -2,198

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 6,310,863
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,652,333
Southampton 2,260,470
Liverpool Docks 1,486,427
London Heathrow Airport 1,402,262

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 Gateway Port 4,699,037 1,611,826 -3,087,211
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,108,774 2,543,559 -565,215
Southampton 1,232,276 1,028,194 -204,082
Liverpool Docks 953,537 532,890 -420,647
London Heathrow Airport 1,150,302 251,960 -898,342
Immingham Docks 556,861 103,240 -453,621
East Midlands Airport 335,128 232,487 -102,641
Manchester Airport 332,796 221,963 -110,833
Felixstowe 151,934 296,056 +144,122
Dover 428,739 7,944 -420,795

Quick facts

HS code: 320411

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

Description: Dyes used mainly for synthetic fibers like polyester, often in textile manufacturing