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 14,451,302
China 5,696,474
South Korea 3,513,857
Germany 3,355,296
Taiwan 1,917,637

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 7,703,571 6,747,731 -955,840
China 2,834,223 2,862,251 +28,028
South Korea 2,734,653 779,204 -1,955,449
Germany 1,847,273 1,508,023 -339,250
Taiwan 788,892 1,128,745 +339,853
France 665,656 774,197 +108,541
India 611,983 558,172 -53,811
United States 473,576 304,769 -168,807
Belgium 228,199 226,897 -1,302
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 15,300,005
China 6,116,331
South Korea 3,427,511
Germany 3,361,718
Taiwan 2,062,529

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 8,320,318 6,979,687 -1,340,631
China 2,857,804 3,258,527 +400,723
South Korea 2,919,339 508,172 -2,411,167
Germany 1,766,940 1,594,778 -172,162
Taiwan 971,582 1,090,947 +119,365
India 694,411 580,058 -114,353
United States 484,008 310,039 -173,969
Indonesia 317,558 421,125 +103,567
Switzerland 160,917 259,565 +98,648
Turkey 191,074 189,186 -1,888

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 3 3 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 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
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) 20,715,896
Air transport 8,894,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,292,527
Road transport 18,566
Other 18,199

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) 11,211,364 9,504,532 -1,706,832
Air transport 5,191,743 3,703,227 -1,488,516
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,803,306 2,489,221 -314,085
Road transport 0 18,566 +18,566
Other 11,356 6,843 -4,513

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,393,261
London Gateway Port 4,699,557
Southampton 3,867,765
East Midlands Airport 3,656,235
Manchester Airport 2,672,134

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 8,995,675 4,397,586 -4,598,089
London Gateway Port 442,860 4,256,697 +3,813,837
Southampton 2,252,218 1,615,547 -636,671
East Midlands Airport 2,017,195 1,639,040 -378,155
Manchester Airport 1,849,279 822,855 -1,026,424
London Heathrow Airport 1,050,009 1,157,437 +107,428
Dover 820,321 845,772 +25,451
Immingham Docks 778,747 272,798 -505,949
Killingholme 178,361 116,482 -61,879
Dover / Eurotunnel 165,302 114,428 -50,874

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
2026-01 8
2025-11 10
2025-10 8
2025-09 10
2025-08 7

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+ 25
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 4,828,387
China 3,519,063
Netherlands 1,335,575
Germany 1,323,153
Italy 1,207,588

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 3,084,020 1,744,367 -1,339,653
China 3,198,095 320,968 -2,877,127
Netherlands 949,290 386,285 -563,005
Germany 785,224 537,929 -247,295
Italy 624,652 582,936 -41,716
Singapore 413,919 775,808 +361,889
Israel 952,090 92,346 -859,744
South Africa 752,981 200,159 -552,822
Brazil 448,644 320,093 -128,551
Turkey 364,233 153,048 -211,185

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 145,332
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 66,553 78,779 +12,226
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) 11,514,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,389,288
Air transport 2,857,652
Other 151,180
Road transport 4,994

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) 8,179,964 3,334,603 -4,845,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,584,907 2,804,381 -780,526
Air transport 2,089,964 767,688 -1,322,276
Other 70,279 80,901 +10,622
Road transport 2,198 2,796 +598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 6,392,974
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,466,399
Southampton 2,246,536
Liverpool Docks 1,511,348
London Heathrow Airport 1,381,796

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 5,053,918 1,339,056 -3,714,862
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,029,729 2,436,670 -593,059
Southampton 1,295,717 950,819 -344,898
Liverpool Docks 908,355 602,993 -305,362
London Heathrow Airport 1,125,541 256,255 -869,286
Immingham Docks 564,290 126,132 -438,158
East Midlands Airport 343,202 237,363 -105,839
Manchester Airport 379,180 187,743 -191,437
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