Import/export HS code 320649: Various pigments

Other pigments not classified elsewhere, including magnetite

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 £
Germany 18,501,206
France 13,782,196
Belgium 13,214,929
Netherlands 9,132,679
Spain 6,208,131

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 £
Germany 9,960,329 8,540,877 -1,419,452
France 7,589,591 6,192,605 -1,396,986
Belgium 7,139,811 6,075,118 -1,064,693
Netherlands 4,283,857 4,848,822 +564,965
Spain 2,877,966 3,330,165 +452,199
Austria 2,011,636 1,497,630 -514,006
Luxembourg 1,249,397 1,656,253 +406,856
Turkey 1,559,453 1,197,312 -362,141
Italy 1,387,563 1,172,520 -215,043
Switzerland 1,270,993 804,841 -466,152

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 £
Germany 28,272,468
Belgium 8,913,250
France 6,586,487
Spain 6,141,256
Netherlands 5,629,377

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 £
Germany 15,681,664 12,590,804 -3,090,860
Belgium 4,912,306 4,000,944 -911,362
France 3,148,005 3,438,482 +290,477
Spain 3,049,723 3,091,533 +41,810
Netherlands 2,733,817 2,895,560 +161,743
Italy 2,324,257 2,144,732 -179,525
Austria 1,949,882 1,560,777 -389,105
Turkey 1,708,276 1,234,706 -473,570
Luxembourg 1,328,144 1,354,870 +26,726
United States 1,422,357 910,280 -512,077

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Inner London - West 13

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
Greater Manchester 24 27 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 16 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 8 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 11 +1
Merseyside 11 10 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 9 +2
Cheshire 6 8 +2
Kent 8 9 +1

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) 60,293,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,546,443
Air transport 7,269,272
Other 3,053,844
Road transport 434,708

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) 32,640,404 27,652,629 -4,987,775
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,994,632 8,551,811 -442,821
Air transport 3,147,539 4,121,733 +974,194
Other 1,996,545 1,057,299 -939,246
Road transport 3,268 431,440 +428,172
Rail transport 4,022 0 -4,022

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,140,491
Immingham Docks 14,838,251
Eurotunnel 9,139,110
London 7,099,558
Felixstowe 6,084,375

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 £
Dover 12,852,799 11,287,692 -1,565,107
Immingham Docks 7,376,230 7,462,021 +85,791
Eurotunnel 5,261,207 3,877,903 -1,383,304
London 3,884,046 3,215,512 -668,534
Felixstowe 3,596,209 2,488,166 -1,108,043
000 1,996,545 1,057,299 -939,246
Killingholme 1,497,651 1,006,781 -490,870
Hull 1,632,056 796,621 -835,435
Leeds Bradford Airport 417,355 1,543,152 +1,125,797
Liverpool Docks 852,589 971,660 +119,071

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 86
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 50
Other manufacturing 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 73
2025-11 74
2025-10 79
2025-09 76
2025-08 74

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+ 119
1m-15m 95
15m-54m 46
Other 15
0-1m 12

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 £
Belgium 45,326,402
Germany 38,196,899
France 13,546,555
Spain 13,508,700
Netherlands 12,233,110

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 £
Belgium 28,075,301 17,251,101 -10,824,200
Germany 21,502,065 16,694,834 -4,807,231
France 7,803,796 5,742,759 -2,061,037
Spain 7,559,081 5,949,619 -1,609,462
Netherlands 6,612,315 5,620,795 -991,520
Italy 6,586,518 4,930,724 -1,655,794
United States 6,109,626 5,052,985 -1,056,641
Turkey 5,422,722 5,163,290 -259,432
Ireland 6,316,011 3,654,436 -2,661,575
Poland 4,062,418 3,622,793 -439,625

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 505,496
Spain 5,602
Germany 81
Ireland 54

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 131,834 373,662 +241,828
Spain 0 5,602 +5,602
Germany 73 8 -65
Ireland 37 17 -20

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) 182,074,000
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,476,872
Air transport 10,774,271
Other 557,712
Road transport 410,213

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) 102,571,624 79,502,376 -23,069,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,050,677 21,426,195 -12,624,482
Air transport 6,481,015 4,293,256 -2,187,759
Other 154,597 403,115 +248,518
Road transport 297,398 112,815 -184,583

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,731,621
Immingham Docks 41,271,889
London Gateway Port 19,575,438
Southampton 11,190,904
London 10,669,531

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 71,120,835 51,610,786 -19,510,049
Immingham Docks 23,829,663 17,442,226 -6,387,437
London Gateway Port 13,477,042 6,098,396 -7,378,646
Southampton 4,096,776 7,094,128 +2,997,352
London 5,495,138 5,174,393 -320,745
London Heathrow Airport 5,684,535 3,725,784 -1,958,751
Liverpool Docks 3,848,235 3,319,809 -528,426
Holyhead 4,347,153 2,572,836 -1,774,317
Felixstowe 2,893,514 2,547,113 -346,401
Middlesbrough 2,846,435 1,694,512 -1,151,923

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 320649

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

Description: Other pigments not classified elsewhere, including magnetite