Import/export HS code 320710: Prepared pigments and colors

Prepared pigments, opacifiers, colors, and similar preparations

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  • 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 £
United States 2,677,503
France 1,946,626
Italy 1,426,360
Netherlands 1,275,790
Spain 1,194,880

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 £
United States 1,566,859 1,110,644 -456,215
France 885,194 1,061,432 +176,238
Italy 665,455 760,905 +95,450
Netherlands 616,906 658,884 +41,978
Spain 619,769 575,111 -44,658
Germany 571,463 564,769 -6,694
Japan 86,461 71,664 -14,797
Sweden 19,673 119,366 +99,693
Indonesia 64,346 0 -64,346
China 42,525 17,411 -25,114

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 £
United States 3,342,852
France 1,798,403
Italy 1,567,732
Spain 1,149,541
Germany 1,049,464

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 £
United States 1,943,684 1,399,168 -544,516
France 813,740 984,663 +170,923
Italy 713,871 853,861 +139,990
Spain 626,139 523,402 -102,737
Germany 566,830 482,634 -84,196
Netherlands 200,764 324,331 +123,567
Japan 87,587 80,365 -7,222
Indonesia 98,410 64,370 -34,040
Sweden 19,673 119,366 +99,693
China 68,870 45,732 -23,138

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Merseyside 6
Greater Manchester 5
West Yorkshire 4

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 9 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Merseyside 6 2 -4
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Cheshire 3 0 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 0 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -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) 5,721,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,343,151
Air transport 1,108,435
Rail transport 51,345
Other 14,482

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) 2,679,778 3,041,387 +361,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,935,647 1,407,504 -528,143
Air transport 564,171 544,264 -19,907
Rail transport 51,345 0 -51,345
Other 152 14,330 +14,178
Road transport 2,228 0 -2,228

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,174,208
Eurotunnel 2,041,073
Liverpool Docks 1,748,649
Immingham Docks 1,383,205
East Midlands Airport 511,630

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 1,023,910 1,150,298 +126,388
Eurotunnel 974,222 1,066,851 +92,629
Liverpool Docks 951,385 797,264 -154,121
Immingham Docks 629,547 753,658 +124,111
East Midlands Airport 239,118 272,512 +33,394
Southampton 401,447 107,907 -293,540
London 106,847 126,048 +19,201
Manchester Airport 144,930 51,285 -93,645
Thamesport 63,372 76,589 +13,217
London Gateway Port 19,646 118,775 +99,129

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 23
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 12
2025-09 15
2025-08 9
2025-07 15

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+ 30
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 10
0-1m 9
Other 6

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 £
Kenya 1,587,943
Nigeria 791,002
Ireland 578,556
France 440,137
Germany 343,093

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 £
Kenya 698,977 888,966 +189,989
Nigeria 240,920 550,082 +309,162
Ireland 254,798 323,758 +68,960
France 169,100 271,037 +101,937
Germany 65,886 277,207 +211,321
China 182,599 132,931 -49,668
Belgium 46,121 268,163 +222,042
Poland 87,227 199,922 +112,695
United States 128,886 69,172 -59,714
United Arab Emirates 72,328 111,934 +39,606

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 £
Poland 23,846
XI 17,219
United States 12,053
XU 2,518
Ireland 115

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 £
Poland 5,848 17,998 +12,150
XI 10,354 6,865 -3,489
United States 8,058 3,995 -4,063
XU 1,268 1,250 -18
Ireland 69 46 -23
Afghanistan 0 89 +89
Germany 0 33 +33

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) 3,383,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,473,848
Air transport 811,274
Other 55,873

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) 1,494,437 1,889,240 +394,803
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,023,958 1,449,890 +425,932
Air transport 362,972 448,302 +85,330
Other 25,597 30,276 +4,679

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,688,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,630,975
Felixstowe 923,208
Holyhead 529,603
Liverpool Docks 508,667

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 514,130 1,174,260 +660,130
Dover / Eurotunnel 628,953 1,002,022 +373,069
Felixstowe 734,898 188,310 -546,588
Holyhead 231,875 297,728 +65,853
Liverpool Docks 65,688 442,979 +377,291
London Heathrow Airport 197,987 232,973 +34,986
Southampton 166,403 82,883 -83,520
East Midlands Airport 71,915 78,435 +6,520
Immingham Docks 58,947 75,788 +16,841
Manchester Airport 41,981 72,029 +30,048

Quick facts

HS code: 320710

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

Description: Prepared pigments, opacifiers, colors, and similar preparations