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 2,567,539
France 2,028,787
Italy 1,396,118
Netherlands 1,359,263
Spain 1,130,925

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 1,561,807 1,005,732 -556,075
France 895,642 1,133,145 +237,503
Italy 623,515 772,603 +149,088
Netherlands 722,709 636,554 -86,155
Spain 619,767 511,158 -108,609
Germany 535,208 567,639 +32,431
Japan 80,935 72,841 -8,094
Sweden 28,199 113,387 +85,188
Indonesia 64,346 0 -64,346
China 42,481 17,384 -25,097

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 3,262,860
France 1,873,817
Italy 1,537,490
Spain 1,090,569
Germany 1,016,079

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 1,970,081 1,292,779 -677,302
France 822,924 1,050,893 +227,969
Italy 671,931 865,559 +193,628
Spain 618,917 471,652 -147,265
Germany 530,575 485,504 -45,071
Netherlands 281,553 311,367 +29,814
Japan 82,061 81,542 -519
Indonesia 105,570 57,210 -48,360
Sweden 28,199 113,387 +85,188
China 56,537 44,485 -12,052

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 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 0 -2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 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) 5,733,230
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,284,589
Air transport 1,079,538
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) 2,604,059 3,129,171 +525,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,082,372 1,202,217 -880,155
Air transport 528,153 551,385 +23,232
Rail transport 51,345 0 -51,345
Other 301 14,181 +13,880
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 £
Eurotunnel 2,122,760
Dover 2,110,840
Liverpool Docks 1,629,305
Immingham Docks 1,472,010
Southampton 518,309

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 965,386 1,157,374 +191,988
Dover 945,885 1,164,955 +219,070
Liverpool Docks 955,190 674,115 -281,075
Immingham Docks 748,400 723,610 -24,790
Southampton 398,268 120,041 -278,227
East Midlands Airport 229,240 277,010 +47,770
London 91,403 117,853 +26,450
Manchester Airport 142,229 51,285 -90,944
Thamesport 120,506 18,696 -101,810
London Gateway Port 18,766 118,775 +100,009

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
2026-01 15
2025-11 18
2025-10 12
2025-09 15
2025-08 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+ 29
1m-15m 24
0-1m 10
15m-54m 10
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 1,627,796
Nigeria 640,685
Ireland 633,236
France 433,190
Germany 343,070

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 735,086 892,710 +157,624
Nigeria 90,603 550,082 +459,479
Ireland 247,861 385,375 +137,514
France 154,686 278,504 +123,818
Germany 65,863 277,207 +211,344
Belgium 39,742 268,163 +228,421
Poland 98,903 196,308 +97,405
China 147,044 132,931 -14,113
United Arab Emirates 72,328 111,934 +39,606
United States 134,274 43,037 -91,237

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 16,498
United States 11,563
Ireland 115
Afghanistan 89

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 6,471 17,375 +10,904
XI 9,633 6,865 -2,768
United States 7,926 3,637 -4,289
Ireland 69 46 -23
Afghanistan 49 40 -9
Germany 33 0 -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) 3,219,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,530,412
Air transport 793,721
Other 54,662

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) 1,415,861 1,803,475 +387,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,024,307 1,506,105 +481,798
Air transport 377,822 415,899 +38,077
Other 25,984 28,678 +2,694

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,634,397
London Gateway Port 1,580,905
Felixstowe 923,208
Holyhead 582,745
Liverpool Docks 499,325

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 634,602 999,795 +365,193
London Gateway Port 409,779 1,171,126 +761,347
Felixstowe 835,467 87,741 -747,726
Holyhead 222,126 360,619 +138,493
Liverpool Docks 38,408 460,917 +422,509
London Heathrow Airport 195,484 235,404 +39,920
Southampton 123,805 82,883 -40,922
East Midlands Airport 75,206 69,734 -5,472
Immingham Docks 60,261 74,474 +14,213
Manchester Airport 38,470 72,029 +33,559

Quick facts

HS code: 320710

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

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