Import/export HS code 320720: Enamels and glazes

Vitrifiable enamels, glazes, and similar preparations

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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 £
Spain 4,441,135
United States 2,968,052
Germany 2,869,205
Canada 518,999
France 492,035

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 £
Spain 2,312,350 2,128,785 -183,565
United States 1,436,171 1,531,881 +95,710
Germany 1,264,465 1,604,740 +340,275
Canada 191,603 327,396 +135,793
France 242,783 249,252 +6,469
Italy 221,324 239,691 +18,367
Belgium 195,647 152,489 -43,158
Netherlands 33,995 189,791 +155,796
China 69,894 84,478 +14,584
Japan 116,037 35 -116,002

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 £
Spain 4,441,930
United States 3,230,880
Germany 2,063,867
Liechtenstein 628,053
Italy 495,862

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 £
Spain 2,295,595 2,146,335 -149,260
United States 1,509,293 1,721,587 +212,294
Germany 921,107 1,142,760 +221,653
Liechtenstein 257,019 371,034 +114,015
Italy 224,785 271,077 +46,292
France 248,604 224,024 -24,580
Japan 236,175 160,279 -75,896
Canada 152,183 234,701 +82,518
Austria 115,921 68,475 -47,446
Netherlands 19,233 126,228 +106,995

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -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) 6,695,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,046,263
Air transport 972,637
Other 46,534
Road transport 7,896

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) 3,313,526 3,382,434 +68,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,464,176 2,582,087 +117,911
Air transport 324,150 648,487 +324,337
Other 45,969 565 -45,404
Road transport 7,896 0 -7,896

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,020,053
Southampton 2,482,019
Felixstowe 1,068,782
Newhaven 881,821
Eurotunnel 795,631

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 2,260,614 1,759,439 -501,175
Southampton 1,385,694 1,096,325 -289,369
Felixstowe 518,459 550,323 +31,864
Newhaven 81,011 800,810 +719,799
Eurotunnel 469,153 326,478 -142,675
London Gateway Port 351,222 435,632 +84,410
Liverpool Docks 212,377 282,823 +70,446
Belfast Port 139,247 193,071 +53,824
East Midlands Airport 145,632 159,042 +13,410
Manchester Airport 65,087 157,464 +92,377

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Other manufacturing 6
Human health activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 16
2025-10 13
2025-09 13
2025-08 10

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
1m-15m 23
54m+ 11
0-1m 5
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 £
China 2,631,422
India 1,234,601
Belgium 1,026,064
Czechia 818,131
France 748,579

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 £
China 1,098,072 1,533,350 +435,278
India 592,515 642,086 +49,571
Belgium 993,942 32,122 -961,820
Czechia 395,798 422,333 +26,535
France 373,775 374,804 +1,029
Poland 378,683 344,563 -34,120
Norway 229,727 272,272 +42,545
Ireland 186,324 187,475 +1,151
United States 97,116 211,101 +113,985
South Korea 146,978 152,973 +5,995

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 160,695
United States 141,320
Germany 93,012
Canada 29,102
Afghanistan 10,846

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 85,891 74,804 -11,087
United States 77,833 63,487 -14,346
Germany 53,218 39,794 -13,424
Canada 17,361 11,741 -5,620
Afghanistan 6,256 4,590 -1,666
China 4,016 2,143 -1,873
Belgium 981 702 -279
Russia 942 0 -942
Spain 319 251 -68
Italy 98 338 +240

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) 5,663,762
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,810,037
Air transport 734,430
Other 578,874
Road transport 940

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) 2,650,829 3,012,933 +362,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,082,497 1,727,540 -354,957
Air transport 319,092 415,338 +96,246
Other 326,605 252,269 -74,336
Road transport 940 0 -940

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,799,529
London Gateway Port 2,505,910
Southampton 2,022,470
Immingham Docks 1,375,875
000 578,874

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 1,410,830 1,388,699 -22,131
London Gateway Port 1,352,816 1,153,094 -199,722
Southampton 553,998 1,468,472 +914,474
Immingham Docks 1,062,614 313,261 -749,353
000 326,605 252,269 -74,336
East Midlands Airport 157,533 202,967 +45,434
Felixstowe 49,125 271,207 +222,082
London Heathrow Airport 84,143 141,117 +56,974
Liverpool Docks 91,114 93,496 +2,382
London 100,200 12,142 -88,058

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 320720

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

Description: Vitrifiable enamels, glazes, and similar preparations