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 4,808,621
United States 2,890,705
Germany 2,825,675
France 480,605
Canada 473,983

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 2,684,639 2,123,982 -560,657
United States 1,412,056 1,478,649 +66,593
Germany 1,316,187 1,509,488 +193,301
France 202,080 278,525 +76,445
Canada 181,357 292,626 +111,269
Italy 225,541 239,691 +14,150
Belgium 194,736 159,166 -35,570
Netherlands 33,951 186,914 +152,963
China 48,137 92,413 +44,276
Japan 110,869 5,203 -105,666

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 4,809,416
United States 3,126,119
Germany 2,081,757
Liechtenstein 596,772
Italy 493,510

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 2,665,732 2,143,684 -522,048
United States 1,476,836 1,649,283 +172,447
Germany 986,348 1,095,409 +109,061
Liechtenstein 246,957 349,815 +102,858
Italy 229,002 264,508 +35,506
France 215,152 249,512 +34,360
Japan 227,750 144,020 -83,730
Canada 149,242 218,774 +69,532
Austria 122,743 69,885 -52,858
Netherlands 19,233 122,374 +103,141

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
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) 6,825,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,126,222
Air transport 948,337
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) 3,444,273 3,381,077 -63,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,652,038 2,474,184 -177,854
Air transport 335,301 613,036 +277,735
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 4,140,909
Southampton 2,413,994
Felixstowe 1,058,291
Newhaven 881,821
Eurotunnel 806,670

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 2,373,946 1,766,963 -606,983
Southampton 1,376,286 1,037,708 -338,578
Felixstowe 570,567 487,724 -82,843
Newhaven 73,363 808,458 +735,095
Eurotunnel 427,313 379,357 -47,956
London Gateway Port 378,834 423,364 +44,530
Liverpool Docks 435,552 282,823 -152,729
East Midlands Airport 153,607 154,375 +768
Belfast Port 105,174 200,187 +95,013
Birmingham Airport 24,363 172,795 +148,432

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 12
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Other manufacturing 5
Human health activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 13
2025-09 13
2025-08 10
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
1m-15m 23
54m+ 10
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 2,695,265
India 1,234,601
Belgium 1,180,721
France 773,901
Czechia 729,946

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 1,122,275 1,572,990 +450,715
India 535,781 698,820 +163,039
Belgium 1,143,160 37,561 -1,105,599
France 393,421 380,480 -12,941
Czechia 324,558 405,388 +80,830
Poland 341,851 328,570 -13,281
Norway 206,412 272,088 +65,676
Ireland 186,610 204,073 +17,463
United States 103,497 211,101 +107,604
South Korea 150,752 152,973 +2,221

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 168,682
United States 149,099
XU 134,182
Germany 99,023
Canada 31,832

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 91,000 77,682 -13,318
United States 73,440 75,659 +2,219
XU 65,041 69,141 +4,100
Germany 53,780 45,243 -8,537
Canada 19,071 12,761 -6,310
Afghanistan 4,422 6,424 +2,002
China 3,793 2,536 -1,257
Belgium 916 848 -68
Russia 942 0 -942
Spain 319 251 -68

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) 5,910,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,670,300
Air transport 726,625
Other 604,744
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) 2,786,792 3,123,771 +336,979
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,957,381 1,712,919 -244,462
Air transport 288,946 437,679 +148,733
Other 313,392 291,352 -22,040
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 2,683,291
London Gateway Port 2,501,075
Southampton 2,097,270
Immingham Docks 1,369,481
000 604,744

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 1,311,359 1,371,932 +60,573
London Gateway Port 1,272,943 1,228,132 -44,811
Southampton 628,798 1,468,472 +839,674
Immingham Docks 1,056,404 313,077 -743,327
000 313,392 291,352 -22,040
East Midlands Airport 168,408 202,392 +33,984
Felixstowe 13,325 307,007 +293,682
London Heathrow Airport 37,246 189,917 +152,671
Liverpool Docks 96,570 93,496 -3,074
Purfleet 163,275 0 -163,275

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