Import/export HS code 320730: Liquid lustres

Liquid lustres and similar preparations

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 £
United States 7,196,968
Germany 1,806,270
Netherlands 874,199
Romania 160,874
Italy 151,761

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 3,276,876 3,920,092 +643,216
Germany 923,783 882,487 -41,296
Netherlands 317,959 556,240 +238,281
Romania 64,549 96,325 +31,776
Italy 76,883 74,878 -2,005
Taiwan 15,375 55,688 +40,313
Spain 36,398 29,366 -7,032
South Korea 19,625 15,506 -4,119
Canada 18,648 8,939 -9,709
Japan 13,557 8,248 -5,309

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 7,221,803
Germany 910,486
Netherlands 871,205
Japan 480,568
Turkey 404,578

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 3,289,913 3,931,890 +641,977
Germany 419,362 491,124 +71,762
Netherlands 317,959 553,246 +235,287
Japan 274,366 206,202 -68,164
Turkey 233,986 170,592 -63,394
Italy 79,751 77,872 -1,879
Romania 54,893 96,325 +41,432
Taiwan 15,375 53,215 +37,840
Spain 36,398 29,366 -7,032
South Korea 19,625 15,506 -4,119

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 7 7 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Cumbria 1 2 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
South Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Essex 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 9,609,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 761,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,681
Other 790

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 £
Air transport 4,394,755 5,215,191 +820,436
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 349,820 411,531 +61,711
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,361 32,320 -14,041
Other 790 0 -790

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 4,255,423
London Heathrow Airport 2,383,748
East Midlands Airport 1,944,462
Birmingham Airport 866,933
London Gateway Port 573,300

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 £
London Stansted Airport 2,869,414 1,386,009 -1,483,405
London Heathrow Airport 11,173 2,372,575 +2,361,402
East Midlands Airport 988,272 956,190 -32,082
Birmingham Airport 385,209 481,724 +96,515
London Gateway Port 174,587 398,713 +224,126
Thamesport 152,912 0 -152,912
Glasgow Airport 134,590 10,590 -124,000
Southampton 18,648 8,939 -9,709
London 25,532 0 -25,532
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,738 21,142 +18,404

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 9
Other manufacturing 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 5
2025-10 8
2025-09 8
2025-08 2

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 17
54m+ 16
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2
Other 1

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 £
United States 5,818,422
China 1,475,305
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 702,414
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 699,789
Israel 604,556

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 £
United States 1,244,160 4,574,262 +3,330,102
China 714,887 760,418 +45,531
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 273,766 428,648 +154,882
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 595,545 104,244 -491,301
Israel 298,317 306,239 +7,922
Ireland 284,332 304,385 +20,053
Austria 277,826 164,705 -113,121
United Arab Emirates 256,313 0 -256,313
Turkey 0 253,328 +253,328
Sri Lanka 148,151 0 -148,151

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 820

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 497 323 -174

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,888,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 737,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 231,244
Other 16,377

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 £
Air transport 4,050,773 6,837,499 +2,786,726
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 377,635 359,922 -17,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,869 151,375 +71,506
Other 8,685 7,692 -993

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,511,429
East Midlands Airport 804,092
London Stansted Airport 533,443
Milford 485,380
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,047

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 Heathrow Airport 3,104,170 6,407,259 +3,303,089
East Midlands Airport 474,565 329,527 -145,038
London Stansted Airport 435,949 97,494 -338,455
Milford 225,077 260,303 +35,226
Dover / Eurotunnel 90,775 58,272 -32,503
London Gateway Port 78,053 30,344 -47,709
Fishguard 46,344 26,983 -19,361
Southampton 0 72,236 +72,236
Immingham Docks 1,816 48,542 +46,726
000 8,685 7,692 -993

Quick facts

HS code: 320730

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

Description: Liquid lustres and similar preparations