Import/export HS code 320730: Liquid lustres

Liquid lustres 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 6,998,156
Germany 1,805,579
Netherlands 825,487
Romania 162,625
Italy 150,936

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 3,352,626 3,645,530 +292,904
Germany 932,364 873,215 -59,149
Netherlands 335,865 489,622 +153,757
Romania 66,300 96,325 +30,025
Italy 75,508 75,428 -80
Taiwan 17,679 55,341 +37,662
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 7,025,048
Germany 848,199
Netherlands 822,493
Japan 529,374
Turkey 413,895

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 3,355,369 3,669,679 +314,310
Germany 400,857 447,342 +46,485
Netherlands 335,865 486,628 +150,763
Japan 350,073 179,301 -170,772
Turkey 195,659 218,236 +22,577
Italy 78,376 78,422 +46
Romania 56,644 96,325 +39,681
Taiwan 17,679 54,284 +36,605
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 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Air transport 9,407,652
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 725,677
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 4,499,534 4,908,118 +408,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 378,224 347,453 -30,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,459 53,222 +27,763
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 4,316,236
East Midlands Airport 2,015,996
London Heathrow Airport 1,967,411
Birmingham Airport 838,717
London Gateway Port 513,963

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 2,951,226 1,365,010 -1,586,216
East Midlands Airport 951,218 1,064,778 +113,560
London Heathrow Airport 11,173 1,956,238 +1,945,065
Birmingham Airport 336,856 501,861 +165,005
London Gateway Port 179,328 334,635 +155,307
Glasgow Airport 244,502 10,590 -233,912
Thamesport 170,943 0 -170,943
Southampton 18,648 8,939 -9,709
London 4,630 20,902 +16,272
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
2025-11 5
2025-10 8
2025-09 8
2025-08 2
2025-07 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
1m-15m 17
54m+ 16
15m-54m 4
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 5,758,149
China 1,424,466
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 752,106
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 737,784
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 1,150,261 4,607,888 +3,457,627
China 531,520 892,946 +361,426
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 288,294 463,812 +175,518
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 633,540 104,244 -529,296
Israel 238,561 365,995 +127,434
Ireland 284,941 304,442 +19,501
Austria 284,306 171,547 -112,759
United Arab Emirates 226,094 30,219 -195,875
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 £
XU 16,520
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 £
XU 8,814 7,706 -1,108
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 10,876,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 737,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,584
Other 17,340

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 3,779,531 7,096,756 +3,317,225
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 374,518 363,013 -11,505
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,015 152,569 +62,554
Other 9,311 8,029 -1,282

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,475,345
East Midlands Airport 803,911
London Stansted Airport 538,111
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 2,927,763 6,547,582 +3,619,819
East Midlands Airport 435,930 367,981 -67,949
London Stansted Airport 376,186 161,925 -214,261
Milford 225,077 260,303 +35,226
Dover / Eurotunnel 87,588 61,459 -26,129
London Gateway Port 87,291 31,538 -55,753
Fishguard 46,344 26,983 -19,361
Southampton 0 72,236 +72,236
Immingham Docks 1,816 48,542 +46,726
ZLC 8,176 9,727 +1,551

Quick facts

HS code: 320730

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

Description: Liquid lustres and similar preparations