Import/export HS code 32081090: Various polyester-based products

Other polyester-based paints and varnishes not classified as solutions

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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 £
France 23,325,872
Germany 15,124,032
Spain 6,427,359
Italy 6,063,816
Netherlands 5,839,267

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 £
France 10,672,896 12,652,976 +1,980,080
Germany 8,436,315 6,687,717 -1,748,598
Spain 5,171,599 1,255,760 -3,915,839
Italy 3,136,016 2,927,800 -208,216
Netherlands 2,798,791 3,040,476 +241,685
Belgium 2,045,621 1,918,553 -127,068
Greece 1,085,666 920,558 -165,108
United States 807,770 919,276 +111,506
Poland 740,665 844,774 +104,109
Ireland 660,670 640,673 -19,997

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 £
Germany 20,363,361
Italy 9,169,870
Spain 8,451,244
France 8,331,580
Poland 5,329,932

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 £
Germany 11,063,438 9,299,923 -1,763,515
Italy 4,841,953 4,327,917 -514,036
Spain 5,527,070 2,924,174 -2,602,896
France 4,152,437 4,179,143 +26,706
Poland 2,047,261 3,282,671 +1,235,410
Netherlands 2,053,238 1,826,157 -227,081
United States 1,323,617 1,614,261 +290,644
Austria 1,285,259 1,217,103 -68,156
Greece 1,095,395 920,558 -174,837
Belgium 872,293 741,611 -130,682

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 3 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Merseyside 3 5 +2
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Kent 3 3 +0

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) 63,614,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,145,272
Air transport 3,114,675
Other 1,437,748
Road transport 232,323

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) 32,848,284 30,766,305 -2,081,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,393,508 1,751,764 -641,744
Air transport 1,680,373 1,434,302 -246,071
Other 688,813 748,935 +60,122
Road transport 12,797 219,526 +206,729

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 40,162,012
Immingham Docks 7,497,716
Harwich 4,493,060
Killingholme 3,818,770
London 2,126,453

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 20,984,765 19,177,247 -1,807,518
Immingham Docks 2,744,812 4,752,904 +2,008,092
Harwich 1,978,383 2,514,677 +536,294
Killingholme 2,689,335 1,129,435 -1,559,900
London 1,267,559 858,894 -408,665
Avonmouth Docks 975,158 904,964 -70,194
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,210,763 602,205 -608,558
Eurotunnel 864,134 819,088 -45,046
000 688,813 748,935 +60,122
Felixstowe 688,713 517,621 -171,092

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 34
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Air transport 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 33
2025-10 35
2025-09 31
2025-08 30

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+ 61
1m-15m 35
0-1m 9
15m-54m 7
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 £
Ireland 9,735,665
Netherlands 8,411,815
Belgium 7,754,079
France 6,987,551
Poland 6,608,324

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 £
Ireland 4,785,796 4,949,869 +164,073
Netherlands 3,549,147 4,862,668 +1,313,521
Belgium 2,037,442 5,716,637 +3,679,195
France 2,219,480 4,768,071 +2,548,591
Poland 961,332 5,646,992 +4,685,660
Italy 2,713,149 2,227,482 -485,667
Germany 2,997,068 1,456,207 -1,540,861
Spain 1,673,539 2,718,621 +1,045,082
Singapore 1,620,451 1,670,293 +49,842
United States 1,352,989 1,652,452 +299,463

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 £
Ireland 140,279
XI 117,821
Poland 53,229
Belgium 31,822
Croatia 13,952

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 £
Ireland 66,789 73,490 +6,701
XI 3,877 113,944 +110,067
Poland 32,006 21,223 -10,783
Belgium 15,605 16,217 +612
Croatia 3,186 10,766 +7,580
Sweden 11,269 14 -11,255
Denmark 6,636 3,760 -2,876
Italy 91 8,113 +8,022
Netherlands 0 4,126 +4,126
Germany 1,200 511 -689

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,671,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,766,305
Air transport 13,661,691
Other 1,931,037
Road transport 34,494

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,577,590 38,093,721 +15,516,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,794,173 5,972,132 -1,822,041
Air transport 6,805,470 6,856,221 +50,751
Other 1,044,794 886,243 -158,551
Road transport 34,494 0 -34,494
Rail transport 0 8,779 +8,779

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,013,035
Immingham Docks 19,914,213
London Heathrow Airport 5,922,639
London Gateway Port 5,613,678
Dover 5,084,281

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 10,157,027 17,856,008 +7,698,981
Immingham Docks 8,661,374 11,252,839 +2,591,465
London Heathrow Airport 2,808,735 3,113,904 +305,169
London Gateway Port 2,791,544 2,822,134 +30,590
Dover 912,288 4,171,993 +3,259,705
Heysham 1,759,459 2,162,275 +402,816
Manchester Airport 1,669,584 1,383,059 -286,525
Southampton 1,311,922 1,243,355 -68,567
London 972,924 1,575,997 +603,073
Holyhead 1,248,146 1,166,758 -81,388

Quick facts

HS code: 32081090

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

Description: Other polyester-based paints and varnishes not classified as solutions