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

Other polyester-based paints and varnishes not classified as solutions

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 £
France 23,152,737
Germany 15,270,644
Spain 6,683,471
Italy 6,148,817
Netherlands 5,801,696

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 10,650,047 12,502,690 +1,852,643
Germany 8,819,408 6,451,236 -2,368,172
Spain 5,247,404 1,436,067 -3,811,337
Italy 3,206,254 2,942,563 -263,691
Netherlands 2,933,445 2,868,251 -65,194
Belgium 1,957,866 2,035,612 +77,746
Greece 1,186,274 919,355 -266,919
United States 824,652 908,919 +84,267
Poland 800,159 778,242 -21,917
Ireland 679,856 651,494 -28,362

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 20,594,087
Italy 9,339,724
Spain 8,595,066
France 8,403,602
Poland 4,897,743

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 11,328,322 9,265,765 -2,062,557
Italy 5,019,212 4,320,512 -698,700
Spain 5,656,772 2,938,294 -2,718,478
France 4,060,099 4,343,503 +283,404
Poland 2,043,663 2,854,080 +810,417
Netherlands 2,108,047 1,868,562 -239,485
United States 1,354,923 1,608,194 +253,271
Austria 1,443,176 1,175,965 -267,211
Greece 1,196,003 919,355 -276,648
Belgium 848,719 757,245 -91,474

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 12 +2
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 4 4 +0
Merseyside 3 5 +2
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 1 -3

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) 63,686,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,329,160
Air transport 3,110,498
Other 1,467,755
Road transport 231,798

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) 33,364,389 30,322,315 -3,042,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,634,270 1,694,890 -939,380
Air transport 1,681,382 1,429,116 -252,266
Other 697,738 770,017 +72,279
Road transport 13,984 217,814 +203,830

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 40,436,005
Immingham Docks 7,225,107
Harwich 4,419,660
Killingholme 3,928,078
London 2,221,284

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 21,362,580 19,073,425 -2,289,155
Immingham Docks 2,930,634 4,294,473 +1,363,839
Harwich 1,993,776 2,425,884 +432,108
Killingholme 2,600,721 1,327,357 -1,273,364
London 1,352,545 868,739 -483,806
Avonmouth Docks 1,075,766 903,761 -172,005
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,318,593 591,122 -727,471
Eurotunnel 804,870 777,139 -27,731
000 697,738 770,017 +72,279
Felixstowe 761,121 459,513 -301,608

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 33
2025-10 35
2025-09 31
2025-08 30
2025-07 39

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 8
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 9,608,497
Netherlands 8,249,710
Belgium 7,242,021
France 7,055,431
Poland 6,504,290

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 4,781,474 4,827,023 +45,549
Netherlands 3,709,112 4,540,598 +831,486
Belgium 1,834,672 5,407,349 +3,572,677
France 2,181,547 4,873,884 +2,692,337
Poland 948,441 5,555,849 +4,607,408
Italy 2,801,316 2,275,518 -525,798
Germany 2,986,718 1,599,774 -1,386,944
Spain 1,619,377 2,386,985 +767,608
Singapore 1,595,123 1,730,661 +135,538
Norway 1,201,024 1,685,154 +484,130

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 1,599,301
Ireland 146,410
XI 116,670
Poland 54,502
Belgium 33,666

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 913,722 685,579 -228,143
Ireland 68,429 77,981 +9,552
XI 3,542 113,128 +109,586
Poland 32,380 22,122 -10,258
Belgium 16,541 17,125 +584
Croatia 3,605 10,692 +7,087
Sweden 11,269 14 -11,255
Denmark 6,721 3,683 -3,038
Italy 91 8,113 +8,022
Netherlands 0 4,126 +4,126

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) 59,352,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,018,908
Air transport 13,382,335
Other 2,001,631
Road transport 69,743

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) 22,035,671 37,316,935 +15,281,264
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,753,071 6,265,837 -1,487,234
Air transport 6,502,061 6,880,274 +378,213
Other 1,058,510 943,121 -115,389
Road transport 69,743 0 -69,743
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 27,895,026
Immingham Docks 19,336,610
London Heathrow Airport 5,708,442
London Gateway Port 5,545,784
Dover 5,161,807

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 10,350,063 17,544,963 +7,194,900
Immingham Docks 7,894,651 11,441,959 +3,547,308
London Heathrow Airport 2,637,420 3,071,022 +433,602
London Gateway Port 2,601,447 2,944,337 +342,890
Dover 1,070,780 4,091,027 +3,020,247
Heysham 1,716,740 2,128,400 +411,660
Manchester Airport 1,593,871 1,490,371 -103,500
Southampton 1,271,729 1,246,130 -25,599
London 925,729 1,485,811 +560,082
Holyhead 1,325,446 988,087 -337,359

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