Import/export HS code 32082010: Acrylic or vinyl solutions

Liquid acrylic or vinyl-based paints and varnishes, as defined by specific industry standards

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 £
Germany 21,188,305
Belgium 9,856,718
China 5,684,835
Italy 3,441,350
Spain 2,729,226

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 £
Germany 11,785,221 9,403,084 -2,382,137
Belgium 5,295,054 4,561,664 -733,390
China 3,010,484 2,674,351 -336,133
Italy 1,860,633 1,580,717 -279,916
Spain 1,253,455 1,475,771 +222,316
Netherlands 1,644,993 624,920 -1,020,073
France 945,776 1,070,291 +124,515
United States 819,723 613,712 -206,011
Poland 291,288 335,709 +44,421
Ireland 149,317 413,035 +263,718

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 19,989,753
Belgium 10,951,728
China 5,752,764
Italy 3,883,863
Spain 3,209,756

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 11,907,956 8,081,797 -3,826,159
Belgium 5,309,115 5,642,613 +333,498
China 2,914,183 2,838,581 -75,602
Italy 2,116,555 1,767,308 -349,247
Spain 1,310,834 1,898,922 +588,088
Netherlands 1,486,957 846,147 -640,810
United States 911,758 713,819 -197,939
Poland 408,279 393,330 -14,949
Switzerland 333,969 100,944 -233,025
United Kingdom 202,778 151,216 -51,562

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 14
Greater Manchester 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 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 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Cheshire 4 5 +1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +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) 39,300,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,389,942
Air transport 1,394,687
Other 467,854
Road transport 335,668

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) 21,842,192 17,458,517 -4,383,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,382,204 5,007,738 -374,466
Air transport 530,307 864,380 +334,073
Other 101,613 366,241 +264,628
Road transport 236,138 99,530 -136,608

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 11,709,968
Dover 11,005,855
Felixstowe 8,544,835
Hull 3,051,120
Purfleet 2,287,784

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 £
Immingham Docks 6,235,327 5,474,641 -760,686
Dover 5,823,173 5,182,682 -640,491
Felixstowe 3,949,170 4,595,665 +646,495
Hull 2,662,767 388,353 -2,274,414
Purfleet 1,168,326 1,119,458 -48,868
Middlesbrough 976,025 891,710 -84,315
Harwich 846,396 939,512 +93,116
Killingholme 695,695 1,078,880 +383,185
London 1,178,283 516,121 -662,162
Southampton 972,544 397,373 -575,171

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 43
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Other manufacturing 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 39
2025-09 35
2025-08 35
2025-07 38

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+ 50
1m-15m 46
15m-54m 18
0-1m 9
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 £
Netherlands 20,282,033
China 8,887,989
Germany 4,257,402
Norway 3,558,206
Ireland 2,786,683

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 £
Netherlands 13,850,047 6,431,986 -7,418,061
China 6,195,050 2,692,939 -3,502,111
Germany 1,536,349 2,721,053 +1,184,704
Norway 1,805,429 1,752,777 -52,652
Ireland 1,253,507 1,533,176 +279,669
France 1,443,604 1,000,460 -443,144
Turkey 1,212,011 597,737 -614,274
United States 957,031 800,538 -156,493
Egypt 735,919 677,810 -58,109
Belgium 749,251 569,661 -179,590

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 88,694
Ireland 25,173
XI 15,865
Spain 150

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 6,767 81,927 +75,160
Ireland 12,520 12,653 +133
XI 409 15,456 +15,047
Spain 150 0 -150

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) 33,660,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,988,105
Air transport 3,421,646
Other 129,882
Road transport 44,986

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) 18,089,366 15,571,400 -2,517,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,609,924 8,378,181 -8,231,743
Air transport 1,623,976 1,797,670 +173,694
Other 19,846 110,036 +90,190
Road transport 44,986 0 -44,986

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,838,363
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,241,134
Southampton 7,915,468
London Gateway Port 7,602,336
Harwich 7,532,284

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,168,149 4,670,214 -3,497,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,081,723 4,159,411 -922,312
Southampton 4,661,325 3,254,143 -1,407,182
London Gateway Port 4,230,407 3,371,929 -858,478
Harwich 4,885,026 2,647,258 -2,237,768
Felixstowe 3,024,810 1,626,499 -1,398,311
London Heathrow Airport 1,138,086 1,428,408 +290,322
London 1,043,885 1,115,132 +71,247
Holyhead 611,567 827,202 +215,635
Liverpool Docks 601,338 555,538 -45,800

Quick facts

HS code: 32082010

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

Description: Liquid acrylic or vinyl-based paints and varnishes, as defined by specific industry standards