Import/export HS code 32082090: Various acrylic or vinyl-based products

Other acrylic or vinyl-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 £
Netherlands 34,113,064
France 31,927,289
Germany 29,435,787
Spain 12,477,947
Belgium 10,326,336

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 £
Netherlands 17,562,943 16,550,121 -1,012,822
France 15,706,654 16,220,635 +513,981
Germany 15,625,100 13,810,687 -1,814,413
Spain 8,226,611 4,251,336 -3,975,275
Belgium 6,406,711 3,919,625 -2,487,086
Italy 4,495,283 4,542,542 +47,259
Poland 3,939,392 2,928,072 -1,011,320
Sweden 2,578,237 2,713,939 +135,702
Denmark 176,663 4,520,272 +4,343,609
Slovenia 1,945,814 1,646,728 -299,086

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 46,448,799
Netherlands 20,781,318
Spain 17,070,274
France 14,346,015
Italy 12,965,454

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 24,264,712 22,184,087 -2,080,625
Netherlands 10,586,988 10,194,330 -392,658
Spain 9,420,141 7,650,133 -1,770,008
France 6,546,000 7,800,015 +1,254,015
Italy 6,844,026 6,121,428 -722,598
Switzerland 5,649,713 5,330,273 -319,440
Poland 4,323,896 3,866,826 -457,070
Belgium 3,842,996 1,969,476 -1,873,520
Sweden 2,450,842 2,674,636 +223,794
Slovenia 1,859,893 1,640,382 -219,511

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 24
West Midlands 15
Greater Manchester 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 21 20 -1
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 10 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 6 6 +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) 132,619,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,350,463
Air transport 5,654,711
Road transport 1,812,531
Other 1,050,481

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) 68,888,591 63,731,122 -5,157,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,697,741 9,652,722 -2,045,019
Air transport 2,921,934 2,732,777 -189,157
Road transport 497,064 1,315,467 +818,403
Other 567,675 482,806 -84,869

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 71,099,075
Harwich 15,881,384
Immingham Docks 14,580,692
Felixstowe 11,909,953
Middlesbrough 9,076,547

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 37,457,846 33,641,229 -3,816,617
Harwich 8,657,826 7,223,558 -1,434,268
Immingham Docks 7,237,499 7,343,193 +105,694
Felixstowe 5,186,830 6,723,123 +1,536,293
Middlesbrough 5,004,783 4,071,764 -933,019
London 3,781,343 2,840,480 -940,863
Eurotunnel 3,153,658 2,921,841 -231,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,358,240 2,846,780 +488,540
Killingholme 2,650,926 1,423,380 -1,227,546
Birmingham Airport 1,380,617 1,513,087 +132,470

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 48
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 69
2025-11 77
2025-10 73
2025-09 70
2025-08 72

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+ 96
1m-15m 72
0-1m 26
15m-54m 25
Other 7

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 £
Belgium 42,870,981
Italy 32,771,958
Netherlands 31,000,808
United States 20,448,693
Spain 20,393,541

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 £
Belgium 16,837,230 26,033,751 +9,196,521
Italy 17,409,554 15,362,404 -2,047,150
Netherlands 21,100,766 9,900,042 -11,200,724
United States 12,667,926 7,780,767 -4,887,159
Spain 10,554,882 9,838,659 -716,223
France 8,050,785 7,169,185 -881,600
Ireland 6,725,535 6,533,478 -192,057
Germany 4,650,861 6,996,920 +2,346,059
Turkey 6,368,005 4,804,767 -1,563,238
Sweden 5,259,493 5,350,831 +91,338

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 £
Spain 136,890
XI 114,736
China 25,215
Netherlands 23,555
Ireland 9,741

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 £
Spain 56,067 80,823 +24,756
XI 39,604 75,132 +35,528
China 12,643 12,572 -71
Netherlands 12,374 11,181 -1,193
Ireland 1,550 8,191 +6,641
United States 3,657 4,671 +1,014
Italy 1,390 569 -821
Germany 393 357 -36
France 311 248 -63
Denmark 295 153 -142

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) 206,137,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,906,270
Air transport 6,206,464
Other 674,572
Road transport 10,662

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) 102,188,221 103,949,036 +1,760,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,409,853 25,496,417 -20,913,436
Air transport 2,718,074 3,488,390 +770,316
Other 323,744 350,828 +27,084
Road transport 10,662 0 -10,662

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,573,799
Immingham Docks 57,455,429
London 25,434,364
London Gateway Port 24,532,733
Southampton 24,351,732

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 57,271,521 49,302,278 -7,969,243
Immingham Docks 27,155,880 30,299,549 +3,143,669
London 12,200,948 13,233,416 +1,032,468
London Gateway Port 14,363,250 10,169,483 -4,193,767
Southampton 15,110,529 9,241,203 -5,869,326
Felixstowe 7,524,548 6,125,128 -1,399,420
Dover 6,568,678 2,966,227 -3,602,451
Holyhead 3,562,661 4,375,633 +812,972
Liverpool Docks 2,834,877 1,799,337 -1,035,540
London Heathrow Airport 1,055,076 966,684 -88,392

Quick facts

HS code: 32082090

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

Description: Other acrylic or vinyl-based paints and varnishes not classified as solutions