Import/export HS code 32089099: Modified natural polymer-based paints

Paints and varnishes made from chemically modified natural polymers

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 £
Italy 8,903,089
United States 7,328,494
France 6,115,794
Switzerland 4,965,828
Germany 4,376,110

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 £
Italy 4,723,800 4,179,289 -544,511
United States 3,878,880 3,449,614 -429,266
France 2,798,196 3,317,598 +519,402
Switzerland 2,850,186 2,115,642 -734,544
Germany 1,992,734 2,383,376 +390,642
Belgium 1,711,048 825,424 -885,624
Netherlands 1,676,021 471,864 -1,204,157
Poland 1,080,872 851,918 -228,954
Spain 597,021 534,316 -62,705
China 784,495 336,381 -448,114

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 7,534,343
Italy 7,457,314
Switzerland 4,978,298
Germany 4,890,962
Poland 3,661,262

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 3,988,365 3,545,978 -442,387
Italy 3,781,457 3,675,857 -105,600
Switzerland 2,846,867 2,131,431 -715,436
Germany 2,610,075 2,280,887 -329,188
Poland 1,923,748 1,737,514 -186,234
Netherlands 2,945,451 555,458 -2,389,993
Spain 1,137,478 1,480,167 +342,689
France 900,304 1,053,900 +153,596
India 724,747 554,576 -170,171
China 539,297 296,470 -242,827

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 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Greater Manchester 10
West Midlands 10

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 24 14 -10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
West Midlands 6 10 +4
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1

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) 30,005,727
Air transport 7,311,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,287,192
Other 3,334,494
Road transport 186,756

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) 16,634,937 13,370,790 -3,264,147
Air transport 3,478,409 3,832,754 +354,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,480,772 1,806,420 -674,352
Other 2,019,197 1,315,297 -703,900
Road transport 107,106 79,650 -27,456

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,037,181
London Stansted Airport 3,890,441
000 3,334,494
ZLC 3,124,927
London 2,259,528

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 8,195,974 8,841,207 +645,233
London Stansted Airport 1,935,846 1,954,595 +18,749
000 2,019,197 1,315,297 -703,900
ZLC 1,953,644 1,171,283 -782,361
London 1,346,208 913,320 -432,888
Harwich 1,633,939 315,845 -1,318,094
Eurotunnel 573,582 1,127,613 +554,031
Killingholme 1,410,816 94,041 -1,316,775
Immingham Docks 536,922 628,232 +91,310
London Heathrow Airport 541,910 603,534 +61,624

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 51
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Other manufacturing 14
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 49
2025-10 54
2025-09 45
2025-08 46

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+ 91
1m-15m 75
15m-54m 21
Other 17
0-1m 16

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 19,067,576
Ireland 13,409,010
France 3,754,531
Turkey 3,727,714
Germany 3,330,626

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 13,139,181 5,928,395 -7,210,786
Ireland 7,587,875 5,821,135 -1,766,740
France 2,362,817 1,391,714 -971,103
Turkey 2,284,061 1,443,653 -840,408
Germany 1,709,221 1,621,405 -87,816
Netherlands 706,921 1,254,398 +547,477
Australia 766,378 665,561 -100,817
Czechia 516,817 482,624 -34,193
Italy 538,515 424,331 -114,184
Spain 530,785 338,982 -191,803

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 £
XI 622,500
Ireland 321,875
Germany 81,009
Belgium 43,034
Italy 41,403

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 £
XI 42,733 579,767 +537,034
Ireland 90,891 230,984 +140,093
Germany 15,129 65,880 +50,751
Belgium 628 42,406 +41,778
Italy 23,023 18,380 -4,643
Spain 8,223 1,240 -6,983
China 7,736 867 -6,869
France 2,326 2,005 -321
Sweden 322 0 -322
Thailand 0 95 +95

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) 27,104,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,139,816
Air transport 5,083,839
Other 4,009,833
Road transport 2,195

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) 16,019,596 11,085,237 -4,934,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,766,472 7,373,344 -6,393,128
Air transport 2,265,178 2,818,661 +553,483
Other 1,933,794 2,076,039 +142,245
Road transport 2,195 0 -2,195

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 16,948,384
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,055,159
Holyhead 7,186,642
000 4,009,833
Liverpool Docks 2,558,159

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 £
Southampton 11,861,374 5,087,010 -6,774,364
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,314,113 5,741,046 -3,573,067
Holyhead 4,054,833 3,131,809 -923,024
000 1,933,794 2,076,039 +142,245
Liverpool Docks 1,338,212 1,219,947 -118,265
London Gateway Port 1,134,261 1,140,488 +6,227
London Heathrow Airport 824,864 1,038,485 +213,621
London Stansted Airport 676,241 1,010,169 +333,928
Immingham Docks 596,293 829,646 +233,353
Felixstowe 321,467 504,201 +182,734

Quick facts

HS code: 32089099

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

Description: Paints and varnishes made from chemically modified natural polymers