Import/export HS code 321390: Various artists' and students' colors

Other types of paints, tints, and colors for creative or educational use, not in sets

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 £
China 12,102,231
France 5,013,492
Netherlands 3,345,871
United States 2,692,965
Spain 2,325,543

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 £
China 6,570,251 5,531,980 -1,038,271
France 2,576,506 2,436,986 -139,520
Netherlands 1,522,647 1,823,224 +300,577
United States 1,572,258 1,120,707 -451,551
Spain 1,204,400 1,121,143 -83,257
Mexico 1,848,196 12,296 -1,835,900
Denmark 287,646 587,030 +299,384
Turkey 526,397 293,678 -232,719
Japan 332,206 384,982 +52,776
Germany 386,032 301,578 -84,454

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 £
China 13,001,015
France 4,163,690
United States 3,387,485
Spain 2,871,705
Netherlands 2,808,019

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 £
China 6,937,314 6,063,701 -873,613
France 2,173,732 1,989,958 -183,774
United States 1,658,952 1,728,533 +69,581
Spain 1,357,608 1,514,097 +156,489
Netherlands 1,517,082 1,290,937 -226,145
Mexico 1,877,687 12,296 -1,865,391
Turkey 526,397 295,571 -230,826
Germany 437,908 348,559 -89,349
Japan 346,708 364,959 +18,251
India 288,327 316,334 +28,007

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
West Yorkshire 9

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
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,795,929
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,910,107
Air transport 6,420,174
Other 516,789
Road transport 268,240

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,940,338 6,855,591 -1,084,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,059,143 5,850,964 -208,179
Air transport 4,095,032 2,325,142 -1,769,890
Other 308,153 208,636 -99,517
Road transport 133,437 134,803 +1,366

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,674,571
Southampton 4,356,450
Portsmouth 2,959,230
Manchester Airport 2,172,621
Newhaven 2,037,584

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 £
Felixstowe 3,726,758 2,947,813 -778,945
Southampton 2,847,822 1,508,628 -1,339,194
Portsmouth 1,369,895 1,589,335 +219,440
Manchester Airport 1,941,626 230,995 -1,710,631
Newhaven 1,110,392 927,192 -183,200
London Gateway Port 483,454 1,537,295 +1,053,841
Eurotunnel 915,991 840,568 -75,423
Immingham Docks 591,292 930,434 +339,142
London Heathrow Airport 944,933 484,661 -460,272
Dover 749,357 534,570 -214,787

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 36
2025-10 35
2025-09 43
2025-08 37
2025-07 36

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
1m-15m 67
54m+ 26
0-1m 25
15m-54m 18
Other 10

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 £
France 18,149,802
United States 13,766,944
Australia 2,925,899
Ireland 1,288,319
Germany 1,190,486

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 £
France 9,552,849 8,596,953 -955,896
United States 8,790,106 4,976,838 -3,813,268
Australia 1,193,241 1,732,658 +539,417
Ireland 777,823 510,496 -267,327
Germany 639,424 551,062 -88,362
China 562,338 409,611 -152,727
Sweden 380,899 289,445 -91,454
United Arab Emirates 230,688 360,511 +129,823
Japan 42,226 315,755 +273,529
Spain 148,891 198,998 +50,107

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 £
China 37,313
United Arab Emirates 27,866
XI 4,668
Ireland 1,479
United States 829

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 £
China 20,654 16,659 -3,995
United Arab Emirates 16,222 11,644 -4,578
XI 1,752 2,916 +1,164
Ireland 1,128 351 -777
United States 276 553 +277
XU 186 497 +311
Italy 61 46 -15

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) 23,375,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,243,429
Air transport 2,765,522
Other 72,945
Road transport 32,250

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) 12,223,057 11,152,108 -1,070,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,218,256 8,025,173 -3,193,083
Air transport 1,532,060 1,233,462 -298,598
Other 40,279 32,666 -7,613
Road transport 31,025 1,225 -29,800

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,043,129
London Gateway Port 11,473,432
Southampton 5,808,802
Liverpool Docks 1,140,595
East Midlands Airport 1,131,967

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 11,024,673 10,018,456 -1,006,217
London Gateway Port 8,811,727 2,661,705 -6,150,022
Southampton 1,030,489 4,778,313 +3,747,824
Liverpool Docks 916,814 223,781 -693,033
East Midlands Airport 743,414 388,553 -354,861
London Heathrow Airport 555,258 445,892 -109,366
Felixstowe 395,883 370,911 -24,972
Holyhead 457,300 278,254 -179,046
Immingham Docks 421,222 253,190 -168,032
Dover 158,138 400,711 +242,573

Quick facts

HS code: 321390

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

Description: Other types of paints, tints, and colors for creative or educational use, not in sets