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 12,166,262
France 5,026,255
Netherlands 3,395,494
United States 2,631,195
Spain 2,325,313

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 6,677,318 5,488,944 -1,188,374
France 2,568,347 2,457,908 -110,439
Netherlands 1,567,845 1,827,649 +259,804
United States 1,520,588 1,110,607 -409,981
Spain 1,210,906 1,114,407 -96,499
Mexico 1,322,195 0 -1,322,195
Denmark 310,925 633,609 +322,684
Germany 408,308 376,808 -31,500
Turkey 483,232 264,090 -219,142
Japan 295,957 412,706 +116,749

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 13,099,770
France 4,152,515
United States 3,407,059
Spain 2,926,367
Netherlands 2,801,102

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 7,052,227 6,047,543 -1,004,684
France 2,143,176 2,009,339 -133,837
United States 1,624,579 1,782,480 +157,901
Spain 1,375,419 1,550,948 +175,529
Netherlands 1,534,371 1,266,731 -267,640
Mexico 1,351,686 0 -1,351,686
Germany 458,181 417,435 -40,746
Turkey 483,232 265,983 -217,249
Japan 310,459 394,240 +83,781
India 274,959 332,804 +57,845

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
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 7 +0
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Lancashire 3 6 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1

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) 14,691,673
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,032,133
Air transport 5,996,219
Other 514,698
Road transport 269,292

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) 7,845,202 6,846,471 -998,731
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,139,852 5,892,281 -247,571
Air transport 3,526,438 2,469,781 -1,056,657
Other 336,871 177,827 -159,044
Road transport 133,534 135,758 +2,224

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,509,702
Southampton 4,307,178
Portsmouth 3,132,179
London Gateway Port 2,019,040
Newhaven 1,890,443

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 3,784,721 2,724,981 -1,059,740
Southampton 2,736,047 1,571,131 -1,164,916
Portsmouth 1,470,131 1,662,048 +191,917
London Gateway Port 487,463 1,531,577 +1,044,114
Newhaven 1,002,721 887,722 -114,999
Eurotunnel 978,310 813,385 -164,925
Manchester Airport 1,411,375 252,413 -1,158,962
Immingham Docks 626,134 958,122 +331,988
Dover 722,647 650,383 -72,264
London Heathrow Airport 882,465 472,603 -409,862

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 63
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
2026-01 35
2025-11 36
2025-10 35
2025-09 43
2025-08 37

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 66
54m+ 27
0-1m 26
15m-54m 18
Other 9

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 18,128,497
United States 13,860,690
Australia 3,047,223
Ireland 1,357,023
Germany 1,145,645

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 9,514,460 8,614,037 -900,423
United States 8,896,565 4,964,125 -3,932,440
Australia 1,449,731 1,597,492 +147,761
Ireland 793,427 563,596 -229,831
Germany 623,012 522,633 -100,379
China 574,808 406,625 -168,183
Sweden 365,381 287,392 -77,989
United Arab Emirates 265,948 325,741 +59,793
Japan 43,443 407,094 +363,651
Spain 191,388 158,514 -32,874

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 35,557
United Arab Emirates 27,114
XI 4,786
Ireland 1,416
United States 819

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 19,281 16,276 -3,005
United Arab Emirates 16,073 11,041 -5,032
XI 1,770 3,016 +1,246
Ireland 1,065 351 -714
United States 266 553 +287
Italy 53 33 -20

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) 23,403,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,569,636
Air transport 2,821,810
Other 70,461
Road transport 4,057

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) 12,263,381 11,140,200 -1,123,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,571,481 7,998,155 -3,573,326
Air transport 1,632,067 1,189,743 -442,324
Other 38,694 31,767 -6,927
Road transport 2,832 1,225 -1,607

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,973,918
London Gateway Port 11,480,889
Southampton 6,021,394
East Midlands Airport 1,094,112
Liverpool Docks 1,080,936

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 11,039,646 9,934,272 -1,105,374
London Gateway Port 9,227,023 2,253,866 -6,973,157
Southampton 1,053,311 4,968,083 +3,914,772
East Midlands Airport 722,338 371,774 -350,564
Liverpool Docks 878,609 202,327 -676,282
London Heathrow Airport 554,474 513,400 -41,074
Felixstowe 389,762 592,975 +203,213
Holyhead 459,271 285,052 -174,219
Immingham Docks 405,986 249,958 -156,028
Dover 175,155 419,199 +244,044

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