Import/export HS code 34025010: Retail surface-active preparations

Surface-active cleaning products sold in stores for household use

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 £
Poland 52,447,348
Germany 9,484,150
Ireland 6,527,664
Italy 5,739,391
Hungary 4,859,363

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 £
Poland 31,263,104 21,184,244 -10,078,860
Germany 4,017,076 5,467,074 +1,449,998
Ireland 4,838,553 1,689,111 -3,149,442
Italy 2,729,927 3,009,464 +279,537
Hungary 3,308,214 1,551,149 -1,757,065
China 1,283,754 2,052,762 +769,008
Portugal 1,287,415 1,252,135 -35,280
Spain 1,229,723 1,036,189 -193,534
Turkey 999,871 1,215,168 +215,297
United States 611,238 1,149,204 +537,966

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 £
Poland 54,433,233
Italy 9,448,356
United States 5,468,551
Hungary 4,976,110
United Kingdom 4,263,793

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 £
Poland 33,920,817 20,512,416 -13,408,401
Italy 3,039,766 6,408,590 +3,368,824
United States 3,075,874 2,392,677 -683,197
Hungary 3,398,760 1,577,350 -1,821,410
United Kingdom 2,188,026 2,075,767 -112,259
Germany 1,479,394 2,223,051 +743,657
China 1,222,936 2,156,967 +934,031
Portugal 1,796,296 1,471,678 -324,618
Turkey 1,094,082 1,222,373 +128,291
Spain 1,256,697 1,057,877 -198,820

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
West Yorkshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Greater Manchester 8

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Lancashire 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -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) 66,150,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,339,709
Air transport 2,929,034
Other 1,588,529
Road transport 241,269

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) 43,873,849 22,276,465 -21,597,384
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,046,536 19,293,173 +10,246,637
Air transport 1,442,330 1,486,704 +44,374
Other 811,826 776,703 -35,123
Road transport 144,549 96,720 -47,829
Rail transport 52,072 11,162 -40,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 20,490,862
Immingham Docks 20,445,133
Dover 15,368,290
Liverpool Docks 7,176,950
Hull 5,509,725

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 £
Middlesbrough 13,365,607 7,125,255 -6,240,352
Immingham Docks 11,850,142 8,594,991 -3,255,151
Dover 7,605,769 7,762,521 +156,752
Liverpool Docks 5,139,226 2,037,724 -3,101,502
Hull 4,139,214 1,370,511 -2,768,703
London 1,529,510 3,603,117 +2,073,607
Eurotunnel 2,259,545 1,938,444 -321,101
Felixstowe 1,248,939 2,018,141 +769,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,424,809 1,775,268 +350,459
Killingholme 2,246,073 600,775 -1,645,298

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 63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 32
2025-10 26
2025-09 23
2025-08 26

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 47
0-1m 20
15m-54m 20
Other 8

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 £
Ireland 28,053,107
Netherlands 14,435,099
France 12,530,553
Germany 5,844,019
Poland 3,768,209

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 £
Ireland 15,521,711 12,531,396 -2,990,315
Netherlands 8,611,834 5,823,265 -2,788,569
France 6,500,894 6,029,659 -471,235
Germany 3,155,024 2,688,995 -466,029
Poland 1,927,060 1,841,149 -85,911
Australia 1,461,631 487,942 -973,689
United States 1,051,900 582,593 -469,307
India 606,566 706,568 +100,002
United Arab Emirates 180,234 941,793 +761,559
Italy 361,688 742,383 +380,695

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 644,996
Poland 337,862
United States 23,736
Netherlands 16,254
Ireland 7,417

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 264,717 380,279 +115,562
Poland 69,580 268,282 +198,702
United States 13,797 9,939 -3,858
Netherlands 13,359 2,895 -10,464
Ireland 4,743 2,674 -2,069
Italy 2,337 2,938 +601
Spain 372 1,310 +938
China 106 205 +99
Germany 13 18 +5
Portugal 0 10 +10

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) 67,064,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,822,966
Other 1,577,152
Air transport 1,244,848
Road transport 44,345

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) 36,376,495 30,688,125 -5,688,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,664,334 6,158,632 -2,505,702
Other 643,997 933,155 +289,158
Air transport 678,303 566,545 -111,758
Road transport 43,017 1,328 -41,689

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,127,425
Liverpool Docks 22,324,892
Dover 13,873,767
London Gateway Port 4,522,732
Felixstowe 4,417,615

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 12,290,720 10,836,705 -1,454,015
Liverpool Docks 12,844,072 9,480,820 -3,363,252
Dover 7,012,793 6,860,974 -151,819
London Gateway Port 1,912,458 2,610,274 +697,816
Felixstowe 2,960,135 1,457,480 -1,502,655
Holyhead 2,197,775 2,084,533 -113,242
Southampton 2,168,212 1,259,511 -908,701
Immingham Docks 1,861,288 1,227,762 -633,526
000 643,997 933,155 +289,158
East Midlands Airport 534,167 269,800 -264,367

Quick facts

HS code: 34025010

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

Description: Surface-active cleaning products sold in stores for household use