Import/export HS code 340520: Wood furniture and floor polishes

Polishes and creams used to clean, protect, and shine wooden furniture, floors, and other wood surfaces

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* 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 7,163,627
United States 1,544,513
France 1,018,683
Denmark 668,082
Poland 574,885

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 4,061,364 3,102,263 -959,101
United States 734,790 809,723 +74,933
France 585,579 433,104 -152,475
Denmark 306,236 361,846 +55,610
Poland 274,810 300,075 +25,265
Belgium 193,028 160,458 -32,570
Italy 148,285 193,406 +45,121
Germany 150,107 189,276 +39,169
Turkey 162,463 77,641 -84,822
Ireland 82,940 45,988 -36,952

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 £
Netherlands 7,127,008
United States 1,580,873
France 990,385
Denmark 691,808
Poland 553,553

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 £
Netherlands 4,037,213 3,089,795 -947,418
United States 778,389 802,484 +24,095
France 554,401 435,984 -118,417
Denmark 329,962 361,846 +31,884
Poland 262,299 291,254 +28,955
Italy 159,326 213,936 +54,610
Belgium 154,055 124,524 -29,531
Turkey 162,463 77,641 -84,822
Sweden 105,087 98,953 -6,134
Germany 89,016 92,858 +3,842

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 7
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Kent 5

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 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Kent 2 5 +3
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 1 -2

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) 8,024,087
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,600,793
Air transport 709,915
Other 247,371
Road transport 12,850

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) 4,414,181 3,609,906 -804,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,902,151 1,698,642 -203,509
Air transport 307,937 401,978 +94,041
Other 180,473 66,898 -113,575
Road transport 0 12,850 +12,850

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 6,136,945
Dover 1,875,166
Immingham Docks 1,060,233
Portsmouth 590,943
Eurotunnel 422,289

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 £
Hull 3,591,306 2,545,639 -1,045,667
Dover 941,737 933,429 -8,308
Immingham Docks 485,427 574,806 +89,379
Portsmouth 288,367 302,576 +14,209
Eurotunnel 252,154 170,135 -82,019
Southampton 175,155 172,272 -2,883
000 180,473 66,898 -113,575
East Midlands Airport 123,092 109,278 -13,814
Felixstowe 132,074 89,685 -42,389
London Heathrow Airport 104,141 85,575 -18,566

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 27
2025-09 20
2025-08 18
2025-07 23

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 34
54m+ 17
0-1m 16
15m-54m 11
Other 6

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 £
Thailand 2,213,926
United States 1,948,590
Ireland 1,737,330
Spain 542,723
Kuwait 453,214

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 £
Thailand 8,640 2,205,286 +2,196,646
United States 1,182,459 766,131 -416,328
Ireland 896,395 840,935 -55,460
Spain 282,576 260,147 -22,429
Kuwait 299,437 153,777 -145,660
Germany 69,290 362,848 +293,558
Italy 122,559 214,460 +91,901
Saudi Arabia 145,000 133,965 -11,035
Poland 120,728 157,500 +36,772
France 126,935 121,926 -5,009

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 £
XU 127,623
XI 66,903
Netherlands 24,170
Turkey 14,555
Germany 5,803

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 £
XU 12,438 115,185 +102,747
XI 31,003 35,900 +4,897
Netherlands 16,721 7,449 -9,272
Turkey 8,442 6,113 -2,329
Germany 4,971 832 -4,139
Ireland 2,304 433 -1,871
France 977 678 -299
Sweden 219 15 -204
Nicaragua 38 0 -38

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,011,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,130,651
Air transport 760,552
Other 243,718

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,147,938 3,863,433 +1,715,495
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,896,129 2,234,522 +338,393
Air transport 489,307 271,245 -218,062
Other 77,113 166,605 +89,492

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,374,608
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,195,213
Liverpool Docks 1,810,529
London Gateway Port 1,324,851
Felixstowe 523,658

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 724,589 2,650,019 +1,925,430
Dover / Eurotunnel 966,779 1,228,434 +261,655
Liverpool Docks 956,149 854,380 -101,769
London Gateway Port 621,850 703,001 +81,151
Felixstowe 343,006 180,652 -162,354
Holyhead 201,920 233,160 +31,240
East Midlands Airport 352,178 65,692 -286,486
000 77,113 166,605 +89,492
Immingham Docks 48,911 109,600 +60,689
ZLC 31,164 106,215 +75,051

Quick facts

HS code: 340520

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

Description: Polishes and creams used to clean, protect, and shine wooden furniture, floors, and other wood surfaces