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 6,960,067
United States 1,574,352
France 956,536
Denmark 674,899
Poland 561,352

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 3,834,246 3,125,821 -708,425
United States 749,653 824,699 +75,046
France 543,739 412,797 -130,942
Denmark 329,593 345,306 +15,713
Poland 275,591 285,761 +10,170
Italy 155,218 208,797 +53,579
Belgium 178,740 175,646 -3,094
Germany 152,826 189,153 +36,327
Turkey 143,584 80,079 -63,505
Ireland 73,426 47,428 -25,998

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 6,923,713
United States 1,610,553
France 927,348
Denmark 698,625
Poland 540,020

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 3,810,400 3,113,313 -697,087
United States 793,053 817,500 +24,447
France 512,561 414,787 -97,774
Denmark 353,319 345,306 -8,013
Poland 251,901 288,119 +36,218
Italy 166,250 229,341 +63,091
Belgium 139,767 138,730 -1,037
Turkey 143,584 80,079 -63,505
Sweden 106,390 98,100 -8,290
Germany 88,425 97,633 +9,208

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
Kent 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Kent 2 6 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
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) 7,902,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,539,351
Air transport 730,359
Other 223,164
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) 4,160,184 3,742,694 -417,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,874,398 1,664,953 -209,445
Air transport 345,923 384,436 +38,513
Other 159,390 63,774 -95,616
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 5,926,283
Dover 1,816,506
Immingham Docks 1,074,102
Portsmouth 617,933
Eurotunnel 437,479

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 3,358,688 2,567,595 -791,093
Dover 885,138 931,368 +46,230
Immingham Docks 491,033 583,069 +92,036
Portsmouth 288,367 329,566 +41,199
Eurotunnel 262,594 174,885 -87,709
Southampton 178,262 180,985 +2,723
East Midlands Airport 128,661 100,618 -28,043
000 159,390 63,774 -95,616
Thamesport 114,386 106,001 -8,385
Felixstowe 121,912 90,618 -31,294

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 25
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
2026-01 17
2025-11 22
2025-10 27
2025-09 20
2025-08 18

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 35
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 1,967,324
Ireland 1,797,165
Spain 527,525
Kuwait 496,930

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 1,185,757 781,567 -404,190
Ireland 877,880 919,285 +41,405
Spain 264,579 262,946 -1,633
Kuwait 299,437 197,493 -101,944
Germany 106,354 337,785 +231,431
Italy 135,449 197,425 +61,976
Saudi Arabia 145,000 136,344 -8,656
Poland 109,889 169,678 +59,789
Belgium 93,219 171,599 +78,380

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 65,280
Netherlands 23,346
Turkey 14,251
Germany 5,514
Ireland 2,107

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 30,477 34,803 +4,326
Netherlands 16,750 6,596 -10,154
Turkey 8,979 5,272 -3,707
Germany 4,731 783 -3,948
Ireland 1,674 433 -1,241
France 1,073 604 -469
Sweden 234 0 -234
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) 5,960,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,229,781
Air transport 830,967
Other 264,966

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) 2,054,375 3,906,220 +1,851,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,906,429 2,323,352 +416,923
Air transport 488,797 342,170 -146,627
Other 76,639 188,327 +111,688

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,335,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,251,951
Liverpool Docks 1,786,502
London Gateway Port 1,364,182
Felixstowe 507,824

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 649,147 2,686,176 +2,037,029
Dover / Eurotunnel 965,913 1,286,038 +320,125
Liverpool Docks 934,614 851,888 -82,726
London Gateway Port 666,295 697,887 +31,592
Felixstowe 327,172 180,652 -146,520
Holyhead 199,063 263,901 +64,838
East Midlands Airport 339,313 60,928 -278,385
000 76,639 188,327 +111,688
ZLC 46,067 133,177 +87,110
Immingham Docks 44,865 119,398 +74,533

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