Import/export HS code 340530: Vehicle body polishes

Polishes and similar products for cleaning and shining vehicle exteriors, excluding metal polishes

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  • 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 £
Germany 5,958,280
United States 5,341,594
Spain 1,141,557
Netherlands 1,081,696
Belgium 1,054,205

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 £
Germany 3,683,731 2,274,549 -1,409,182
United States 3,269,628 2,071,966 -1,197,662
Spain 530,154 611,403 +81,249
Netherlands 520,062 561,634 +41,572
Belgium 548,016 506,189 -41,827
France 636,008 355,639 -280,369
South Korea 418,649 556,569 +137,920
China 319,960 410,374 +90,414
Poland 147,851 163,753 +15,902
Turkey 81,263 205,766 +124,503

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 £
United States 5,858,546
Germany 3,869,086
Turkey 2,093,266
Spain 1,421,235
South Korea 960,122

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 £
United States 3,644,953 2,213,593 -1,431,360
Germany 2,047,588 1,821,498 -226,090
Turkey 1,492,752 600,514 -892,238
Spain 782,873 638,362 -144,511
South Korea 411,185 548,937 +137,752
China 369,060 535,124 +166,064
Netherlands 393,901 338,900 -55,001
Japan 328,912 326,320 -2,592
Belgium 316,662 281,881 -34,781
United Kingdom 162,141 313,573 +151,432

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 16
Essex 8
Greater Manchester 7
West Yorkshire 6
Inner London - West 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 12 12 +0
Essex 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2

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) 9,516,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,296,837
Air transport 2,263,959
Other 115,745
Road transport 5,663

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) 5,591,164 3,925,089 -1,666,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,992,082 3,304,755 -687,327
Air transport 1,278,288 985,671 -292,617
Other 56,331 59,414 +3,083
Road transport 0 5,663 +5,663

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,593,929
Dover 2,735,904
Felixstowe 1,440,882
Harwich 1,352,424
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,214,057

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,163,207 1,430,722 -732,485
Dover 1,185,591 1,550,313 +364,722
Felixstowe 799,641 641,241 -158,400
Harwich 876,240 476,184 -400,056
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,138,606 75,451 -1,063,155
Southampton 551,609 661,413 +109,804
Thamesport 591,582 565,372 -26,210
Killingholme 545,836 519,265 -26,571
Eurotunnel 537,667 474,366 -63,301
London 578,746 241,968 -336,778

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 42
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 22
2025-09 27
2025-08 18
2025-07 32

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 49
54m+ 33
0-1m 15
15m-54m 11
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 £
Australia 4,065,355
Turkey 3,702,194
United States 3,658,352
India 2,976,808
Poland 2,794,516

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 £
Australia 1,854,418 2,210,937 +356,519
Turkey 2,378,408 1,323,786 -1,054,622
United States 1,902,461 1,755,891 -146,570
India 1,579,544 1,397,264 -182,280
Poland 1,700,218 1,094,298 -605,920
China 1,948,091 736,784 -1,211,307
Belgium 1,480,318 905,200 -575,118
Germany 1,497,046 876,212 -620,834
Ireland 1,107,603 1,032,967 -74,636
United Arab Emirates 964,429 952,811 -11,618

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 79,618
United States 59,667
China 10,349
Spain 4,748
XI 943

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 39,695 39,923 +228
United States 22,436 37,231 +14,795
China 5,696 4,653 -1,043
Spain 10 4,738 +4,728
XI 383 560 +177
Canada 0 500 +500
Germany 127 275 +148
Turkey 96 146 +50
Netherlands 140 0 -140
Ireland 65 65 +0

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) 32,259,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,165,335
Air transport 1,088,891
Other 156,868
Road transport 1,115

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) 18,424,783 13,834,757 -4,590,026
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,916,528 8,248,807 -1,667,721
Air transport 601,144 487,747 -113,397
Other 68,648 88,220 +19,572
Road transport 1,115 0 -1,115

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 18,385,272
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,631,430
Felixstowe 8,783,644
Southampton 3,753,020
Immingham Docks 2,421,432

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 £
London Gateway Port 10,033,912 8,351,360 -1,682,552
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,424,375 5,207,055 -1,217,320
Felixstowe 5,167,890 3,615,754 -1,552,136
Southampton 2,408,531 1,344,489 -1,064,042
Immingham Docks 1,292,760 1,128,672 -164,088
Harwich 1,093,557 639,535 -454,022
Holyhead 781,137 665,890 -115,247
Liverpool Docks 388,179 393,351 +5,172
London Heathrow Airport 396,510 261,335 -135,175
Dover 256,455 236,147 -20,308

Quick facts

HS code: 340530

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

Description: Polishes and similar products for cleaning and shining vehicle exteriors, excluding metal polishes