Import/export HS code 340590: Various polishes and cleaning products

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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 £
Germany 6,058,352
United States 5,697,275
Portugal 2,089,537
France 1,702,789
Japan 1,045,143

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 3,590,853 2,467,499 -1,123,354
United States 2,930,761 2,766,514 -164,247
Portugal 1,067,854 1,021,683 -46,171
France 924,067 778,722 -145,345
Japan 497,326 547,817 +50,491
Netherlands 436,896 342,646 -94,250
China 337,275 312,854 -24,421
Norway 0 584,760 +584,760
Ireland 435,295 119,502 -315,793
Italy 209,332 256,375 +47,043

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 6,719,837
Germany 3,436,819
China 2,502,414
Portugal 2,355,455
Japan 1,107,616

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 3,463,666 3,256,171 -207,495
Germany 2,239,902 1,196,917 -1,042,985
China 1,249,259 1,253,155 +3,896
Portugal 1,257,467 1,097,988 -159,479
Japan 526,146 581,470 +55,324
France 423,127 435,221 +12,094
Italy 409,199 304,992 -104,207
Spain 423,588 276,192 -147,396
Norway 0 583,086 +583,086
Denmark 270,289 245,691 -24,598

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 19
Greater Manchester 18
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12
Inner London - West 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10

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 16 13 -3
Greater Manchester 17 12 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 7 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 6 -1
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0

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) 8,858,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,450,367
Air transport 4,781,221
Other 202,770
Road transport 84,427

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) 5,400,031 3,458,335 -1,941,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,722,832 4,727,535 +1,004,703
Air transport 2,391,001 2,390,220 -781
Other 178,725 24,045 -154,680
Road transport 44,537 39,890 -4,647
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 27,899 +27,899

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 3,832,774
Dover 2,050,856
London Gateway Port 1,959,825
London Heathrow Airport 1,950,643
Southampton 1,535,179

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 £
Eurotunnel 2,245,338 1,587,436 -657,902
Dover 1,148,275 902,581 -245,694
London Gateway Port 882,590 1,077,235 +194,645
London Heathrow Airport 1,162,258 788,385 -373,873
Southampton 731,932 803,247 +71,315
Liverpool Docks 686,370 479,989 -206,381
Belfast Port 415,055 737,508 +322,453
London 645,240 308,172 -337,068
Grangemouth Docks 453,089 487,715 +34,626
Immingham Docks 561,811 377,866 -183,945

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 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 25
Other manufacturing 14
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 40
2025-10 47
2025-09 34
2025-08 40
2025-07 48

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 82
54m+ 59
0-1m 38
15m-54m 24
Other 15

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 £
Italy 4,050,006
Germany 3,745,773
France 3,706,037
Azerbaijan 2,918,529
Ireland 2,670,535

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 £
Italy 2,367,112 1,682,894 -684,218
Germany 1,848,082 1,897,691 +49,609
France 2,028,840 1,677,197 -351,643
Azerbaijan 1,507,949 1,410,580 -97,369
Ireland 1,229,090 1,441,445 +212,355
Poland 1,058,010 515,846 -542,164
Netherlands 770,896 623,993 -146,903
United States 695,599 694,264 -1,335
Sweden 616,369 504,094 -112,275
Turkey 624,933 417,077 -207,856

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 255,453
United States 187,301
Portugal 85,116
XI 46,397
Spain 6,959

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 121,189 134,264 +13,075
United States 96,329 90,972 -5,357
Portugal 2,840 82,276 +79,436
XI 30,159 16,238 -13,921
Spain 2,459 4,500 +2,041
Germany 3,205 1,261 -1,944
Belgium 3,037 347 -2,690
Netherlands 1,069 1,005 -64
China 186 274 +88
Nicaragua 149 0 -149

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) 24,763,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,489,074
Air transport 4,773,491
Other 591,848
Road transport 57,373

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) 13,587,024 11,176,329 -2,410,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,580,174 3,908,900 +328,726
Air transport 2,421,193 2,352,298 -68,895
Other 260,634 331,214 +70,580
Road transport 43,923 13,450 -30,473
Rail transport 0 1,165 +1,165

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,023,868
London Gateway Port 2,730,483
Dover 2,559,143
Immingham Docks 2,535,842
Southampton 2,199,675

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 9,505,984 7,517,884 -1,988,100
London Gateway Port 1,424,952 1,305,531 -119,421
Dover 1,526,848 1,032,295 -494,553
Immingham Docks 1,295,839 1,240,003 -55,836
Southampton 711,401 1,488,274 +776,873
London Heathrow Airport 756,057 1,051,261 +295,204
East Midlands Airport 855,725 725,314 -130,411
Liverpool Docks 525,278 604,351 +79,073
Felixstowe 640,674 420,283 -220,391
ZLC 483,741 377,673 -106,068

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 340590

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

Description: All other polishes, creams, and cleaning preparations not listed in specific subcategories