Import/export HS code 34059010: Metal polishes

Specialized polishes used for cleaning and shining metal surfaces

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 £
Germany 3,461,461
Portugal 1,871,054
Ireland 498,334
United States 416,746
Taiwan 273,842

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 1,729,409 1,732,052 +2,643
Portugal 1,061,226 809,828 -251,398
Ireland 406,734 91,600 -315,134
United States 151,613 265,133 +113,520
Taiwan 139,344 134,498 -4,846
Denmark 81,449 169,959 +88,510
Netherlands 115,251 108,389 -6,862
Italy 93,380 77,331 -16,049
Poland 79,202 58,897 -20,305
Belgium 68,591 64,511 -4,080

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 £
Portugal 2,122,449
China 1,730,634
Germany 1,388,142
United States 730,865
Denmark 479,370

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 £
Portugal 1,245,653 876,796 -368,857
China 852,450 878,184 +25,734
Germany 672,148 715,994 +43,846
United States 294,983 435,882 +140,899
Denmark 266,565 212,805 -53,760
Netherlands 152,784 120,580 -32,204
Taiwan 139,344 114,348 -24,996
Italy 89,846 78,812 -11,034
France 39,698 40,521 +823
Ireland 66,582 13,574 -53,008

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 9
Devon 5
Inner London - West 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Essex 4

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 3 8 +5
Devon 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Essex 1 4 +3
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +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) 4,171,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,432,817
Air transport 949,778
Other 177,791
Road transport 1,247

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) 2,456,943 1,714,730 -742,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 995,471 1,437,346 +441,875
Air transport 461,958 487,820 +25,862
Other 166,190 11,601 -154,589
Road transport 1,247 0 -1,247

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,250,439
London Gateway Port 1,600,772
Dover 678,812
Immingham Docks 581,735
Liverpool Docks 455,239

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 1,355,289 895,150 -460,139
London Gateway Port 735,342 865,430 +130,088
Dover 304,474 374,338 +69,864
Immingham Docks 318,429 263,306 -55,123
Liverpool Docks 311,070 144,169 -166,901
London Heathrow Airport 150,289 152,204 +1,915
Southampton 73,301 223,782 +150,481
East Midlands Airport 153,071 129,785 -23,286
Birmingham Airport 99,233 160,979 +61,746
London 113,155 72,454 -40,701

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 10
2025-08 13

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+ 16
0-1m 11
15m-54m 9
Other 7

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 3,685,023
Germany 2,840,454
Ireland 1,325,266
Poland 1,053,765
Turkey 960,803

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 2,242,888 1,442,135 -800,753
Germany 1,375,582 1,464,872 +89,290
Ireland 536,285 788,981 +252,696
Poland 749,077 304,688 -444,389
Turkey 588,473 372,330 -216,143
Hungary 512,522 359,873 -152,649
India 374,106 441,793 +67,687
France 436,347 361,934 -74,413
Netherlands 427,172 295,030 -132,142
United States 368,900 325,735 -43,165

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 £
Portugal 103,671
United States 49,425
XI 18,948
Germany 3,587
Spain 3,383

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 £
Portugal 2,857 100,814 +97,957
United States 25,137 24,288 -849
XI 9,539 9,409 -130
Germany 2,764 823 -1,941
Spain 1,535 1,848 +313
Belgium 3,017 337 -2,680
Netherlands 1,105 943 -162
Switzerland 12 0 -12
Taiwan 0 6 +6

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) 13,602,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,969,441
Air transport 2,667,545
Other 234,724

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) 7,654,864 5,947,430 -1,707,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,706,700 2,262,741 +556,041
Air transport 1,386,856 1,280,689 -106,167
Other 74,331 160,393 +86,062

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,049,430
London Gateway Port 1,583,319
Southampton 1,362,734
London Heathrow Airport 1,106,079
East Midlands Airport 869,164

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 6,229,127 4,820,303 -1,408,824
London Gateway Port 791,647 791,672 +25
Southampton 345,309 1,017,425 +672,116
London Heathrow Airport 514,291 591,788 +77,497
East Midlands Airport 488,923 380,241 -108,682
Immingham Docks 336,533 416,532 +79,999
Dover 604,552 119,008 -485,544
Liverpool Docks 255,062 302,865 +47,803
Felixstowe 299,742 226,832 -72,910
Holyhead 230,976 287,995 +57,019

Quick facts

HS code: 34059010

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

Description: Specialized polishes used for cleaning and shining metal surfaces