Import/export HS code 34059010: Metal polishes

Specialized polishes used for cleaning and shining metal surfaces

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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 3,523,542
Portugal 1,887,240
Ireland 512,316
United States 426,727
Denmark 282,104

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 1,775,857 1,747,685 -28,172
Portugal 1,042,476 844,764 -197,712
Ireland 408,520 103,796 -304,724
United States 135,544 291,183 +155,639
Denmark 110,210 171,894 +61,684
Taiwan 119,388 154,454 +35,066
Netherlands 116,597 102,277 -14,320
Italy 83,144 84,409 +1,265
Belgium 82,450 63,355 -19,095
Poland 77,663 63,784 -13,879

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 2,153,158
China 1,811,650
Germany 1,382,469
United States 737,385
Denmark 499,349

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 1,232,089 921,069 -311,020
China 874,870 936,780 +61,910
Germany 717,494 664,975 -52,519
United States 280,644 456,741 +176,097
Denmark 254,569 244,780 -9,789
Netherlands 167,196 115,322 -51,874
Taiwan 119,388 134,304 +14,916
Italy 82,400 84,785 +2,385
Ireland 62,990 17,166 -45,824
France 34,725 45,153 +10,428

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 8
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 5 6 +1
Devon 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Essex 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
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) 4,234,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,491,599
Air transport 969,500
Other 177,480
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) 2,451,989 1,782,680 -669,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,013,513 1,478,086 +464,573
Air transport 456,368 513,132 +56,764
Other 165,489 11,991 -153,498
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 2,291,587
London Gateway Port 1,676,256
Dover 692,996
Immingham Docks 576,632
Liverpool Docks 468,661

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 1,320,095 971,492 -348,603
London Gateway Port 765,094 911,162 +146,068
Dover 334,744 358,252 +23,508
Immingham Docks 322,214 254,418 -67,796
Liverpool Docks 313,458 155,203 -158,255
London Heathrow Airport 142,679 172,160 +29,481
Southampton 51,765 244,421 +192,656
East Midlands Airport 155,272 135,834 -19,438
Birmingham Airport 99,752 154,149 +54,397
London 110,840 74,455 -36,385

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 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 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
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 10
2025-08 13
2025-07 14

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 32
54m+ 17
0-1m 11
15m-54m 10
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 £
Italy 3,739,651
Germany 2,811,484
Ireland 1,299,260
Poland 1,043,417
Turkey 974,232

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 2,200,156 1,539,495 -660,661
Germany 1,334,976 1,476,508 +141,532
Ireland 551,843 747,417 +195,574
Poland 721,206 322,211 -398,995
Turkey 600,209 374,023 -226,186
Hungary 533,402 363,250 -170,152
India 407,428 412,324 +4,896
France 421,781 357,845 -63,936
Netherlands 434,970 296,676 -138,294
United States 345,112 347,576 +2,464

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 85,116
XU 51,497
United States 50,281
XI 19,368
Germany 3,882

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 2,840 82,276 +79,436
XU 27,536 23,961 -3,575
United States 23,938 26,343 +2,405
XI 9,811 9,557 -254
Germany 3,010 872 -2,138
Spain 1,434 1,983 +549
Belgium 3,037 347 -2,690
Netherlands 1,069 1,005 -64
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) 13,625,314
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,090,761
Air transport 2,660,106
Other 219,037
Road transport 1,288

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) 7,501,928 6,123,386 -1,378,542
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,823,966 2,266,795 +442,829
Air transport 1,372,590 1,287,516 -85,074
Other 72,687 146,350 +73,663
Road transport 1,288 0 -1,288

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,106,928
London Gateway Port 1,547,089
Southampton 1,418,739
London Heathrow Airport 1,089,045
East Midlands Airport 875,837

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 6,094,747 5,012,181 -1,082,566
London Gateway Port 778,649 768,440 -10,209
Southampton 374,035 1,044,704 +670,669
London Heathrow Airport 498,815 590,230 +91,415
East Midlands Airport 475,468 400,369 -75,099
Immingham Docks 310,813 439,994 +129,181
Dover 605,318 118,962 -486,356
Felixstowe 348,322 219,980 -128,342
Liverpool Docks 247,840 311,948 +64,108
Holyhead 252,035 251,255 -780

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