Import/export HS code 3407: Dental and modelling pastes

Modelling pastes for kids, dental wax, dental impression compounds, and other dental preparations made from plaster. Includes products sold in sets, retail packs, or specific shapes like sticks or plates

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 £
China 25,028,444
Germany 8,404,445
Netherlands 4,431,100
United States 3,467,264
Italy 2,450,953

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 £
China 12,583,647 12,444,797 -138,850
Germany 4,374,238 4,030,207 -344,031
Netherlands 2,653,545 1,777,555 -875,990
United States 1,843,930 1,623,334 -220,596
Italy 1,248,813 1,202,140 -46,673
France 919,257 920,148 +891
Belgium 560,899 700,128 +139,229
Sweden 578,146 442,317 -135,829
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 322,109 326,004 +3,895
Greece 311,097 287,804 -23,293

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 £
China 27,470,658
Germany 7,538,132
United States 4,472,705
Italy 4,228,468
Switzerland 1,482,348

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 £
China 13,903,123 13,567,535 -335,588
Germany 4,068,930 3,469,202 -599,728
United States 2,409,525 2,063,180 -346,345
Italy 2,227,712 2,000,756 -226,956
Switzerland 727,602 754,746 +27,144
Netherlands 692,459 617,824 -74,635
Romania 670,730 517,171 -153,559
Sweden 370,849 251,275 -119,574
Greece 311,097 283,576 -27,521
Japan 173,254 216,575 +43,321

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
West Yorkshire 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - West 12

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 13 12 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 5 8 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 8 +2
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 5 6 +1

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) 25,599,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,047,484
Air transport 8,333,158
Other 2,325,794
Road transport 45,158

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) 12,324,713 13,274,926 +950,213
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,638,555 7,408,929 -1,229,626
Air transport 4,221,277 4,111,881 -109,396
Other 1,797,359 528,435 -1,268,924
Road transport 0 45,158 +45,158

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,247,224
Southampton 7,272,972
Dover 5,909,736
London Gateway Port 3,921,595
London Heathrow Airport 2,768,162

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 £
Felixstowe 6,364,940 3,882,284 -2,482,656
Southampton 3,792,573 3,480,399 -312,174
Dover 3,358,580 2,551,156 -807,424
London Gateway Port 738,316 3,183,279 +2,444,963
London Heathrow Airport 1,627,676 1,140,486 -487,190
Thamesport 1,510,301 1,157,481 -352,820
Eurotunnel 1,176,957 1,440,221 +263,264
London 983,849 1,489,175 +505,326
000 1,797,359 528,435 -1,268,924
Harwich 1,128,724 531,158 -597,566

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 70
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Other manufacturing 15
Human health activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 46
2025-10 65
2025-09 54
2025-08 47

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 83
54m+ 52
15m-54m 22
0-1m 20
Other 12

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 £
Netherlands 1,519,537
Ireland 1,238,870
Germany 762,323
France 612,212
Mexico 585,848

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 £
Netherlands 751,431 768,106 +16,675
Ireland 701,176 537,694 -163,482
Germany 387,331 374,992 -12,339
France 382,551 229,661 -152,890
Mexico 127,921 457,927 +330,006
Italy 283,904 282,749 -1,155
United States 384,725 110,168 -274,557
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 206,126 235,792 +29,666
Canada 253,596 180,844 -72,752
South Africa 204,118 226,091 +21,973

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 £
United States 1,761
Afghanistan 1,714
Liechtenstein 189
Italy 50

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 £
United States 1,035 726 -309
Afghanistan 0 1,714 +1,714
Liechtenstein 189 0 -189
Italy 50 0 -50

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) 5,565,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,599,195
Air transport 2,228,136
Other 12,975
Rail transport 11,761

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) 2,886,812 2,679,008 -207,804
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,540,050 2,059,145 +519,095
Air transport 1,163,271 1,064,865 -98,406
Other 8,629 4,346 -4,283
Rail transport 0 11,761 +11,761

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,818,688
London Gateway Port 1,351,093
Southampton 1,188,269
Holyhead 702,102
ZLC 675,267

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 1,980,256 1,838,432 -141,824
London Gateway Port 618,652 732,441 +113,789
Southampton 254,756 933,513 +678,757
Holyhead 346,371 355,731 +9,360
ZLC 267,371 407,896 +140,525
East Midlands Airport 305,133 331,962 +26,829
London Heathrow Airport 449,545 178,778 -270,767
Immingham Docks 291,503 317,728 +26,225
Liverpool Docks 314,735 199,944 -114,791
Felixstowe 271,598 133,193 -138,405

Quick facts

HS code: 3407

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

Description: Modelling pastes for kids, dental wax, dental impression compounds, and other dental preparations made from plaster. Includes products sold in sets, retail packs, or specific shapes like sticks or plates