Import/export HS code 350520: Starch-based glues

Adhesives made from starches, dextrins, or modified starches

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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 27,357,137
Netherlands 2,593,878
Italy 142,103
Ireland 86,042
Lithuania 36,800

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 15,270,400 12,086,737 -3,183,663
Netherlands 1,264,204 1,329,674 +65,470
Italy 56,084 86,019 +29,935
Ireland 53,083 32,959 -20,124
Lithuania 15,677 21,123 +5,446
United States 24,150 11,995 -12,155
Belgium 4,046 28,690 +24,644
France 20,026 11,791 -8,235
Hungary 10,928 19,180 +8,252
Sweden 12,729 15,107 +2,378

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 £
Germany 27,585,854
Netherlands 2,392,408
Italy 160,932
Hungary 62,675
United States 38,166

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 £
Germany 15,253,075 12,332,779 -2,920,296
Netherlands 1,306,536 1,085,872 -220,664
Italy 56,084 104,848 +48,764
Hungary 16,699 45,976 +29,277
United States 24,788 13,378 -11,410
France 0 22,621 +22,621
Sweden 6,198 15,107 +8,909
South Korea 17,317 0 -17,317
China 11,128 5,509 -5,619
Lithuania 11,430 0 -11,430

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Kent 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1

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) 29,539,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 730,807
Other 83,171
Air transport 81,193

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) 16,294,304 13,245,323 -3,048,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 368,338 362,469 -5,869
Other 50,188 32,983 -17,205
Air transport 56,704 24,489 -32,215

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,859,526
London 5,818,854
Harwich 5,172,164
Felixstowe 2,877,855
Dover 824,575

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 £
Immingham Docks 6,806,696 6,052,830 -753,866
London 3,360,024 2,458,830 -901,194
Harwich 2,350,874 2,821,290 +470,416
Felixstowe 1,917,057 960,798 -956,259
Dover 455,724 368,851 -86,873
Purfleet 453,862 190,113 -263,749
Middlesbrough 464,597 170,141 -294,456
Killingholme 357,732 92,820 -264,912
Hull 296,632 107,160 -189,472
Tyne 15,888 262,052 +246,164

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 7
Manufacture of paper and paper products 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Food and beverage service activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 6
2025-09 1
2025-08 1
2025-07 1

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 11
54m+ 8
0-1m 2
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 £
Germany 4,461,425
Italy 2,719,777
Latvia 2,601,112
Poland 1,398,710
Uzbekistan 1,239,638

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 £
Germany 2,470,937 1,990,488 -480,449
Italy 1,204,143 1,515,634 +311,491
Latvia 1,218,571 1,382,541 +163,970
Poland 1,037,630 361,080 -676,550
Uzbekistan 719,619 520,019 -199,600
Turkey 269,915 446,109 +176,194
Ukraine 317,161 265,045 -52,116
Kazakhstan 219,519 284,971 +65,452
Azerbaijan 36,293 427,014 +390,721
Netherlands 232,621 160,262 -72,359

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 1,137
XI 11

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 549 588 +39
XI 11 0 -11

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) 14,271,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,650,406
Air transport 183,272
Other 1,148

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) 6,785,439 7,486,308 +700,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,698,454 951,952 -746,502
Air transport 121,455 61,817 -59,638
Other 560 588 +28

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,848,333
Immingham Docks 3,484,706
Harwich 540,600
Felixstowe 517,768
London Gateway Port 384,744

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 4,936,249 5,912,084 +975,835
Immingham Docks 2,191,805 1,292,901 -898,904
Harwich 503,901 36,699 -467,202
Felixstowe 198,525 319,243 +120,718
London Gateway Port 99,057 285,687 +186,630
Liverpool Docks 63,828 304,650 +240,822
Dover 143,856 167,739 +23,883
London Heathrow Airport 91,514 36,319 -55,195
Hull 99,813 0 -99,813
Southampton 35,113 54,149 +19,036

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 350520

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

Description: Adhesives made from starches, dextrins, or modified starches