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 26,864,750
Netherlands 2,589,887
Italy 153,238
Ireland 86,367
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 14,912,190 11,952,560 -2,959,630
Netherlands 1,240,600 1,349,287 +108,687
Italy 72,344 80,894 +8,550
Ireland 50,518 35,849 -14,669
Lithuania 19,734 17,066 -2,668
United States 24,146 11,948 -12,198
Sweden 12,729 22,499 +9,770
France 20,026 11,791 -8,235
Belgium 2,448 28,690 +26,242
Hungary 7,291 11,889 +4,598

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 27,093,467
Netherlands 2,388,417
Italy 172,067
Hungary 51,747
United States 36,517

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 14,887,289 12,206,178 -2,681,111
Netherlands 1,294,555 1,093,862 -200,693
Italy 72,344 99,723 +27,379
Hungary 13,062 38,685 +25,623
United States 23,186 13,331 -9,855
Sweden 6,198 22,499 +16,301
France 0 22,621 +22,621
China 11,128 5,509 -5,619
Lithuania 11,430 0 -11,430
United Kingdom 4,408 4,788 +380

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) 29,062,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 721,722
Other 83,496
Air transport 60,748

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) 15,918,079 13,144,538 -2,773,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 376,220 345,502 -30,718
Other 47,633 35,863 -11,770
Air transport 40,984 19,764 -21,220

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,801,200
London 5,668,348
Harwich 5,185,156
Felixstowe 2,743,505
Dover 740,068

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 6,737,238 6,063,962 -673,276
London 3,168,051 2,500,297 -667,754
Harwich 2,367,013 2,818,143 +451,130
Felixstowe 1,806,521 936,984 -869,537
Dover 419,807 320,261 -99,546
Middlesbrough 466,510 170,018 -296,492
Purfleet 532,933 94,961 -437,972
Killingholme 373,516 77,036 -296,480
Hull 273,622 107,160 -166,462
Tyne 0 276,582 +276,582

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 4,510,289
Italy 2,774,272
Latvia 2,707,661
Poland 1,352,917
Uzbekistan 1,182,602

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 2,539,925 1,970,364 -569,561
Italy 1,222,063 1,552,209 +330,146
Latvia 1,362,829 1,344,832 -17,997
Poland 1,023,376 329,541 -693,835
Uzbekistan 689,064 493,538 -195,526
Turkey 284,295 449,993 +165,698
Azerbaijan 36,293 607,776 +571,483
Kazakhstan 250,298 286,929 +36,631
Ukraine 254,958 265,045 +10,087
United Arab Emirates 7,684 365,332 +357,648

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 £
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 £
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) 14,586,928
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,464,864
Air transport 178,759
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) 7,025,261 7,561,667 +536,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,484,125 980,739 -503,386
Air transport 117,828 60,931 -56,897
Other 1,148 0 -1,148

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,032,215
Immingham Docks 3,457,500
Felixstowe 551,102
Harwich 481,666
London Gateway Port 396,497

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 4,976,885 6,055,330 +1,078,445
Immingham Docks 2,235,814 1,221,686 -1,014,128
Felixstowe 221,727 329,375 +107,648
Harwich 443,007 38,659 -404,348
London Gateway Port 90,233 306,264 +216,031
Liverpool Docks 44,597 304,650 +260,053
Dover 153,036 158,559 +5,523
London Heathrow Airport 88,893 36,319 -52,574
Hull 99,813 0 -99,813
Southampton 46,818 51,102 +4,284

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