Import/export HS code 96034010: Paint, distemper, varnish brushes

Specifically covers brushes used for applying paint, distemper, and varnish

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 52,437,653
United States 1,793,815
Netherlands 617,486
India 569,622
Italy 541,462

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 29,157,356 23,280,297 -5,877,059
United States 716,403 1,077,412 +361,009
Netherlands 323,193 294,293 -28,900
India 364,658 204,964 -159,694
Italy 294,455 247,007 -47,448
Germany 247,184 189,295 -57,889
Viet Nam 65,752 225,907 +160,155
Brazil 62,444 215,498 +153,054
Sweden 205,191 57,939 -147,252
France 168,659 83,670 -84,989

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 53,832,474
United States 1,669,568
Italy 587,885
India 569,622
Germany 501,920

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 29,978,887 23,853,587 -6,125,300
United States 561,569 1,107,999 +546,430
Italy 321,143 266,742 -54,401
India 364,658 204,964 -159,694
Germany 263,794 238,126 -25,668
Sweden 249,154 122,573 -126,581
Sri Lanka 65,422 217,864 +152,442
Austria 59,689 46,347 -13,342
Viet Nam 10,812 94,220 +83,408
Turkey 21,427 60,062 +38,635

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 24
West Midlands 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Inner London - West 16
West Yorkshire 15

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
Greater Manchester 16 17 +1
West Midlands 19 11 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17 14 -3
Inner London - West 6 12 +6
West Yorkshire 15 10 -5
Outer London - West and North West 12 7 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 4 -3

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) 52,562,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,490,001
Air transport 1,774,859
Other 1,690,821
Road transport 33,115

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) 28,517,441 24,045,498 -4,471,943
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,428,536 1,061,465 -367,071
Air transport 1,010,534 764,325 -246,209
Other 1,172,459 518,362 -654,097
Road transport 0 33,115 +33,115

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 26,938,348
Southampton 18,543,335
London Gateway Port 5,506,602
000 1,690,821
Liverpool Docks 1,582,935

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 18,291,954 8,646,394 -9,645,560
Southampton 9,075,349 9,467,986 +392,637
London Gateway Port 507,153 4,999,449 +4,492,296
000 1,172,459 518,362 -654,097
Liverpool Docks 728,136 854,799 +126,663
London Heathrow Airport 583,038 324,981 -258,057
London 370,114 284,796 -85,318
Immingham Docks 305,117 185,835 -119,282
Dover 209,979 212,541 +2,562
Manchester Airport 134,058 151,319 +17,261

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 118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 77
Other manufacturing 18
Specialised construction activities 13
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 45
2025-10 46
2025-09 56
2025-08 57
2025-07 57

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 124
54m+ 54
0-1m 37
15m-54m 33
Other 21

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 £
Ireland 1,378,571
United Arab Emirates 277,459
Iceland 213,442
United States 144,051
France 139,149

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 £
Ireland 769,198 609,373 -159,825
United Arab Emirates 182,691 94,768 -87,923
Iceland 107,972 105,470 -2,502
United States 93,880 50,171 -43,709
France 84,416 54,733 -29,683
Germany 113,615 14,477 -99,138
Netherlands 48,276 64,914 +16,638
Spain 23,422 54,696 +31,274
Canada 25,862 21,202 -4,660
Trinidad and Tobago 12,047 31,468 +19,421

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 £
China 385,508
XI 93,919
XU 75,144
Netherlands 7,460
United States 4,573

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 £
China 204,047 181,461 -22,586
XI 65,588 28,331 -37,257
XU 35,356 39,788 +4,432
Netherlands 849 6,611 +5,762
United States 4,129 444 -3,685
France 955 1,469 +514
Belgium 1,099 116 -983
Germany 716 302 -414
Italy 514 187 -327
Czechia 378 260 -118

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) 1,510,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 874,909
Other 574,115
Air transport 309,146

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) 857,621 652,860 -204,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 484,692 390,217 -94,475
Other 314,079 260,036 -54,043
Air transport 213,967 95,179 -118,788

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 576,568
000 574,115
Holyhead 443,496
London Gateway Port 369,195
Middlesbrough 201,609

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 342,255 234,313 -107,942
000 314,079 260,036 -54,043
Holyhead 254,867 188,629 -66,238
London Gateway Port 203,412 165,783 -37,629
Middlesbrough 98,285 103,324 +5,039
Heysham 74,369 105,849 +31,480
Liverpool Docks 103,533 63,187 -40,346
Southampton 106,869 27,582 -79,287
Portsmouth 54,773 60,590 +5,817
East Midlands Airport 62,049 36,498 -25,551

Quick facts

HS code: 96034010

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

Description: Specifically covers brushes used for applying paint, distemper, and varnish