Import/export HS code 96034090: Paint pads and rollers

Tools used for applying paint, including pads and rollers

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 50,520,755
United States 4,675,521
Czechia 2,854,765
Sweden 1,276,984
Poland 817,651

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 28,574,169 21,946,586 -6,627,583
United States 2,476,692 2,198,829 -277,863
Czechia 1,619,720 1,235,045 -384,675
Sweden 820,552 456,432 -364,120
Poland 292,728 524,923 +232,195
Ireland 708,938 71,502 -637,436
Netherlands 382,105 390,001 +7,896
Germany 417,134 277,851 -139,283
France 339,602 158,979 -180,623
Egypt 68,129 78,016 +9,887

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 52,091,867
United States 4,590,679
Czechia 3,121,213
Sweden 1,360,156
Poland 837,425

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 29,721,785 22,370,082 -7,351,703
United States 2,416,538 2,174,141 -242,397
Czechia 1,766,528 1,354,685 -411,843
Sweden 823,996 536,160 -287,836
Poland 321,727 515,698 +193,971
Germany 380,206 226,201 -154,005
Netherlands 160,162 91,359 -68,803
Egypt 68,129 67,569 -560
Japan 72,954 40,262 -32,692
France 86,689 7,992 -78,697

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 21
West Midlands 19
West Yorkshire 18
Greater Manchester 17
Outer London - West and North 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 19 +4
West Midlands 14 12 -2
West Yorkshire 13 11 -2
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
Kent 4 7 +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) 52,429,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,591,338
Air transport 2,581,448
Other 2,009,503
Road transport 5,126

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) 29,245,568 23,183,922 -6,061,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,111,752 2,479,586 -1,632,166
Air transport 1,311,764 1,269,684 -42,080
Other 1,348,870 660,633 -688,237
Road transport 0 5,126 +5,126

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 28,902,658
Southampton 14,202,479
London Gateway Port 5,505,994
Dover 3,153,142
000 2,009,503

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 20,096,610 8,806,048 -11,290,562
Southampton 7,095,151 7,107,328 +12,177
London Gateway Port 404,198 5,101,796 +4,697,598
Dover 1,864,196 1,288,946 -575,250
000 1,348,870 660,633 -688,237
Immingham Docks 829,552 532,245 -297,307
Liverpool Docks 499,107 717,088 +217,981
London Heathrow Airport 498,682 598,273 +99,591
Eurotunnel 392,253 317,414 -74,839
Holyhead 655,238 3,890 -651,348

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 101
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Other manufacturing 15
Specialised construction activities 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 44
2025-10 51
2025-09 49
2025-08 48
2025-07 50

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 109
54m+ 52
0-1m 44
15m-54m 21
Other 20

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 £
United States 3,096,253
Ireland 1,928,903
Germany 650,994
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 506,063
Czechia 443,648

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 £
United States 1,597,062 1,499,191 -97,871
Ireland 1,074,760 854,143 -220,617
Germany 283,783 367,211 +83,428
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 261,386 244,677 -16,709
Czechia 379,789 63,859 -315,930
France 270,880 137,287 -133,593
United Arab Emirates 98,853 175,917 +77,064
Poland 101,647 123,705 +22,058
Spain 124,219 101,064 -23,155
Norway 101,503 108,082 +6,579

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 412,710
XU 79,817
France 8,039
Netherlands 7,409
New Zealand 3,459

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 222,972 189,738 -33,234
XU 41,162 38,655 -2,507
France 2,856 5,183 +2,327
Netherlands 2,112 5,297 +3,185
New Zealand 0 3,459 +3,459
Germany 2,641 575 -2,066
Belgium 2,635 306 -2,329
XI 777 1,109 +332
Poland 876 0 -876
Ireland 19 402 +383

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,274,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,863,033
Air transport 1,358,198
Other 521,103
Road transport 3,577

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,283,620 1,990,674 -292,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,156,149 1,706,884 -449,265
Air transport 598,078 760,120 +162,042
Other 276,270 244,833 -31,437
Road transport 3,577 0 -3,577

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 2,095,420
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,946,257
Southampton 1,344,937
London Heathrow Airport 780,886
Liverpool Docks 640,350

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,552,640 542,780 -1,009,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,091,333 854,924 -236,409
Southampton 192,659 1,152,278 +959,619
London Heathrow Airport 301,241 479,645 +178,404
Liverpool Docks 402,679 237,671 -165,008
Heysham 302,374 305,381 +3,007
000 276,270 244,833 -31,437
Holyhead 239,192 185,382 -53,810
Immingham Docks 150,929 208,710 +57,781
East Midlands Airport 168,947 157,926 -11,021

Quick facts

HS code: 96034090

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

Description: Tools used for applying paint, including pads and rollers