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 51,644,845
United States 4,642,189
Czechia 2,814,935
Sweden 1,184,567
Netherlands 802,913

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 28,853,129 22,791,716 -6,061,413
United States 2,370,484 2,271,705 -98,779
Czechia 1,680,258 1,134,677 -545,581
Sweden 713,310 471,257 -242,053
Netherlands 405,246 397,667 -7,579
Poland 293,066 492,852 +199,786
Ireland 708,262 73,156 -635,106
Germany 411,535 281,143 -130,392
France 295,432 150,579 -144,853
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 116,012 33,277 -82,735

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 53,255,881
United States 4,550,000
Czechia 3,055,261
Sweden 1,267,739
Poland 780,284

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 30,035,879 23,220,002 -6,815,877
United States 2,307,848 2,242,152 -65,696
Czechia 1,803,866 1,251,395 -552,471
Sweden 716,754 550,985 -165,769
Poland 295,328 484,956 +189,628
Germany 373,567 230,615 -142,952
Netherlands 161,687 101,012 -60,675
Egypt 68,129 67,569 -560
Japan 65,618 44,062 -21,556
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 Yorkshire 19
Greater Manchester 18
West Midlands 18
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 Yorkshire 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 11 15 +4
West Midlands 13 11 -2
Outer London - West and North West 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0

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) 53,666,172
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,380,756
Air transport 2,621,463
Other 1,916,733
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) 29,534,354 24,131,818 -5,402,536
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,052,682 2,328,074 -1,724,608
Air transport 1,253,926 1,367,537 +113,611
Other 1,280,368 636,365 -644,003
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 28,867,155
Southampton 14,389,169
London Gateway Port 6,518,047
Dover 3,080,769
000 1,916,733

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 20,182,185 8,684,970 -11,497,215
Southampton 7,170,549 7,218,620 +48,071
London Gateway Port 569,512 5,948,535 +5,379,023
Dover 1,925,512 1,155,257 -770,255
000 1,280,368 636,365 -644,003
Immingham Docks 710,381 565,524 -144,857
Liverpool Docks 512,078 739,986 +227,908
London Heathrow Airport 446,862 641,707 +194,845
Eurotunnel 347,950 320,461 -27,489
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 102
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Other manufacturing 16
Specialised construction activities 16
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 44
2025-10 51
2025-09 49
2025-08 48

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 112
54m+ 52
0-1m 45
15m-54m 22
Other 17

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 3,047,776
Ireland 1,945,716
Germany 656,092
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 467,784
Czechia 414,163

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 1,689,234 1,358,542 -330,692
Ireland 1,087,114 858,602 -228,512
Germany 271,641 384,451 +112,810
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 183,921 283,863 +99,942
Czechia 349,329 64,834 -284,495
France 264,903 137,680 -127,223
United Arab Emirates 128,557 155,021 +26,464
Poland 109,449 121,443 +11,994
Spain 118,511 97,622 -20,889
Norway 96,413 113,705 +17,292

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 400,948
France 9,298
Netherlands 7,362
New Zealand 3,459
Germany 2,984

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 222,401 178,547 -43,854
France 3,104 6,194 +3,090
Netherlands 2,065 5,297 +3,232
New Zealand 0 3,459 +3,459
Germany 2,409 575 -1,834
Belgium 2,635 306 -2,329
XI 756 1,090 +334
Poland 876 0 -876
Ireland 16 468 +452
Spain 220 0 -220

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) 4,179,418
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,873,479
Air transport 1,327,472
Other 509,419
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) 2,340,051 1,839,367 -500,684
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,161,695 1,711,784 -449,911
Air transport 518,731 808,741 +290,010
Other 276,069 233,350 -42,719
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 2,030,884
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,887,886
Southampton 1,359,369
London Heathrow Airport 767,340
Liverpool Docks 635,485

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 1,648,946 381,938 -1,267,008
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,074,045 813,841 -260,204
Southampton 194,160 1,165,209 +971,049
London Heathrow Airport 241,690 525,650 +283,960
Liverpool Docks 399,268 236,217 -163,051
Heysham 309,136 310,086 +950
000 276,069 233,350 -42,719
Holyhead 243,643 194,759 -48,884
Immingham Docks 147,116 246,880 +99,764
East Midlands Airport 155,918 159,217 +3,299

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