Import/export HS code 32030010: Plant-based dyes and colorants

Dyes and colorants derived from plants, along with products made from these materials

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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 £
Netherlands 27,605,813
Germany 17,424,239
Ireland 16,021,144
China 9,338,335
Italy 8,317,259

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 £
Netherlands 14,119,452 13,486,361 -633,091
Germany 8,817,606 8,606,633 -210,973
Ireland 8,834,609 7,186,535 -1,648,074
China 4,643,565 4,694,770 +51,205
Italy 4,213,009 4,104,250 -108,759
Denmark 2,710,242 2,467,459 -242,783
France 2,672,025 2,412,484 -259,541
India 2,046,691 2,107,645 +60,954
United States 1,247,103 2,454,796 +1,207,693
Spain 1,418,993 1,671,683 +252,690

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 £
Netherlands 22,146,363
Ireland 15,564,379
China 12,955,502
Germany 12,841,544
Italy 9,321,279

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 £
Netherlands 10,524,243 11,622,120 +1,097,877
Ireland 8,495,927 7,068,452 -1,427,475
China 6,846,748 6,108,754 -737,994
Germany 6,816,138 6,025,406 -790,732
Italy 4,756,295 4,564,984 -191,311
India 2,632,087 2,811,349 +179,262
Denmark 2,390,363 2,055,364 -334,999
United States 1,500,823 2,875,201 +1,374,378
Spain 1,908,511 2,051,086 +142,575
France 1,810,575 1,555,949 -254,626

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Greater Manchester 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Inner London - 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 11 -4
Greater Manchester 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -1
Outer London - West and North West 12 9 -3
Inner London - West 11 7 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Merseyside 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 6 8 +2
Inner London - East 4 7 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 6 +2

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) 68,412,678
Air transport 18,594,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,539,626
Other 2,170,281
Road transport 47,864

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) 34,864,468 33,548,210 -1,316,258
Air transport 9,123,212 9,470,875 +347,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,343,738 8,195,888 -1,147,850
Other 999,027 1,171,254 +172,227
Road transport 0 47,864 +47,864

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 18,289,714
Dover 18,162,637
Holyhead 12,622,998
Felixstowe 8,668,140
Hull 7,362,010

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 £
Eurotunnel 10,305,180 7,984,534 -2,320,646
Dover 8,542,006 9,620,631 +1,078,625
Holyhead 6,458,523 6,164,475 -294,048
Felixstowe 4,423,421 4,244,719 -178,702
Hull 4,202,360 3,159,650 -1,042,710
London Heathrow Airport 2,832,650 2,629,761 -202,889
East Midlands Airport 2,202,549 2,556,003 +353,454
Birmingham Airport 2,377,808 2,167,661 -210,147
London 2,158,318 2,129,827 -28,491
Immingham Docks 1,487,536 2,313,905 +826,369

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
90
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
70
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 65
2026-04 61
2026-03 60
2026-02 61
2026-01 62

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
54m+ 89
1m-15m 67
15m-54m 41
Other 16
0-1m 14

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 £
France 5,996,133
Ireland 5,602,000
Germany 5,148,883
United States 4,981,900
Netherlands 4,196,154

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 £
France 3,319,237 2,676,896 -642,341
Ireland 3,344,556 2,257,444 -1,087,112
Germany 2,448,825 2,700,058 +251,233
United States 2,781,934 2,199,966 -581,968
Netherlands 2,137,782 2,058,372 -79,410
Denmark 2,232,609 1,826,083 -406,526
Poland 1,992,468 1,737,870 -254,598
Ukraine 1,506,086 1,794,669 +288,583
Turkey 1,477,704 1,064,748 -412,956
Spain 1,148,791 1,130,519 -18,272

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 5,116
Peru 2,456

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 4,353 763 -3,590
Peru 2,456 0 -2,456

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) 41,507,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,673,532
Air transport 10,141,805
Other 8,354
Road transport 7,560

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) 22,058,215 19,449,608 -2,608,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,108,436 5,565,096 -543,340
Air transport 5,469,106 4,672,699 -796,407
Other 6,855 1,499 -5,356
Road transport 2,520 5,040 +2,520

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,801,872
London Heathrow Airport 7,573,917
Holyhead 5,071,132
London Gateway Port 4,952,825
Immingham Docks 4,001,677

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 15,972,449 13,829,423 -2,143,026
London Heathrow Airport 3,953,675 3,620,242 -333,433
Holyhead 3,219,971 1,851,161 -1,368,810
London Gateway Port 2,569,688 2,383,137 -186,551
Immingham Docks 2,302,737 1,698,940 -603,797
Dover 1,230,728 2,014,775 +784,047
Liverpool Docks 971,429 1,198,198 +226,769
Southampton 821,937 894,335 +72,398
Manchester Airport 1,043,096 622,413 -420,683
Felixstowe 683,458 561,114 -122,344

Quick facts

HS code: 32030010

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

Description: Dyes and colorants derived from plants, along with products made from these materials