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 28,924,514
Germany 18,900,434
Ireland 17,143,463
China 9,439,231
Italy 8,656,704

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 14,019,672 14,904,842 +885,170
Germany 9,156,297 9,744,137 +587,840
Ireland 9,232,920 7,910,543 -1,322,377
China 4,387,135 5,052,096 +664,961
Italy 4,048,918 4,607,786 +558,868
Denmark 2,731,739 2,684,812 -46,927
France 2,791,070 2,573,054 -218,016
India 2,171,956 2,208,457 +36,501
United States 1,290,625 2,567,343 +1,276,718
Spain 1,336,799 1,600,134 +263,335

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 23,276,354
Ireland 16,631,799
Germany 13,863,766
China 13,582,648
Italy 9,662,743

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 11,101,033 12,175,321 +1,074,288
Ireland 8,862,553 7,769,246 -1,093,307
Germany 6,612,912 7,250,854 +637,942
China 6,752,284 6,830,364 +78,080
Italy 4,530,650 5,132,093 +601,443
India 2,665,925 2,845,454 +179,529
Denmark 2,330,154 2,271,696 -58,458
United States 1,491,805 2,857,298 +1,365,493
Spain 1,835,463 2,094,828 +259,365
France 1,905,028 1,721,009 -184,019

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
Outer London - West and North West 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Greater Manchester 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 16 11 -5
Outer London - West and North West 14 9 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Merseyside 8 9 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 4 7 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +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) 71,843,854
Air transport 19,236,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,793,742
Other 2,148,080
Road transport 51,245

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) 35,042,111 36,801,743 +1,759,632
Air transport 8,791,109 10,445,643 +1,654,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,986,850 8,806,892 -1,179,958
Other 939,450 1,208,630 +269,180
Road transport 3,381 47,864 +44,483

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 19,438,330
Dover 18,848,300
Holyhead 13,420,509
Felixstowe 8,851,084
Hull 8,056,404

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 10,983,052 8,455,278 -2,527,774
Dover 8,366,109 10,482,191 +2,116,082
Holyhead 6,668,150 6,752,359 +84,209
Felixstowe 4,085,797 4,765,287 +679,490
Hull 4,161,588 3,894,816 -266,772
London Heathrow Airport 2,844,187 2,917,591 +73,404
East Midlands Airport 1,926,993 2,846,346 +919,353
Birmingham Airport 2,298,549 2,450,609 +152,060
London 2,134,872 2,336,686 +201,814
Immingham Docks 1,238,598 2,518,741 +1,280,143

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 93
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
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
2026-04 61
2026-03 59
2026-02 61
2026-01 62
2025-12 52

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+ 93
1m-15m 70
15m-54m 39
Other 15
0-1m 13

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 6,351,294
Ireland 5,937,011
Germany 5,278,927
United States 5,218,549
Netherlands 4,471,648

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 £
France 3,357,542 2,993,752 -363,790
Ireland 3,557,824 2,379,187 -1,178,637
Germany 2,585,121 2,693,806 +108,685
United States 2,718,772 2,499,777 -218,995
Netherlands 2,317,344 2,154,304 -163,040
Denmark 2,391,350 2,059,803 -331,547
Poland 1,772,753 2,001,709 +228,956
Ukraine 1,575,557 1,854,300 +278,743
Turkey 1,436,054 1,208,209 -227,845
Trinidad and Tobago 759,688 1,687,787 +928,099

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 5,280
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 4,397 883 -3,514
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) 43,476,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,209,347
Air transport 10,704,845
Other 8,518
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) 22,670,564 20,805,966 -1,864,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,513,738 6,695,609 +1,181,871
Air transport 5,443,422 5,261,423 -181,999
Other 6,899 1,619 -5,280
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 31,444,594
London Heathrow Airport 7,925,541
London Gateway Port 5,368,057
Holyhead 5,362,301
Immingham Docks 4,129,414

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 16,509,076 14,935,518 -1,573,558
London Heathrow Airport 3,778,101 4,147,440 +369,339
London Gateway Port 2,356,941 3,011,116 +654,175
Holyhead 3,399,646 1,962,655 -1,436,991
Immingham Docks 2,030,878 2,098,536 +67,658
Dover 1,249,522 1,985,794 +736,272
Liverpool Docks 972,944 1,324,812 +351,868
Manchester Airport 1,103,437 646,995 -456,442
Southampton 744,051 892,649 +148,598
Felixstowe 553,509 701,230 +147,721

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