Import/export HS code 320411: Disperse dyes

Dyes used mainly for synthetic fibers like polyester, often in textile manufacturing

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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 £
Japan 14,262,014
China 5,665,903
Germany 3,278,202
South Korea 3,000,429
Taiwan 1,898,955

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 £
Japan 8,320,661 5,941,353 -2,379,308
China 3,201,152 2,464,751 -736,401
Germany 1,986,310 1,291,892 -694,418
South Korea 2,221,225 779,204 -1,442,021
Taiwan 954,537 944,418 -10,119
France 728,548 571,750 -156,798
India 631,877 421,256 -210,621
United States 482,304 280,644 -201,660
Belgium 265,967 169,515 -96,452
Indonesia 327,130 70,008 -257,122

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 £
Japan 15,007,334
China 6,072,064
Germany 3,299,091
South Korea 2,914,083
Taiwan 2,043,847

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 £
Japan 8,872,029 6,135,305 -2,736,724
China 3,090,612 2,981,452 -109,160
Germany 1,974,140 1,324,951 -649,189
South Korea 2,584,628 329,455 -2,255,173
Taiwan 1,099,429 944,418 -155,011
India 715,259 441,000 -274,259
United States 492,736 285,914 -206,822
Indonesia 403,898 303,410 -100,488
Switzerland 159,595 255,405 +95,810
Turkey 179,822 189,186 +9,364

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 0 -2

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) 20,177,110
Air transport 8,481,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,086,561
Road transport 18,566
Other 18,143

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) 11,936,624 8,240,486 -3,696,138
Air transport 5,126,301 3,355,531 -1,770,770
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,022,761 2,063,800 -958,961
Road transport 0 18,566 +18,566
Other 12,354 5,789 -6,565

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 13,198,657
London Gateway Port 4,699,557
East Midlands Airport 3,637,984
Southampton 3,541,972
Manchester Airport 2,627,347

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 9,935,534 3,263,123 -6,672,411
London Gateway Port 444,816 4,254,741 +3,809,925
East Midlands Airport 2,195,244 1,442,740 -752,504
Southampton 2,170,419 1,371,553 -798,866
Manchester Airport 1,830,912 796,435 -1,034,477
London Heathrow Airport 840,282 1,032,461 +192,179
Dover 910,974 640,089 -270,885
Immingham Docks 836,129 215,416 -620,713
Killingholme 156,599 111,441 -45,158
Birmingham Airport 188,133 47,240 -140,893

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 13
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of textiles 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 10
2025-10 8
2025-09 10
2025-08 7

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+ 26
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 5
0-1m 2
Other 2

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 4,746,633
China 2,282,700
Netherlands 1,278,031
Italy 1,203,763
Singapore 1,174,870

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 3,238,218 1,508,415 -1,729,803
China 2,101,365 181,335 -1,920,030
Netherlands 933,021 345,010 -588,011
Italy 626,754 577,009 -49,745
Singapore 433,336 741,534 +308,198
Germany 547,241 529,966 -17,275
Israel 941,887 91,004 -850,883
South Africa 749,421 199,143 -550,278
Brazil 365,977 139,264 -226,713
Turkey 315,361 132,529 -182,832

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 145,332
India 660

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 66,553 78,779 +12,226
India 660 0 -660

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) 9,909,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,965,441
Air transport 2,767,065
Other 151,027
Road transport 4,994

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) 7,110,045 2,799,312 -4,310,733
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,357,911 2,607,530 -750,381
Air transport 2,132,796 634,269 -1,498,527
Other 70,271 80,756 +10,485
Road transport 2,198 2,796 +598

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 5,294,068
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,051,665
Southampton 1,822,502
Liverpool Docks 1,477,873
London Heathrow Airport 1,336,262

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 4,207,802 1,086,266 -3,121,536
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,790,520 2,261,145 -529,375
Southampton 876,478 946,024 +69,546
Liverpool Docks 1,017,963 459,910 -558,053
London Heathrow Airport 1,163,317 172,945 -990,372
Immingham Docks 535,934 120,426 -415,508
Manchester Airport 383,792 181,555 -202,237
East Midlands Airport 366,091 197,852 -168,239
Felixstowe 285,434 161,433 -124,001
Dover 428,739 7,944 -420,795

Quick facts

HS code: 320411

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

Description: Dyes used mainly for synthetic fibers like polyester, often in textile manufacturing