Import/export HS code 320413: Basic dyes

Bright dyes used for acrylic fibers, paper, and some plastics

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  • 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 £
Spain 3,785,150
India 2,777,107
France 1,583,201
Germany 774,124
United States 520,780

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 £
Spain 1,938,292 1,846,858 -91,434
India 1,574,755 1,202,352 -372,403
France 807,880 775,321 -32,559
Germany 308,346 465,778 +157,432
United States 182,603 338,177 +155,574
Australia 247,976 89,254 -158,722
Italy 98,768 154,714 +55,946
Belgium 175,305 41,926 -133,379
Hungary 108,743 50,445 -58,298
Netherlands 65,756 57,023 -8,733

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 £
Spain 5,017,638
India 3,146,928
China 691,083
United States 580,751
United Kingdom 476,156

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 £
Spain 2,516,593 2,501,045 -15,548
India 1,706,953 1,439,975 -266,978
China 418,590 272,493 -146,097
United States 238,791 341,960 +103,169
United Kingdom 244,483 231,673 -12,810
Australia 247,976 89,254 -158,722
Germany 116,848 68,947 -47,901
Indonesia 20,077 85,068 +64,991
Mexico 37,991 57,700 +19,709
Switzerland 15,885 61,278 +45,393

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - West 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3

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 5 -1
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +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) 6,833,076
Air transport 2,558,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,434,794
Other 8,175

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) 3,457,224 3,375,852 -81,372
Air transport 1,299,172 1,259,518 -39,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 878,538 556,256 -322,282
Other 6,948 1,227 -5,721

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Killingholme 2,576,003
Dover 2,268,481
Manchester Airport 1,742,320
Middlesbrough 1,232,564
Felixstowe 846,537

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 £
Killingholme 1,182,883 1,393,120 +210,237
Dover 938,246 1,330,235 +391,989
Manchester Airport 956,829 785,491 -171,338
Middlesbrough 831,589 400,975 -430,614
Felixstowe 597,657 248,880 -348,777
London Heathrow Airport 152,644 279,900 +127,256
London Gateway Port 179,571 119,001 -60,570
Southampton 44,701 183,060 +138,359
London Stansted Airport 118,691 87,082 -31,609
London 124,463 75,294 -49,169

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 13
2026-02 6
2026-01 9
2025-12 6

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+ 22
1m-15m 20
0-1m 2
15m-54m 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 £
Germany 4,024,301
France 2,944,669
Japan 2,793,448
Netherlands 1,721,065
United States 1,589,973

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 £
Germany 1,871,235 2,153,066 +281,831
France 1,528,163 1,416,506 -111,657
Japan 1,697,076 1,096,372 -600,704
Netherlands 987,051 734,014 -253,037
United States 494,448 1,095,525 +601,077
Mexico 591,984 348,719 -243,265
Ireland 389,194 495,125 +105,931
Canada 0 503,932 +503,932
Belgium 199,912 274,699 +74,787
Sweden 323,665 84,426 -239,239

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 242
Ireland 38

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 126 116 -10
Ireland 0 38 +38

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) 10,924,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,855,561
Air transport 2,106,340
Other 289

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) 5,485,308 5,439,660 -45,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,686,168 2,169,393 -516,775
Air transport 706,727 1,399,613 +692,886
Other 135 154 +19

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,290,993
Immingham Docks 2,591,295
Southampton 2,094,417
London Gateway Port 1,876,256
London Heathrow Airport 1,603,941

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 3,547,179 3,743,814 +196,635
Immingham Docks 1,506,495 1,084,800 -421,695
Southampton 731,052 1,363,365 +632,313
London Gateway Port 1,746,471 129,785 -1,616,686
London Heathrow Airport 450,865 1,153,076 +702,211
Liverpool Docks 272,367 697,587 +425,220
Heysham 106,831 213,450 +106,619
Felixstowe 0 285,328 +285,328
East Midlands Airport 59,200 76,267 +17,067
London Stansted Airport 66,360 54,289 -12,071

Quick facts

HS code: 320413

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

Description: Bright dyes used for acrylic fibers, paper, and some plastics