Import/export HS code 320641: Ultramarine pigments

Pigments and preparations based on ultramarine

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 £
Spain 3,444,683
India 1,167,684
France 927,918
Italy 236,413
Germany 166,672

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 1,892,553 1,552,130 -340,423
India 607,274 560,410 -46,864
France 430,030 497,888 +67,858
Italy 134,476 101,937 -32,539
Germany 102,389 64,283 -38,106
United States 92,947 22,692 -70,255
Ireland 58,746 43,450 -15,296
Belgium 43,207 50,957 +7,750
Sweden 44,312 42,617 -1,695
Netherlands 32,783 39,599 +6,816

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 3,437,551
India 1,173,931
France 846,324
Germany 306,805
Italy 237,710

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 1,913,240 1,524,311 -388,929
India 607,274 566,657 -40,617
France 417,508 428,816 +11,308
Germany 133,451 173,354 +39,903
Italy 136,178 101,532 -34,646
United States 94,403 68,001 -26,402
Ireland 57,143 41,151 -15,992
Sweden 43,315 42,617 -698
Poland 10,949 9,073 -1,876
Austria 0 6,353 +6,353

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Merseyside 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Merseyside 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Kent 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 4,896,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,387,046
Air transport 115,398
Other 68,837

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) 2,670,136 2,226,852 -443,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 691,863 695,183 +3,320
Air transport 65,322 50,076 -15,246
Other 35,235 33,602 -1,633

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 2,318,874
London Gateway Port 1,026,528
Dover 873,637
Eurotunnel 711,046
Killingholme 302,735

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 £
Portsmouth 1,253,249 1,065,625 -187,624
London Gateway Port 465,125 561,403 +96,278
Dover 375,716 497,921 +122,205
Eurotunnel 332,999 378,047 +45,048
Killingholme 151,770 150,965 -805
Poole 252,370 0 -252,370
London 162,147 36,891 -125,256
Felixstowe 144,869 2,249 -142,620
Thamesport 44,447 97,676 +53,229
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,283 42,885 -51,398

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 10
2025-10 9
2025-09 9
2025-08 9

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+ 19
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 4
Other 4
0-1m 1

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 £
Belgium 1,152,430
France 577,584
Turkey 423,821
Germany 218,962
Italy 87,831

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 £
Belgium 687,381 465,049 -222,332
France 483,848 93,736 -390,112
Turkey 222,081 201,740 -20,341
Germany 76,729 142,233 +65,504
Italy 28,537 59,294 +30,757
Ireland 33,505 44,348 +10,843
India 20,856 46,380 +25,524
Netherlands 17,647 18,900 +1,253
United States 26,039 0 -26,039
Japan 5,687 10,842 +5,155

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) 2,512,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 200,723
Air transport 28,775

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) 1,477,329 1,035,099 -442,230
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 141,827 58,896 -82,931
Air transport 15,833 12,942 -2,891

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,692,247
London 499,931
Dover 198,025
Immingham Docks 121,389
London Gateway Port 84,571

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 1,019,246 673,001 -346,245
London 264,496 235,435 -29,061
Dover 191,973 6,052 -185,921
Immingham Docks 48,642 72,747 +24,105
London Gateway Port 30,595 53,976 +23,381
Holyhead 16,075 38,067 +21,992
Felixstowe 26,039 3,516 -22,523
London Heathrow Airport 10,410 8,306 -2,104
Liverpool Docks 14,281 0 -14,281
Southampton 4,660 4,920 +260

Quick facts

HS code: 320641

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

Description: Pigments and preparations based on ultramarine