Import/export HS code 320649: Various pigments

Other pigments not classified elsewhere, including magnetite

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.
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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 £
Germany 17,168,261
France 12,948,386
Belgium 12,755,568
Netherlands 8,775,560
Spain 6,027,341

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 £
Germany 9,270,696 7,897,565 -1,373,131
France 7,736,918 5,211,468 -2,525,450
Belgium 7,101,559 5,654,009 -1,447,550
Netherlands 4,494,163 4,281,397 -212,766
Spain 2,998,206 3,029,135 +30,929
Austria 1,941,666 1,439,331 -502,335
Luxembourg 1,271,466 1,501,591 +230,125
Turkey 1,589,352 1,109,036 -480,316
Italy 1,312,241 1,076,213 -236,028
South Korea 1,471,960 521,320 -950,640

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 £
Germany 26,393,572
Belgium 8,306,470
France 6,318,779
Spain 5,928,968
Netherlands 5,402,745

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 £
Germany 15,306,639 11,086,933 -4,219,706
Belgium 4,628,721 3,677,749 -950,972
France 3,212,760 3,106,019 -106,741
Spain 3,162,373 2,766,595 -395,778
Netherlands 2,760,680 2,642,065 -118,615
Italy 2,272,742 1,977,406 -295,336
Austria 1,891,772 1,491,927 -399,845
Turkey 1,743,007 1,141,598 -601,409
Luxembourg 1,378,231 1,226,895 -151,336
China 976,691 1,265,343 +288,652

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - West 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13

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
Greater Manchester 25 25 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 13 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Inner London - West 10 11 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 8 -2
Merseyside 10 10 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 11 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 9 +2
Cheshire 6 8 +2
Kent 8 9 +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) 57,020,204
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,764,017
Air transport 6,998,021
Other 2,950,962
Road transport 434,708

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) 32,087,198 24,933,006 -7,154,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,166,641 7,597,376 -1,569,265
Air transport 3,119,502 3,878,519 +759,017
Other 1,960,924 990,038 -970,886
Road transport 7,637 427,071 +419,434
Rail transport 4,022 0 -4,022

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,850,603
Immingham Docks 14,112,109
Eurotunnel 8,413,806
London 6,862,430
Felixstowe 5,620,087

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 £
Dover 13,138,986 9,711,617 -3,427,369
Immingham Docks 7,079,934 7,032,175 -47,759
Eurotunnel 4,822,156 3,591,650 -1,230,506
London 3,877,406 2,985,024 -892,382
Felixstowe 3,431,028 2,189,059 -1,241,969
000 1,960,924 990,038 -970,886
Killingholme 1,493,757 911,589 -582,168
Hull 1,610,979 719,598 -891,381
Leeds Bradford Airport 415,349 1,493,062 +1,077,713
Liverpool Docks 832,435 971,660 +139,225

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 85
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 50
Other manufacturing 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 74
2025-11 75
2025-10 80
2025-09 77
2025-08 75

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+ 119
1m-15m 95
15m-54m 44
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 £
Belgium 43,779,927
Germany 35,649,515
France 13,012,248
Spain 12,490,220
Netherlands 11,517,936

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 28,378,234 15,401,693 -12,976,541
Germany 20,509,849 15,139,666 -5,370,183
France 8,035,411 4,976,837 -3,058,574
Spain 7,118,797 5,371,423 -1,747,374
Netherlands 6,291,169 5,226,767 -1,064,402
Italy 6,415,404 4,519,842 -1,895,562
United States 5,981,916 4,560,860 -1,421,056
Turkey 5,289,125 4,675,849 -613,276
Ireland 6,007,942 3,237,152 -2,770,790
Poland 4,117,773 3,159,730 -958,043

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 492,391
Spain 5,602
Germany 81
Ireland 46

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 126,690 365,701 +239,011
Spain 0 5,602 +5,602
Germany 73 8 -65
Ireland 29 17 -12

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) 174,911,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,269,503
Air transport 10,124,651
Other 544,599
Road transport 394,391

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) 104,115,042 70,796,351 -33,318,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,503,368 19,766,135 -9,737,233
Air transport 6,340,247 3,784,404 -2,555,843
Other 149,621 394,978 +245,357
Road transport 281,576 112,815 -168,761

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,409,787
Immingham Docks 38,984,730
London Gateway Port 17,984,207
Southampton 10,721,206
London 10,576,909

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 70,898,368 45,511,419 -25,386,949
Immingham Docks 23,315,232 15,669,498 -7,645,734
London Gateway Port 12,275,782 5,708,425 -6,567,357
Southampton 4,008,328 6,712,878 +2,704,550
London 5,775,290 4,801,619 -973,671
London Heathrow Airport 5,524,617 3,304,111 -2,220,506
Liverpool Docks 3,701,818 3,143,745 -558,073
Holyhead 3,898,500 2,362,987 -1,535,513
Felixstowe 2,969,622 2,144,058 -825,564
Middlesbrough 2,999,825 1,541,122 -1,458,703

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 320649

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

Description: Other pigments not classified elsewhere, including magnetite