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.
  • 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 £
Germany 18,848,106
France 13,609,973
Belgium 12,795,108
Netherlands 9,565,782
Spain 6,963,123

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 9,128,431 9,719,675 +591,244
France 7,759,996 5,849,977 -1,910,019
Belgium 6,782,811 6,012,297 -770,514
Netherlands 4,671,993 4,893,789 +221,796
Spain 3,271,320 3,691,803 +420,483
Austria 1,817,377 1,728,177 -89,200
Luxembourg 1,646,099 1,647,739 +1,640
Turkey 1,712,573 1,105,469 -607,104
Italy 1,213,670 1,327,078 +113,408
Denmark 1,005,166 1,009,282 +4,116

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 27,814,022
Belgium 8,288,522
France 7,174,713
Spain 6,675,037
Netherlands 6,196,514

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 14,932,211 12,881,811 -2,050,400
Belgium 4,133,802 4,154,720 +20,918
France 3,546,834 3,627,879 +81,045
Spain 3,318,155 3,356,882 +38,727
Netherlands 3,086,406 3,110,108 +23,702
Italy 1,975,257 2,570,455 +595,198
Austria 1,760,304 1,826,799 +66,495
Turkey 1,850,081 1,145,456 -704,625
Luxembourg 1,682,788 1,163,758 -519,030
China 990,219 1,298,618 +308,399

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 31
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Inner London - West 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 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Merseyside 12 11 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 10 -2
Cheshire 6 9 +3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8 8 +0
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) 60,857,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,078,659
Air transport 7,860,255
Other 2,810,397
Road transport 451,470

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) 32,016,062 28,841,839 -3,174,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,194,572 8,884,087 -310,485
Air transport 3,318,099 4,542,156 +1,224,057
Other 1,696,761 1,113,636 -583,125
Road transport 77,264 374,206 +296,942
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 24,445,498
Immingham Docks 15,652,164
Eurotunnel 9,303,184
London 6,739,264
Felixstowe 5,864,839

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 13,406,642 11,038,856 -2,367,786
Immingham Docks 6,707,709 8,944,455 +2,236,746
Eurotunnel 4,813,229 4,489,955 -323,274
London 3,602,775 3,136,489 -466,286
Felixstowe 3,539,899 2,324,940 -1,214,959
000 1,696,761 1,113,636 -583,125
Killingholme 1,634,150 858,790 -775,360
Leeds Bradford Airport 487,344 1,842,820 +1,355,476
Hull 1,641,346 600,824 -1,040,522
Liverpool Docks 1,022,916 1,023,029 +113

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 84
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 50
Other manufacturing 16
Specialised construction activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 75
2026-03 66
2026-02 75
2026-01 74
2025-12 58

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+ 118
1m-15m 98
15m-54m 45
Other 15
0-1m 12

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 45,667,458
Germany 35,525,345
France 13,188,135
Netherlands 12,934,745
Spain 12,210,174

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 27,244,699 18,422,759 -8,821,940
Germany 20,839,763 14,685,582 -6,154,181
France 7,635,421 5,552,714 -2,082,707
Netherlands 6,521,084 6,413,661 -107,423
Spain 7,403,107 4,807,067 -2,596,040
United States 5,918,980 4,906,762 -1,012,218
Turkey 5,551,065 4,874,907 -676,158
Italy 5,798,867 4,475,750 -1,323,117
Ireland 6,031,878 2,977,413 -3,054,465
Poland 4,181,437 3,315,686 -865,751

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 580,461
Spain 5,602
Ireland 130
Germany 61

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 154,229 426,232 +272,003
Spain 0 5,602 +5,602
Ireland 13 117 +104
Germany 53 8 -45

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) 178,756,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,665,745
Air transport 9,586,676
Other 658,779
Road transport 382,372

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) 104,738,070 74,018,214 -30,719,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,284,560 21,381,185 -6,903,375
Air transport 6,388,032 3,198,644 -3,189,388
Other 173,036 485,743 +312,707
Road transport 251,242 131,130 -120,112

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,574,956
Immingham Docks 40,579,911
London Gateway Port 17,177,641
Southampton 12,787,229
London 11,508,378

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 70,589,843 45,985,113 -24,604,730
Immingham Docks 22,812,135 17,767,776 -5,044,359
London Gateway Port 12,913,071 4,264,570 -8,648,501
Southampton 4,188,745 8,598,484 +4,409,739
London 6,209,012 5,299,366 -909,646
London Heathrow Airport 5,580,408 2,716,009 -2,864,399
Liverpool Docks 3,451,543 3,850,427 +398,884
Holyhead 3,665,367 2,232,788 -1,432,579
Middlesbrough 3,013,886 1,962,175 -1,051,711
Felixstowe 2,618,041 2,080,663 -537,378

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