Import/export HS code 320710: Prepared pigments and colors

Prepared pigments, opacifiers, colors, and similar preparations

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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 £
United States 2,511,115
France 2,013,326
Italy 1,340,539
Netherlands 1,248,426
Germany 1,082,366

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 £
United States 1,510,043 1,001,072 -508,971
France 1,056,839 956,487 -100,352
Italy 585,561 754,978 +169,417
Netherlands 746,085 502,341 -243,744
Germany 580,097 502,269 -77,828
Spain 578,794 494,507 -84,287
Japan 95,838 53,953 -41,885
Sweden 25,766 113,387 +87,621
Indonesia 64,346 0 -64,346
China 43,452 15,469 -27,983

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 £
United States 3,112,043
France 1,868,663
Italy 1,475,267
Spain 1,032,047
Germany 995,598

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 £
United States 1,868,673 1,243,370 -625,303
France 992,109 876,554 -115,555
Italy 669,883 805,384 +135,501
Spain 576,562 455,485 -121,077
Germany 534,691 460,907 -73,784
Netherlands 366,896 220,652 -146,244
Japan 96,964 62,654 -34,310
Indonesia 98,750 57,210 -41,540
Sweden 25,766 113,387 +87,621
China 42,252 42,570 +318

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 5
Merseyside 5
West Yorkshire 5

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 12 8 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Merseyside 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 0 -2
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 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) 5,508,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,252,472
Air transport 1,001,528
Rail transport 51,345
Other 14,363

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) 2,691,898 2,816,194 +124,296
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,130,515 1,121,957 -1,008,558
Air transport 495,066 506,462 +11,396
Rail transport 51,345 0 -51,345
Other 182 14,181 +13,999
Road transport 2,228 0 -2,228

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,107,018
Dover 2,032,088
Liverpool Docks 1,629,305
Immingham Docks 1,349,418
Southampton 517,229

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 £
Eurotunnel 1,129,022 977,996 -151,026
Dover 942,262 1,089,826 +147,564
Liverpool Docks 955,190 674,115 -281,075
Immingham Docks 755,122 594,296 -160,826
Southampton 397,188 120,041 -277,147
East Midlands Airport 250,588 237,516 -13,072
London 90,488 117,853 +27,365
Manchester Airport 91,608 51,285 -40,323
Thamesport 118,149 18,696 -99,453
London Gateway Port 15,799 118,775 +102,976

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 23
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 18
2025-10 12
2025-09 15
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+ 29
1m-15m 22
0-1m 10
15m-54m 10
Other 4

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 £
Kenya 1,592,239
Nigeria 640,685
Ireland 611,637
France 424,690
Germany 334,063

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 £
Kenya 718,146 874,093 +155,947
Nigeria 90,603 550,082 +459,479
Ireland 246,852 364,785 +117,933
France 165,732 258,958 +93,226
Germany 302,968 31,095 -271,873
Poland 98,027 185,753 +87,726
Belgium 7,604 268,163 +260,559
China 132,444 132,931 +487
United Arab Emirates 76,688 97,393 +20,705
United States 125,300 33,922 -91,378

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 £
Poland 23,846
XI 15,470
United States 11,012
Ireland 115
Afghanistan 89

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 £
Poland 6,856 16,990 +10,134
XI 9,166 6,304 -2,862
United States 7,913 3,099 -4,814
Ireland 69 46 -23
Afghanistan 49 40 -9
Germany 33 0 -33

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) 3,141,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,434,154
Air transport 772,564
Other 52,979

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) 1,372,445 1,768,665 +396,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,237,967 1,196,187 -41,780
Air transport 394,509 378,055 -16,454
Other 25,849 27,130 +1,281

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,567,383
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,560,692
Felixstowe 895,958
Holyhead 561,492
Liverpool Docks 481,236

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 399,253 1,168,130 +768,877
Dover / Eurotunnel 838,373 722,319 -116,054
Felixstowe 834,606 61,352 -773,254
Holyhead 221,135 340,357 +119,222
Liverpool Docks 25,744 455,492 +429,748
London Heathrow Airport 202,650 214,784 +12,134
Southampton 108,219 82,883 -25,336
East Midlands Airport 73,122 67,051 -6,071
Immingham Docks 67,315 63,641 -3,674
Manchester Airport 51,635 58,864 +7,229

Quick facts

HS code: 320710

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

Description: Prepared pigments, opacifiers, colors, and similar preparations