Import/export HS code 320730: Liquid lustres

Liquid lustres and similar preparations

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 £
United States 7,888,677
Germany 1,884,661
Netherlands 1,206,627
Italy 178,689
Romania 167,722

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 2,926,106 4,962,571 +2,036,465
Germany 873,466 1,011,195 +137,729
Netherlands 353,141 853,486 +500,345
Italy 79,304 99,385 +20,081
Romania 89,421 78,301 -11,120
Spain 47,424 75,122 +27,698
Taiwan 44,485 25,510 -18,975
South Korea 20,349 10,590 -9,759
Canada 18,648 8,939 -9,709
Japan 6,586 7,145 +559

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 7,920,534
Netherlands 1,203,633
Germany 1,036,994
Japan 418,575
Turkey 409,743

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 2,946,163 4,974,371 +2,028,208
Netherlands 353,141 850,492 +497,351
Germany 490,218 546,776 +56,558
Japan 168,777 249,798 +81,021
Turkey 193,026 216,717 +23,691
Italy 79,304 102,379 +23,075
Romania 80,824 78,301 -2,523
Spain 47,424 60,925 +13,501
Taiwan 43,428 24,094 -19,334
United Kingdom 21,142 14,197 -6,945

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 7 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Cumbria 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 1 2 +1
South Yorkshire 2 0 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,778,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 776,372
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,563
Other 790

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 £
Air transport 4,128,357 6,649,731 +2,521,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 295,411 480,961 +185,550
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,290 13,273 -48,017
Other 790 0 -790

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 3,888,816
London Heathrow Airport 3,558,643
East Midlands Airport 2,213,913
Birmingham Airport 1,026,539
London Gateway Port 630,987

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 £
London Stansted Airport 2,046,108 1,842,708 -203,400
London Heathrow Airport 483,171 3,075,472 +2,592,301
East Midlands Airport 1,071,326 1,142,587 +71,261
Birmingham Airport 448,165 578,374 +130,209
London Gateway Port 165,818 465,169 +299,351
Thamesport 107,129 3,753 -103,376
Glasgow Airport 69,946 10,590 -59,356
Southampton 18,648 8,939 -9,709
London 25,532 0 -25,532
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,880 0 -23,880

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 9
Other manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 2
2025-12 5

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
1m-15m 18
54m+ 17
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2
Other 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 £
United States 5,805,553
China 1,394,638
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 650,620
Ireland 586,106
Israel 562,951

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 £
United States 2,185,358 3,620,195 +1,434,837
China 1,077,785 316,853 -760,932
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 253,630 396,990 +143,360
Ireland 302,273 283,833 -18,440
Israel 303,781 259,170 -44,611
Turkey 252,173 307,672 +55,499
Austria 230,265 164,705 -65,560
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 268,368 104,244 -164,124
United Arab Emirates 256,313 76,037 -180,276
Bangladesh 20,079 263,077 +242,998

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 554

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 130 424 +294

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 10,829,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 729,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,469
Other 18,610

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 £
Air transport 5,139,899 5,689,999 +550,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 392,009 337,912 -54,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,549 125,920 +9,371
Other 8,535 10,075 +1,540

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,496,197
East Midlands Airport 774,786
London Stansted Airport 496,822
Milford 479,917
Dover / Eurotunnel 146,805

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 Heathrow Airport 4,219,195 5,277,002 +1,057,807
East Midlands Airport 438,083 336,703 -101,380
London Stansted Airport 452,665 44,157 -408,508
Milford 217,384 262,533 +45,149
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,026 60,779 -25,247
London Gateway Port 87,647 32,832 -54,815
Fishguard 73,327 2,923 -70,404
Southampton 0 73,195 +73,195
Immingham Docks 27,708 20,834 -6,874
ZLC 9,727 17,312 +7,585

Quick facts

HS code: 320730

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

Description: Liquid lustres and similar preparations