Import/export HS code 320730: Liquid lustres

Liquid lustres 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 6,714,102
Germany 1,691,625
Netherlands 841,618
Romania 157,448
Italy 136,265

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 3,185,077 3,529,025 +343,948
Germany 865,409 826,216 -39,193
Netherlands 406,671 434,947 +28,276
Romania 69,827 87,621 +17,794
Italy 70,821 65,444 -5,377
Taiwan 25,040 46,023 +20,983
Spain 36,398 29,366 -7,032
South Korea 15,433 15,506 +73
Canada 18,648 8,939 -9,709
Japan 4,286 8,248 +3,962

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 6,740,715
Germany 894,374
Netherlands 838,624
Japan 433,423
Turkey 350,733

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 3,199,892 3,540,823 +340,931
Germany 427,936 466,438 +38,502
Netherlands 406,671 431,953 +25,282
Japan 241,752 191,671 -50,081
Turkey 197,195 153,538 -43,657
Romania 60,171 87,621 +27,450
Italy 70,821 68,438 -2,383
Taiwan 25,040 43,550 +18,510
Spain 36,398 29,366 -7,032
South Korea 15,433 15,506 +73

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 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Cumbria 0 2 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
South Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Essex 1 1 +0

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 8,981,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 729,149
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,115
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 4,344,335 4,637,034 +292,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 335,895 393,254 +57,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,617 30,498 -13,119
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 3,793,212
London Heathrow Airport 2,383,748
East Midlands Airport 1,827,286
Birmingham Airport 820,611
London Gateway Port 565,451

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 2,481,116 1,312,096 -1,169,020
London Heathrow Airport 312,983 2,070,765 +1,757,782
East Midlands Airport 1,031,675 795,611 -236,064
Birmingham Airport 380,742 439,869 +59,127
London Gateway Port 185,015 380,436 +195,421
Glasgow Airport 134,590 10,590 -124,000
Thamesport 128,559 0 -128,559
Southampton 18,648 8,939 -9,709
London 25,532 0 -25,532
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,738 21,142 +18,404

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 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 5
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
2026-01 2
2025-11 5
2025-10 8
2025-09 8
2025-08 2

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 17
54m+ 16
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 5,747,431
China 1,435,820
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 702,414
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 699,789
Ireland 588,511

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 1,422,577 4,324,854 +2,902,277
China 993,597 442,223 -551,374
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 277,165 425,249 +148,084
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 595,545 104,244 -491,301
Ireland 284,745 303,766 +19,021
Israel 256,712 306,239 +49,527
Austria 243,483 164,705 -78,778
United Arab Emirates 256,313 0 -256,313
Turkey 0 253,328 +253,328
Sri Lanka 131,454 0 -131,454

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 820

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 572 248 -324

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 10,672,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 734,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 230,336
Other 15,999

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 4,422,427 6,250,567 +1,828,140
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 383,431 351,134 -32,297
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,961 151,375 +72,414
Other 9,015 6,984 -2,031

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,346,843
East Midlands Airport 763,725
London Stansted Airport 529,251
Milford 485,380
Dover / Eurotunnel 146,055

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 3,510,713 5,836,130 +2,325,417
East Midlands Airport 450,001 313,724 -136,277
London Stansted Airport 431,757 97,494 -334,263
Milford 225,077 260,303 +35,226
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,571 49,484 -47,087
London Gateway Port 78,053 30,344 -47,709
Fishguard 46,344 26,983 -19,361
Southampton 0 72,236 +72,236
Immingham Docks 908 48,542 +47,634
000 9,015 6,984 -2,031

Quick facts

HS code: 320730

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

Description: Liquid lustres and similar preparations