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 7,986,132
Germany 1,841,228
Netherlands 1,305,707
Italy 172,417
Romania 169,902

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 2,668,714 5,317,418 +2,648,704
Germany 916,555 924,673 +8,118
Netherlands 435,997 869,710 +433,713
Italy 69,541 102,876 +33,335
Romania 89,391 80,511 -8,880
Spain 43,084 107,777 +64,693
Taiwan 41,992 24,403 -17,589
China 0 51,559 +51,559
Canada 21,922 0 -21,922
South Korea 9,594 10,590 +996

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 8,016,677
Netherlands 1,302,713
Germany 956,239
Japan 451,922
Turkey 409,289

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 2,696,398 5,320,279 +2,623,881
Netherlands 435,997 866,716 +430,719
Germany 493,181 463,058 -30,123
Japan 177,153 274,769 +97,616
Turkey 220,873 188,416 -32,457
Italy 69,541 105,870 +36,329
Romania 80,794 80,511 -283
Spain 43,084 90,532 +47,448
Taiwan 40,935 22,987 -17,948
China 0 51,559 +51,559

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
West Yorkshire 4
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 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Norfolk 1 2 +1
South Yorkshire 2 0 -2
West Midlands 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 £
Air transport 10,891,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 835,035
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 102,050
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 3,943,955 6,947,672 +3,003,717
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,646 518,389 +201,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,659 37,391 -27,268
Other 790 0 -790

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,087,113
London Stansted Airport 3,531,212
East Midlands Airport 2,274,898
Birmingham Airport 972,606
London Gateway Port 668,276

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 Heathrow Airport 708,960 3,378,153 +2,669,193
London Stansted Airport 1,635,140 1,896,072 +260,932
East Midlands Airport 1,118,002 1,156,896 +38,894
Birmingham Airport 467,534 505,072 +37,538
London Gateway Port 208,299 459,977 +251,678
Thamesport 82,609 3,753 -78,856
Southampton 21,922 51,559 +29,637
Middlesbrough 0 33,380 +33,380
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
8
Other manufacturing
8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 5
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 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 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 5,751,548
China 1,337,444
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 629,752
Turkey 559,845
Ireland 549,807

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 2,486,296 3,265,252 +778,956
China 1,054,047 283,397 -770,650
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 400,312 229,440 -170,872
Turkey 252,173 307,672 +55,499
Ireland 277,541 272,266 -5,275
Israel 314,366 184,715 -129,651
Austria 276,665 83,883 -192,782
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 353,725 0 -353,725
Bangladesh 6,779 327,969 +321,190
United Arab Emirates 256,313 76,037 -180,276

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 10,587,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 680,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,457
Other 17,505

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 5,657,172 4,930,732 -726,440
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 356,538 323,876 -32,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,683 159,774 +43,091
Other 8,148 9,357 +1,209

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,358,730
East Midlands Airport 740,247
Milford 450,743
London Stansted Airport 426,834
Dover / Eurotunnel 137,708

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 4,707,217 4,651,513 -55,704
East Midlands Airport 524,999 215,248 -309,751
Milford 218,630 232,113 +13,483
London Stansted Airport 395,000 31,834 -363,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,697 58,011 -21,686
London Gateway Port 87,781 31,806 -55,975
Immingham Docks 27,708 52,797 +25,089
Southampton 0 76,112 +76,112
Fishguard 41,791 28,023 -13,768
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