Import/export HS code 32081090: Various polyester-based products

Other polyester-based paints and varnishes not classified as solutions

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 £
France 21,646,190
Germany 13,397,369
Spain 5,574,030
Italy 5,532,869
Netherlands 5,280,695

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 £
France 11,914,783 9,731,407 -2,183,376
Germany 7,622,365 5,775,004 -1,847,361
Spain 4,471,159 1,102,871 -3,368,288
Italy 3,111,032 2,421,837 -689,195
Netherlands 2,581,080 2,699,615 +118,535
Belgium 2,157,393 1,422,174 -735,219
Greece 857,821 920,558 +62,737
United States 947,370 702,221 -245,149
Poland 784,775 703,518 -81,257
Ireland 669,015 510,264 -158,751

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 18,085,874
Italy 8,272,488
France 7,678,880
Spain 7,625,878
Poland 5,089,852

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 10,324,566 7,761,308 -2,563,258
Italy 4,853,327 3,419,161 -1,434,166
France 4,491,725 3,187,155 -1,304,570
Spain 5,054,878 2,571,000 -2,483,878
Poland 2,284,176 2,805,676 +521,500
Netherlands 1,930,396 1,561,711 -368,685
United States 1,696,530 1,086,464 -610,066
Austria 1,423,952 804,420 -619,532
Greece 867,550 920,558 +53,008
Belgium 860,350 608,470 -251,880

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 12 7 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 3 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Merseyside 3 5 +2
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Kent 3 3 +0

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) 58,005,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,576,061
Air transport 2,943,637
Other 1,313,949
Road transport 232,323

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) 32,782,612 25,223,145 -7,559,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,999,894 1,576,167 -423,727
Air transport 1,822,853 1,120,784 -702,069
Other 697,216 616,733 -80,483
Road transport 23,372 208,951 +185,579

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 36,590,916
Immingham Docks 6,831,135
Harwich 4,270,453
Killingholme 3,612,402
London 1,889,161

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 21,250,917 15,339,999 -5,910,918
Immingham Docks 2,404,097 4,427,038 +2,022,941
Harwich 2,125,885 2,144,568 +18,683
Killingholme 2,908,551 703,851 -2,204,700
London 1,187,511 701,650 -485,861
Avonmouth Docks 784,470 904,964 +120,494
Eurotunnel 853,890 666,255 -187,635
000 697,216 616,733 -80,483
Dover / Eurotunnel 778,435 516,648 -261,787
Felixstowe 567,409 427,765 -139,644

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 33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6
Air transport 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 33
2025-10 35
2025-09 31
2025-08 30

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+ 59
1m-15m 35
0-1m 8
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 £
Ireland 8,943,774
Netherlands 7,683,263
Belgium 7,594,107
France 6,544,297
Poland 6,520,957

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 £
Ireland 5,073,729 3,870,045 -1,203,684
Netherlands 3,101,117 4,582,146 +1,481,029
Belgium 2,836,716 4,757,391 +1,920,675
France 1,978,083 4,566,214 +2,588,131
Poland 1,579,266 4,941,691 +3,362,425
Italy 2,600,099 1,733,637 -866,462
Spain 1,523,670 2,543,091 +1,019,421
Germany 2,874,048 1,122,435 -1,751,613
Singapore 1,775,085 1,215,752 -559,333
United States 1,699,634 1,201,591 -498,043

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 £
Ireland 127,709
XI 117,821
Poland 49,685
Belgium 29,352
Croatia 13,664

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 £
Ireland 60,172 67,537 +7,365
XI 3,991 113,830 +109,839
Poland 31,596 18,089 -13,507
Belgium 16,510 12,842 -3,668
Croatia 11,473 2,191 -9,282
Denmark 6,057 3,149 -2,908
Italy 91 8,113 +8,022
Netherlands 0 4,126 +4,126
Germany 1,344 358 -986
France 704 0 -704

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) 57,556,001
Air transport 12,478,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,614,248
Other 1,756,129
Rail transport 8,779

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) 24,917,610 32,638,391 +7,720,781
Air transport 6,864,866 5,614,035 -1,250,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,708,622 4,905,626 -1,802,996
Other 1,077,372 678,757 -398,615
Rail transport 8,779 0 -8,779
Road transport 5,734 0 -5,734

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,069,348
Immingham Docks 18,711,660
London Heathrow Airport 5,463,895
London Gateway Port 4,904,006
Dover 4,685,021

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 10,521,574 15,547,774 +5,026,200
Immingham Docks 9,308,879 9,402,781 +93,902
London Heathrow Airport 2,812,315 2,651,580 -160,735
London Gateway Port 2,640,139 2,263,867 -376,272
Dover 659,150 4,025,871 +3,366,721
Heysham 1,793,743 1,775,733 -18,010
Manchester Airport 1,831,182 914,687 -916,495
Southampton 1,535,887 934,956 -600,931
London 1,199,136 1,242,704 +43,568
Holyhead 1,240,293 990,574 -249,719

Quick facts

HS code: 32081090

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

Description: Other polyester-based paints and varnishes not classified as solutions