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 24,603,933
Germany 14,852,621
Italy 6,543,636
Netherlands 5,761,591
Spain 4,806,373

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 12,216,947 12,386,986 +170,039
Germany 7,114,469 7,738,152 +623,683
Italy 3,164,392 3,379,244 +214,852
Netherlands 2,494,388 3,267,203 +772,815
Spain 3,103,888 1,702,485 -1,401,403
Belgium 2,494,298 1,168,703 -1,325,595
United States 931,366 1,112,047 +180,681
Poland 732,863 1,180,907 +448,044
Greece 1,062,177 736,699 -325,478
Switzerland 289,722 980,146 +690,424

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 19,550,850
Italy 8,943,550
France 8,367,135
Spain 7,964,486
Poland 7,211,368

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 10,144,840 9,406,010 -738,830
Italy 4,842,460 4,101,090 -741,370
France 4,397,723 3,969,412 -428,311
Spain 4,080,029 3,884,457 -195,572
Poland 2,523,833 4,687,535 +2,163,702
Netherlands 1,707,238 1,739,927 +32,689
United States 1,684,283 1,557,288 -126,995
Austria 1,188,243 1,004,246 -183,997
Greece 1,062,177 736,699 -325,478
Belgium 887,429 628,118 -259,311

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 13
Greater Manchester 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7

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 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 10 5 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 3 -4
West Midlands 3 6 +3
Merseyside 3 5 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -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) 64,410,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,796,362
Air transport 3,359,776
Other 1,378,490
Road transport 249,141

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) 32,138,093 32,272,286 +134,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,020,094 1,776,268 -243,826
Air transport 1,660,642 1,699,134 +38,492
Other 675,926 702,564 +26,638
Road transport 78,697 170,444 +91,747

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 40,738,314
Immingham Docks 8,521,906
Harwich 5,353,959
Killingholme 3,250,996
Avonmouth Docks 1,715,021

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 20,377,061 20,361,253 -15,808
Immingham Docks 2,915,573 5,606,333 +2,690,760
Harwich 2,412,848 2,941,111 +528,263
Killingholme 2,824,339 426,657 -2,397,682
Avonmouth Docks 1,001,888 713,133 -288,755
Eurotunnel 836,992 863,406 +26,414
London 849,579 721,120 -128,459
Dover / Eurotunnel 850,465 580,573 -269,892
000 675,926 702,564 +26,638
London Heathrow Airport 378,710 853,733 +475,023

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
37
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
7
Air transport
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 33
2026-04 33
2026-03 35
2026-02 32
2026-01 29

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+ 60
1m-15m 37
0-1m 9
15m-54m 9
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 10,198,414
Belgium 9,865,498
Netherlands 9,251,750
Poland 8,093,176
France 7,951,343

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 4,837,649 5,360,765 +523,116
Belgium 4,167,769 5,697,729 +1,529,960
Netherlands 2,466,537 6,785,213 +4,318,676
Poland 3,253,586 4,839,590 +1,586,004
France 5,077,288 2,874,055 -2,203,233
Spain 1,515,389 6,141,987 +4,626,598
Italy 2,695,655 1,918,876 -776,779
United States 1,923,183 1,983,215 +60,032
Germany 2,683,591 1,093,256 -1,590,335
Singapore 1,838,099 1,557,518 -280,581

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 143,664
XI 130,458
Poland 38,954
Belgium 25,497
Croatia 20,743

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 64,214 79,450 +15,236
XI 2,004 128,454 +126,450
Poland 30,315 8,639 -21,676
Belgium 18,103 7,394 -10,709
Croatia 10,891 9,852 -1,039
Italy 2,884 5,320 +2,436
Denmark 4,678 3,035 -1,643
Netherlands 0 4,126 +4,126
Germany 1,202 289 -913
France 310 0 -310

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) 71,405,764
Air transport 15,604,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,945,518
Other 1,648,919
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) 31,635,090 39,770,674 +8,135,584
Air transport 7,450,223 8,154,404 +704,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,559,507 6,386,011 -173,496
Other 1,046,534 602,385 -444,149
Rail transport 8,779 0 -8,779

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,538,472
Immingham Docks 20,939,831
London Heathrow Airport 7,230,691
London Gateway Port 6,053,542
Dover 4,918,704

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 12,708,244 22,830,228 +10,121,984
Immingham Docks 10,294,769 10,645,062 +350,293
London Heathrow Airport 3,017,901 4,212,790 +1,194,889
London Gateway Port 2,816,736 3,236,806 +420,070
Dover 3,930,844 987,860 -2,942,984
Heysham 1,782,607 2,337,165 +554,558
Manchester Airport 1,930,870 1,129,427 -801,443
Southampton 1,569,745 1,328,509 -241,236
Holyhead 983,075 1,637,078 +654,003
London 1,444,367 1,141,123 -303,244

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