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 25,744,267
Germany 15,642,851
Italy 6,635,276
Netherlands 6,080,690
Spain 5,853,315

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 12,016,355 13,727,912 +1,711,557
Germany 7,344,059 8,298,792 +954,733
Italy 3,082,345 3,552,931 +470,586
Netherlands 2,458,902 3,621,788 +1,162,886
Spain 4,116,626 1,736,689 -2,379,937
Belgium 2,419,896 1,520,507 -899,389
United States 990,800 1,049,284 +58,484
Poland 773,089 1,156,485 +383,396
Greece 953,772 914,722 -39,050
Ireland 678,590 701,924 +23,334

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 20,691,052
Italy 9,373,086
Spain 8,971,971
France 8,780,938
Poland 7,103,692

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 10,243,582 10,447,470 +203,888
Italy 4,875,123 4,497,963 -377,160
Spain 4,806,559 4,165,412 -641,147
France 4,568,928 4,212,010 -356,918
Poland 2,332,239 4,771,453 +2,439,214
Netherlands 1,824,197 1,956,145 +131,948
United States 1,722,649 1,546,792 -175,857
Austria 1,265,560 1,143,582 -121,978
Greece 963,501 914,722 -48,779
Belgium 925,537 814,214 -111,323

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 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 4 -3
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Merseyside 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 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) 67,768,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,943,253
Air transport 3,461,890
Other 1,493,605
Road transport 252,793

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) 32,560,151 35,208,372 +2,648,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,033,807 1,909,446 -124,361
Air transport 1,783,958 1,677,932 -106,026
Other 700,859 792,746 +91,887
Road transport 22,225 230,568 +208,343

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 42,923,051
Immingham Docks 8,674,990
Harwich 5,350,504
Killingholme 3,626,855
London 1,861,319

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 20,989,797 21,933,254 +943,457
Immingham Docks 2,394,672 6,280,318 +3,885,646
Harwich 2,146,053 3,204,451 +1,058,398
Killingholme 3,163,151 463,704 -2,699,447
London 1,047,568 813,751 -233,817
Eurotunnel 889,013 887,427 -1,586
Avonmouth Docks 880,421 886,569 +6,148
000 700,859 792,746 +91,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 661,076 789,160 +128,084
London Heathrow Airport 442,436 839,868 +397,432

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 7
Air transport 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 33
2026-03 35
2026-02 32
2026-01 29
2025-12 31

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 36
15m-54m 10
0-1m 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 10,645,327
Belgium 9,524,956
Netherlands 9,289,090
Poland 8,171,153
France 8,014,024

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 5,069,685 5,575,642 +505,957
Belgium 3,360,880 6,164,076 +2,803,196
Netherlands 2,499,059 6,790,031 +4,290,972
Poland 2,111,888 6,059,265 +3,947,377
France 5,266,052 2,747,972 -2,518,080
Spain 1,379,751 5,649,603 +4,269,852
Italy 2,529,956 2,392,416 -137,540
Germany 2,780,545 1,288,196 -1,492,349
United States 1,915,573 1,637,574 -277,999
Singapore 1,781,207 1,578,555 -202,652

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 142,826
XI 132,380
Poland 47,154
Belgium 28,690
Croatia 21,822

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 60,907 81,919 +21,012
XI 3,833 128,547 +124,714
Poland 31,177 15,977 -15,200
Belgium 18,327 10,363 -7,964
Croatia 11,631 10,191 -1,440
Denmark 5,791 3,563 -2,228
Italy 91 8,113 +8,022
Netherlands 0 4,126 +4,126
Germany 1,293 332 -961
France 376 0 -376

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) 71,579,596
Air transport 15,581,775
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,934,077
Other 1,815,190
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) 29,287,159 42,292,437 +13,005,278
Air transport 7,329,305 8,252,470 +923,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,487,797 6,446,280 -41,517
Other 1,072,690 742,500 -330,190
Rail transport 8,779 0 -8,779
Road transport 1,047 0 -1,047

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,057,125
Immingham Docks 21,329,266
London Heathrow Airport 7,073,688
London Gateway Port 5,635,467
Dover 5,045,943

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 10,937,448 24,119,677 +13,182,229
Immingham Docks 9,604,377 11,724,889 +2,120,512
London Heathrow Airport 2,889,047 4,184,641 +1,295,594
London Gateway Port 2,581,869 3,053,598 +471,729
Dover 4,021,956 1,023,987 -2,997,969
Heysham 1,803,191 2,380,053 +576,862
Manchester Airport 1,909,603 1,194,285 -715,318
Southampton 1,728,236 1,119,533 -608,703
Holyhead 1,200,377 1,581,851 +381,474
London 1,264,856 1,435,776 +170,920

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