Import/export HS code 32082010: Acrylic or vinyl solutions

Liquid acrylic or vinyl-based paints and varnishes, as defined by specific industry standards

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 £
Germany 18,408,360
Belgium 9,058,330
China 5,849,894
Italy 3,196,927
Spain 2,792,588

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 £
Germany 11,756,492 6,651,868 -5,104,624
Belgium 4,729,549 4,328,781 -400,768
China 2,937,496 2,912,398 -25,098
Italy 1,819,216 1,377,711 -441,505
Spain 1,418,358 1,374,230 -44,128
Netherlands 1,211,226 576,689 -634,537
France 1,100,417 687,118 -413,299
United States 659,963 540,269 -119,694
Portugal 0 755,436 +755,436
Poland 266,731 454,274 +187,543

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 16,580,269
Belgium 10,270,223
China 6,240,557
Italy 3,770,420
Spain 3,329,933

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 10,777,632 5,802,637 -4,974,995
Belgium 5,706,335 4,563,888 -1,142,447
China 3,188,470 3,052,087 -136,383
Italy 2,019,097 1,751,323 -267,774
Spain 1,752,175 1,577,758 -174,417
Netherlands 1,134,336 866,907 -267,429
United States 726,918 712,606 -14,312
Poland 347,501 461,739 +114,238
Portugal 0 755,436 +755,436
France 192,968 255,431 +62,463

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 16
Inner London - West 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Cheshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 12 13 +1
Inner London - West 7 2 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Cheshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 34,727,712
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,462,270
Air transport 2,167,364
Other 478,393
Road transport 277,370

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) 20,722,713 14,004,999 -6,717,714
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,422,533 5,039,737 -382,796
Air transport 721,981 1,445,383 +723,402
Other 260,590 217,803 -42,787
Road transport 253,998 23,372 -230,626

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,976,616
Dover 10,007,523
Felixstowe 8,632,845
Purfleet 2,227,362
Killingholme 1,862,399

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 £
Immingham Docks 6,715,162 4,261,454 -2,453,708
Dover 5,440,649 4,566,874 -873,775
Felixstowe 4,134,576 4,498,269 +363,693
Purfleet 1,206,516 1,020,846 -185,670
Killingholme 881,626 980,773 +99,147
Harwich 976,499 765,442 -211,057
Middlesbrough 1,003,336 581,855 -421,481
Hull 1,413,893 159,747 -1,254,146
Portsmouth 633,302 806,478 +173,176
London 799,719 631,650 -168,069

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
42
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
40
Other manufacturing
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 36
2026-04 30
2026-03 37
2026-02 39
2026-01 25

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+ 49
1m-15m 48
15m-54m 18
0-1m 9
Other 3

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 £
Netherlands 12,386,324
China 6,548,646
Germany 4,837,345
Norway 3,176,246
Ireland 2,973,298

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 £
Netherlands 11,303,215 1,083,109 -10,220,106
China 5,038,448 1,510,198 -3,528,250
Germany 2,317,968 2,519,377 +201,409
Norway 1,226,353 1,949,893 +723,540
Ireland 1,383,692 1,589,606 +205,914
France 1,244,786 990,888 -253,898
United States 946,668 651,025 -295,643
Turkey 1,048,657 464,655 -584,002
Egypt 603,937 598,153 -5,784
India 561,205 606,500 +45,295

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 57,956
Ireland 22,240
Italy 38

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 1,402 56,554 +55,152
Ireland 13,541 8,699 -4,842
Italy 0 38 +38

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) 30,281,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,001,725
Air transport 3,758,386
Other 169,508
Road transport 41,589

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) 19,443,336 10,837,797 -8,605,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,416,984 4,584,741 -7,832,243
Air transport 1,963,832 1,794,554 -169,278
Other 74,687 94,821 +20,134
Road transport 41,589 0 -41,589

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,993,572
Immingham Docks 8,643,353
London Gateway Port 7,265,725
Southampton 5,713,427
Harwich 4,829,437

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 4,596,022 4,397,550 -198,472
Immingham Docks 6,698,470 1,944,883 -4,753,587
London Gateway Port 4,665,948 2,599,777 -2,066,171
Southampton 4,832,594 880,833 -3,951,761
Harwich 4,340,134 489,303 -3,850,831
Felixstowe 2,204,502 1,293,929 -910,573
London Heathrow Airport 1,550,570 1,387,535 -163,035
London 952,946 1,349,524 +396,578
Holyhead 689,109 869,118 +180,009
Liverpool Docks 595,529 690,699 +95,170

Quick facts

HS code: 32082010

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

Description: Liquid acrylic or vinyl-based paints and varnishes, as defined by specific industry standards