Import/export HS code 32089019: Various polymer solutions

Other liquid polymer-based paints and varnishes not specifically classified

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 £
Netherlands 26,269,424
Italy 13,736,900
Germany 13,157,591
United States 11,806,130
France 8,095,581

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 £
Netherlands 13,608,718 12,660,706 -948,012
Italy 6,175,039 7,561,861 +1,386,822
Germany 6,068,419 7,089,172 +1,020,753
United States 5,810,312 5,995,818 +185,506
France 4,014,913 4,080,668 +65,755
Switzerland 2,031,458 1,884,911 -146,547
Belgium 2,022,195 1,740,479 -281,716
Spain 1,156,596 575,674 -580,922
Poland 241,969 306,546 +64,577
Canada 306,796 226,040 -80,756

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 £
Netherlands 20,758,604
Italy 16,661,217
United States 15,709,204
Germany 15,412,276
Switzerland 5,368,037

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 £
Netherlands 10,690,979 10,067,625 -623,354
Italy 7,908,464 8,752,753 +844,289
United States 7,529,903 8,179,301 +649,398
Germany 7,609,673 7,802,603 +192,930
Switzerland 2,543,144 2,824,893 +281,749
France 2,158,590 2,101,919 -56,671
Spain 1,782,909 1,027,603 -755,306
United Kingdom 540,115 500,237 -39,878
Poland 284,052 328,337 +44,285
Belgium 349,593 218,124 -131,469

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 22
Greater Manchester 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
West Midlands 13
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11

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 17 19 +2
Greater Manchester 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 10 -3
West Midlands 8 12 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 11 +4
Cheshire 7 10 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Kent 8 6 -2

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) 65,058,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,429,081
Air transport 5,180,712
Road transport 487,051
Other 474,802

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) 32,755,739 32,302,783 -452,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,888,890 7,540,191 +651,301
Air transport 2,380,873 2,799,839 +418,966
Road transport 8,719 478,332 +469,613
Other 346,449 128,353 -218,096

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 28,503,174
Felixstowe 14,310,798
Immingham Docks 9,307,916
Eurotunnel 3,303,113
Liverpool Docks 3,249,199

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 12,798,709 15,704,465 +2,905,756
Felixstowe 7,065,071 7,245,727 +180,656
Immingham Docks 4,426,724 4,881,192 +454,468
Eurotunnel 2,603,581 699,532 -1,904,049
Liverpool Docks 1,581,619 1,667,580 +85,961
Belfast Port 1,492,950 1,287,748 -205,202
Killingholme 1,688,013 1,090,321 -597,692
ZLC 1,215,214 1,257,915 +42,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,359,300 911,557 -447,743
London 1,053,988 995,737 -58,251

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
74
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Other manufacturing
14
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 71
2026-04 76
2026-03 74
2026-02 69
2026-01 73

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+ 104
1m-15m 74
15m-54m 26
0-1m 25
Other 16

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 £
Norway 14,774,338
Belgium 6,812,828
Germany 6,682,124
France 6,205,997
United States 5,780,850

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 £
Norway 7,090,963 7,683,375 +592,412
Belgium 2,893,772 3,919,056 +1,025,284
Germany 3,307,669 3,374,455 +66,786
France 2,188,193 4,017,804 +1,829,611
United States 5,239,950 540,900 -4,699,050
Netherlands 2,954,160 1,844,226 -1,109,934
Saudi Arabia 2,885,802 1,570,119 -1,315,683
Ireland 1,605,471 1,884,938 +279,467
Czechia 1,167,896 1,794,423 +626,527
China 1,244,868 640,833 -604,035

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 £
Germany 132,384
Netherlands 125,352
XI 34,959
Poland 5,617
Italy 3,149

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 £
Germany 54,092 78,292 +24,200
Netherlands 36,231 89,121 +52,890
XI 245 34,714 +34,469
Poland 2,810 2,807 -3
Italy 588 2,561 +1,973
South Korea 0 1,617 +1,617
Ireland 0 467 +467
Denmark 26 161 +135
Spain 0 28 +28

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) 39,602,282
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,887,298
Air transport 3,859,141
Other 344,868

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) 19,044,549 20,557,733 +1,513,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,712,360 14,174,938 -5,537,422
Air transport 1,038,649 2,820,492 +1,781,843
Other 120,687 224,181 +103,494

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,895,036
Aberdeen Docks 13,831,775
London Gateway Port 8,454,989
Southampton 7,392,074
Immingham Docks 6,060,010

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 12,513,492 13,381,544 +868,052
Aberdeen Docks 6,425,081 7,406,694 +981,613
London Gateway Port 5,397,421 3,057,568 -2,339,853
Southampton 5,479,314 1,912,760 -3,566,554
Immingham Docks 2,688,456 3,371,554 +683,098
Holyhead 1,232,647 1,436,479 +203,832
Liverpool Docks 1,297,973 1,025,089 -272,884
Birmingham Airport 2,552 2,015,380 +2,012,828
Felixstowe 561,291 1,223,996 +662,705
London 733,782 782,689 +48,907

Quick facts

HS code: 32089019

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

Description: Other liquid polymer-based paints and varnishes not specifically classified