Import/export HS code 32089099: Modified natural polymer-based paints

Paints and varnishes made from chemically modified natural polymers

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 £
Italy 8,544,089
United States 7,057,003
France 5,948,674
Switzerland 4,693,939
Germany 4,222,475

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 £
Italy 4,759,139 3,784,950 -974,189
United States 3,881,951 3,175,052 -706,899
France 2,844,160 3,104,514 +260,354
Switzerland 2,650,373 2,043,566 -606,807
Germany 1,986,302 2,236,173 +249,871
Belgium 1,706,198 799,326 -906,872
Netherlands 1,593,524 426,454 -1,167,070
Poland 1,010,069 807,737 -202,332
Spain 559,451 463,957 -95,494
China 699,649 317,115 -382,534

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 £
United States 7,246,449
Italy 7,234,359
Switzerland 4,719,156
Germany 4,649,920
Poland 3,404,561

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 £
United States 3,986,825 3,259,624 -727,201
Italy 3,876,305 3,358,054 -518,251
Switzerland 2,679,216 2,039,940 -639,276
Germany 2,493,553 2,156,367 -337,186
Poland 1,799,604 1,604,957 -194,647
Netherlands 2,918,448 443,308 -2,475,140
Spain 1,110,243 1,405,578 +295,335
France 916,658 1,008,003 +91,345
India 790,058 469,036 -321,022
China 448,066 283,589 -164,477

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 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Greater Manchester 10
West Midlands 10

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 25 14 -11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
West Midlands 6 10 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 3 7 +4

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) 28,753,766
Air transport 7,027,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,138,564
Other 3,116,612
Road transport 173,345

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) 16,315,096 12,438,670 -3,876,426
Air transport 3,469,178 3,558,471 +89,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,560,219 1,578,345 -981,874
Other 1,925,919 1,190,693 -735,226
Road transport 98,248 75,097 -23,151

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,212,375
London Stansted Airport 3,706,863
000 3,116,612
ZLC 3,018,048
London 2,098,933

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 8,119,186 8,093,189 -25,997
London Stansted Airport 1,950,003 1,756,860 -193,143
000 1,925,919 1,190,693 -735,226
ZLC 1,914,196 1,103,852 -810,344
London 1,227,315 871,618 -355,697
Harwich 1,560,452 294,329 -1,266,123
Eurotunnel 570,034 1,102,068 +532,034
Killingholme 1,356,833 91,725 -1,265,108
Immingham Docks 546,283 603,273 +56,990
London Heathrow Airport 518,507 568,399 +49,892

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 51
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Other manufacturing 12
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 49
2025-10 54
2025-09 45
2025-08 46

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+ 88
1m-15m 74
15m-54m 20
Other 16
0-1m 15

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 £
United States 17,514,264
Ireland 12,667,188
Turkey 3,567,397
France 3,537,984
Germany 3,164,658

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 £
United States 12,640,950 4,873,314 -7,767,636
Ireland 7,289,619 5,377,569 -1,912,050
Turkey 2,179,285 1,388,112 -791,173
France 2,321,476 1,216,508 -1,104,968
Germany 1,719,965 1,444,693 -275,272
Netherlands 657,957 1,240,192 +582,235
Australia 728,883 640,671 -88,212
Italy 526,995 413,421 -113,574
Czechia 508,036 425,480 -82,556
Spain 537,397 318,010 -219,387

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 620,047
Ireland 310,603
Germany 79,737
Belgium 42,993
Italy 41,403

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 42,957 577,090 +534,133
Ireland 82,145 228,458 +146,313
Germany 14,690 65,047 +50,357
Belgium 587 42,406 +41,819
Italy 23,023 18,380 -4,643
Spain 8,223 1,240 -6,983
France 2,326 2,005 -321
China 2,218 867 -1,351
Sweden 322 0 -322
Thailand 0 95 +95

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) 25,889,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,422,082
Air transport 4,858,977
Other 3,817,986
Road transport 2,195

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) 15,803,035 10,086,095 -5,716,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,088,843 6,333,239 -6,755,604
Air transport 2,162,388 2,696,589 +534,201
Other 1,935,353 1,882,633 -52,720
Road transport 2,195 0 -2,195

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 15,384,071
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,391,214
Holyhead 6,767,876
000 3,817,986
Liverpool Docks 2,433,465

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 £
Southampton 11,066,602 4,317,469 -6,749,133
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,318,366 5,072,848 -4,245,518
Holyhead 3,843,774 2,924,102 -919,672
000 1,935,353 1,882,633 -52,720
Liverpool Docks 1,455,418 978,047 -477,371
London Gateway Port 1,083,815 1,086,603 +2,788
London Heathrow Airport 828,633 957,175 +128,542
London Stansted Airport 617,254 1,004,203 +386,949
Immingham Docks 627,005 762,315 +135,310
Felixstowe 319,315 504,201 +184,886

Quick facts

HS code: 32089099

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

Description: Paints and varnishes made from chemically modified natural polymers