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 8,818,157
United States 7,223,691
France 6,467,455
Germany 4,867,751
Switzerland 4,497,371

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 4,532,138 4,286,019 -246,119
United States 3,632,924 3,590,767 -42,157
France 3,615,064 2,852,391 -762,673
Germany 2,087,171 2,780,580 +693,409
Switzerland 2,394,394 2,102,977 -291,417
Belgium 1,623,741 1,188,233 -435,508
Poland 1,051,463 1,031,636 -19,827
Netherlands 1,426,817 313,263 -1,113,554
Spain 450,603 700,983 +250,380
China 672,011 297,622 -374,389

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 £
Italy 7,569,438
United States 7,417,002
Germany 5,462,903
Switzerland 4,587,806
Poland 3,342,101

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 £
Italy 3,926,005 3,643,433 -282,572
United States 3,736,892 3,680,110 -56,782
Germany 2,432,551 3,030,352 +597,801
Switzerland 2,500,181 2,087,625 -412,556
Poland 1,993,684 1,348,417 -645,267
Netherlands 2,528,059 513,696 -2,014,363
Spain 1,439,518 1,306,797 -132,721
France 1,092,996 1,149,043 +56,047
India 883,107 494,848 -388,259
Sweden 159,889 659,195 +499,306

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 27
West Midlands 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Greater Manchester 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 20 19 -1
West Midlands 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 6 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 8 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 6 +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) 30,480,666
Air transport 7,764,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,086,434
Other 3,073,886
Road transport 193,525

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) 16,569,919 13,910,747 -2,659,172
Air transport 3,345,942 4,418,177 +1,072,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,169,908 1,916,526 -253,382
Other 1,775,208 1,298,678 -476,530
Road transport 117,863 75,662 -42,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,018,593
London Stansted Airport 4,132,384
000 3,073,886
ZLC 2,842,945
Eurotunnel 2,175,045

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 9,236,560 8,782,033 -454,527
London Stansted Airport 2,014,048 2,118,336 +104,288
000 1,775,208 1,298,678 -476,530
ZLC 1,756,723 1,086,222 -670,501
Eurotunnel 768,063 1,406,982 +638,919
London 977,157 800,036 -177,121
Harwich 1,409,266 355,350 -1,053,916
Immingham Docks 536,767 1,102,756 +565,989
London Heathrow Airport 504,432 732,912 +228,480
Killingholme 1,027,530 125,981 -901,549

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
56
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
46
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Other manufacturing
14
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 49
2026-04 54
2026-03 55
2026-02 49
2026-01 39

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+ 91
1m-15m 82
15m-54m 22
Other 18
0-1m 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 £
United States 15,957,566
Ireland 11,742,667
France 3,845,512
Turkey 3,663,768
Germany 3,218,797

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 12,824,633 3,132,933 -9,691,700
Ireland 6,943,747 4,798,920 -2,144,827
France 2,259,075 1,586,437 -672,638
Turkey 1,730,647 1,933,121 +202,474
Germany 1,523,747 1,695,050 +171,303
Netherlands 588,767 1,130,935 +542,168
Australia 674,370 834,822 +160,452
Czechia 542,983 542,579 -404
Italy 524,443 507,997 -16,446
United Arab Emirates 289,459 584,481 +295,022

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 719,569
Ireland 318,613
Germany 90,129
Belgium 80,432
Italy 40,736

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 49,947 669,622 +619,675
Ireland 79,127 239,486 +160,359
Germany 29,794 60,335 +30,541
Belgium 27,405 53,027 +25,622
Italy 22,356 18,380 -3,976
Spain 7,137 2,478 -4,659
France 2,326 2,005 -321
China 2,028 434 -1,594
Thailand 0 95 +95
Sweden 93 0 -93

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) 26,303,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,110,276
Air transport 5,441,044
Other 3,585,240

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) 14,762,100 11,541,358 -3,220,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,394,999 4,715,277 -8,679,722
Air transport 2,237,110 3,203,934 +966,824
Other 2,079,692 1,505,548 -574,144

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,871,630
Southampton 13,901,621
Holyhead 6,369,403
000 3,585,240
London Gateway Port 2,476,379

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 8,536,786 6,334,844 -2,201,942
Southampton 11,036,914 2,864,707 -8,172,207
Holyhead 3,728,578 2,640,825 -1,087,753
000 2,079,692 1,505,548 -574,144
London Gateway Port 1,267,956 1,208,423 -59,533
Liverpool Docks 1,559,308 694,472 -864,836
London Heathrow Airport 962,144 1,257,516 +295,372
Immingham Docks 780,069 827,669 +47,600
London Stansted Airport 635,014 901,379 +266,365
Felixstowe 193,408 568,660 +375,252

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