Import/export HS code 320910: Acrylic or vinyl-based aqueous paints

Water-based paints and varnishes made primarily from acrylic or vinyl polymers

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  • 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 54,499,059
France 48,713,193
Netherlands 46,281,670
Belgium 28,306,850
Italy 16,662,998

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 33,020,349 21,478,710 -11,541,639
France 25,252,937 23,460,256 -1,792,681
Netherlands 21,916,248 24,365,422 +2,449,174
Belgium 15,214,445 13,092,405 -2,122,040
Italy 8,157,632 8,505,366 +347,734
Poland 7,292,263 7,951,703 +659,440
Ireland 9,611,278 3,304,517 -6,306,761
Sweden 6,031,347 6,861,139 +829,792
United States 6,100,593 3,027,883 -3,072,710
Norway 2,727,058 2,741,169 +14,111

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 62,066,590
Netherlands 34,615,319
France 30,400,744
Italy 27,201,481
Poland 24,205,613

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 35,955,582 26,111,008 -9,844,574
Netherlands 15,980,441 18,634,878 +2,654,437
France 16,622,409 13,778,335 -2,844,074
Italy 13,910,232 13,291,249 -618,983
Poland 11,570,502 12,635,111 +1,064,609
Belgium 10,934,430 9,406,029 -1,528,401
Sweden 6,509,616 7,456,566 +946,950
United States 7,504,359 5,992,700 -1,511,659
Spain 3,443,060 3,295,489 -147,571
Norway 2,547,294 2,488,944 -58,350

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
Inner London - West 18
West Midlands 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Outer London - West and North West 17

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 25 +5
Inner London - West 13 13 +0
West Midlands 14 13 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
Outer London - West and North West 17 13 -4
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 12 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 14 +5
West Yorkshire 13 8 -5

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) 224,326,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,213,318
Other 12,665,188
Air transport 4,696,592
Road transport 1,538,770

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) 120,071,101 104,255,588 -15,815,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,364,494 17,848,824 +484,330
Other 7,808,987 4,856,201 -2,952,786
Air transport 2,111,349 2,585,243 +473,894
Road transport 307,981 1,230,789 +922,808

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 87,744,659
Immingham Docks 61,229,023
Eurotunnel 19,109,124
London 16,964,014
Felixstowe 14,890,699

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 45,327,405 42,417,254 -2,910,151
Immingham Docks 29,905,256 31,323,767 +1,418,511
Eurotunnel 10,637,230 8,471,894 -2,165,336
London 8,775,211 8,188,803 -586,408
Felixstowe 6,959,146 7,931,553 +972,407
Killingholme 6,944,775 6,562,990 -381,785
000 7,808,987 4,856,201 -2,952,786
Harwich 6,796,847 4,775,750 -2,021,097
Liverpool Docks 4,892,472 3,322,818 -1,569,654
Hull 3,589,217 1,873,019 -1,716,198

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 104
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Specialised construction activities 38
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 84
2025-11 120
2025-10 109
2025-09 98
2025-08 105

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
1m-15m 148
54m+ 105
0-1m 76
15m-54m 21
Other 14

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 59,972,577
Germany 24,938,367
France 10,994,963
United States 7,121,390
Turkey 6,521,019

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 26,529,330 33,443,247 +6,913,917
Germany 13,156,527 11,781,840 -1,374,687
France 5,711,387 5,283,576 -427,811
United States 3,987,518 3,133,872 -853,646
Turkey 4,810,436 1,710,583 -3,099,853
Canada 2,680,880 2,576,228 -104,652
Netherlands 2,739,208 2,187,052 -552,156
United Arab Emirates 2,854,121 1,891,762 -962,359
Poland 2,024,665 1,534,959 -489,706
Belgium 1,805,007 1,545,799 -259,208

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 1,391,775
Netherlands 453,052
Poland 237,376
Ireland 148,621
Germany 104,792

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 454,163 937,612 +483,449
Netherlands 204,444 248,608 +44,164
Poland 105,314 132,062 +26,748
Ireland 20,367 128,254 +107,887
Germany 86,276 18,516 -67,760
France 34,229 17,327 -16,902
Denmark 16,185 14,695 -1,490
China 6,668 6,754 +86
Hungary 465 2,644 +2,179
United States 2,272 0 -2,272

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) 116,884,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,071,359
Other 13,683,935
Air transport 5,663,391
Road transport 5,525

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) 58,096,249 58,788,542 +692,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,696,106 17,375,253 -5,320,853
Other 7,329,835 6,354,100 -975,735
Air transport 3,177,771 2,485,620 -692,151
Road transport 5,525 0 -5,525

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,582,653
Holyhead 19,767,761
Heysham 17,188,599
Southampton 15,383,349
London Gateway Port 13,806,033

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 33,388,908 25,193,745 -8,195,163
Holyhead 8,704,201 11,063,560 +2,359,359
Heysham 6,040,303 11,148,296 +5,107,993
Southampton 7,848,629 7,534,720 -313,909
London Gateway Port 8,410,521 5,395,512 -3,015,009
000 7,329,835 6,354,100 -975,735
Liverpool Docks 5,110,324 5,909,518 +799,194
Immingham Docks 3,357,777 4,540,208 +1,182,431
Felixstowe 3,578,904 2,489,355 -1,089,549
Manchester Airport 1,269,036 1,206,477 -62,559

Quick facts

HS code: 320910

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

Description: Water-based paints and varnishes made primarily from acrylic or vinyl polymers