Import/export HS code 320990: Various aqueous paints and varnishes

Water-based paints and varnishes made from other synthetic or 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 £
France 49,396,643
Germany 39,988,169
Netherlands 17,568,216
Belgium 16,320,519
Spain 12,984,690

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 £
France 20,979,452 28,417,191 +7,437,739
Germany 17,932,237 22,055,932 +4,123,695
Netherlands 7,398,002 10,170,214 +2,772,212
Belgium 5,386,444 10,934,075 +5,547,631
Spain 5,723,297 7,261,393 +1,538,096
Italy 5,470,927 6,676,370 +1,205,443
United States 1,582,174 1,525,606 -56,568
Denmark 1,349,853 1,401,781 +51,928
Sweden 1,480,300 1,105,695 -374,605
Ireland 586,299 479,253 -107,046

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 55,725,057
France 29,244,394
Italy 18,924,168
Spain 18,677,686
Netherlands 10,655,002

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 24,464,477 31,260,580 +6,796,103
France 10,603,578 18,640,816 +8,037,238
Italy 9,370,064 9,554,104 +184,040
Spain 8,773,104 9,904,582 +1,131,478
Netherlands 4,869,449 5,785,553 +916,104
Sweden 2,919,094 2,847,640 -71,454
Belgium 1,090,928 3,400,527 +2,309,599
United States 1,742,171 1,562,759 -179,412
Austria 1,723,078 1,477,424 -245,654
Denmark 1,335,391 1,451,255 +115,864

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 34
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24
Inner London - West 24
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 19

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 23 28 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 18 +1
Inner London - West 20 13 -7
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 13 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 15 13 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 18 +3
West Midlands 14 14 +0
Outer London - West and North West 15 9 -6
West Yorkshire 11 12 +1
Essex 7 11 +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) 128,342,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,496,771
Air transport 5,729,716
Other 1,070,975
Road transport 185,170

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) 55,388,973 72,953,986 +17,565,013
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,750,637 16,746,134 +4,995,497
Air transport 2,966,182 2,763,534 -202,648
Other 520,154 550,821 +30,667
Road transport 144,121 41,049 -103,072

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 80,879,375
Immingham Docks 15,229,486
London 9,157,021
Hull 8,263,758
Eurotunnel 7,612,247

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 32,716,835 48,162,540 +15,445,705
Immingham Docks 6,953,516 8,275,970 +1,322,454
London 3,525,067 5,631,954 +2,106,887
Hull 2,455,180 5,808,578 +3,353,398
Eurotunnel 3,831,908 3,780,339 -51,569
Liverpool Docks 3,240,070 3,818,905 +578,835
Felixstowe 2,429,824 4,126,340 +1,696,516
Harwich 1,912,213 2,392,276 +480,063
Portsmouth 2,638,250 1,448,148 -1,190,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,592,191 1,236,946 -355,245

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
99
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
56
Specialised construction activities
45
Other manufacturing
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 91
2026-04 95
2026-03 96
2026-02 91
2026-01 81

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 141
54m+ 131
0-1m 85
15m-54m 33
Other 20

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 £
Germany 40,756,900
Saudi Arabia 24,466,056
Poland 23,074,758
Turkey 15,054,320
Netherlands 14,062,147

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 £
Germany 26,309,303 14,447,597 -11,861,706
Saudi Arabia 10,929,720 13,536,336 +2,606,616
Poland 12,017,261 11,057,497 -959,764
Turkey 7,879,949 7,174,371 -705,578
Netherlands 7,680,327 6,381,820 -1,298,507
Ireland 3,575,338 9,660,386 +6,085,048
Greece 8,566,863 4,317,202 -4,249,661
India 4,476,268 4,882,751 +406,483
United States 2,299,369 6,835,065 +4,535,696
Romania 3,012,834 4,981,748 +1,968,914

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 £
Poland 1,039,039
XI 262,503
China 18,999
Sweden 14,547
Netherlands 8,731

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 £
Poland 446,467 592,572 +146,105
XI 130,773 131,730 +957
China 12,445 6,554 -5,891
Sweden 1,727 12,820 +11,093
Netherlands 2,614 6,117 +3,503
New Zealand 0 3,803 +3,803
Ireland 976 2,643 +1,667
Denmark 579 1,405 +826
Italy 919 0 -919
France 729 0 -729

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) 139,115,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,468,543
Air transport 14,197,410
Other 1,589,751

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) 72,285,977 66,829,909 -5,456,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,381,173 49,087,370 -4,293,803
Air transport 4,997,146 9,200,264 +4,203,118
Other 751,496 838,255 +86,759

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 105,928,742
London Gateway Port 43,131,937
Felixstowe 25,274,645
Immingham Docks 20,349,676
Liverpool Docks 11,437,274

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 56,367,631 49,561,111 -6,806,520
London Gateway Port 19,700,972 23,430,965 +3,729,993
Felixstowe 13,742,986 11,531,659 -2,211,327
Immingham Docks 15,492,629 4,857,047 -10,635,582
Liverpool Docks 5,751,310 5,685,964 -65,346
Southampton 2,748,885 7,665,650 +4,916,765
Hull 6,663,965 2,113,771 -4,550,194
Holyhead 1,898,462 5,281,744 +3,383,282
London Heathrow Airport 1,453,626 3,781,760 +2,328,134
Warton Aerodrome 1,456,088 2,133,466 +677,378

Quick facts

HS code: 320990

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

Description: Water-based paints and varnishes made from other synthetic or modified natural polymers