Import/export HS code 321310: Paint sets for artists and students

Pre-packaged sets of paints and colors for artists, students, or hobbyists

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 £
China 22,173,113
France 2,948,796
Spain 2,518,377
United States 1,620,081
Denmark 1,590,873

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 £
China 11,236,751 10,936,362 -300,389
France 1,574,958 1,373,838 -201,120
Spain 1,182,473 1,335,904 +153,431
United States 813,369 806,712 -6,657
Denmark 751,033 839,840 +88,807
Netherlands 394,544 296,610 -97,934
Dominican Republic 154,291 290,130 +135,839
Germany 202,998 212,240 +9,242
Japan 169,994 196,436 +26,442
Belgium 261,761 43,225 -218,536

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 £
China 23,743,713
Spain 3,123,674
France 2,118,827
United States 1,537,369
Norway 862,954

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 £
China 12,151,490 11,592,223 -559,267
Spain 1,481,903 1,641,771 +159,868
France 1,105,656 1,013,171 -92,485
United States 791,712 745,657 -46,055
Norway 406,251 456,703 +50,452
Germany 216,650 271,447 +54,797
Dominican Republic 154,291 302,157 +147,866
Japan 179,046 200,332 +21,286
Italy 146,625 116,254 -30,371
Netherlands 161,883 98,253 -63,630

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 40
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Inner London - East 7
West Central Scotland 7
West Yorkshire 7

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
Greater Manchester 26 27 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
West Central Scotland 6 1 -5
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Kent 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 2 5 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,848,888
Air transport 7,133,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,027,872
Other 474,578
Road transport 54,578

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,653,408 10,195,480 -457,928
Air transport 3,384,514 3,748,961 +364,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,949,247 3,078,625 +129,378
Other 410,908 63,670 -347,238
Road transport 6,469 48,109 +41,640

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,169,848
Southampton 5,100,732
London Gateway Port 4,728,402
Birmingham Airport 3,704,207
Portsmouth 1,713,609

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 £
Felixstowe 4,478,382 2,691,466 -1,786,916
Southampton 3,237,875 1,862,857 -1,375,018
London Gateway Port 1,059,709 3,668,693 +2,608,984
Birmingham Airport 1,730,225 1,973,982 +243,757
Portsmouth 841,602 872,007 +30,405
Immingham Docks 836,446 862,744 +26,298
Liverpool Docks 874,549 744,528 -130,021
London 873,326 350,207 -523,119
499 259,246 895,345 +636,099
Dover 431,604 524,129 +92,525

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
96
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Other manufacturing
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 25
2026-03 29
2026-02 25
2026-01 19

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 68
0-1m 29
54m+ 29
15m-54m 11
Other 7

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 Arab Emirates 5,397,205
United States 3,791,599
France 2,943,571
Australia 2,914,678
China 503,201

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 Arab Emirates 3,061,141 2,336,064 -725,077
United States 1,443,897 2,347,702 +903,805
France 1,674,000 1,269,571 -404,429
Australia 292,884 2,621,794 +2,328,910
China 116,757 386,444 +269,687
Ireland 258,475 148,193 -110,282
Germany 171,292 101,652 -69,640
South Korea 53,276 210,573 +157,297
Spain 143,776 46,843 -96,933
Canada 82,186 70,785 -11,401

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 £
China 2,369
Germany 1,382
South Africa 301
XI 55

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 £
China 0 2,369 +2,369
Germany 1,382 0 -1,382
South Africa 55 246 +191
XI 40 15 -25

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,084,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,507,798
Air transport 1,203,942
Other 4,469

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,163,715 7,921,043 +2,757,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,557,983 1,949,815 -608,168
Air transport 666,572 537,370 -129,202
Other 1,653 2,816 +1,163

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 8,969,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,551,498
Southampton 2,648,928
Felixstowe 817,484
Liverpool Docks 548,387

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 £
London Gateway Port 4,017,273 4,951,747 +934,474
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,925,946 1,625,552 -300,394
Southampton 543,262 2,105,666 +1,562,404
Felixstowe 193,410 624,074 +430,664
Liverpool Docks 318,545 229,842 -88,703
Dover 256,142 74,972 -181,170
ZLC 144,685 181,400 +36,715
East Midlands Airport 229,887 81,997 -147,890
London Heathrow Airport 143,479 101,590 -41,889
Holyhead 128,265 104,000 -24,265

Quick facts

HS code: 321310

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

Description: Pre-packaged sets of paints and colors for artists, students, or hobbyists