Import/export HS code 321390: Various artists' and students' colors

Other types of paints, tints, and colors for creative or educational use, not in sets

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 12,444,668
France 5,137,385
Netherlands 3,558,872
Spain 2,549,681
United States 2,512,999

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 7,675,415 4,769,253 -2,906,162
France 2,523,456 2,613,929 +90,473
Netherlands 1,666,031 1,892,841 +226,810
Spain 1,197,171 1,352,510 +155,339
United States 1,272,377 1,240,622 -31,755
Denmark 458,157 652,235 +194,078
Japan 337,238 541,070 +203,832
Germany 386,712 337,515 -49,197
Turkey 407,185 204,979 -202,206
India 225,352 335,674 +110,322

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 13,584,794
France 4,060,762
United States 3,578,791
Spain 3,302,982
Netherlands 2,672,244

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 8,012,451 5,572,343 -2,440,108
France 2,149,264 1,911,498 -237,766
United States 1,605,444 1,973,347 +367,903
Spain 1,458,976 1,844,006 +385,030
Netherlands 1,429,761 1,242,483 -187,278
Japan 322,046 539,259 +217,213
Germany 414,607 393,698 -20,909
Turkey 409,078 204,979 -204,099
India 230,489 339,779 +109,290
Switzerland 234,433 228,439 -5,994

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 13
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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
Outer London - West and North West 6 11 +5
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Lancashire 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 7 +4
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -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) 14,931,168
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,650,249
Air transport 4,945,126
Other 410,624
Road transport 267,169

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) 8,538,220 6,392,948 -2,145,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,286,841 6,363,408 +76,567
Air transport 2,281,722 2,663,404 +381,682
Other 365,734 44,890 -320,844
Road transport 148,551 118,618 -29,933

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,357,050
Southampton 4,206,145
Portsmouth 3,306,830
London Gateway Port 2,472,722
Newhaven 2,008,159

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 4,050,524 2,306,526 -1,743,998
Southampton 2,711,103 1,495,042 -1,216,061
Portsmouth 1,685,629 1,621,201 -64,428
London Gateway Port 841,169 1,631,553 +790,384
Newhaven 1,023,861 984,298 -39,563
Immingham Docks 812,861 935,003 +122,142
Eurotunnel 867,239 777,078 -90,161
Dover 551,720 900,279 +348,559
London Heathrow Airport 633,905 589,332 -44,573
Birmingham Airport 387,650 817,098 +429,448

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
62
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
60
Other manufacturing
8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 31
2026-04 37
2026-03 38
2026-02 37
2026-01 35

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 71
54m+ 30
0-1m 26
15m-54m 20
Other 10

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 £
France 17,867,343
United States 10,572,360
Australia 3,337,347
Ireland 1,181,943
China 1,114,423

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 £
France 9,265,072 8,602,271 -662,801
United States 5,936,747 4,635,613 -1,301,134
Australia 1,732,326 1,605,021 -127,305
Ireland 675,522 506,421 -169,101
China 610,543 503,880 -106,663
Germany 577,796 394,271 -183,525
Sweden 314,885 359,579 +44,694
United Arab Emirates 321,512 315,064 -6,448
Japan 191,214 404,634 +213,420
South Korea 151,957 261,146 +109,189

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 34,635
United Arab Emirates 25,501
XI 5,704
Ireland 1,064
United States 980

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 19,440 15,195 -4,245
United Arab Emirates 13,892 11,609 -2,283
XI 2,115 3,589 +1,474
Ireland 798 266 -532
United States 307 673 +366
Italy 55 149 +94

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) 23,019,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,449,983
Air transport 3,228,806
Other 68,821
Road transport 1,225

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) 12,103,233 10,916,222 -1,187,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,806,982 7,643,001 -1,163,981
Air transport 1,712,758 1,516,048 -196,710
Other 36,675 32,146 -4,529
Road transport 1,225 0 -1,225

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,506,038
Southampton 7,690,530
London Gateway Port 6,524,871
London Heathrow Airport 1,490,906
Felixstowe 1,283,725

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 10,839,350 9,666,688 -1,172,662
Southampton 3,404,180 4,286,350 +882,170
London Gateway Port 4,378,660 2,146,211 -2,232,449
London Heathrow Airport 735,271 755,635 +20,364
Felixstowe 373,314 910,411 +537,097
Liverpool Docks 737,606 277,664 -459,942
East Midlands Airport 547,359 353,495 -193,864
Dover 258,271 452,318 +194,047
Immingham Docks 341,005 345,173 +4,168
Holyhead 334,573 292,247 -42,326

Quick facts

HS code: 321390

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

Description: Other types of paints, tints, and colors for creative or educational use, not in sets