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 12,812,489
France 5,415,250
Netherlands 3,703,545
United States 2,708,303
Spain 2,563,243

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 7,574,005 5,238,484 -2,335,521
France 2,567,991 2,847,259 +279,268
Netherlands 1,648,980 2,054,565 +405,585
United States 1,367,391 1,340,912 -26,479
Spain 1,109,225 1,454,018 +344,793
Denmark 426,917 689,519 +262,602
Japan 369,067 548,730 +179,663
Germany 395,167 357,168 -37,999
India 294,115 363,964 +69,849
Turkey 403,559 226,310 -177,249

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 14,003,235
France 4,289,750
United States 3,769,234
Spain 3,321,079
Netherlands 2,828,696

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 7,912,023 6,091,212 -1,820,811
France 2,150,689 2,139,061 -11,628
United States 1,659,433 2,109,801 +450,368
Spain 1,347,470 1,973,609 +626,139
Netherlands 1,456,380 1,372,316 -84,064
Japan 354,962 546,919 +191,957
Germany 408,693 422,588 +13,895
India 299,252 368,069 +68,817
Turkey 405,452 226,310 -179,142
Switzerland 210,821 269,461 +58,640

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
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
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 11 +5
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Lancashire 4 7 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 7 +4
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1

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) 15,515,207
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,087,408
Air transport 5,177,767
Other 426,938
Road transport 275,757

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) 8,498,009 7,017,198 -1,480,811
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,210,460 6,876,948 +666,488
Air transport 2,324,984 2,852,783 +527,799
Other 361,425 65,513 -295,912
Road transport 126,573 149,184 +22,611

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,522,650
Southampton 4,425,748
Portsmouth 3,494,844
London Gateway Port 2,527,064
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 3,928,067 2,594,583 -1,333,484
Southampton 2,817,741 1,608,007 -1,209,734
Portsmouth 1,702,575 1,792,269 +89,694
London Gateway Port 731,481 1,795,583 +1,064,102
Newhaven 956,938 1,051,221 +94,283
Immingham Docks 793,735 1,002,272 +208,537
Eurotunnel 826,361 843,001 +16,640
Dover 579,989 947,185 +367,196
London Heathrow Airport 676,395 654,285 -22,110
Birmingham Airport 345,816 891,008 +545,192

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
63
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
60
Other manufacturing
8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
7
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 73
54m+ 30
0-1m 27
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 18,603,854
United States 10,888,892
Australia 3,432,534
Ireland 1,326,355
China 1,144,813

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 9,280,299 9,323,555 +43,256
United States 5,689,981 5,198,911 -491,070
Australia 1,600,789 1,831,745 +230,956
Ireland 791,959 534,396 -257,563
China 547,614 597,199 +49,585
Germany 584,899 426,799 -158,100
Sweden 338,768 383,706 +44,938
United Arab Emirates 316,707 324,841 +8,134
Japan 183,045 419,447 +236,402
South Korea 138,619 276,558 +137,939

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 36,397
United Arab Emirates 27,728
XI 5,839
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 19,227 17,170 -2,057
United Arab Emirates 14,776 12,952 -1,824
XI 1,850 3,989 +2,139
Ireland 798 266 -532
United States 285 695 +410
Italy 64 149 +85

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) 24,098,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,951,761
Air transport 3,288,508
Other 72,954
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) 12,225,104 11,873,587 -351,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,357,167 8,594,594 +237,427
Air transport 1,683,155 1,605,353 -77,802
Other 37,068 35,886 -1,182
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 21,391,474
Southampton 7,894,844
London Gateway Port 6,801,195
London Heathrow Airport 1,506,001
Felixstowe 1,288,046

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 10,837,962 10,553,512 -284,450
Southampton 2,959,619 4,935,225 +1,975,606
London Gateway Port 4,506,279 2,294,916 -2,211,363
London Heathrow Airport 684,169 821,832 +137,663
Felixstowe 240,721 1,047,325 +806,604
Liverpool Docks 752,060 278,968 -473,092
East Midlands Airport 565,881 374,029 -191,852
Holyhead 442,784 311,113 -131,671
Immingham Docks 366,406 381,300 +14,894
Dover 241,110 475,735 +234,625

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