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

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  • 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 11,885,754
France 4,767,433
Netherlands 3,181,177
United States 2,562,457
Spain 2,125,991

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 7,200,988 4,684,766 -2,516,222
France 2,549,976 2,217,457 -332,519
Netherlands 1,503,190 1,677,987 +174,797
United States 1,549,554 1,012,903 -536,651
Spain 1,160,820 965,171 -195,649
Mexico 1,322,195 0 -1,322,195
Denmark 362,364 581,001 +218,637
Turkey 508,484 227,236 -281,248
Germany 346,956 366,473 +19,517
Japan 355,116 342,675 -12,441

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 12,787,148
France 3,929,130
United States 3,321,552
Spain 2,715,228
Netherlands 2,593,714

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 7,609,759 5,177,389 -2,432,370
France 2,124,633 1,804,497 -320,136
United States 1,681,459 1,640,093 -41,366
Spain 1,345,117 1,370,111 +24,994
Netherlands 1,429,212 1,164,502 -264,710
Mexico 1,351,686 0 -1,351,686
Germany 402,438 397,866 -4,572
Turkey 510,377 227,236 -283,141
Japan 343,285 345,753 +2,468
India 298,674 264,585 -34,089

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 10
Outer London - West and North West 9
West Yorkshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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

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) 14,214,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,317,043
Air transport 5,856,829
Other 514,171
Road transport 256,383

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) 8,323,720 5,890,288 -2,433,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,037,217 5,279,826 -757,391
Air transport 3,556,616 2,300,213 -1,256,403
Other 362,611 151,560 -211,051
Road transport 131,657 124,726 -6,931

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,210,041
Southampton 4,185,119
Portsmouth 3,126,824
London Gateway Port 1,998,281
Eurotunnel 1,679,265

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 3,811,561 2,398,480 -1,413,081
Southampton 2,962,196 1,222,923 -1,739,273
Portsmouth 1,661,118 1,465,706 -195,412
London Gateway Port 666,140 1,332,141 +666,001
Eurotunnel 934,794 744,471 -190,323
Manchester Airport 1,410,102 250,368 -1,159,734
Newhaven 898,720 745,982 -152,738
Immingham Docks 718,986 855,880 +136,894
London Heathrow Airport 913,223 425,303 -487,920
Dover 624,213 644,763 +20,550

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 60
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Other manufacturing 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 36
2025-10 35
2025-09 43
2025-08 37

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 65
0-1m 26
54m+ 25
15m-54m 17
Other 8

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 17,080,807
United States 13,129,839
Australia 2,887,012
Ireland 1,274,927
Germany 1,097,998

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 9,194,544 7,886,263 -1,308,281
United States 8,863,261 4,266,578 -4,596,683
Australia 1,379,300 1,507,712 +128,412
Ireland 766,841 508,086 -258,755
Germany 642,696 455,302 -187,394
China 574,707 393,627 -181,080
Sweden 368,529 268,800 -99,729
United Arab Emirates 270,530 313,729 +43,199
Japan 59,817 389,795 +329,978
Spain 179,621 156,189 -23,432

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 32,755
United Arab Emirates 25,540
XI 4,600
Ireland 1,416
United States 745

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 18,896 13,859 -5,037
United Arab Emirates 15,042 10,498 -4,544
XI 1,668 2,932 +1,264
Ireland 1,065 351 -714
United States 252 493 +241
Italy 53 33 -20

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) 22,151,572
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,572,128
Air transport 2,743,288
Other 65,793
Road transport 2,468

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) 12,057,382 10,094,190 -1,963,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,422,037 7,150,091 -4,271,946
Air transport 1,613,163 1,130,125 -483,038
Other 37,130 28,663 -8,467
Road transport 2,468 0 -2,468

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,805,586
London Gateway Port 10,585,915
Southampton 6,006,078
London Heathrow Airport 1,063,872
East Midlands Airport 1,026,655

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 10,800,466 9,005,120 -1,795,346
London Gateway Port 8,461,004 2,124,911 -6,336,093
Southampton 1,749,570 4,256,508 +2,506,938
London Heathrow Airport 555,373 508,499 -46,874
East Midlands Airport 691,849 334,806 -357,043
Liverpool Docks 823,194 188,151 -635,043
Felixstowe 384,590 587,868 +203,278
Holyhead 481,603 249,767 -231,836
Immingham Docks 406,087 228,939 -177,148
Dover 182,489 401,609 +219,120

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