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 12,850,027
France 5,384,761
Netherlands 3,636,176
United States 2,739,133
Spain 2,444,424

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 7,479,552 5,370,475 -2,109,077
France 2,482,920 2,901,841 +418,921
Netherlands 1,584,273 2,051,903 +467,630
United States 1,420,658 1,318,475 -102,183
Spain 996,103 1,448,321 +452,218
Denmark 353,021 725,161 +372,140
Japan 370,356 464,073 +93,717
Germany 387,646 378,279 -9,367
Turkey 429,179 226,310 -202,869
India 277,634 370,372 +92,738

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 14,098,950
France 4,246,376
United States 3,760,263
Spain 3,178,799
Netherlands 2,789,682

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 7,821,512 6,277,438 -1,544,074
France 2,079,738 2,166,638 +86,900
United States 1,644,220 2,116,043 +471,823
Spain 1,200,505 1,978,294 +777,789
Netherlands 1,428,292 1,361,390 -66,902
Germany 423,498 439,892 +16,394
Japan 356,251 462,262 +106,011
Turkey 431,072 226,310 -204,762
India 262,073 343,718 +81,645
Switzerland 211,383 260,481 +49,098

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 9
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 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 4 6 +2

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) 15,437,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,888,594
Air transport 5,213,005
Other 446,639
Road transport 273,224

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) 8,405,817 7,031,405 -1,374,412
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,915,730 6,972,864 +1,057,134
Air transport 2,341,903 2,871,102 +529,199
Other 350,337 96,302 -254,035
Road transport 139,337 133,887 -5,450

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 6,605,033
Southampton 4,403,447
Portsmouth 3,478,775
London Gateway Port 2,391,821
Newhaven 1,904,775

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 3,873,381 2,731,652 -1,141,729
Southampton 2,923,440 1,480,007 -1,443,433
Portsmouth 1,656,634 1,822,141 +165,507
London Gateway Port 645,257 1,746,564 +1,101,307
Newhaven 843,986 1,060,789 +216,803
Immingham Docks 713,289 1,052,597 +339,308
Eurotunnel 788,770 890,228 +101,458
Dover 576,989 927,490 +350,501
London Heathrow Airport 725,606 595,540 -130,066
Birmingham Airport 307,959 959,448 +651,489

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 59
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
2026-04 37
2026-03 38
2026-02 37
2026-01 35
2025-12 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+ 29
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 18,566,303
United States 13,669,491
Australia 3,410,392
Ireland 1,341,645
China 1,151,897

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 9,225,183 9,341,120 +115,937
United States 8,611,020 5,058,471 -3,552,549
Australia 1,510,298 1,900,094 +389,796
Ireland 791,236 550,409 -240,827
China 550,880 601,017 +50,137
Germany 600,759 426,556 -174,203
Sweden 300,498 377,550 +77,052
United Arab Emirates 276,524 373,015 +96,491
Japan 137,288 449,478 +312,190
South Korea 140,850 247,204 +106,354

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 34,084
United Arab Emirates 25,127
XI 5,702
Ireland 1,064
United States 852

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 18,232 15,852 -2,380
United Arab Emirates 14,902 10,225 -4,677
XI 1,879 3,823 +1,944
Ireland 798 266 -532
United States 253 599 +346
Italy 56 16 -40

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) 24,029,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,799,918
Air transport 3,197,367
Other 67,570
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) 12,114,367 11,914,738 -199,629
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,157,231 8,642,687 -2,514,544
Air transport 1,663,969 1,533,398 -130,571
Other 36,188 31,382 -4,806
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 21,359,016
London Gateway Port 9,894,625
Southampton 7,697,432
London Heathrow Airport 1,401,585
Felixstowe 1,295,812

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 10,761,769 10,597,247 -164,522
London Gateway Port 7,493,166 2,401,459 -5,091,707
Southampton 2,748,648 4,948,784 +2,200,136
London Heathrow Airport 650,945 750,640 +99,695
Felixstowe 253,470 1,042,342 +788,872
East Midlands Airport 610,305 379,244 -231,061
Liverpool Docks 769,737 219,212 -550,525
Holyhead 443,094 315,553 -127,541
Dover 245,770 466,767 +220,997
Immingham Docks 332,296 370,984 +38,688

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