Import/export HS code 32159070: Various ink products

Other ink-related products not covered by specific categories

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* 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 £
Netherlands 5,846,894
United States 4,850,337
Germany 4,028,113
China 3,815,052
Philippines 2,541,846

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 £
Netherlands 3,682,249 2,164,645 -1,517,604
United States 2,578,399 2,271,938 -306,461
Germany 2,026,248 2,001,865 -24,383
China 2,325,305 1,489,747 -835,558
Philippines 1,168,909 1,372,937 +204,028
France 1,034,434 1,142,752 +108,318
Singapore 331,765 543,270 +211,505
Sweden 218,804 396,507 +177,703
Italy 361,207 200,769 -160,438
Belgium 96,248 343,425 +247,177

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 £
United States 5,593,379
China 5,254,564
Japan 4,350,572
Philippines 2,887,295
Germany 2,855,393

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 £
United States 3,062,430 2,530,949 -531,481
China 3,422,480 1,832,084 -1,590,396
Japan 2,480,845 1,869,727 -611,118
Philippines 1,198,399 1,688,896 +490,497
Germany 1,407,639 1,447,754 +40,115
France 845,675 810,865 -34,810
Netherlands 568,806 455,555 -113,251
Indonesia 381,985 364,749 -17,236
Singapore 58,529 465,592 +407,063
United Kingdom 44,979 430,546 +385,567

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Greater Manchester 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12
Inner London - West 11

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 15 +6
Greater Manchester 12 6 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 4 -6
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 3 -6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 4 -5
Kent 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -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) 11,203,165
Air transport 8,881,741
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,967,287
Other 808,086
Rail transport 613,875

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) 5,887,847 5,315,318 -572,529
Air transport 4,685,510 4,196,231 -489,279
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,685,309 3,281,978 -403,331
Other 570,420 237,666 -332,754
Rail transport 483,425 130,450 -352,975
Road transport 123,512 106,918 -16,594

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,831,802
Dover 2,607,580
Southampton 2,545,200
East Midlands Airport 2,522,400
Eurotunnel 2,467,451

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 2,506,998 1,324,804 -1,182,194
Dover 1,408,211 1,199,369 -208,842
Southampton 1,484,256 1,060,944 -423,312
East Midlands Airport 1,460,414 1,061,986 -398,428
Eurotunnel 1,377,460 1,089,991 -287,469
London Gateway Port 315,146 1,618,034 +1,302,888
London Heathrow Airport 813,006 1,066,714 +253,708
Thamesport 1,040,082 831,197 -208,885
Birmingham Airport 727,950 712,188 -15,762
Immingham Docks 773,538 549,421 -224,117

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 32
2025-10 35
2025-09 37
2025-08 36

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 84
54m+ 59
0-1m 36
15m-54m 18
Other 12

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 £
Germany 20,499,971
Brazil 11,295,265
United States 9,542,871
Panama 7,908,830
Mexico 5,158,068

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 £
Germany 10,113,008 10,386,963 +273,955
Brazil 5,638,633 5,656,632 +17,999
United States 7,200,365 2,342,506 -4,857,859
Panama 4,199,063 3,709,767 -489,296
Mexico 2,834,843 2,323,225 -511,618
Netherlands 3,276,143 669,777 -2,606,366
Viet Nam 1,363,067 1,213,455 -149,612
Saudi Arabia 948,656 734,908 -213,748
China 1,282,529 381,295 -901,234
Turkey 610,548 924,189 +313,641

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 £
Germany 1,196
Denmark 277
XI 116
China 11

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 £
Germany 875 321 -554
Denmark 0 277 +277
XI 116 0 -116
China 11 0 -11

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) 45,631,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,694,393
Air transport 11,827,384
Road transport 22,005
Other 2,088

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) 26,335,235 19,295,908 -7,039,327
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,308,072 15,386,321 -2,921,751
Air transport 6,421,896 5,405,488 -1,016,408
Road transport 22,005 0 -22,005
Other 1,002 1,086 +84
Rail transport 0 1,209 +1,209

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 17,758,889
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,654,818
Felixstowe 15,652,912
Southampton 12,378,802
Immingham Docks 10,325,619

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 9,606,106 8,152,783 -1,453,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,257,133 10,397,685 +3,140,552
Felixstowe 9,829,335 5,823,577 -4,005,758
Southampton 7,215,151 5,163,651 -2,051,500
Immingham Docks 6,848,016 3,477,603 -3,370,413
London Heathrow Airport 3,183,290 3,065,493 -117,797
Dover 1,331,178 983,653 -347,525
East Midlands Airport 1,358,601 925,237 -433,364
Liverpool Docks 1,565,329 408,743 -1,156,586
Manchester Airport 742,755 339,288 -403,467

Quick facts

HS code: 32159070

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

Description: Other ink-related products not covered by specific categories