Import/export HS code 32159070: Various ink products

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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 5,056,998
United States 4,806,850
Germany 4,498,171
China 3,957,157
Philippines 2,421,284

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 2,955,726 2,101,272 -854,454
United States 2,347,770 2,459,080 +111,310
Germany 2,232,056 2,266,115 +34,059
China 2,179,323 1,777,834 -401,489
Philippines 1,169,603 1,251,681 +82,078
France 1,114,221 1,143,623 +29,402
Singapore 209,365 935,081 +725,716
Japan 239,555 566,040 +326,485
Sweden 355,325 344,378 -10,947
Italy 294,223 233,347 -60,876

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 5,416,927
China 5,264,744
Japan 4,783,841
Germany 3,079,461
Philippines 2,776,115

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 2,677,987 2,738,940 +60,953
China 3,083,245 2,181,499 -901,746
Japan 2,394,161 2,389,680 -4,481
Germany 1,557,951 1,521,510 -36,441
Philippines 1,375,432 1,400,683 +25,251
France 900,551 803,261 -97,290
Indonesia 406,286 459,254 +52,968
Netherlands 297,291 541,452 +244,161
Singapore 14,099 761,888 +747,789
Italy 258,579 241,763 -16,816

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 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Greater Manchester 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
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 11 14 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Kent 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 3 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 3 -4
Essex 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +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) 11,437,938
Air transport 9,288,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,292,513
Other 620,975
Rail transport 399,765

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) 5,618,915 5,819,023 +200,108
Air transport 4,565,685 4,723,005 +157,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,660,993 3,631,520 -29,473
Other 511,806 109,169 -402,637
Rail transport 399,765 0 -399,765
Road transport 139,122 120,420 -18,702

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,754,286
Dover 2,732,082
Southampton 2,559,427
East Midlands Airport 2,527,713
Eurotunnel 2,413,094

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 2,405,227 1,349,059 -1,056,168
Dover 1,432,733 1,299,349 -133,384
Southampton 932,953 1,626,474 +693,521
East Midlands Airport 1,343,020 1,184,693 -158,327
Eurotunnel 1,417,539 995,555 -421,984
London Gateway Port 853,704 1,534,476 +680,772
London Heathrow Airport 1,090,794 809,474 -281,320
Thamesport 891,387 823,626 -67,761
Birmingham Airport 754,235 755,094 +859
Manchester Airport 530,089 935,326 +405,237

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
59
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 35
2026-03 31
2026-02 38
2026-01 44

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+ 60
0-1m 32
15m-54m 16
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 21,694,250
Brazil 12,897,518
Panama 9,513,325
United States 8,543,427
Mexico 4,890,624

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 11,737,847 9,956,403 -1,781,444
Brazil 6,026,388 6,871,130 +844,742
Panama 6,003,392 3,509,933 -2,493,459
United States 5,355,809 3,187,618 -2,168,191
Mexico 2,411,001 2,479,623 +68,622
Netherlands 3,223,047 771,107 -2,451,940
Turkey 790,581 1,905,454 +1,114,873
Viet Nam 1,376,134 1,222,914 -153,220
Peru 127,487 1,836,355 +1,708,868
Saudi Arabia 837,543 865,073 +27,530

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 1,240
Denmark 291
New Zealand 141
XI 116

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 974 266 -708
Denmark 277 14 -263
New Zealand 0 141 +141
XI 116 0 -116

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) 47,938,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,634,020
Air transport 12,732,340
Road transport 2,796
Other 2,276

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) 23,720,488 24,218,511 +498,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,473,508 16,160,512 -6,312,996
Air transport 6,360,634 6,371,706 +11,072
Road transport 2,796 0 -2,796
Other 1,855 421 -1,434
Rail transport 1,209 0 -1,209

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,083,676
London Gateway Port 20,503,618
Felixstowe 16,179,321
Southampton 13,485,980
Immingham Docks 10,536,990

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 10,586,702 10,496,974 -89,728
London Gateway Port 10,713,800 9,789,818 -923,982
Felixstowe 8,936,466 7,242,855 -1,693,611
Southampton 6,834,591 6,651,389 -183,202
Immingham Docks 6,424,089 4,112,901 -2,311,188
London Heathrow Airport 3,377,309 3,356,890 -20,419
East Midlands Airport 1,296,506 985,634 -310,872
Dover 989,450 957,908 -31,542
Liverpool Docks 1,115,538 695,981 -419,557
London Stansted Airport 335,074 907,906 +572,832

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