Import/export HS code 340520: Wood furniture and floor polishes

Polishes and creams used to clean, protect, and shine wooden furniture, floors, and other wood surfaces

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 6,592,737
United States 1,474,405
France 926,175
Denmark 652,558
Poland 545,693

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 3,788,633 2,804,104 -984,529
United States 693,872 780,533 +86,661
France 544,565 381,610 -162,955
Denmark 314,243 338,315 +24,072
Poland 308,545 237,148 -71,397
Italy 158,870 200,160 +41,290
Belgium 160,460 168,384 +7,924
Germany 153,107 163,866 +10,759
Turkey 170,317 38,143 -132,174
Ireland 72,642 46,696 -25,946

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 £
Netherlands 6,546,645
United States 1,509,447
France 897,897
Denmark 676,284
Poland 524,361

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 £
Netherlands 3,754,011 2,792,634 -961,377
United States 744,867 764,580 +19,713
France 514,297 383,600 -130,697
Denmark 337,969 338,315 +346
Poland 284,855 239,506 -45,349
Italy 170,070 220,704 +50,634
Belgium 133,763 132,348 -1,415
Turkey 170,317 38,143 -132,174
Sweden 111,881 84,087 -27,794
Germany 85,016 83,542 -1,474

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Kent 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5

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
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Kent 3 6 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 1 -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) 7,450,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,430,124
Air transport 698,435
Other 205,034
Road transport 12,850

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) 4,034,558 3,415,928 -618,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,927,093 1,503,031 -424,062
Air transport 364,325 334,110 -30,215
Other 157,146 47,888 -109,258
Road transport 0 12,850 +12,850

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 5,591,591
Dover 1,766,981
Immingham Docks 1,040,852
Portsmouth 591,480
Eurotunnel 419,502

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 £
Hull 3,294,128 2,297,463 -996,665
Dover 909,978 857,003 -52,975
Immingham Docks 510,639 530,213 +19,574
Portsmouth 261,914 329,566 +67,652
Eurotunnel 261,577 157,925 -103,652
Southampton 142,039 180,985 +38,946
East Midlands Airport 131,266 90,722 -40,544
000 157,146 47,888 -109,258
Thamesport 100,198 100,515 +317
Felixstowe 146,310 54,149 -92,161

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 22
2025-10 27
2025-09 20
2025-08 18

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 35
54m+ 17
0-1m 16
15m-54m 10
Other 6

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 £
Thailand 2,213,926
United States 1,936,672
Ireland 1,724,849
Spain 504,277
Germany 436,738

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 £
Thailand 8,640 2,205,286 +2,196,646
United States 1,189,016 747,656 -441,360
Ireland 850,200 874,649 +24,449
Spain 244,649 259,628 +14,979
Germany 142,048 294,690 +152,642
Kuwait 268,124 161,369 -106,755
Italy 135,644 182,079 +46,435
Saudi Arabia 145,000 136,344 -8,656
Poland 116,435 157,020 +40,585
Belgium 101,519 158,335 +56,816

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 £
XI 62,883
Netherlands 21,808
Turkey 13,349
Germany 5,014
Ireland 1,749

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 £
XI 29,338 33,545 +4,207
Netherlands 15,929 5,879 -10,050
Turkey 8,599 4,750 -3,849
Germany 4,285 729 -3,556
Ireland 1,690 59 -1,631
France 786 573 -213
Sweden 234 0 -234
Nicaragua 12 0 -12

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) 5,835,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,079,487
Air transport 795,930
Other 258,268

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) 2,032,024 3,803,629 +1,771,605
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,904,960 2,174,527 +269,567
Air transport 488,792 307,138 -181,654
Other 73,621 184,647 +111,026

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,262,264
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,167,322
Liverpool Docks 1,730,453
London Gateway Port 1,355,305
Felixstowe 485,583

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 £
Southampton 622,189 2,640,075 +2,017,886
Dover / Eurotunnel 965,997 1,201,325 +235,328
Liverpool Docks 929,461 800,992 -128,469
London Gateway Port 674,370 680,935 +6,565
Felixstowe 338,376 147,207 -191,169
Holyhead 198,472 259,974 +61,502
East Midlands Airport 321,125 55,886 -265,239
000 73,621 184,647 +111,026
ZLC 70,498 105,559 +35,061
Immingham Docks 35,260 115,907 +80,647

Quick facts

HS code: 340520

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

Description: Polishes and creams used to clean, protect, and shine wooden furniture, floors, and other wood surfaces