Import/export HS code 340530: Vehicle body polishes

Polishes and similar products for cleaning and shining vehicle exteriors, excluding metal polishes

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 £
Germany 5,892,786
United States 4,871,242
Netherlands 1,158,964
Spain 1,079,750
South Korea 1,065,664

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 £
Germany 3,201,399 2,691,387 -510,012
United States 2,654,812 2,216,430 -438,382
Netherlands 548,280 610,684 +62,404
Spain 513,016 566,734 +53,718
South Korea 491,027 574,637 +83,610
France 491,256 530,107 +38,851
Belgium 470,711 420,922 -49,789
China 478,924 362,508 -116,416
Poland 160,980 200,413 +39,433
Turkey 131,329 193,276 +61,947

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 5,395,679
Germany 3,770,794
Turkey 1,969,177
Spain 1,293,174
China 1,090,623

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 2,989,674 2,406,005 -583,669
Germany 1,799,894 1,970,900 +171,006
Turkey 1,265,347 703,830 -561,517
Spain 702,241 590,933 -111,308
China 546,843 543,780 -3,063
South Korea 487,298 555,898 +68,600
Netherlands 414,318 382,242 -32,076
Japan 274,070 503,821 +229,751
Belgium 306,401 234,749 -71,652
United Kingdom 251,869 275,805 +23,936

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
Essex 8
Greater Manchester 6
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 15 +6
Essex 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 5 +3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 1 4 +3
Inner London - West 3 2 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,507,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,258,279
Air transport 2,019,497
Other 108,441
Road transport 5,663

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,150,488 4,356,950 -793,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,819,762 3,438,517 -381,245
Air transport 953,764 1,065,733 +111,969
Other 56,904 51,537 -5,367
Road transport 0 5,663 +5,663

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,556,998
Dover 2,973,162
Harwich 1,433,533
Felixstowe 1,321,483
Southampton 1,227,661

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,272,198 1,284,800 -987,398
Dover 1,239,783 1,733,379 +493,596
Harwich 879,902 553,631 -326,271
Felixstowe 807,667 513,816 -293,851
Southampton 625,936 601,725 -24,211
Thamesport 508,718 602,322 +93,604
Eurotunnel 455,355 625,242 +169,887
Dover / Eurotunnel 851,023 128,381 -722,642
Killingholme 518,119 408,034 -110,085
Immingham Docks 198,964 506,559 +307,595

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 40
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 22
2026-02 17
2026-01 18
2025-12 19

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 51
54m+ 26
0-1m 17
15m-54m 11
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 £
United States 3,971,847
Turkey 3,898,616
Australia 3,860,204
Poland 2,994,227
China 2,962,179

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 £
United States 2,030,564 1,941,283 -89,281
Turkey 1,946,799 1,951,817 +5,018
Australia 2,279,716 1,580,488 -699,228
Poland 1,573,242 1,420,985 -152,257
China 1,930,786 1,031,393 -899,393
India 1,171,910 1,486,028 +314,118
Ireland 1,145,046 1,173,718 +28,672
Germany 1,225,000 1,060,834 -164,166
Belgium 1,449,201 820,634 -628,567
South Africa 803,927 1,290,228 +486,301

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 £
United States 89,892
China 8,458
Spain 8,204
XI 923
Canada 500

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 £
United States 18,874 71,018 +52,144
China 3,860 4,598 +738
Spain 251 7,953 +7,702
XI 391 532 +141
Canada 0 500 +500
Germany 192 247 +55
Turkey 193 49 -144
Netherlands 140 0 -140
Ireland 65 60 -5
Bangladesh 0 102 +102

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) 32,274,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,715,836
Air transport 1,095,797
Other 241,637

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) 17,628,099 14,646,447 -2,981,652
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,005,387 8,710,449 -1,294,938
Air transport 564,691 531,106 -33,585
Other 60,248 181,389 +121,141

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 19,016,492
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,639,938
Felixstowe 8,874,114
Southampton 3,442,123
Immingham Docks 2,580,512

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 10,570,426 8,446,066 -2,124,360
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,185,459 5,454,479 -730,980
Felixstowe 4,615,644 4,258,470 -357,174
Southampton 2,090,745 1,351,378 -739,367
Immingham Docks 1,384,733 1,195,779 -188,954
Holyhead 794,248 789,524 -4,724
Harwich 774,304 731,640 -42,664
Liverpool Docks 467,600 263,353 -204,247
London Heathrow Airport 355,649 274,619 -81,030
Dover 277,195 241,020 -36,175

Quick facts

HS code: 340530

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

Description: Polishes and similar products for cleaning and shining vehicle exteriors, excluding metal polishes