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 5,581,477
United States 4,966,992
Netherlands 1,071,938
Spain 1,067,517
Belgium 1,038,385

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 3,381,866 2,199,611 -1,182,255
United States 3,151,068 1,815,924 -1,335,144
Netherlands 555,378 516,560 -38,818
Spain 520,448 547,069 +26,621
Belgium 558,353 480,032 -78,321
South Korea 516,584 477,081 -39,503
France 628,284 299,469 -328,815
China 419,669 298,104 -121,565
Turkey 107,681 239,351 +131,670
Poland 130,556 173,926 +43,370

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 5,440,959
Germany 3,664,744
Turkey 1,965,526
Spain 1,301,541
South Korea 978,581

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 3,529,192 1,911,767 -1,617,425
Germany 1,899,758 1,764,986 -134,772
Turkey 1,342,470 623,056 -719,414
Spain 733,367 568,174 -165,193
South Korea 509,120 469,461 -39,659
China 470,751 419,523 -51,228
Netherlands 417,101 301,570 -115,531
Japan 326,979 333,371 +6,392
Belgium 327,018 252,477 -74,541
United Kingdom 222,137 261,337 +39,200

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 14
Essex 8
Greater Manchester 7
West Yorkshire 6
Inner London - West 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 10 12 +2
Essex 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 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) 8,979,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,223,118
Air transport 2,002,647
Other 112,501
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) 5,332,516 3,646,743 -1,685,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,255,246 2,967,872 -1,287,374
Air transport 1,106,718 895,929 -210,789
Other 57,265 55,236 -2,029
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 3,484,536
Dover 2,685,122
Felixstowe 1,327,645
Harwich 1,276,249
Southampton 1,271,679

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 2,364,209 1,120,327 -1,243,882
Dover 1,170,460 1,514,662 +344,202
Felixstowe 857,058 470,587 -386,471
Harwich 873,306 402,943 -470,363
Southampton 736,166 535,513 -200,653
Thamesport 594,396 537,391 -57,005
Eurotunnel 508,694 538,791 +30,097
Dover / Eurotunnel 957,251 59,896 -897,355
Killingholme 487,072 451,078 -35,994
London 519,813 226,426 -293,387

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 41
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 26
2025-10 22
2025-09 27
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 49
54m+ 31
0-1m 16
15m-54m 12
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 £
Turkey 3,851,028
Australia 3,758,042
United States 3,503,438
China 2,682,226
Poland 2,663,093

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 £
Turkey 2,315,332 1,535,696 -779,636
Australia 1,943,116 1,814,926 -128,190
United States 1,925,615 1,577,823 -347,792
China 1,969,592 712,634 -1,256,958
Poland 1,752,614 910,479 -842,135
India 1,194,465 1,288,677 +94,212
Belgium 1,665,047 601,681 -1,063,366
Germany 1,379,523 881,938 -497,585
Ireland 1,072,995 962,904 -110,091
United Arab Emirates 1,089,156 771,583 -317,573

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 55,676
China 8,629
Spain 4,748
XI 879
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 20,416 35,260 +14,844
China 4,378 4,251 -127
Spain 23 4,725 +4,702
XI 320 559 +239
Canada 0 500 +500
Germany 192 210 +18
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) 30,121,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,398,402
Air transport 1,036,963
Other 146,055

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) 17,594,513 12,527,231 -5,067,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,164,090 7,234,312 -2,929,778
Air transport 578,443 458,520 -119,923
Other 66,030 80,025 +13,995

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 17,691,772
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,867,385
Felixstowe 7,966,499
Southampton 3,398,916
Immingham Docks 2,368,038

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 10,123,757 7,568,015 -2,555,742
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,521,093 4,346,292 -2,174,801
Felixstowe 4,523,167 3,443,332 -1,079,835
Southampton 2,320,450 1,078,466 -1,241,984
Immingham Docks 1,354,020 1,014,018 -340,002
Harwich 1,032,488 627,020 -405,468
Holyhead 726,838 662,953 -63,885
Liverpool Docks 417,220 322,953 -94,267
London Heathrow Airport 375,157 247,836 -127,321
Dover 247,860 223,137 -24,723

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