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 5,804,108
United States 4,686,472
Netherlands 1,140,211
South Korea 1,053,284
Spain 1,048,260

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 3,137,565 2,666,543 -471,022
United States 2,573,968 2,112,504 -461,464
Netherlands 592,980 547,231 -45,749
South Korea 490,239 563,045 +72,806
Spain 579,383 468,877 -110,506
France 469,524 537,427 +67,903
Belgium 500,046 397,111 -102,935
China 453,757 381,370 -72,387
Poland 171,223 221,587 +50,364
Turkey 140,834 207,016 +66,182

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 5,213,733
Germany 3,717,930
Turkey 1,954,587
Spain 1,231,396
China 1,083,273

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 2,920,323 2,293,410 -626,913
Germany 1,828,610 1,889,320 +60,710
Turkey 1,172,908 781,679 -391,229
Spain 725,820 505,576 -220,244
China 525,800 557,473 +31,673
South Korea 486,510 544,306 +57,796
Japan 290,058 518,558 +228,500
Netherlands 431,108 337,989 -93,119
Belgium 310,594 250,413 -60,181
United Kingdom 276,086 239,367 -36,719

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
Essex 8
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - East 5
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 15 +5
Essex 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Inner London - East 1 5 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 5 +3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,388,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,022,073
Air transport 2,069,322
Other 104,906
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) 5,152,574 4,235,816 -916,758
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,731,219 3,290,854 -440,365
Air transport 995,184 1,074,138 +78,954
Other 53,206 51,700 -1,506
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 3,317,067
Dover 3,008,414
Harwich 1,398,533
Felixstowe 1,287,522
Southampton 1,233,372

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 2,069,471 1,247,596 -821,875
Dover 1,444,233 1,564,181 +119,948
Harwich 829,140 569,393 -259,747
Felixstowe 749,196 538,326 -210,870
Southampton 644,773 588,599 -56,174
Thamesport 541,548 553,346 +11,798
Eurotunnel 529,259 539,829 +10,570
Dover / Eurotunnel 818,579 130,312 -688,267
Killingholme 428,607 408,034 -20,573
Immingham Docks 202,919 567,262 +364,343

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Wholesale and retail trade and repair 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
2026-05 17
2026-04 28
2026-03 22
2026-02 17
2026-01 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 48
54m+ 25
0-1m 18
15m-54m 13
Other 7

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 4,045,837
Australia 3,924,623
Turkey 3,698,146
China 2,994,671
Poland 2,961,085

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 2,044,123 2,001,714 -42,409
Australia 2,334,283 1,590,340 -743,943
Turkey 1,815,663 1,882,483 +66,820
China 1,767,113 1,227,558 -539,555
Poland 1,665,779 1,295,306 -370,473
India 1,281,203 1,603,582 +322,379
Ireland 1,122,768 1,209,718 +86,950
Germany 1,162,429 1,125,084 -37,345
Belgium 1,340,738 754,604 -586,134
South Africa 788,369 1,288,274 +499,905

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 105,417
Spain 10,806
China 7,957
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 27,534 77,883 +50,349
Spain 2,195 8,611 +6,416
China 3,457 4,500 +1,043
XI 419 504 +85
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) 31,768,341
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,559,738
Air transport 1,085,401
Other 285,768
Rail transport 13,339

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) 16,832,901 14,935,440 -1,897,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,975,273 8,584,465 -1,390,808
Air transport 539,079 546,322 +7,243
Other 79,575 206,193 +126,618
Rail transport 0 13,339 +13,339

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 19,169,081
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,586,383
Felixstowe 8,364,054
Southampton 3,300,451
Immingham Docks 2,574,935

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 10,039,032 9,130,049 -908,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,211,001 5,375,382 -835,619
Felixstowe 4,529,240 3,834,814 -694,426
Southampton 2,008,507 1,291,944 -716,563
Immingham Docks 1,418,693 1,156,242 -262,451
Holyhead 786,584 786,637 +53
Harwich 697,977 763,628 +65,651
Liverpool Docks 380,997 323,857 -57,140
London Heathrow Airport 340,318 285,427 -54,891
Dover 273,063 230,879 -42,184

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