Import/export HS code 340590: Various polishes and cleaning products

All other polishes, creams, and cleaning preparations not listed in specific subcategories

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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 £
United States 5,583,368
Germany 5,263,388
Portugal 1,962,566
France 1,589,171
Japan 997,269

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 £
United States 2,877,595 2,705,773 -171,822
Germany 2,999,713 2,263,675 -736,038
Portugal 1,167,480 795,086 -372,394
France 724,741 864,430 +139,689
Japan 647,025 350,244 -296,781
China 411,320 295,096 -116,224
Netherlands 336,255 341,729 +5,474
Norway 1,674 584,288 +582,614
Italy 207,029 346,003 +138,974
India 239,052 245,660 +6,608

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 6,729,198
Germany 2,902,639
China 2,130,926
Portugal 2,124,899
Japan 1,066,032

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 3,330,682 3,398,516 +67,834
Germany 1,570,227 1,332,412 -237,815
China 1,321,485 809,441 -512,044
Portugal 1,306,475 818,424 -488,051
Japan 690,871 375,161 -315,710
Italy 416,300 365,729 -50,571
France 352,993 419,752 +66,759
Norway 0 583,086 +583,086
Spain 316,296 259,379 -56,917
India 241,251 258,632 +17,381

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 19
Greater Manchester 18
Inner London - West 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 10

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 14 16 +2
Greater Manchester 14 10 -4
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 9 +6
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 6 9 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 6 -2
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 5 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,223,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,748,135
Air transport 4,624,283
Other 200,488
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 101,601

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) 4,232,520 3,991,257 -241,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,380,372 3,367,763 -1,012,609
Air transport 2,249,649 2,374,634 +124,985
Other 174,733 25,755 -148,978
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 101,601 +101,601
Road transport 47,960 44,972 -2,988

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 3,377,252
Dover 2,133,094
London Heathrow Airport 1,733,199
Southampton 1,702,335
London Gateway Port 1,593,164

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 £
Eurotunnel 2,039,777 1,337,475 -702,302
Dover 1,037,402 1,095,692 +58,290
London Heathrow Airport 961,236 771,963 -189,273
Southampton 799,646 902,689 +103,043
London Gateway Port 949,115 644,049 -305,066
Belfast Port 625,167 555,774 -69,393
Liverpool Docks 567,732 477,122 -90,610
Grangemouth Docks 608,255 291,086 -317,169
Immingham Docks 410,080 430,205 +20,125
Felixstowe 505,854 217,864 -287,990

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
71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
44
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
26
Other manufacturing
13
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 46
2026-03 47
2026-02 32
2026-01 48

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 86
54m+ 55
0-1m 39
15m-54m 25
Other 17

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 £
France 3,881,112
Germany 3,816,542
Italy 3,489,799
Ireland 3,181,181
Azerbaijan 2,376,456

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 £
France 1,929,074 1,952,038 +22,964
Germany 1,719,918 2,096,624 +376,706
Italy 2,344,042 1,145,757 -1,198,285
Ireland 1,302,397 1,878,784 +576,387
Azerbaijan 1,993,182 383,274 -1,609,908
United States 729,138 648,217 -80,921
Netherlands 764,400 572,300 -192,100
Poland 812,200 376,759 -435,441
India 447,904 588,557 +140,653
Turkey 615,756 399,645 -216,111

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 279,160
Portugal 179,035
XI 34,351
Spain 12,723
Germany 4,995

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 92,069 187,091 +95,022
Portugal 1,990 177,045 +175,055
XI 18,510 15,841 -2,669
Spain 3,577 9,146 +5,569
Germany 1,826 3,169 +1,343
Netherlands 934 2,128 +1,194
Belgium 1,177 296 -881
China 340 599 +259
Turkey 0 109 +109
South Korea 0 71 +71

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,117,395
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,919,268
Air transport 4,703,849
Other 1,105,521
Road transport 14,864

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,689,979 9,427,416 -4,262,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,663,462 3,255,806 -407,656
Air transport 2,545,304 2,158,545 -386,759
Other 265,401 840,120 +574,719
Road transport 1,414 13,450 +12,036
Rail transport 1,165 0 -1,165

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,022,366
London Gateway Port 2,840,225
Dover 2,770,471
Immingham Docks 2,431,700
Southampton 2,197,042

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 9,279,223 5,743,143 -3,536,080
London Gateway Port 1,505,721 1,334,504 -171,217
Dover 1,594,359 1,176,112 -418,247
Immingham Docks 1,260,589 1,171,111 -89,478
Southampton 1,039,330 1,157,712 +118,382
London Heathrow Airport 1,020,541 990,878 -29,663
East Midlands Airport 827,829 569,895 -257,934
Liverpool Docks 596,158 514,690 -81,468
000 265,401 840,120 +574,719
Felixstowe 448,542 464,561 +16,019

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 340590

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

Description: All other polishes, creams, and cleaning preparations not listed in specific subcategories