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

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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 £
Germany 5,391,153
United States 5,252,137
Portugal 1,827,388
France 1,552,549
Japan 987,020

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 3,387,550 2,003,603 -1,383,947
United States 2,985,046 2,267,091 -717,955
Portugal 1,216,341 611,047 -605,294
France 812,487 740,062 -72,425
Japan 596,517 390,503 -206,014
Netherlands 350,317 325,818 -24,499
China 401,456 230,617 -170,839
Norway 1,674 583,086 +581,412
Ireland 412,349 85,737 -326,612
India 223,350 228,417 +5,067

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 6,224,535
Germany 3,023,961
China 2,296,489
Portugal 2,058,776
Japan 1,048,118

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 3,500,283 2,724,252 -776,031
Germany 1,898,568 1,125,393 -773,175
China 1,410,928 885,561 -525,367
Portugal 1,388,765 670,011 -718,754
Japan 645,626 402,492 -243,134
France 354,855 401,204 +46,349
Italy 418,153 283,594 -134,559
Spain 371,274 245,886 -125,388
Norway 0 583,086 +583,086
India 225,549 231,005 +5,456

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
Inner London - West 10
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9

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
Greater Manchester 15 12 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 14 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 4 -5
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 7 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Kent 5 4 -1

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) 7,900,844
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,748,668
Air transport 4,461,704
Other 195,890
Road transport 83,414

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) 4,044,109 3,856,735 -187,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,034,889 2,713,779 -2,321,110
Air transport 2,359,909 2,101,795 -258,114
Other 175,664 20,226 -155,438
Road transport 70,892 12,522 -58,370
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 67,583 +67,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 3,364,149
Dover 1,912,456
London Gateway Port 1,729,057
London Heathrow Airport 1,723,538
Southampton 1,467,018

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 2,337,590 1,026,559 -1,311,031
Dover 1,036,813 875,643 -161,170
London Gateway Port 945,614 783,443 -162,171
London Heathrow Airport 1,071,142 652,396 -418,746
Southampton 834,999 632,019 -202,980
Liverpool Docks 743,069 367,535 -375,534
Belfast Port 449,619 584,369 +134,750
Immingham Docks 550,055 353,336 -196,719
Grangemouth Docks 547,259 346,343 -200,916
Felixstowe 511,105 228,133 -282,972

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 65
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 25
Other manufacturing 13
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 48
2025-11 40
2025-10 47
2025-09 34
2025-08 40

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 84
54m+ 53
0-1m 33
15m-54m 25
Other 15

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 £
Italy 3,663,560
France 3,553,969
Germany 3,486,675
Azerbaijan 2,733,531
Ireland 2,528,944

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 £
Italy 2,615,079 1,048,481 -1,566,598
France 2,214,644 1,339,325 -875,319
Germany 1,921,770 1,564,905 -356,865
Azerbaijan 1,681,683 1,051,848 -629,835
Ireland 1,252,410 1,276,534 +24,124
Poland 1,049,685 338,818 -710,867
Netherlands 736,913 513,307 -223,606
United States 717,676 502,442 -215,234
Sweden 610,004 464,745 -145,259
Turkey 607,247 307,534 -299,713

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 168,291
Portugal 102,890
XI 42,051
Spain 6,465
Germany 3,075

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 94,548 73,743 -20,805
Portugal 2,114 100,776 +98,662
XI 28,630 13,421 -15,209
Spain 2,607 3,858 +1,251
Germany 2,064 1,011 -1,053
Belgium 2,197 288 -1,909
Netherlands 1,071 813 -258
China 307 114 -193
South Korea 0 71 +71
Switzerland 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,069,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,501,948
Air transport 4,348,060
Other 554,165
Road transport 24,296

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) 14,668,276 8,400,832 -6,267,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,309,531 3,192,417 -117,114
Air transport 2,471,547 1,876,513 -595,034
Other 252,900 301,265 +48,365
Road transport 10,846 13,450 +2,604
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 15,361,751
Dover 2,624,021
London Gateway Port 2,604,905
Immingham Docks 2,418,157
Southampton 1,934,233

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 9,985,711 5,376,040 -4,609,671
Dover 1,807,801 816,220 -991,581
London Gateway Port 1,567,443 1,037,462 -529,981
Immingham Docks 1,401,965 1,016,192 -385,773
Southampton 823,899 1,110,334 +286,435
London Heathrow Airport 870,458 853,712 -16,746
East Midlands Airport 856,497 547,281 -309,216
Liverpool Docks 535,152 534,799 -353
Felixstowe 493,914 376,334 -117,580
Holyhead 442,132 369,043 -73,089

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