Import/export HS code 34059010: Metal polishes

Specialized polishes used for cleaning and shining metal surfaces

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 3,314,954
Portugal 1,761,032
Ireland 491,365
United States 409,270
Taiwan 273,842

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 1,879,378 1,435,576 -443,802
Portugal 1,117,027 644,005 -473,022
Ireland 409,241 82,124 -327,117
United States 256,933 152,337 -104,596
Taiwan 139,344 134,498 -4,846
Denmark 77,354 169,959 +92,605
Netherlands 80,345 99,849 +19,504
Italy 79,444 77,264 -2,180
Poland 78,023 58,897 -19,126
Belgium 68,317 60,447 -7,870

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 £
Portugal 2,005,758
China 1,660,384
Germany 1,340,120
United States 708,144
Denmark 453,899

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 £
Portugal 1,297,453 708,305 -589,148
China 976,168 684,216 -291,952
Germany 681,251 658,869 -22,382
United States 405,084 303,060 -102,024
Denmark 271,487 182,412 -89,075
Taiwan 139,344 114,348 -24,996
Netherlands 117,655 110,080 -7,575
Italy 77,082 77,664 +582
Ireland 72,594 7,562 -65,032
France 43,896 32,269 -11,627

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 9
Devon 5
Inner London - West 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Essex 4

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 4 7 +3
Devon 5 2 -3
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Essex 2 3 +1
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0

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) 3,914,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,375,090
Air transport 916,620
Other 177,203
Road transport 1,247

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) 2,444,678 1,470,186 -974,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,278,558 1,096,532 -182,026
Air transport 466,064 450,556 -15,508
Other 166,480 10,723 -155,757
Road transport 1,247 0 -1,247

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,091,875
London Gateway Port 1,558,146
Dover 651,675
Immingham Docks 568,345
Liverpool Docks 448,570

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 1,397,226 694,649 -702,577
London Gateway Port 890,186 667,960 -222,226
Dover 312,950 338,725 +25,775
Immingham Docks 317,447 250,898 -66,549
Liverpool Docks 307,963 140,607 -167,356
London Heathrow Airport 149,267 152,204 +2,937
Southampton 181,616 115,467 -66,149
East Midlands Airport 140,614 123,843 -16,771
Birmingham Airport 117,470 137,951 +20,481
London 107,739 71,117 -36,622

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 14
2025-10 17
2025-09 10
2025-08 13

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 34
54m+ 16
0-1m 11
15m-54m 9
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 £
Italy 3,581,073
Germany 2,784,673
Ireland 1,303,676
Poland 1,003,811
Turkey 936,823

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 2,269,599 1,311,474 -958,125
Germany 1,509,373 1,275,300 -234,073
Ireland 575,435 728,241 +152,806
Poland 758,114 245,697 -512,417
Turkey 631,151 305,672 -325,479
Hungary 511,539 314,843 -196,696
India 351,396 420,615 +69,219
France 448,398 273,266 -175,132
Netherlands 403,661 273,185 -130,476
United States 300,475 306,882 +6,407

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 £
Portugal 103,157
United States 48,265
XI 18,406
Spain 3,213
Belgium 2,973

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 £
Portugal 2,365 100,792 +98,427
United States 25,784 22,481 -3,303
XI 9,850 8,556 -1,294
Spain 1,456 1,757 +301
Belgium 2,665 308 -2,357
Germany 1,990 766 -1,224
Netherlands 1,072 904 -168
Switzerland 12 0 -12
Taiwan 0 6 +6

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) 13,117,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,705,541
Air transport 2,558,072
Other 229,242

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) 7,907,409 5,209,885 -2,697,524
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,726,768 1,978,773 +252,005
Air transport 1,385,932 1,172,140 -213,792
Other 73,309 155,933 +82,624

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,612,704
London Gateway Port 1,511,366
Southampton 1,267,161
London Heathrow Airport 1,084,125
East Midlands Airport 818,207

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 6,379,343 4,233,361 -2,145,982
London Gateway Port 805,293 706,073 -99,220
Southampton 408,290 858,871 +450,581
London Heathrow Airport 546,151 537,974 -8,177
East Midlands Airport 463,649 354,558 -109,091
Immingham Docks 342,897 388,571 +45,674
Dover 619,066 72,328 -546,738
Liverpool Docks 255,051 297,146 +42,095
Holyhead 261,542 248,261 -13,281
Felixstowe 275,286 177,441 -97,845

Quick facts

HS code: 34059010

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

Description: Specialized polishes used for cleaning and shining metal surfaces