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 3,152,233
Portugal 1,706,860
United States 421,207
Ireland 388,005
Denmark 254,200

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 1,758,270 1,393,963 -364,307
Portugal 1,043,303 663,557 -379,746
United States 294,211 126,996 -167,215
Ireland 326,601 61,404 -265,197
Denmark 89,864 164,336 +74,472
Taiwan 176,075 74,918 -101,157
Netherlands 90,254 120,640 +30,386
Italy 89,822 91,086 +1,264
Belgium 56,233 73,104 +16,871
Poland 67,161 49,941 -17,220

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 1,869,193
China 1,400,505
Germany 1,395,105
United States 759,274
Denmark 457,780

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 1,182,298 686,895 -495,403
China 908,259 492,246 -416,013
Germany 638,517 756,588 +118,071
United States 421,480 337,794 -83,686
Denmark 266,176 191,604 -74,572
Netherlands 110,245 139,204 +28,959
Taiwan 155,925 74,918 -81,007
Italy 88,163 92,964 +4,801
France 40,615 45,693 +5,078
United Kingdom 36,796 38,322 +1,526

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 10
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - West and North West 5
Devon 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 8 +4
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 5 +5
Devon 4 3 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 3,702,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,207,617
Air transport 1,037,499
Other 178,324
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) 2,143,483 1,559,439 -584,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,318,665 888,952 -429,713
Air transport 521,205 516,294 -4,911
Other 163,542 14,782 -148,760
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 2,068,325
London Gateway Port 1,315,133
Dover 642,080
Immingham Docks 540,033
Birmingham Airport 346,068

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 1,253,334 814,991 -438,343
London Gateway Port 826,042 489,091 -336,951
Dover 319,730 322,350 +2,620
Immingham Docks 278,107 261,926 -16,181
Birmingham Airport 138,430 207,638 +69,208
Southampton 251,768 80,345 -171,423
Liverpool Docks 248,261 63,565 -184,696
London Heathrow Airport 183,281 109,637 -73,644
East Midlands Airport 140,254 146,989 +6,735
Thamesport 79,009 103,944 +24,935

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
23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 15
2026-04 13
2026-03 13
2026-02 12
2026-01 12

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 35
54m+ 19
0-1m 12
15m-54m 10
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 3,250,254
Germany 2,917,382
Ireland 1,481,833
Turkey 947,207
India 936,084

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 2,161,394 1,088,860 -1,072,534
Germany 1,250,397 1,666,985 +416,588
Ireland 602,401 879,432 +277,031
Turkey 592,051 355,156 -236,895
India 389,368 546,716 +157,348
Poland 614,661 206,527 -408,134
France 360,551 429,881 +69,330
United States 310,705 419,361 +108,656
Hungary 456,931 246,809 -210,122
Netherlands 430,995 239,182 -191,813

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 179,035
United States 76,754
XI 18,620
Spain 5,639
Netherlands 3,062

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 1,990 177,045 +175,055
United States 26,143 50,611 +24,468
XI 8,181 10,439 +2,258
Spain 1,877 3,762 +1,885
Netherlands 934 2,128 +1,194
Germany 1,352 1,119 -233
Belgium 1,177 296 -881
Turkey 0 109 +109
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) 12,842,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,112,190
Air transport 2,767,992
Other 383,023

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) 7,374,066 5,468,486 -1,905,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,855,044 2,257,146 +402,102
Air transport 1,392,529 1,375,463 -17,066
Other 73,243 309,780 +236,537

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,481,426
London Gateway Port 1,706,420
Southampton 1,443,942
London Heathrow Airport 1,296,215
East Midlands Airport 786,653

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 5,877,298 4,604,128 -1,273,170
London Gateway Port 843,607 862,813 +19,206
Southampton 564,349 879,593 +315,244
London Heathrow Airport 580,756 715,459 +134,703
East Midlands Airport 433,174 353,479 -79,695
Immingham Docks 358,359 427,172 +68,813
Holyhead 203,224 347,070 +143,846
Liverpool Docks 340,276 201,894 -138,382
Dover 493,571 17,972 -475,599
Felixstowe 256,884 251,721 -5,163

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