Import/export HS code 34059010: Metal polishes

Specialized polishes used for cleaning and shining metal surfaces

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  • 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 3,389,492
Portugal 1,777,140
Ireland 489,659
United States 444,708
Taiwan 272,547

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 1,830,741 1,558,751 -271,990
Portugal 1,124,587 652,553 -472,034
Ireland 379,896 109,763 -270,133
United States 276,186 168,522 -107,664
Taiwan 178,595 93,952 -84,643
Denmark 85,937 168,390 +82,453
Netherlands 72,214 132,891 +60,677
Italy 87,205 103,667 +16,462
Belgium 65,655 80,121 +14,466
Poland 71,270 57,353 -13,917

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 2,002,162
China 1,579,727
Germany 1,453,072
United States 767,080
Denmark 475,327

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 1,281,006 721,156 -559,850
China 979,956 599,771 -380,185
Germany 690,702 762,370 +71,668
United States 386,445 380,635 -5,810
Denmark 260,752 214,575 -46,177
Netherlands 111,727 160,537 +48,810
Taiwan 158,445 93,952 -64,493
Italy 85,096 105,533 +20,437
Ireland 68,127 26,651 -41,476
France 41,827 43,588 +1,761

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 11
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 9 +5
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 0 5 +5
Devon 4 3 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
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) 4,009,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,375,244
Air transport 1,067,404
Other 179,753
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) 2,366,144 1,643,491 -722,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,304,464 1,070,780 -233,684
Air transport 511,925 555,479 +43,554
Other 164,773 14,980 -149,793
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 2,180,952
London Gateway Port 1,476,063
Dover 687,409
Immingham Docks 591,992
Liverpool Docks 441,205

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 1,346,836 834,116 -512,720
London Gateway Port 869,705 606,358 -263,347
Dover 326,320 361,089 +34,769
Immingham Docks 330,837 261,155 -69,682
Liverpool Docks 325,030 116,175 -208,855
Birmingham Airport 122,427 223,415 +100,988
Southampton 206,245 125,847 -80,398
London Heathrow Airport 189,474 127,605 -61,869
East Midlands Airport 140,944 160,230 +19,286
000 164,773 14,980 -149,793

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
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
2026-04 13
2026-03 13
2026-02 12
2026-01 12
2025-12 15

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+ 18
0-1m 13
15m-54m 11
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 3,635,512
Germany 3,126,326
Ireland 1,496,196
Turkey 1,012,070
Poland 1,001,193

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 2,354,707 1,280,805 -1,073,902
Germany 1,452,823 1,673,503 +220,680
Ireland 518,391 977,805 +459,414
Turkey 600,898 411,172 -189,726
Poland 774,627 226,566 -548,061
India 444,352 523,800 +79,448
France 400,229 437,815 +37,586
Hungary 500,606 286,906 -213,700
United States 312,820 424,371 +111,551
Netherlands 409,907 302,789 -107,118

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 167,165
United States 68,635
XI 18,760
Spain 5,015
Netherlands 2,755

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 1,495 165,670 +164,175
United States 22,041 46,594 +24,553
XI 8,477 10,283 +1,806
Spain 1,441 3,574 +2,133
Netherlands 932 1,823 +891
Germany 1,428 1,205 -223
Belgium 1,478 373 -1,105
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) 13,890,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,233,627
Air transport 2,860,156
Other 347,424

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) 7,799,244 6,091,375 -1,707,869
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,791,951 2,441,676 +649,725
Air transport 1,404,473 1,455,683 +51,210
Other 62,130 285,294 +223,164

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,350,374
London Gateway Port 1,760,810
Southampton 1,386,592
London Heathrow Airport 1,293,442
East Midlands Airport 846,551

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 6,286,952 5,063,422 -1,223,530
London Gateway Port 883,610 877,200 -6,410
Southampton 378,074 1,008,518 +630,444
London Heathrow Airport 585,927 707,515 +121,588
East Midlands Airport 444,359 402,192 -42,167
Immingham Docks 340,532 436,134 +95,602
Dover 647,985 15,867 -632,118
Liverpool Docks 261,891 325,521 +63,630
Holyhead 234,155 338,348 +104,193
Felixstowe 302,091 256,405 -45,686

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