Import/export HS code 3407: Dental and modelling pastes

Modelling pastes for kids, dental wax, dental impression compounds, and other dental preparations made from plaster. Includes products sold in sets, retail packs, or specific shapes like sticks or plates

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 £
China 26,576,913
Germany 8,806,369
Netherlands 4,381,452
United States 3,098,350
Italy 2,742,927

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 £
China 13,252,920 13,323,993 +71,073
Germany 4,303,639 4,502,730 +199,091
Netherlands 2,514,485 1,866,967 -647,518
United States 1,462,572 1,635,778 +173,206
Italy 1,443,102 1,299,825 -143,277
France 847,018 932,970 +85,952
Belgium 604,009 757,312 +153,303
Sweden 493,713 446,305 -47,408
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 271,660 413,946 +142,286
Greece 322,292 297,980 -24,312

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 £
China 29,188,550
Germany 7,569,085
Italy 4,677,011
United States 4,027,690
Switzerland 1,492,323

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 £
China 14,514,838 14,673,712 +158,874
Germany 3,857,611 3,711,474 -146,137
Italy 2,340,884 2,336,127 -4,757
United States 1,974,070 2,053,620 +79,550
Switzerland 802,562 689,761 -112,801
Netherlands 709,189 686,698 -22,491
Romania 710,115 598,004 -112,111
Greece 322,292 293,752 -28,540
Sweden 308,497 270,589 -37,908
Japan 192,869 252,225 +59,356

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 16
West Yorkshire 15
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 12 12 +0
West Yorkshire 13 13 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 3 9 +6
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 8 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 8 +1
West Midlands 8 4 -4

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) 26,717,474
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,678,383
Air transport 8,905,497
Other 1,976,619
Road transport 49,249

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) 12,558,527 14,158,947 +1,600,420
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,590,309 8,088,074 -502,235
Air transport 4,450,546 4,454,951 +4,405
Other 1,690,575 286,044 -1,404,531
Road transport 0 49,249 +49,249

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,094,985
Southampton 6,972,730
Dover 6,229,195
London Gateway Port 4,754,911
Eurotunnel 2,751,370

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 £
Felixstowe 6,148,443 3,946,542 -2,201,901
Southampton 3,726,244 3,246,486 -479,758
Dover 3,312,740 2,916,455 -396,285
London Gateway Port 1,070,604 3,684,307 +2,613,703
Eurotunnel 1,331,003 1,420,367 +89,364
London Heathrow Airport 1,624,917 1,113,964 -510,953
London 1,054,458 1,585,932 +531,474
Thamesport 1,522,676 1,071,899 -450,777
499 334,103 2,150,620 +1,816,517
000 1,690,575 286,044 -1,404,531

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 73
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Other manufacturing 17
Human health activities 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 53
2026-03 56
2026-02 55
2026-01 36
2025-12 39

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 82
54m+ 53
15m-54m 26
0-1m 23
Other 10

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 £
Netherlands 1,561,294
Ireland 1,280,668
Germany 726,074
Italy 612,516
Mexico 587,315

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 £
Netherlands 812,556 748,738 -63,818
Ireland 731,439 549,229 -182,210
Germany 341,937 384,137 +42,200
Italy 308,767 303,749 -5,018
Mexico 299,281 288,034 -11,247
France 301,684 246,567 -55,117
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 230,150 295,296 +65,146
United States 358,139 122,910 -235,229
South Africa 168,369 276,433 +108,064
Canada 260,255 150,504 -109,751

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 2,290
Afghanistan 1,714
Italy 50
Ireland 12

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 976 1,314 +338
Afghanistan 0 1,714 +1,714
Italy 50 0 -50
Ireland 0 12 +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) 5,704,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,519,184
Air transport 2,250,570
Other 11,974
Rail transport 11,761

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) 2,760,087 2,944,338 +184,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,542,777 1,976,407 +433,630
Air transport 1,261,559 989,011 -272,548
Other 6,547 5,427 -1,120
Rail transport 0 11,761 +11,761

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,769,960
London Gateway Port 1,327,350
Southampton 1,234,336
Holyhead 699,820
London Heathrow Airport 691,151

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 1,778,074 1,991,886 +213,812
London Gateway Port 529,828 797,522 +267,694
Southampton 474,721 759,615 +284,894
Holyhead 349,422 350,398 +976
London Heathrow Airport 428,633 262,518 -166,115
Immingham Docks 262,465 381,813 +119,348
East Midlands Airport 332,833 304,380 -28,453
ZLC 378,398 256,460 -121,938
Liverpool Docks 349,107 154,425 -194,682
Felixstowe 266,976 169,799 -97,177

Quick facts

HS code: 3407

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

Description: Modelling pastes for kids, dental wax, dental impression compounds, and other dental preparations made from plaster. Includes products sold in sets, retail packs, or specific shapes like sticks or plates