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 25,726,705
Germany 8,254,606
Netherlands 4,123,765
United States 3,268,068
Italy 2,543,421

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 12,842,329 12,884,376 +42,047
Germany 4,097,660 4,156,946 +59,286
Netherlands 2,435,162 1,688,603 -746,559
United States 1,778,345 1,489,723 -288,622
Italy 1,365,522 1,177,899 -187,623
France 825,418 858,391 +32,973
Belgium 566,220 764,679 +198,459
Sweden 526,096 434,603 -91,493
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 290,348 410,469 +120,121
Greece 321,898 292,248 -29,650

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 28,339,784
Germany 7,190,249
Italy 4,342,589
United States 4,160,298
Netherlands 1,398,069

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 14,109,601 14,230,183 +120,582
Germany 3,690,869 3,499,380 -191,489
Italy 2,146,239 2,196,350 +50,111
United States 2,256,570 1,903,728 -352,842
Netherlands 738,501 659,568 -78,933
Switzerland 738,111 564,214 -173,897
Romania 697,899 523,624 -174,275
Greece 321,898 288,020 -33,878
Sweden 319,630 263,306 -56,324
Japan 179,754 226,334 +46,580

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 14
Inner London - West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 13 11 -2
West Yorkshire 12 13 +1
Inner London - West 12 8 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Outer London - West and North West 4 7 +3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2

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) 25,952,527
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,856,975
Air transport 8,608,276
Other 1,845,022
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) 12,299,588 13,652,939 +1,353,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,369,448 7,487,527 -881,921
Air transport 4,311,733 4,296,543 -15,190
Other 1,710,577 134,445 -1,576,132
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 9,542,553
Southampton 6,713,120
Dover 5,627,615
London Gateway Port 4,944,527
London 2,672,534

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 5,613,844 3,928,709 -1,685,135
Southampton 3,749,888 2,963,232 -786,656
Dover 3,086,230 2,541,385 -544,845
London Gateway Port 1,417,862 3,526,665 +2,108,803
London 1,158,103 1,514,431 +356,328
499 367,100 2,300,460 +1,933,360
Eurotunnel 1,296,468 1,352,210 +55,742
London Heathrow Airport 1,538,390 1,007,612 -530,778
Thamesport 1,413,692 923,763 -489,929
000 1,710,577 134,445 -1,576,132

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
71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
64
Other manufacturing
16
Human health activities
11
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
2026-05 42
2026-04 53
2026-03 56
2026-02 55
2026-01 36

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 77
54m+ 52
15m-54m 26
0-1m 22
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 £
Netherlands 1,479,774
Ireland 1,167,688
Germany 677,609
Italy 551,028
Mexico 533,700

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 872,309 607,465 -264,844
Ireland 647,966 519,722 -128,244
Germany 348,426 329,183 -19,243
Italy 310,117 240,911 -69,206
Mexico 289,208 244,492 -44,716
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 255,719 263,096 +7,377
France 295,531 216,832 -78,699
United States 303,522 130,811 -172,711
South Africa 278,744 143,040 -135,704
Canada 279,264 129,199 -150,065

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 2,246
Afghanistan 1,714
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 732 1,514 +782
Afghanistan 0 1,714 +1,714
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) 5,237,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,383,441
Air transport 2,138,177
Rail transport 11,761
Other 10,846

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) 2,617,564 2,619,943 +2,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,853,553 1,529,888 -323,665
Air transport 1,259,159 879,018 -380,141
Rail transport 0 11,761 +11,761
Other 5,234 5,612 +378

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,434,655
London Gateway Port 1,269,236
Southampton 1,226,203
London Heathrow Airport 665,165
Holyhead 657,952

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 1,614,980 1,819,675 +204,695
London Gateway Port 578,756 690,480 +111,724
Southampton 766,096 460,107 -305,989
London Heathrow Airport 427,084 238,081 -189,003
Holyhead 328,657 329,295 +638
ZLC 430,522 200,660 -229,862
Immingham Docks 322,528 296,476 -26,052
East Midlands Airport 324,161 273,561 -50,600
Liverpool Docks 345,853 135,086 -210,767
Felixstowe 243,209 155,695 -87,514

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