Import/export HS code 350520: Starch-based glues

Adhesives made from starches, dextrins, or modified starches

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* 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 24,503,805
Netherlands 2,365,144
Italy 123,129
Ireland 78,027
Lithuania 36,800

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 14,607,906 9,895,899 -4,712,007
Netherlands 1,251,160 1,113,984 -137,176
Italy 74,239 48,890 -25,349
Ireland 46,643 31,384 -15,259
Lithuania 23,959 12,841 -11,118
Sweden 12,729 22,499 +9,770
Belgium 2,448 28,690 +26,242
France 12,236 11,791 -445
United States 10,165 10,919 +754
Hungary 7,291 11,889 +4,598

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 £
Germany 24,732,522
Netherlands 2,155,884
Italy 141,958
Hungary 51,747
Sweden 28,697

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 £
Germany 14,599,369 10,133,153 -4,466,216
Netherlands 1,257,835 898,049 -359,786
Italy 74,239 67,719 -6,520
Hungary 40,413 11,334 -29,079
Sweden 6,198 22,499 +16,301
France 0 22,621 +22,621
United States 9,205 12,302 +3,097
China 10,117 5,509 -4,608
Lithuania 11,430 0 -11,430
United Kingdom 4,408 4,788 +380

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2
Cheshire 1

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Kent 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 1 0 -1

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) 26,482,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 664,774
Other 75,156
Air transport 56,773

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) 15,592,698 10,890,164 -4,702,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 392,006 272,768 -119,238
Other 43,758 31,398 -12,360
Air transport 39,123 17,650 -21,473

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 11,641,213
London 5,178,454
Harwich 4,881,101
Felixstowe 2,426,856
Dover 654,494

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 £
Immingham Docks 6,604,570 5,036,643 -1,567,927
London 2,995,648 2,182,806 -812,842
Harwich 2,566,572 2,314,529 -252,043
Felixstowe 1,643,424 783,432 -859,992
Dover 417,883 236,611 -181,272
Purfleet 514,002 48,398 -465,604
Middlesbrough 413,489 138,155 -275,334
Killingholme 375,695 30,999 -344,696
Hull 267,139 61,912 -205,227
Tyne 31,375 245,207 +213,832

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 6
Manufacture of paper and paper products 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Food and beverage service activities 2
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 6
2025-09 1
2025-08 1
2025-07 1

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 10
54m+ 8
0-1m 2
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 £
Germany 4,065,388
Latvia 2,681,046
Italy 2,646,610
Poland 1,153,688
Uzbekistan 1,069,531

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 £
Germany 2,411,791 1,653,597 -758,194
Latvia 1,436,844 1,244,202 -192,642
Italy 1,292,416 1,354,194 +61,778
Poland 907,437 246,251 -661,186
Uzbekistan 734,879 334,652 -400,227
Turkey 346,898 387,390 +40,492
Azerbaijan 36,293 607,776 +571,483
Kazakhstan 249,847 255,437 +5,590
Ukraine 263,219 226,194 -37,025
United Arab Emirates 172,998 200,018 +27,020

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 £
XI 11

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 £
XI 11 0 -11

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) 13,815,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,019,474
Air transport 163,155
Other 1,148

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) 7,294,346 6,521,110 -773,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,298,222 721,252 -576,970
Air transport 136,858 26,297 -110,561
Other 1,148 0 -1,148

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,333,047
Immingham Docks 3,243,626
Felixstowe 551,102
Harwich 355,014
Liverpool Docks 346,786

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 4,910,465 5,422,582 +512,117
Immingham Docks 2,391,413 852,213 -1,539,200
Felixstowe 221,727 329,375 +107,648
Harwich 316,355 38,659 -277,696
Liverpool Docks 275,769 71,017 -204,752
London Gateway Port 34,184 283,967 +249,783
Dover 150,692 129,304 -21,388
London Heathrow Airport 101,470 17,137 -84,333
Southampton 56,091 41,829 -14,262
Eurotunnel 54,537 34,050 -20,487

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 350520

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

Description: Adhesives made from starches, dextrins, or modified starches