Import/export HS code 96034010: Paint, distemper, varnish brushes

Specifically covers brushes used for applying paint, distemper, and varnish

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 48,200,926
United States 1,867,695
Netherlands 544,006
India 494,938
Italy 473,296

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 30,625,820 17,575,106 -13,050,714
United States 918,608 949,087 +30,479
Netherlands 331,067 212,939 -118,128
India 377,944 116,994 -260,950
Italy 248,349 224,947 -23,402
Germany 248,805 147,889 -100,916
Brazil 146,731 189,397 +42,666
Viet Nam 214,390 75,026 -139,364
Ireland 166,637 68,133 -98,504
France 175,981 53,406 -122,575

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 49,502,149
United States 1,764,280
Italy 519,867
India 494,938
Germany 461,982

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 31,592,625 17,909,524 -13,683,101
United States 782,184 982,096 +199,912
Italy 278,825 241,042 -37,783
India 377,944 116,994 -260,950
Germany 284,141 177,841 -106,300
Sri Lanka 149,709 191,763 +42,054
Sweden 198,558 72,280 -126,278
Austria 54,430 51,612 -2,818
Viet Nam 41,086 61,703 +20,617
Turkey 40,942 42,613 +1,671

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 25
West Midlands 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Inner London - West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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
Greater Manchester 17 17 +0
West Midlands 17 11 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 13 -1
Inner London - West 7 12 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 9 -3
Outer London - West and North West 12 5 -7
West Yorkshire 13 9 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 3 -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) 48,825,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,136,653
Air transport 1,506,653
Other 1,483,782
Road transport 33,115

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) 30,592,694 18,232,578 -12,360,116
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,351,133 785,520 -565,613
Air transport 828,648 678,005 -150,643
Other 1,195,408 288,374 -907,034
Road transport 11,923 21,192 +9,269

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,165,699
Southampton 17,584,497
London Gateway Port 6,406,657
Liverpool Docks 1,565,459
000 1,483,782

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 17,621,542 5,544,157 -12,077,385
Southampton 11,300,961 6,283,536 -5,017,425
London Gateway Port 994,587 5,412,070 +4,417,483
Liverpool Docks 719,139 846,320 +127,181
000 1,195,408 288,374 -907,034
London Heathrow Airport 501,718 246,160 -255,558
London 327,842 225,547 -102,295
Dover 200,434 183,144 -17,290
Immingham Docks 252,168 119,586 -132,582
Manchester Airport 88,016 160,829 +72,813

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 121
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 79
Other manufacturing 15
Specialised construction activities 12
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 61
2025-11 45
2025-10 46
2025-09 56
2025-08 57

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 123
54m+ 51
0-1m 36
15m-54m 33
Other 20

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 £
Ireland 1,263,094
Iceland 212,306
United Arab Emirates 195,871
United States 143,756
France 134,163

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 £
Ireland 777,385 485,709 -291,676
Iceland 126,440 85,866 -40,574
United Arab Emirates 117,996 77,875 -40,121
United States 109,728 34,028 -75,700
France 80,302 53,861 -26,441
Netherlands 55,417 46,093 -9,324
Spain 19,521 46,843 +27,322
Canada 23,722 21,202 -2,520
Trinidad and Tobago 6,485 36,172 +29,687
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 41,105 0 -41,105

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 £
China 344,368
XI 80,462
Netherlands 7,460
United States 5,213
France 1,912

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 £
China 208,212 136,156 -72,056
XI 50,255 30,207 -20,048
Netherlands 849 6,611 +5,762
United States 1,546 3,667 +2,121
France 423 1,489 +1,066
Belgium 1,179 0 -1,179
Germany 836 0 -836
Ireland 166 433 +267
Italy 432 123 -309
Czechia 335 212 -123

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) 1,337,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 741,218
Other 515,983
Air transport 266,648

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) 823,308 514,359 -308,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 431,475 309,743 -121,732
Other 303,740 212,243 -91,497
Air transport 164,402 102,246 -62,156

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 515,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 451,211
Holyhead 417,916
London Gateway Port 278,844
Middlesbrough 202,936

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 £
000 303,740 212,243 -91,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 274,701 176,510 -98,191
Holyhead 256,281 161,635 -94,646
London Gateway Port 135,745 143,099 +7,354
Middlesbrough 119,216 83,720 -35,496
Heysham 83,020 88,070 +5,050
Liverpool Docks 113,159 34,058 -79,101
Southampton 122,850 9,167 -113,683
Portsmouth 46,085 54,583 +8,498
London Heathrow Airport 63,088 34,995 -28,093

Quick facts

HS code: 96034010

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

Description: Specifically covers brushes used for applying paint, distemper, and varnish