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 51,131,445
United States 2,172,736
Netherlands 678,748
India 658,786
Italy 554,530

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 29,899,541 21,231,904 -8,667,637
United States 1,163,909 1,008,827 -155,082
Netherlands 302,937 375,811 +72,874
India 370,482 288,304 -82,178
Italy 273,281 281,249 +7,968
Germany 250,537 152,021 -98,516
Brazil 202,688 190,621 -12,067
Viet Nam 240,961 43,488 -197,473
Ireland 180,665 82,622 -98,043
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 159,181 92,933 -66,248

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 52,651,494
United States 2,058,419
India 658,786
Italy 585,933
Germany 448,848

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 30,953,599 21,697,895 -9,255,704
United States 1,032,050 1,026,369 -5,681
India 370,482 288,304 -82,178
Italy 293,250 292,683 -567
Germany 285,738 163,110 -122,628
Sri Lanka 205,666 192,987 -12,679
Sweden 175,661 41,995 -133,666
Turkey 44,480 55,584 +11,104
Viet Nam 54,334 43,488 -10,846
Austria 44,107 44,872 +765

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 26
West Midlands 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Inner London - West 16
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 18 +1
West Midlands 16 14 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14 14 +0
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 11 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1

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) 52,925,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,113,951
Air transport 1,731,266
Other 869,886
Road transport 34,001

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) 30,507,996 22,417,633 -8,090,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,408,574 705,377 -703,197
Air transport 938,152 793,114 -145,038
Other 776,482 93,404 -683,078
Road transport 19,066 14,935 -4,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 21,504,981
Southampton 17,631,709
London Gateway Port 11,401,970
Liverpool Docks 1,857,807
London Heathrow Airport 915,210

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 15,751,715 5,753,266 -9,998,449
Southampton 11,083,148 6,548,561 -4,534,587
London Gateway Port 2,811,036 8,590,934 +5,779,898
Liverpool Docks 1,001,273 856,534 -144,739
London Heathrow Airport 516,107 399,103 -117,004
000 776,482 93,404 -683,078
London 360,762 227,925 -132,837
499 10,587 507,245 +496,658
Dover 212,143 174,510 -37,633
Immingham Docks 225,856 139,528 -86,328

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
124
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
76
Other manufacturing
14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
11
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 45
2026-04 47
2026-03 58
2026-02 57
2026-01 61

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 124
54m+ 51
0-1m 37
15m-54m 34
Other 21

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 1,345,956
Iceland 233,639
United Arab Emirates 200,998
France 157,039
United States 150,582

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 767,710 578,246 -189,464
Iceland 120,604 113,035 -7,569
United Arab Emirates 141,449 59,549 -81,900
France 59,239 97,800 +38,561
United States 109,339 41,243 -68,096
Netherlands 66,471 54,637 -11,834
Spain 34,929 47,703 +12,774
Germany 14,936 61,537 +46,601
Poland 28,590 35,427 +6,837
Trinidad and Tobago 22,900 25,801 +2,901

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 323,426
XI 87,894
Netherlands 7,426
United States 5,331
France 1,934

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 205,913 117,513 -88,400
XI 35,662 52,232 +16,570
Netherlands 6,398 1,028 -5,370
United States 1,521 3,810 +2,289
France 910 1,024 +114
Ireland 186 915 +729
Belgium 840 98 -742
Germany 624 0 -624
Italy 407 193 -214
Czechia 288 245 -43

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) 1,565,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 825,373
Other 504,595
Air transport 281,869

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) 807,550 758,326 -49,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 490,054 335,319 -154,735
Other 290,687 213,908 -76,779
Air transport 136,205 145,664 +9,459

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 554,755
000 504,595
Holyhead 462,200
London Gateway Port 307,664
Middlesbrough 227,889

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 243,333 311,422 +68,089
000 290,687 213,908 -76,779
Holyhead 259,441 202,759 -56,682
London Gateway Port 196,544 111,120 -85,424
Middlesbrough 116,010 111,879 -4,131
Liverpool Docks 113,863 83,863 -30,000
Heysham 100,124 84,404 -15,720
Southampton 120,337 20,836 -99,501
London Heathrow Airport 61,658 73,230 +11,572
Portsmouth 39,395 60,182 +20,787

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