Import/export HS code 96034090: Paint pads and rollers

Tools used for applying paint, including pads and rollers

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 52,735,746
United States 4,691,303
Czechia 2,785,347
Sweden 973,677
Netherlands 910,278

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 29,232,283 23,503,463 -5,728,820
United States 2,281,743 2,409,560 +127,817
Czechia 1,685,838 1,099,509 -586,329
Sweden 458,459 515,218 +56,759
Netherlands 442,689 467,589 +24,900
Ireland 714,821 141,962 -572,859
Poland 329,285 487,765 +158,480
Germany 418,851 288,324 -130,527
France 203,245 129,065 -74,180
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 132,653 26,337 -106,316

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 54,461,342
United States 4,654,136
Czechia 2,938,316
Sweden 1,071,603
Poland 810,080

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 30,412,218 24,049,124 -6,363,094
United States 2,259,888 2,394,248 +134,360
Czechia 1,739,092 1,199,224 -539,868
Sweden 488,556 583,047 +94,491
Poland 330,216 479,864 +149,648
Germany 337,474 245,546 -91,928
Netherlands 164,785 106,829 -57,956
Egypt 31,476 105,603 +74,127
Japan 67,085 39,004 -28,081
Turkey 48,523 53,306 +4,783

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 20
West Yorkshire 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 19
West Midlands 17
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 11 17 +6
West Yorkshire 14 13 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 19 +6
West Midlands 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -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) 55,231,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,201,649
Air transport 2,704,985
Other 1,498,242
Road transport 5,126

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) 29,900,994 25,330,950 -4,570,044
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,712,475 2,489,174 -1,223,301
Air transport 1,302,833 1,402,152 +99,319
Other 1,249,648 248,594 -1,001,054
Road transport 0 5,126 +5,126

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 27,458,543
Southampton 14,546,875
London Gateway Port 8,969,017
Dover 2,945,721
000 1,498,242

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 18,986,383 8,472,160 -10,514,223
Southampton 7,722,475 6,824,400 -898,075
London Gateway Port 1,485,662 7,483,355 +5,997,693
Dover 1,665,380 1,280,341 -385,039
000 1,249,648 248,594 -1,001,054
Liverpool Docks 835,531 586,661 -248,870
London Heathrow Airport 399,496 737,601 +338,105
Immingham Docks 452,952 666,834 +213,882
Belfast Port 194,557 565,486 +370,929
Eurotunnel 425,761 259,115 -166,646

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 110
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Specialised construction activities 17
Other manufacturing 14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 48
2026-03 50
2026-02 47
2026-01 48
2025-12 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 113
54m+ 51
0-1m 48
15m-54m 23
Other 18

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 £
United States 2,644,862
Ireland 1,963,544
Germany 756,527
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 536,244
Czechia 420,653

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 £
United States 1,630,460 1,014,402 -616,058
Ireland 1,066,484 897,060 -169,424
Germany 327,496 429,031 +101,535
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 236,759 299,485 +62,726
Czechia 348,042 72,611 -275,431
France 185,879 139,652 -46,227
United Arab Emirates 150,173 154,877 +4,704
Poland 113,196 147,207 +34,011
Spain 128,758 124,903 -3,855
Norway 127,285 94,398 -32,887

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 372,994
France 9,431
Netherlands 9,247
New Zealand 3,459
Belgium 2,989

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 222,298 150,696 -71,602
France 3,017 6,414 +3,397
Netherlands 2,065 7,182 +5,117
New Zealand 1,098 2,361 +1,263
Belgium 2,297 692 -1,605
Germany 2,771 0 -2,771
XI 864 1,168 +304
Ireland 74 727 +653
Switzerland 0 435 +435
Poland 358 0 -358

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) 4,132,644
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,908,755
Air transport 1,402,713
Other 489,642

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) 2,153,503 1,979,141 -174,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,266,115 1,642,640 -623,475
Air transport 531,991 870,722 +338,731
Other 276,476 213,166 -63,310

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,044,575
London Gateway Port 1,583,028
Southampton 1,452,083
London Heathrow Airport 887,079
Liverpool Docks 622,980

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 1,052,703 991,872 -60,831
London Gateway Port 1,343,947 239,081 -1,104,866
Southampton 494,724 957,359 +462,635
London Heathrow Airport 303,361 583,718 +280,357
Liverpool Docks 391,557 231,423 -160,134
Heysham 258,051 314,470 +56,419
Immingham Docks 188,786 351,385 +162,599
Holyhead 259,781 254,077 -5,704
000 276,476 213,166 -63,310
East Midlands Airport 121,875 167,730 +45,855

Quick facts

HS code: 96034090

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

Description: Tools used for applying paint, including pads and rollers