Import/export HS code 39012010: High-density polyethylene in specific forms

A type of heavy polyethylene in forms like powders or flakes, with a density of 0.958 or more at 23°C

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 £
Canada 1,209,330
Ireland 679,751
Germany 635,351
Belgium 415,724
France 354,580

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 £
Canada 564,140 645,190 +81,050
Ireland 311,702 368,049 +56,347
Germany 172,621 462,730 +290,109
Belgium 245,789 169,935 -75,854
France 170,470 184,110 +13,640
Netherlands 89,173 208,563 +119,390
United States 256,675 0 -256,675
Italy 141,639 7,436 -134,203
Poland 56,907 84,514 +27,607
Australia 114,521 0 -114,521

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 £
Canada 1,209,330
Germany 961,299
France 354,352
Italy 277,561
Netherlands 249,840

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 £
Canada 564,140 645,190 +81,050
Germany 616,356 344,943 -271,413
France 170,469 183,883 +13,414
Italy 105,584 171,977 +66,393
Netherlands 5,435 244,405 +238,970
Poland 56,907 84,081 +27,174
Australia 114,521 0 -114,521
Belgium 40,133 51,809 +11,676
Ireland 6,694 64,553 +57,859
Austria 0 32,000 +32,000

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Inner London - East 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
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,770,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,727,275
Other 814,824
Air transport 13,540

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) 951,527 818,775 -132,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 728,766 998,509 +269,743
Other 444,440 370,384 -74,056
Air transport 2,713 10,827 +8,114

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,083,765
000 814,824
Dover 502,859
Southampton 395,421
Immingham Docks 361,041

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 £
Liverpool Docks 501,225 582,540 +81,315
000 444,440 370,384 -74,056
Dover 236,210 266,649 +30,439
Southampton 319,590 75,831 -243,759
Immingham Docks 59,071 301,970 +242,899
Tyne 205,673 13,873 -191,800
London 0 171,232 +171,232
Eurotunnel 89,769 33,672 -56,097
London Gateway Port 117,288 3,785 -113,503
Felixstowe 0 115,599 +115,599

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2

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
54m+ 8
15m-54m 1
Other 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 £
Poland 4,447,473
Malaysia 3,637,112
China 2,173,104
Germany 1,951,389
Italy 1,301,458

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 £
Poland 2,556,955 1,890,518 -666,437
Malaysia 3,419,319 217,793 -3,201,526
China 1,294,743 878,361 -416,382
Germany 1,203,024 748,365 -454,659
Italy 1,065,130 236,328 -828,802
France 587,554 403,035 -184,519
Austria 648,924 238,363 -410,561
Belgium 277,883 131,680 -146,203
Ireland 275,900 131,841 -144,059
Netherlands 85,822 270,299 +184,477

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 48,715
Germany 37,642
XI 24,606
Ireland 14,910
Italy 1,158

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 22,519 26,196 +3,677
Germany 23,227 14,415 -8,812
XI 16,260 8,346 -7,914
Ireland 8,589 6,321 -2,268
Italy 608 550 -58
XL 638 432 -206
Denmark 21 16 -5
United States 0 19 +19

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) 9,831,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,926,620
Air transport 293,736
Other 139,534

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) 5,744,391 4,086,827 -1,657,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,632,057 1,294,563 -5,337,494
Air transport 165,093 128,643 -36,450
Other 81,596 57,938 -23,658

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,711,788
Southampton 4,136,351
Middlesbrough 2,980,615
Felixstowe 2,011,213
Hull 1,507,168

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 2,226,729 2,485,059 +258,330
Southampton 3,297,475 838,876 -2,458,599
Middlesbrough 1,906,055 1,074,560 -831,495
Felixstowe 1,744,167 267,046 -1,477,121
Hull 1,371,437 135,731 -1,235,706
Immingham Docks 845,771 219,196 -626,575
Liverpool Docks 433,975 9,137 -424,838
London Gateway Port 88,442 104,032 +15,590
Harwich 108,037 78,820 -29,217
000 81,596 57,938 -23,658

Quick facts

HS code: 39012010

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

Description: A type of heavy polyethylene in forms like powders or flakes, with a density of 0.958 or more at 23°C