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 1,249,790
Ireland 686,879
Germany 603,947
Belgium 415,766
Netherlands 378,764

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 564,455 685,335 +120,880
Ireland 360,203 326,676 -33,527
Germany 170,736 433,211 +262,475
Belgium 245,691 170,075 -75,616
Netherlands 173,539 205,225 +31,686
France 170,666 180,693 +10,027
United States 134,873 121,802 -13,071
Italy 141,639 7,436 -134,203
Australia 95,735 18,786 -76,949
Poland 59,007 54,987 -4,020

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 1,249,790
Germany 961,299
France 351,131
Italy 246,665
Netherlands 246,502

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 564,455 685,335 +120,880
Germany 494,554 466,745 -27,809
France 170,665 180,466 +9,801
Italy 105,584 141,081 +35,497
Netherlands 5,435 241,067 +235,632
Belgium 94,901 51,809 -43,092
Australia 95,735 18,786 -76,949
Poland 59,007 54,554 -4,453
Ireland 6,694 59,417 +52,723
Egypt 39,971 0 -39,971

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 3
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 2 2 +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) 1,832,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,732,359
Other 856,220
Air transport 10,202

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) 853,325 978,950 +125,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 783,730 948,629 +164,899
Other 520,556 335,664 -184,892
Air transport 2,713 7,489 +4,776

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,124,225
000 856,220
Dover 480,542
Immingham Docks 395,513
Southampton 395,421

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 501,540 622,685 +121,145
000 520,556 335,664 -184,892
Dover 248,100 232,442 -15,658
Immingham Docks 113,839 281,674 +167,835
Southampton 197,788 197,633 -155
Tyne 205,673 13,873 -191,800
London 0 171,232 +171,232
Felixstowe 39,971 103,537 +63,566
Eurotunnel 78,075 45,366 -32,709
London Gateway Port 98,502 22,571 -75,931

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 3
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
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2
2025-07 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+ 9
1m-15m 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 4,450,228
Malaysia 3,633,270
China 2,222,714
Germany 2,072,846
Italy 1,385,787

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 2,563,093 1,887,135 -675,958
Malaysia 3,387,255 246,015 -3,141,240
China 1,296,937 925,777 -371,160
Germany 1,301,199 771,647 -529,552
Italy 1,014,414 371,373 -643,041
France 583,026 412,939 -170,087
Austria 565,642 321,968 -243,674
Ireland 253,180 173,610 -79,570
Belgium 285,898 125,100 -160,798
Viet Nam 370,565 0 -370,565

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 47,037
Germany 38,113
XI 23,141
Ireland 14,794
XU 11,378

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 19,627 27,410 +7,783
Germany 23,979 14,134 -9,845
XI 15,700 7,441 -8,259
Ireland 9,123 5,671 -3,452
XU 9,312 2,066 -7,246
Italy 608 550 -58
XL 638 432 -206
Denmark 0 37 +37
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) 9,763,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,420,218
Air transport 279,064
Other 136,747

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) 5,380,480 4,382,610 -997,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,042,285 1,377,933 -5,664,352
Air transport 149,328 129,736 -19,592
Other 78,987 57,760 -21,227

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,593,050
Southampton 4,121,335
Middlesbrough 3,105,226
Felixstowe 2,153,023
Hull 1,638,356

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 2,139,615 2,453,435 +313,820
Southampton 3,318,632 802,703 -2,515,929
Middlesbrough 1,892,596 1,212,630 -679,966
Felixstowe 1,766,434 386,589 -1,379,845
Hull 1,465,966 172,390 -1,293,576
Immingham Docks 782,689 339,303 -443,386
Liverpool Docks 397,599 45,513 -352,086
London Gateway Port 88,442 104,032 +15,590
Harwich 118,189 67,782 -50,407
000 78,987 57,760 -21,227

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