Import/export HS code 39012090: Various heavy polyethylene

Other types of heavy polyethylene not specified elsewhere

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 £
Belgium 261,274,692
Germany 156,760,586
Netherlands 152,462,752
United States 138,717,621
Saudi Arabia 69,338,526

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 £
Belgium 150,321,125 110,953,567 -39,367,558
Germany 92,775,496 63,985,090 -28,790,406
Netherlands 83,993,477 68,469,275 -15,524,202
United States 66,262,288 72,455,333 +6,193,045
Saudi Arabia 34,556,048 34,782,478 +226,430
France 18,792,320 17,511,460 -1,280,860
Sweden 13,542,327 17,994,515 +4,452,188
Ireland 14,299,292 10,600,162 -3,699,130
Egypt 13,468,382 7,447,683 -6,020,699
Italy 6,887,968 6,843,660 -44,308

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 £
United States 170,604,500
Germany 166,644,744
Belgium 163,294,918
Saudi Arabia 128,385,872
Netherlands 87,001,547

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 £
United States 83,687,638 86,916,862 +3,229,224
Germany 94,479,536 72,165,208 -22,314,328
Belgium 86,624,718 76,670,200 -9,954,518
Saudi Arabia 71,513,617 56,872,255 -14,641,362
Netherlands 53,753,278 33,248,269 -20,505,009
France 30,832,304 28,435,845 -2,396,459
Sweden 13,068,444 17,550,134 +4,481,690
Egypt 14,304,454 7,788,847 -6,515,607
Italy 8,010,781 8,899,916 +889,135
Finland 6,420,930 5,026,596 -1,394,334

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Merseyside 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10

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 15 12 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Merseyside 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 9 +1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 5 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) 474,559,797
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 359,122,532
Other 151,476,028
Road transport 17,555,091
Air transport 2,208,459

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) 249,186,026 225,373,771 -23,812,255
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 206,072,159 153,050,373 -53,021,786
Other 87,433,533 64,042,495 -23,391,038
Road transport 59,371 17,495,720 +17,436,349
Air transport 763,666 1,444,793 +681,127

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 193,927,331
Hull 153,194,314
000 151,476,028
Middlesbrough 131,606,868
London 90,765,015

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 £
Immingham Docks 90,304,757 103,622,574 +13,317,817
Hull 93,480,627 59,713,687 -33,766,940
000 87,433,533 64,042,495 -23,391,038
Middlesbrough 79,558,819 52,048,049 -27,510,770
London 50,818,538 39,946,477 -10,872,061
Felixstowe 38,812,862 28,188,867 -10,623,995
Liverpool Docks 16,735,942 23,885,568 +7,149,626
Dover 19,543,039 18,184,270 -1,358,769
Eurotunnel 13,447,205 10,444,302 -3,002,903
499 0 17,525,304 +17,525,304

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 66
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 23
Other manufacturing 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 48
2025-10 52
2025-09 50
2025-08 48
2025-07 55

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+ 97
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 19
Other 14
0-1m 5

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 31,370,569
Netherlands 10,582,006
France 9,650,925
Czechia 9,224,987
Belgium 8,007,187

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 15,614,079 15,756,490 +142,411
Netherlands 6,617,781 3,964,225 -2,653,556
France 6,823,225 2,827,700 -3,995,525
Czechia 5,167,378 4,057,609 -1,109,769
Belgium 4,627,393 3,379,794 -1,247,599
United States 3,521,944 4,103,330 +581,386
Germany 3,461,415 2,532,913 -928,502
Poland 1,582,337 1,633,231 +50,894
Denmark 1,748,278 369,435 -1,378,843
Italy 837,393 632,947 -204,446

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 £
Belgium 26,140,677
XU 205,779
XI 103,158

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 £
Belgium 13,046,919 13,093,758 +46,839
XU 112,624 93,155 -19,469
XI 103,158 0 -103,158

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) 51,122,687
Other 26,449,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,153,082
Air transport 1,716,138
Road transport 1,416

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) 29,353,840 21,768,847 -7,584,993
Other 13,262,701 13,186,913 -75,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,076,962 9,076,120 -4,000,842
Air transport 457,446 1,258,692 +801,246
Road transport 1,416 0 -1,416

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 26,449,614
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,845,462
Immingham Docks 16,450,789
Felixstowe 5,554,607
Liverpool Docks 5,049,502

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 13,262,701 13,186,913 -75,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,838,108 10,007,354 -2,830,754
Immingham Docks 9,308,398 7,142,391 -2,166,007
Felixstowe 4,583,053 971,554 -3,611,499
Liverpool Docks 1,835,142 3,214,360 +1,379,218
London 4,214,709 511,333 -3,703,376
Hull 2,156,203 1,246,872 -909,331
Southampton 1,569,062 1,263,930 -305,132
Middlesbrough 1,218,303 1,571,379 +353,076
London Gateway Port 1,239,622 764,210 -475,412

Quick facts

HS code: 39012090

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

Description: Other types of heavy polyethylene not specified elsewhere