Import/export HS code 390130: Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers

A type of plastic made from ethylene and vinyl acetate, often used for flexible films and adhesives

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* 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 41,513,558
Netherlands 10,722,463
Germany 9,787,814
France 8,592,883
Italy 4,460,089

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 20,228,449 21,285,109 +1,056,660
Netherlands 5,768,256 4,954,207 -814,049
Germany 5,337,114 4,450,700 -886,414
France 5,562,174 3,030,709 -2,531,465
Italy 2,561,255 1,898,834 -662,421
South Korea 1,826,400 951,602 -874,798
Canada 1,359,044 1,235,648 -123,396
United States 1,068,194 1,367,499 +299,305
China 629,780 1,436,836 +807,056
Spain 1,118,474 330,796 -787,678

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 £
Belgium 38,715,138
Germany 13,634,256
United States 11,033,383
France 6,622,751
Italy 4,676,528

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 £
Belgium 20,938,416 17,776,722 -3,161,694
Germany 6,933,255 6,701,001 -232,254
United States 4,819,005 6,214,378 +1,395,373
France 3,832,743 2,790,008 -1,042,735
Italy 2,668,160 2,008,368 -659,792
South Korea 1,854,919 1,320,826 -534,093
Canada 1,260,848 988,237 -272,611
China 636,528 1,433,605 +797,077
Spain 1,409,512 604,903 -804,609
Netherlands 640,158 1,002,066 +361,908

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 8
Merseyside 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5

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 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Essex 1 3 +2
Lincolnshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,202,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,273,759
Air transport 411,217
Other 143,504
Road transport 1,039

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,768,510 19,433,844 -5,334,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,936,860 22,336,899 +1,400,039
Air transport 251,882 159,335 -92,547
Other 119,595 23,909 -95,686
Road transport 1,039 0 -1,039

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 18,917,060
Immingham Docks 14,713,549
Dover 10,075,922
Southampton 5,111,969
Eurotunnel 4,951,949

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 £
London 9,749,531 9,167,529 -582,002
Immingham Docks 6,661,067 8,052,482 +1,391,415
Dover 5,172,252 4,903,670 -268,582
Southampton 2,508,388 2,603,581 +95,193
Eurotunnel 2,579,570 2,372,379 -207,191
Hull 3,261,137 1,631,789 -1,629,348
Middlesbrough 2,641,195 1,785,385 -855,810
Harwich 2,551,131 1,610,691 -940,440
Purfleet 2,849,928 1,019,464 -1,830,464
Liverpool Docks 1,761,656 1,908,400 +146,744

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 23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 20
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 17
Other manufacturing 12
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 24
2025-10 36
2025-09 25
2025-08 23

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+ 44
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 12
0-1m 5
Other 3

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 22,695,000
Germany 13,603,488
Slovakia 10,026,172
Poland 7,247,971
Netherlands 7,069,537

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 8,705,824 13,989,176 +5,283,352
Germany 6,617,964 6,985,524 +367,560
Slovakia 4,982,093 5,044,079 +61,986
Poland 3,519,416 3,728,555 +209,139
Netherlands 3,731,438 3,338,099 -393,339
India 3,912,368 2,874,667 -1,037,701
Czechia 3,390,434 3,260,323 -130,111
Spain 3,477,033 2,497,589 -979,444
Ireland 3,086,924 2,870,346 -216,578
Sweden 1,907,389 2,320,857 +413,468

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 36

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 13 23 +10

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) 58,102,058
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,233,406
Air transport 9,581,608
Road transport 17,870
Other 71

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) 28,481,878 29,620,180 +1,138,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,381,559 24,851,847 +5,470,288
Air transport 6,135,188 3,446,420 -2,688,768
Road transport 2,034 15,836 +13,802
Other 48 23 -25

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,750,172
Felixstowe 14,685,925
Southampton 12,423,400
London Gateway Port 9,272,142
Immingham Docks 8,760,904

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 16,046,196 17,703,976 +1,657,780
Felixstowe 8,151,159 6,534,766 -1,616,393
Southampton 2,005,719 10,417,681 +8,411,962
London Gateway Port 3,765,603 5,506,539 +1,740,936
Immingham Docks 4,012,081 4,748,823 +736,742
London Heathrow Airport 5,247,019 3,099,347 -2,147,672
London 2,933,181 2,452,579 -480,602
Liverpool Docks 2,636,091 1,577,192 -1,058,899
Harwich 2,470,655 1,695,215 -775,440
Portsmouth 1,721,015 1,218,803 -502,212

Quick facts

HS code: 390130

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

Description: A type of plastic made from ethylene and vinyl acetate, often used for flexible films and adhesives