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 41,003,776
Netherlands 10,595,022
Germany 10,115,809
France 9,072,157
Italy 4,495,090

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 19,704,600 21,299,176 +1,594,576
Netherlands 5,726,065 4,868,957 -857,108
Germany 5,309,165 4,806,644 -502,521
France 5,887,208 3,184,949 -2,702,259
Italy 2,692,781 1,802,309 -890,472
South Korea 1,927,944 828,250 -1,099,694
Canada 1,370,666 1,384,784 +14,118
United States 1,147,235 1,365,888 +218,653
China 521,961 1,360,130 +838,169
Spain 1,182,605 372,966 -809,639

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 38,607,784
Germany 13,911,096
United States 10,918,295
France 6,805,941
Italy 4,679,755

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 20,718,806 17,888,978 -2,829,828
Germany 6,972,931 6,938,165 -34,766
United States 4,664,391 6,253,904 +1,589,513
France 4,058,113 2,747,828 -1,310,285
Italy 2,742,220 1,937,535 -804,685
South Korea 1,956,463 1,197,474 -758,989
Canada 1,271,477 1,138,366 -133,111
Spain 1,480,002 664,260 -815,742
China 530,071 1,354,776 +824,705
Netherlands 603,578 1,033,776 +430,198

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 8 +3
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
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) 44,796,678
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,080,537
Air transport 477,060
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) 25,607,939 19,188,739 -6,419,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,259,407 22,821,130 +2,561,723
Air transport 306,587 170,473 -136,114
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 18,872,803
Immingham Docks 14,202,259
Dover 10,380,709
Hull 5,502,441
Southampton 5,323,649

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 9,159,131 9,713,672 +554,541
Immingham Docks 6,724,216 7,478,043 +753,827
Dover 5,722,453 4,658,256 -1,064,197
Hull 3,185,990 2,316,451 -869,539
Southampton 2,571,205 2,752,444 +181,239
Eurotunnel 2,421,027 2,409,561 -11,466
Middlesbrough 2,930,404 1,782,762 -1,147,642
Purfleet 3,217,722 1,096,117 -2,121,605
Harwich 2,384,344 1,592,039 -792,305
Liverpool Docks 1,783,313 1,635,626 -147,687

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
2025-11 24
2025-10 36
2025-09 25
2025-08 23
2025-07 27

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 24
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 21,662,899
Germany 13,699,783
Slovakia 9,906,594
Netherlands 7,342,143
Poland 6,734,016

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 9,000,719 12,662,180 +3,661,461
Germany 6,567,237 7,132,546 +565,309
Slovakia 4,818,086 5,088,508 +270,422
Netherlands 3,786,118 3,556,025 -230,093
Poland 3,600,428 3,133,588 -466,840
India 3,918,325 2,797,712 -1,120,613
Czechia 3,353,365 3,353,326 -39
Ireland 3,046,486 2,908,339 -138,147
Spain 3,413,300 2,536,560 -876,740
France 2,560,457 1,974,542 -585,915

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 37
XU 35

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 14 23 +9
XU 35 0 -35

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) 57,059,990
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,294,254
Air transport 10,355,787
Road transport 17,870
Other 72

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) 27,421,940 29,638,050 +2,216,110
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,168,484 23,125,770 +2,957,286
Air transport 6,811,098 3,544,689 -3,266,409
Road transport 2,034 15,836 +13,802
Other 49 23 -26

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,555,211
Felixstowe 14,177,073
Southampton 10,997,042
London Gateway Port 9,255,466
London Heathrow Airport 9,227,230

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 16,158,824 17,396,387 +1,237,563
Felixstowe 8,301,646 5,875,427 -2,426,219
Southampton 1,901,075 9,095,967 +7,194,892
London Gateway Port 3,487,623 5,767,843 +2,280,220
London Heathrow Airport 5,927,204 3,300,026 -2,627,178
Immingham Docks 3,786,424 4,486,949 +700,525
London 2,494,620 2,852,544 +357,924
Liverpool Docks 2,854,441 1,577,192 -1,277,249
Harwich 2,595,357 1,575,377 -1,019,980
Portsmouth 1,724,022 1,158,319 -565,703

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