Import/export HS code 39019080: Various ethylene polymers not specified

Other ethylene-based plastics not covered in previous categories

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 33,012,887
Germany 16,814,867
Netherlands 9,940,850
Israel 7,755,772
Italy 7,537,969

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 15,672,352 17,340,535 +1,668,183
Germany 8,971,182 7,843,685 -1,127,497
Netherlands 7,197,167 2,743,683 -4,453,484
Israel 4,096,898 3,658,874 -438,024
Italy 4,123,422 3,414,547 -708,875
China 3,452,335 3,432,060 -20,275
France 2,593,578 1,896,988 -696,590
Spain 1,874,630 1,564,084 -310,546
Luxembourg 1,126,899 1,441,555 +314,656
United States 1,328,686 801,949 -526,737

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 17,298,664
Germany 13,704,106
United States 12,214,097
Italy 10,861,476
China 10,611,369

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 10,019,295 7,279,369 -2,739,926
Germany 7,552,881 6,151,225 -1,401,656
United States 5,782,071 6,432,026 +649,955
Italy 5,429,635 5,431,841 +2,206
China 5,429,441 5,181,928 -247,513
Spain 4,558,016 3,377,620 -1,180,396
Israel 4,101,729 3,658,874 -442,855
Netherlands 2,289,883 2,162,620 -127,263
France 1,923,550 1,660,765 -262,785
Luxembourg 1,346,946 990,674 -356,272

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Inner London - West 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8

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 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 7 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 4 -4
Merseyside 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +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) 54,946,674
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,136,865
Other 2,457,155
Air transport 2,002,678
Road transport 20,484

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) 31,806,087 23,140,587 -8,665,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,783,057 20,353,808 +2,570,751
Other 948,854 1,508,301 +559,447
Air transport 1,218,404 784,274 -434,130
Road transport 8,058 12,426 +4,368

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,991,676
Dover 17,365,467
Middlesbrough 9,776,096
London 8,699,345
London Gateway Port 8,551,413

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 9,984,933 8,006,743 -1,978,190
Dover 8,249,234 9,116,233 +866,999
Middlesbrough 5,351,722 4,424,374 -927,348
London 5,343,837 3,355,508 -1,988,329
London Gateway Port 4,362,640 4,188,773 -173,867
Felixstowe 3,421,107 3,089,800 -331,307
Harwich 3,149,068 2,723,564 -425,504
Purfleet 1,846,535 1,930,909 +84,374
Thamesport 963,757 2,171,113 +1,207,356
Killingholme 1,564,077 1,089,114 -474,963

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 34
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 30
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 31
2025-10 35
2025-09 39
2025-08 32

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+ 72
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 28
Other 11
0-1m 2

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 £
Belgium 59,866,138
Netherlands 47,818,510
Spain 4,856,383
Greece 4,283,342
United Arab Emirates 3,659,046

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 £
Belgium 31,421,620 28,444,518 -2,977,102
Netherlands 23,336,853 24,481,657 +1,144,804
Spain 2,583,207 2,273,176 -310,031
Greece 1,132,922 3,150,420 +2,017,498
United Arab Emirates 2,170,043 1,489,003 -681,040
Turkey 2,022,973 1,533,146 -489,827
United States 1,605,265 1,641,854 +36,589
Germany 1,107,224 1,857,621 +750,397
India 957,704 1,060,248 +102,544
Ireland 959,067 685,497 -273,570

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 £
XI 245,693
Netherlands 909

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 £
XI 26,631 219,062 +192,431
Netherlands 0 909 +909

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,202,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,444,602
Air transport 1,106,772
Other 284,728
Road transport 2,926

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,923,525 61,278,881 -1,644,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,615,971 8,828,631 -787,340
Air transport 667,154 439,618 -227,536
Other 63,902 220,826 +156,924
Road transport 2,926 0 -2,926

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 66,727,423
Middlesbrough 39,454,928
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,342,644
London Gateway Port 7,124,951
Immingham Docks 4,496,801

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 33,746,534 32,980,889 -765,645
Middlesbrough 18,375,441 21,079,487 +2,704,046
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,134,864 7,207,780 +1,072,916
London Gateway Port 3,291,977 3,832,974 +540,997
Immingham Docks 2,543,323 1,953,478 -589,845
Southampton 1,570,764 1,235,891 -334,873
London 2,015,904 435,981 -1,579,923
Felixstowe 1,780,487 305,393 -1,475,094
Dover 760,468 421,225 -339,243
Belfast Port 1,096,127 0 -1,096,127

Quick facts

HS code: 39019080

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

Description: Other ethylene-based plastics not covered in previous categories