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 32,244,934
Germany 16,702,298
Netherlands 10,460,492
Israel 7,650,890
Italy 7,490,928

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 15,613,731 16,631,203 +1,017,472
Germany 9,163,259 7,539,039 -1,624,220
Netherlands 7,730,520 2,729,972 -5,000,548
Israel 3,843,279 3,807,611 -35,668
Italy 4,190,777 3,300,151 -890,626
China 3,253,845 3,402,743 +148,898
France 2,507,987 2,046,627 -461,360
Spain 1,728,397 1,635,900 -92,497
Luxembourg 1,072,674 1,544,423 +471,749
United States 1,292,134 933,053 -359,081

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 17,188,089
Germany 13,816,659
United States 12,439,687
Italy 10,586,835
China 10,406,667

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 10,263,144 6,924,945 -3,338,199
Germany 7,905,657 5,911,002 -1,994,655
United States 6,082,773 6,356,914 +274,141
Italy 5,297,230 5,289,605 -7,625
China 5,277,591 5,129,076 -148,515
Spain 4,487,529 3,486,429 -1,001,100
Israel 3,848,110 3,807,611 -40,499
Netherlands 2,333,272 2,020,950 -312,322
France 1,713,160 1,733,306 +20,146
Luxembourg 1,296,604 1,119,594 -177,010

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Inner London - West 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 14 14 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 8 +3
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 4 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 6 +3
Merseyside 7 4 -3
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Cheshire 4 5 +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) 55,027,913
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,423,095
Other 2,329,746
Air transport 2,076,226
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) 33,209,181 21,818,732 -11,390,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,335,554 21,087,541 +4,751,987
Other 799,799 1,529,947 +730,148
Air transport 1,209,391 866,835 -342,556
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 17,780,105
Dover 16,659,472
Middlesbrough 9,998,032
London 8,706,237
London Gateway Port 8,224,017

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 10,039,032 7,741,073 -2,297,959
Dover 7,975,479 8,683,993 +708,514
Middlesbrough 5,482,197 4,515,835 -966,362
London 5,435,296 3,270,941 -2,164,355
London Gateway Port 4,094,839 4,129,178 +34,339
Felixstowe 3,501,360 3,088,153 -413,207
Harwich 3,113,030 2,800,539 -312,491
Purfleet 1,819,015 1,834,452 +15,437
Thamesport 876,768 2,242,911 +1,366,143
Killingholme 1,760,543 1,082,622 -677,921

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 29
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
2025-11 31
2025-10 35
2025-09 39
2025-08 32
2025-07 34

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+ 70
15m-54m 28
1m-15m 25
Other 11
0-1m 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 £
Belgium 60,528,337
Netherlands 46,752,358
Spain 5,073,861
Greece 4,217,590
United Arab Emirates 3,539,063

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 31,805,559 28,722,778 -3,082,781
Netherlands 23,802,128 22,950,230 -851,898
Spain 2,658,146 2,415,715 -242,431
Greece 803,555 3,414,035 +2,610,480
United Arab Emirates 2,027,379 1,511,684 -515,695
United States 1,546,127 1,632,505 +86,378
Turkey 1,878,433 1,189,673 -688,760
Germany 1,078,718 1,848,466 +769,748
India 926,596 1,070,466 +143,870
Ireland 991,689 696,756 -294,933

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 221,609
XU 51,569
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 26,631 194,978 +168,347
XU 51,343 226 -51,117
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) 123,774,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,065,756
Air transport 1,125,487
Other 274,087
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) 63,527,573 60,247,266 -3,280,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,257,857 8,807,899 -449,958
Air transport 632,516 492,971 -139,545
Other 77,974 196,113 +118,139
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 64,955,232
Middlesbrough 39,930,024
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,051,628
London Gateway Port 6,989,576
Immingham Docks 4,345,348

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 33,624,809 31,330,423 -2,294,386
Middlesbrough 18,578,868 21,351,156 +2,772,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,804,709 7,246,919 +1,442,210
London Gateway Port 3,131,786 3,857,790 +726,004
Immingham Docks 2,396,039 1,949,309 -446,730
Southampton 1,532,545 1,276,612 -255,933
London 1,893,765 595,420 -1,298,345
Felixstowe 2,130,624 347,574 -1,783,050
Dover 756,548 366,549 -389,999
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