Import/export HS code 390230: Propylene copolymer plastics in raw form

Plastic materials made by mixing propylene with other chemicals, used in flexible and durable products

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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 £
Netherlands 172,484,197
Belgium 158,393,417
Germany 66,660,235
France 46,714,605
Austria 16,719,572

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 £
Netherlands 98,738,893 73,745,304 -24,993,589
Belgium 88,103,394 70,290,023 -17,813,371
Germany 34,642,442 32,017,793 -2,624,649
France 26,316,703 20,397,902 -5,918,801
Austria 9,558,302 7,161,270 -2,397,032
South Korea 4,789,826 7,972,629 +3,182,803
Spain 3,631,504 3,336,764 -294,740
Denmark 3,132,307 3,394,772 +262,465
Slovakia 2,861,655 3,651,004 +789,349
Hungary 3,293,401 2,786,900 -506,501

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 140,726,436
Netherlands 122,545,451
Germany 88,466,411
France 36,754,855
South Korea 25,178,378

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 76,023,854 64,702,582 -11,321,272
Netherlands 69,720,707 52,824,744 -16,895,963
Germany 48,073,006 40,393,405 -7,679,601
France 21,117,889 15,636,966 -5,480,923
South Korea 10,722,039 14,456,339 +3,734,300
Austria 9,472,470 7,232,476 -2,239,994
United States 6,829,962 7,675,591 +845,629
Spain 5,119,181 4,774,278 -344,903
Singapore 4,628,942 3,535,172 -1,093,770
Slovakia 2,898,253 3,894,019 +995,766

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17
Greater Manchester 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Yorkshire 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 14 -1
Greater Manchester 14 13 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
West Yorkshire 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Cheshire 3 6 +3
Lancashire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 304,287,002
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 212,431,525
Other 21,438,247
Air transport 810,026
Road transport 589,646

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) 163,158,076 141,128,926 -22,029,150
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,582,005 94,849,520 -22,732,485
Other 16,144,615 5,293,632 -10,850,983
Air transport 358,301 451,725 +93,424
Road transport 522,874 66,772 -456,102

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 128,616,324
London 92,300,564
Hull 59,142,206
Middlesbrough 47,850,175
Dover 42,285,919

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 67,413,930 61,202,394 -6,211,536
London 51,458,478 40,842,086 -10,616,392
Hull 38,043,128 21,099,078 -16,944,050
Middlesbrough 24,804,916 23,045,259 -1,759,657
Dover 21,967,053 20,318,866 -1,648,187
Harwich 15,635,794 15,696,759 +60,965
Thamesport 13,573,365 14,709,476 +1,136,111
Felixstowe 13,862,843 10,176,165 -3,686,678
000 16,144,615 5,293,632 -10,850,983
Eurotunnel 8,164,086 6,035,547 -2,128,539

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 57
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 31
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 68
2025-11 54
2025-10 66
2025-09 73
2025-08 57

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+ 102
1m-15m 44
15m-54m 30
Other 14
0-1m 11

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 47,800,445
France 16,543,871
Czechia 4,785,809
Turkey 3,396,614
Netherlands 2,287,158

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 24,141,668 23,658,777 -482,891
France 11,540,771 5,003,100 -6,537,671
Czechia 3,459,413 1,326,396 -2,133,017
Turkey 2,056,228 1,340,386 -715,842
Netherlands 1,213,790 1,073,368 -140,422
United States 1,108,658 981,939 -126,719
Germany 842,436 1,009,227 +166,791
Malaysia 1,641,782 1,985 -1,639,797
Slovakia 1,210,299 297,879 -912,420
Ireland 755,641 673,819 -81,822

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 £
France 15,631

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 £
France 6,853 8,778 +1,925

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) 67,756,064
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,971,117
Air transport 477,674
Other 17,324

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) 33,623,499 34,132,565 +509,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,087,779 3,883,338 -14,204,441
Air transport 261,530 216,144 -45,386
Other 7,549 9,775 +2,226

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 56,605,016
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,033,163
Immingham Docks 4,303,536
Felixstowe 4,192,209
London Gateway Port 2,691,742

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 £
London 31,376,900 25,228,116 -6,148,784
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,105,707 4,927,456 -5,178,251
Immingham Docks 2,016,898 2,286,638 +269,740
Felixstowe 2,577,284 1,614,925 -962,359
London Gateway Port 1,126,836 1,564,906 +438,070
Southampton 1,126,273 378,237 -748,036
Middlesbrough 1,145,846 188,031 -957,815
Purfleet 868,880 355,901 -512,979
Hull 196,701 678,062 +481,361
Liverpool Docks 531,247 129,199 -402,048

Quick facts

HS code: 390230

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

Description: Plastic materials made by mixing propylene with other chemicals, used in flexible and durable products