Import/export HS code 39029010: Special block copolymer plastic

A unique plastic blend of polystyrene and ethylene-butylene, used in advanced industrial applications

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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 £
Germany 1,195,608
Netherlands 736,437
Italy 615,268
Israel 325,859
South Korea 295,774

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 £
Germany 613,059 582,549 -30,510
Netherlands 610,576 125,861 -484,715
Italy 334,419 280,849 -53,570
Israel 0 325,859 +325,859
South Korea 0 295,774 +295,774
Denmark 59,645 104,266 +44,621
Portugal 0 146,320 +146,320
Japan 60,062 60,746 +684
France 68,832 50,577 -18,255
Belgium 43,597 57,845 +14,248

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 £
Germany 845,585
United States 775,523
Italy 667,206
Portugal 661,562
Israel 325,859

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 £
Germany 446,669 398,916 -47,753
United States 623,148 152,375 -470,773
Italy 331,710 335,496 +3,786
Portugal 302,908 358,654 +55,746
Israel 0 325,859 +325,859
South Korea 0 295,774 +295,774
Japan 60,062 60,746 +684
Netherlands 23,083 73,515 +50,432
Turkey 68,312 15,121 -53,191
South Africa 0 71,275 +71,275

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Greater Manchester 3
Essex 2
Inner London - West 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Essex 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0

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) 2,905,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 934,604
Air transport 290,782
Road transport 4,042

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) 1,681,926 1,223,961 -457,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,949 806,655 +678,706
Air transport 146,645 144,137 -2,508
Road transport 4,042 0 -4,042

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,244,318
Felixstowe 516,781
Eurotunnel 407,948
London Gateway Port 372,568
Killingholme 331,445

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 £
Dover 795,181 449,137 -346,044
Felixstowe 56,779 460,002 +403,223
Eurotunnel 231,357 176,591 -54,766
London Gateway Port 0 372,568 +372,568
Killingholme 254,783 76,662 -178,121
Harwich 213,008 64,460 -148,548
East Midlands Airport 45,858 107,255 +61,397
Purfleet 43,597 106,317 +62,720
Southampton 60,062 72,901 +12,839
Portsmouth 0 93,770 +93,770

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 5
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 3

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+ 10
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2
Other 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 £
Poland 556,875
Taiwan 177,312
India 153,372
Malaysia 92,494
China 73,614

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 £
Poland 285,000 271,875 -13,125
Taiwan 147,942 29,370 -118,572
India 142,500 10,872 -131,628
Malaysia 64,169 28,325 -35,844
China 73,614 0 -73,614
South Africa 3,730 53,570 +49,840
Portugal 37,441 0 -37,441
Italy 0 36,746 +36,746
France 940 27,955 +27,015
United States 15,310 6,425 -8,885

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) 696,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 584,426
Air transport 53,872

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) 359,919 336,576 -23,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 462,289 122,137 -340,152
Air transport 23,660 30,212 +6,552

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 664,954
Felixstowe 369,521
Southampton 95,962
London Gateway Port 79,503
London Stansted Airport 26,093

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 328,378 336,576 +8,198
Felixstowe 340,849 28,672 -312,177
Southampton 86,908 9,054 -77,854
London Gateway Port 3,730 75,773 +72,043
London Stansted Airport 6,346 19,747 +13,401
Immingham Docks 21,144 0 -21,144
Newhaven 19,410 0 -19,410
ZLC 14,363 1,100 -13,263
Middlesbrough 5,162 8,638 +3,476
Holyhead 12,131 0 -12,131

Quick facts

HS code: 39029010

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

Description: A unique plastic blend of polystyrene and ethylene-butylene, used in advanced industrial applications