Import/export HS code 390319: Various non-expandable styrene plastics

Includes all other styrene plastics that do not expand, used in rigid products

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 23,884,249
Netherlands 13,754,360
Greece 13,191,733
France 10,459,892
Germany 9,871,994

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 11,645,778 12,238,471 +592,693
Netherlands 7,804,974 5,949,386 -1,855,588
Greece 5,703,019 7,488,714 +1,785,695
France 5,893,261 4,566,631 -1,326,630
Germany 5,505,061 4,366,933 -1,138,128
Italy 3,384,170 3,776,362 +392,192
Switzerland 4,922,809 796,123 -4,126,686
Poland 1,605,487 333,821 -1,271,666
United States 631,384 1,138,227 +506,843
South Korea 938,228 808,662 -129,566

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 27,224,279
France 25,587,031
Greece 13,193,960
Italy 10,451,285
Japan 2,768,979

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 14,725,705 12,498,574 -2,227,131
France 14,032,684 11,554,347 -2,478,337
Greece 5,703,019 7,490,941 +1,787,922
Italy 5,837,049 4,614,236 -1,222,813
Japan 1,614,850 1,154,129 -460,721
Germany 1,458,822 1,262,750 -196,072
South Korea 1,295,566 828,753 -466,813
Poland 1,636,436 333,821 -1,302,615
United States 625,692 1,113,682 +487,990
Turkey 512,741 256,359 -256,382

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7

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 11 6 -5
Inner London - West 2 9 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Cheshire 3 4 +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) 68,031,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,298,069
Air transport 1,944,282
Other 1,751,122
Road transport 1,163

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) 34,519,364 33,512,239 -1,007,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,481,495 7,816,574 -6,664,921
Air transport 706,045 1,238,237 +532,192
Other 880,822 870,300 -10,522
Road transport 0 1,163 +1,163

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,865,351
Felixstowe 14,522,386
London 12,539,338
Dover 12,207,625
Middlesbrough 11,423,773

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 8,215,910 8,649,441 +433,531
Felixstowe 7,181,270 7,341,116 +159,846
London 6,505,406 6,033,932 -471,474
Dover 7,773,167 4,434,458 -3,338,709
Middlesbrough 6,095,813 5,327,960 -767,853
Hull 5,971,179 2,436,844 -3,534,335
Thamesport 1,266,065 2,314,196 +1,048,131
000 880,822 870,300 -10,522
Southampton 887,215 777,098 -110,117
Killingholme 1,143,967 245,707 -898,260

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 37
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Other manufacturing 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 32
2025-10 30
2025-09 32
2025-08 28

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+ 61
1m-15m 34
15m-54m 16
0-1m 12
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 £
Germany 6,191,209
Malaysia 5,952,849
Netherlands 3,078,832
Belgium 1,752,592
Ireland 1,030,129

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 £
Germany 3,846,053 2,345,156 -1,500,897
Malaysia 2,770,270 3,182,579 +412,309
Netherlands 594,138 2,484,694 +1,890,556
Belgium 1,013,568 739,024 -274,544
Ireland 444,554 585,575 +141,021
Poland 498,884 169,977 -328,907
Italy 381,458 263,839 -117,619
France 401,728 135,927 -265,801
Sweden 350,340 186,301 -164,039
United States 163,248 296,591 +133,343

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 38,872
Ireland 4,295
France 182
China 140
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 58

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 25,362 13,510 -11,852
Ireland 3,855 440 -3,415
France 182 0 -182
China 50 90 +40
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 58 +58

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) 12,839,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,704,495
Air transport 1,296,085
Other 53,031
Road transport 1,300

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) 6,873,233 5,966,277 -906,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,607,618 5,096,877 +489,259
Air transport 476,891 819,194 +342,303
Other 33,859 19,172 -14,687
Road transport 1,300 0 -1,300

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,236,829
Immingham Docks 4,332,119
Southampton 3,559,081
Felixstowe 2,299,879
London 1,757,960

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 3,860,304 2,376,525 -1,483,779
Immingham Docks 2,391,809 1,940,310 -451,499
Southampton 1,065,687 2,493,394 +1,427,707
Felixstowe 1,670,225 629,654 -1,040,571
London 617,595 1,140,365 +522,770
Dover 62,307 967,183 +904,876
East Midlands Airport 318,057 446,581 +128,524
London Gateway Port 133,496 577,275 +443,779
Holyhead 295,094 408,472 +113,378
Middlesbrough 406,612 68,837 -337,775

Quick facts

HS code: 390319

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

Description: Includes all other styrene plastics that do not expand, used in rigid products