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 23,714,303
Netherlands 13,412,671
Greece 12,305,390
France 10,480,686
Germany 10,310,538

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 11,551,736 12,162,567 +610,831
Netherlands 8,232,955 5,179,716 -3,053,239
Greece 5,439,491 6,865,899 +1,426,408
France 6,117,868 4,362,818 -1,755,050
Germany 6,005,078 4,305,460 -1,699,618
Italy 3,204,993 3,859,977 +654,984
Switzerland 5,629,673 961,892 -4,667,781
Poland 1,797,012 339,287 -1,457,725
South Korea 943,911 780,740 -163,171
United States 589,252 1,119,061 +529,809

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 27,901,730
France 25,584,228
Greece 12,307,617
Italy 10,177,347
Japan 2,936,185

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 15,776,338 12,125,392 -3,650,946
France 14,175,271 11,408,957 -2,766,314
Greece 5,439,491 6,868,126 +1,428,635
Italy 5,877,118 4,300,229 -1,576,889
Japan 1,615,196 1,320,989 -294,207
Germany 1,682,736 1,132,998 -549,738
Poland 1,833,205 334,043 -1,499,162
South Korea 1,301,249 800,831 -500,418
United States 594,470 1,094,516 +500,046
Turkey 443,335 326,761 -116,574

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 10
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 3 9 +6
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
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Essex 1 3 +2
Merseyside 2 4 +2

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) 66,261,990
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,003,231
Air transport 1,920,448
Other 1,737,726
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) 34,125,929 32,136,061 -1,989,868
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,176,787 7,826,444 -8,350,343
Air transport 745,615 1,174,833 +429,218
Other 871,056 866,670 -4,386
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 16,940,258
Felixstowe 14,090,961
London 13,395,511
Dover 12,245,379
Middlesbrough 11,218,745

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 8,601,339 8,338,919 -262,420
Felixstowe 6,977,366 7,113,595 +136,229
London 7,216,589 6,178,922 -1,037,667
Dover 8,068,271 4,177,108 -3,891,163
Middlesbrough 6,132,730 5,086,015 -1,046,715
Hull 6,270,689 2,166,984 -4,103,705
Thamesport 1,034,046 2,288,323 +1,254,277
000 871,056 866,670 -4,386
Southampton 710,435 908,841 +198,406
Harwich 1,230,985 271,459 -959,526

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 38
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Other manufacturing 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 32
2025-10 30
2025-09 32
2025-08 28
2025-07 29

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+ 62
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 16
0-1m 13
Other 4

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 6,225,081
Malaysia 6,039,482
Netherlands 3,052,322
Belgium 1,742,733
Ireland 1,056,516

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 3,910,474 2,314,607 -1,595,867
Malaysia 2,644,349 3,395,133 +750,784
Netherlands 624,771 2,427,551 +1,802,780
Belgium 1,010,822 731,911 -278,911
Ireland 461,407 595,109 +133,702
Italy 420,341 273,924 -146,417
Poland 440,479 227,616 -212,863
France 404,488 145,049 -259,439
Sweden 335,724 204,763 -130,961
United States 161,253 293,589 +132,336

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 38,827
Ireland 23,446
XU 10,410
France 428
China 140

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 12,360 26,467 +14,107
Ireland 23,006 440 -22,566
XU 5,314 5,096 -218
France 428 0 -428
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) 12,715,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,045,288
Air transport 1,250,659
Other 73,309
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) 6,657,861 6,057,675 -600,186
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,795,942 5,249,346 +453,404
Air transport 498,291 752,368 +254,077
Other 41,158 32,151 -9,007
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 6,295,674
Immingham Docks 4,217,643
Southampton 3,585,144
Felixstowe 2,374,784
London 1,740,694

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 3,859,547 2,436,127 -1,423,420
Immingham Docks 2,367,161 1,850,482 -516,679
Southampton 893,557 2,691,587 +1,798,030
Felixstowe 1,728,752 646,032 -1,082,720
London 570,378 1,170,316 +599,938
Dover 67,265 863,036 +795,771
East Midlands Airport 341,010 399,680 +58,670
London Gateway Port 144,389 573,564 +429,175
Holyhead 324,572 385,103 +60,531
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