Import/export HS code 390390: Various styrene-based plastics

Includes all other plastic materials made from styrene, not listed elsewhere

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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 34,054,339
Belgium 11,091,414
Netherlands 11,008,524
Sweden 9,890,333
South Korea 9,148,350

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 18,630,549 15,423,790 -3,206,759
Belgium 5,429,746 5,661,668 +231,922
Netherlands 5,338,768 5,669,756 +330,988
Sweden 5,276,847 4,613,486 -663,361
South Korea 4,098,313 5,050,037 +951,724
Switzerland 3,452,418 1,430,094 -2,022,324
Czechia 2,801,412 912,002 -1,889,410
France 1,785,228 1,244,396 -540,832
Ireland 1,271,111 784,097 -487,014
Taiwan 1,107,966 803,878 -304,088

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 32,613,927
Belgium 14,344,789
Sweden 10,405,386
South Korea 9,361,939
Netherlands 8,472,476

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 17,024,006 15,589,921 -1,434,085
Belgium 8,517,767 5,827,022 -2,690,745
Sweden 5,605,851 4,799,535 -806,316
South Korea 3,921,268 5,440,671 +1,519,403
Netherlands 4,429,328 4,043,148 -386,180
Czechia 2,930,949 922,000 -2,008,949
France 1,855,885 1,447,461 -408,424
United States 1,498,242 1,762,255 +264,013
Taiwan 1,107,966 808,521 -299,445
India 795,913 682,146 -113,767

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 22
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9

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 20 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 8 +5
Lancashire 4 5 +1
South East Wales 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 7 6 -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) 55,555,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,810,666
Other 4,719,617
Air transport 768,782
Road transport 199,501

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) 32,238,823 23,316,929 -8,921,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,336,216 18,474,450 +2,138,234
Other 3,129,422 1,590,195 -1,539,227
Air transport 478,480 290,302 -188,178
Road transport 3,314 196,187 +192,873

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 26,240,439
Dover 10,151,691
Felixstowe 9,711,301
Middlesbrough 8,573,499
London 7,939,581

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 12,562,911 13,677,528 +1,114,617
Dover 6,524,294 3,627,397 -2,896,897
Felixstowe 4,901,046 4,810,255 -90,791
Middlesbrough 4,448,163 4,125,336 -322,827
London 4,554,525 3,385,056 -1,169,469
Hull 3,901,732 2,040,594 -1,861,138
Thamesport 2,706,652 2,245,245 -461,407
000 3,129,422 1,590,195 -1,539,227
Southampton 1,964,106 1,586,693 -377,413
Liverpool Docks 1,254,723 1,586,606 +331,883

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 58
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 16
Other manufacturing 14
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 52
2025-11 40
2025-10 52
2025-09 47
2025-08 48

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+ 83
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 19
Other 17
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 £
United States 2,537,522
Ireland 2,435,740
Austria 1,849,011
Lithuania 1,817,920
Germany 1,438,531

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 £
United States 1,691,474 846,048 -845,426
Ireland 1,394,872 1,040,868 -354,004
Austria 1,262,872 586,139 -676,733
Lithuania 1,014,035 803,885 -210,150
Germany 523,205 915,326 +392,121
Belgium 647,273 244,372 -402,901
Netherlands 340,164 420,917 +80,753
Italy 338,740 242,737 -96,003
Malaysia 143,785 234,668 +90,883
China 86,423 220,991 +134,568

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 206,301
Ireland 7,411
Germany 3,169
China 12

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 205,974 327 -205,647
Ireland 6,750 661 -6,089
Germany 2,437 732 -1,705
China 12 0 -12

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) 8,105,183
Air transport 5,169,360
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,714,435
Other 229,008

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) 4,635,880 3,469,303 -1,166,577
Air transport 2,784,625 2,384,735 -399,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,276,823 1,437,612 +160,789
Other 219,540 9,468 -210,072

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,015,765
East Midlands Airport 2,416,939
London Stansted Airport 2,327,870
London 1,014,698
Immingham Docks 904,985

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 2,819,394 2,196,371 -623,023
East Midlands Airport 986,969 1,429,970 +443,001
London Stansted Airport 1,597,223 730,647 -866,576
London 496,237 518,461 +22,224
Immingham Docks 503,656 401,329 -102,327
Liverpool Docks 568,935 311,006 -257,929
Southampton 252,655 467,669 +215,014
London Gateway Port 338,504 331,672 -6,832
London Heathrow Airport 157,403 164,329 +6,926
Dover 277,364 18,448 -258,916

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 390390

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

Description: Includes all other plastic materials made from styrene, not listed elsewhere