Import/export HS code 39039090: Various unspecified styrene-based plastics

Includes all other plastic materials made from styrene, not specifically categorized

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  • 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 £
Germany 32,835,595
Netherlands 10,317,337
Belgium 10,214,187
Sweden 9,890,333
South Korea 9,105,492

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 17,980,038 14,855,557 -3,124,481
Netherlands 5,280,372 5,036,965 -243,407
Belgium 4,556,255 5,657,932 +1,101,677
Sweden 5,276,847 4,613,486 -663,361
South Korea 4,055,455 5,050,037 +994,582
Switzerland 3,438,348 1,404,928 -2,033,420
Czechia 2,801,412 912,002 -1,889,410
France 1,780,634 1,242,099 -538,535
Ireland 1,269,219 784,097 -485,122
India 857,113 682,146 -174,967

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 31,395,183
Belgium 14,308,966
Sweden 10,405,386
South Korea 9,319,081
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 16,373,495 15,021,688 -1,351,807
Belgium 8,503,697 5,805,269 -2,698,428
Sweden 5,605,851 4,799,535 -806,316
South Korea 3,878,410 5,440,671 +1,562,261
Netherlands 4,429,328 4,043,148 -386,180
Czechia 2,930,949 922,000 -2,008,949
France 1,851,291 1,442,681 -408,610
United States 628,774 1,128,328 +499,554
India 795,913 682,146 -113,767
Spain 710,121 608,124 -101,997

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 21
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 19 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3
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
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
South East Wales 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2

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) 53,333,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,954,006
Other 4,717,725
Air transport 688,064
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) 30,698,542 22,635,080 -8,063,462
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,528,931 17,425,075 +1,896,144
Other 3,127,530 1,590,195 -1,537,335
Air transport 425,168 262,896 -162,272
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 25,225,512
Dover 9,976,166
Felixstowe 9,648,306
Middlesbrough 8,515,103
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 12,180,775 13,044,737 +863,962
Dover 6,366,778 3,609,388 -2,757,390
Felixstowe 4,844,678 4,803,628 -41,050
Middlesbrough 4,389,767 4,125,336 -264,431
London 4,554,525 3,385,056 -1,169,469
Hull 3,408,645 2,016,816 -1,391,829
Thamesport 2,706,652 2,240,579 -466,073
000 3,127,530 1,590,195 -1,537,335
Liverpool Docks 1,254,723 1,586,606 +331,883
Southampton 1,276,237 1,099,444 -176,793

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 39
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 16
Other manufacturing 13
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 44
2025-08 47

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 51
Other 17
15m-54m 16
0-1m 10

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 2,412,686
Austria 1,849,011
Lithuania 1,817,920
Germany 1,438,170

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 1,379,284 1,033,402 -345,882
Austria 1,262,872 586,139 -676,733
Lithuania 1,014,035 803,885 -210,150
Germany 523,205 914,965 +391,760
Belgium 609,955 244,372 -365,583
Netherlands 336,637 419,828 +83,191
Italy 337,864 242,737 -95,127
China 86,423 220,991 +134,568
Czechia 195,068 78,930 -116,138

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) 8,018,432
Air transport 5,168,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,478,894
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) 4,579,447 3,438,985 -1,140,462
Air transport 2,783,749 2,384,735 -399,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,226,087 1,252,807 +26,720
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 4,995,076
East Midlands Airport 2,416,063
London Stansted Airport 2,327,870
London 1,014,698
Immingham Docks 902,495

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 2,175,682 -643,712
East Midlands Airport 986,093 1,429,970 +443,877
London Stansted Airport 1,597,223 730,647 -866,576
London 496,237 518,461 +22,224
Immingham Docks 503,656 398,839 -104,817
Liverpool Docks 568,935 307,436 -261,499
Southampton 232,666 467,669 +235,003
London Gateway Port 338,504 203,001 -135,503
London Heathrow Airport 157,403 164,329 +6,926
Dover 273,837 17,359 -256,478

Quick facts

HS code: 39039090

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

Description: Includes all other plastic materials made from styrene, not specifically categorized