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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* 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 33,050,303
Netherlands 10,604,535
Belgium 10,013,526
Sweden 9,877,046
South Korea 9,145,468

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 17,989,881 15,060,422 -2,929,459
Netherlands 5,564,301 5,040,234 -524,067
Belgium 4,715,978 5,297,548 +581,570
Sweden 4,895,480 4,981,566 +86,086
South Korea 4,357,191 4,788,277 +431,086
Switzerland 3,221,597 1,650,720 -1,570,877
Czechia 2,803,518 1,145,626 -1,657,892
France 1,787,172 1,295,785 -491,387
Ireland 1,262,111 853,915 -408,196
India 855,509 688,156 -167,353

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 31,176,171
Belgium 14,491,506
Sweden 10,413,482
South Korea 9,344,458
Netherlands 8,846,731

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 16,508,772 14,667,399 -1,841,373
Belgium 8,726,430 5,765,076 -2,961,354
Sweden 5,250,254 5,163,228 -87,026
South Korea 4,054,113 5,290,345 +1,236,232
Netherlands 4,545,470 4,301,261 -244,209
Czechia 2,933,055 1,155,624 -1,777,431
France 1,775,698 1,536,151 -239,547
United States 629,775 1,136,847 +507,072
India 794,309 688,156 -106,153
Spain 757,460 630,584 -126,876

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Inner London - West 8

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 18 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
South East Wales 5 7 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 7 +4
West Yorkshire 6 5 -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) 54,396,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,378,246
Other 5,015,253
Air transport 703,648
Road transport 164,439

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) 31,274,411 23,122,310 -8,152,101
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,131,607 17,246,639 +2,115,032
Other 3,141,418 1,873,835 -1,267,583
Air transport 439,095 264,553 -174,542
Road transport 3,314 161,125 +157,811

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 25,382,794
Dover 10,177,025
Felixstowe 9,548,329
Middlesbrough 8,711,089
London 8,093,769

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 11,855,578 13,527,216 +1,671,638
Dover 6,427,013 3,750,012 -2,677,001
Felixstowe 5,211,304 4,337,025 -874,279
Middlesbrough 4,611,140 4,099,949 -511,191
London 4,702,421 3,391,348 -1,311,073
Hull 3,231,146 2,081,462 -1,149,684
000 3,141,418 1,873,835 -1,267,583
Thamesport 2,752,126 2,182,299 -569,827
Liverpool Docks 1,281,052 1,604,734 +323,682
Southampton 1,190,671 1,132,817 -57,854

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
2025-11 40
2025-10 52
2025-09 44
2025-08 47
2025-07 55

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+ 85
1m-15m 51
Other 17
15m-54m 15
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 2,639,170
Ireland 2,324,188
Austria 1,967,563
Lithuania 1,916,557
Germany 1,459,500

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 1,614,948 1,024,222 -590,726
Ireland 1,321,150 1,003,038 -318,112
Austria 1,280,937 686,626 -594,311
Lithuania 1,205,303 711,254 -494,049
Germany 654,568 804,932 +150,364
Belgium 560,016 311,402 -248,614
Netherlands 357,603 439,812 +82,209
Italy 329,522 223,327 -106,195
Czechia 258,152 78,306 -179,846
China 88,352 219,599 +131,247

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 206,344
XU 12,183
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 179,111 27,233 -151,878
XU 4,418 7,765 +3,347
Ireland 6,103 1,308 -4,795
Germany 2,360 809 -1,551
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) 8,166,813
Air transport 5,200,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,605,461
Other 229,119

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) 4,658,928 3,507,885 -1,151,043
Air transport 2,760,194 2,440,541 -319,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,358,447 1,247,014 -111,433
Other 192,004 37,115 -154,889

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,046,473
London Stansted Airport 2,412,535
East Midlands Airport 2,366,520
London 1,014,698
Immingham Docks 921,083

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 2,887,161 2,159,312 -727,849
London Stansted Airport 1,504,733 907,802 -596,931
East Midlands Airport 1,054,977 1,311,543 +256,566
London 484,773 529,925 +45,152
Immingham Docks 493,719 427,364 -66,355
Liverpool Docks 588,280 321,094 -267,186
Southampton 232,666 453,996 +221,330
London Gateway Port 317,079 220,275 -96,804
London Heathrow Airport 157,454 161,407 +3,953
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