Import/export HS code 39046920: Fluoroelastomers (FKM)

These are rubber-like materials made with fluorine, used in seals and hoses for high temperatures

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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 £
Italy 15,329,392
Germany 4,494,041
Netherlands 3,859,873
United States 671,778
France 603,169

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 £
Italy 7,547,429 7,781,963 +234,534
Germany 3,039,493 1,454,548 -1,584,945
Netherlands 2,028,037 1,831,836 -196,201
United States 459,630 212,148 -247,482
France 83,204 519,965 +436,761
India 350,807 0 -350,807
Sweden 1,231 72,500 +71,269
Belgium 25,417 29,495 +4,078
Finland 35,190 0 -35,190
China 0 32,053 +32,053

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 £
Italy 16,352,095
United States 2,704,790
India 2,691,420
Netherlands 1,804,981
Japan 1,590,097

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 £
Italy 8,390,702 7,961,393 -429,309
United States 1,216,870 1,487,920 +271,050
India 2,131,407 560,013 -1,571,394
Netherlands 765,503 1,039,478 +273,975
Japan 834,732 755,365 -79,367
China 82,509 81,455 -1,054
Germany 80,083 29,193 -50,890
Czechia 32,965 0 -32,965
France 13,552 12,881 -671
Indonesia 17,743 0 -17,743

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Cheshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Highlands and Islands 1 0 -1
Lancashire 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 15,824,584
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,097,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 596,855

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 £
Air transport 8,459,965 7,364,619 -1,095,346
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,675,200 4,422,248 -252,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 439,833 157,022 -282,811

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,837,745
Birmingham Airport 4,053,157
Dover 2,225,956
Harwich 2,134,339
Eurotunnel 1,688,355

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 £
East Midlands Airport 5,493,928 5,343,817 -150,111
Birmingham Airport 2,292,646 1,760,511 -532,135
Dover 814,083 1,411,873 +597,790
Harwich 996,936 1,137,403 +140,467
Eurotunnel 545,207 1,143,148 +597,941
Immingham Docks 703,672 127,184 -576,488
Felixstowe 622,751 188,772 -433,979
Manchester Airport 247,132 225,575 -21,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,910 312,422 +228,512
Thamesport 186,124 154,651 -31,473

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 8
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of textiles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 8
2025-09 8
2025-08 7
2025-07 9

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+ 11
15m-54m 9
1m-15m 3
Other 1

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 4,326,773
Czechia 2,140,633
Norway 1,959,471
Sweden 222,986
Malta 181,295

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 1,634,554 2,692,219 +1,057,665
Czechia 1,174,825 965,808 -209,017
Norway 647,619 1,311,852 +664,233
Sweden 62,903 160,083 +97,180
Malta 54,248 127,047 +72,799
Netherlands 129,618 34,531 -95,087
Germany 32,323 102,360 +70,037
Italy 52,869 68,252 +15,383
Saudi Arabia 7,660 53,168 +45,508
France 11,966 34,430 +22,464

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,306,373
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,426,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,888,003

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 £
Air transport 1,960,042 2,346,331 +386,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,393,502 2,032,922 +639,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 651,814 1,236,189 +584,375

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,403,690
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,360,891
Immingham Docks 1,195,484
Southampton 749,038
East Midlands Airport 578,161

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,581,760 1,821,930 +240,170
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,362,673 1,998,218 +635,545
Immingham Docks 664,090 531,394 -132,696
Southampton 18,553 730,485 +711,932
East Midlands Airport 215,136 363,025 +147,889
London Stansted Airport 93,952 113,268 +19,316
Manchester Airport 54,007 26,436 -27,571
ZLC 6,731 20,766 +14,035
Glasgow Airport 6,954 906 -6,048
Dover 0 3,572 +3,572

Quick facts

HS code: 39046920

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

Description: These are rubber-like materials made with fluorine, used in seals and hoses for high temperatures