Import/export HS code 39046980: Various fluorinated plastics

These are other types of plastics made with fluorine, used in various industrial applications

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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 £
France 30,245,481
Japan 10,371,054
Belgium 5,516,171
Netherlands 4,558,511
Germany 3,874,769

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 £
France 20,232,377 10,013,104 -10,219,273
Japan 4,557,870 5,813,184 +1,255,314
Belgium 2,396,212 3,119,959 +723,747
Netherlands 3,176,143 1,382,368 -1,793,775
Germany 2,020,132 1,854,637 -165,495
China 2,147,198 1,593,685 -553,513
India 0 3,497,202 +3,497,202
United States 1,938,266 1,102,134 -836,132
Italy 878,339 285,462 -592,877
Brazil 256,553 0 -256,553

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 £
United States 19,999,193
Japan 17,228,124
France 15,036,847
India 5,199,503
China 4,497,669

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 £
United States 9,431,624 10,567,569 +1,135,945
Japan 8,884,857 8,343,267 -541,590
France 12,578,740 2,458,107 -10,120,633
India 622,572 4,576,931 +3,954,359
China 2,667,046 1,830,623 -836,423
Belgium 1,202,038 123,843 -1,078,195
Italy 808,429 483,216 -325,213
Netherlands 538,068 237,592 -300,476
Germany 544,058 70,208 -473,850
Brazil 256,553 0 -256,553

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Inner London - West 7
Lancashire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Merseyside 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0

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) 41,322,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,014,366
Air transport 9,203,072
Road transport 12,759

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) 25,699,188 15,623,443 -10,075,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,148,348 8,866,018 +1,717,670
Air transport 4,905,614 4,297,458 -608,156
Road transport 6,420 6,339 -81

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,876,062
London Heathrow Airport 6,790,018
Southampton 5,600,877
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,572,670
Killingholme 5,180,899

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 £
Dover 13,737,864 10,138,198 -3,599,666
London Heathrow Airport 3,739,766 3,050,252 -689,514
Southampton 2,158,023 3,442,854 +1,284,831
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,730,349 842,321 -3,888,028
Killingholme 2,293,587 2,887,312 +593,725
Felixstowe 1,960,073 1,954,681 -5,392
Immingham Docks 2,639,210 742,218 -1,896,992
Liverpool Docks 0 2,589,903 +2,589,903
Eurotunnel 1,516,300 641,843 -874,457
Newhaven 1,175,124 0 -1,175,124

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 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 15
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 17
2025-10 20
2025-09 19
2025-08 17
2025-07 18

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+ 40
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 16
Other 9
0-1m 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 19,930,351
Austria 8,675,656
Germany 8,503,323
Spain 4,848,540
Czechia 3,496,581

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 13,202,423 6,727,928 -6,474,495
Austria 5,427,131 3,248,525 -2,178,606
Germany 4,743,358 3,759,965 -983,393
Spain 2,284,587 2,563,953 +279,366
Czechia 1,297,287 2,199,294 +902,007
Belgium 762,458 2,686,017 +1,923,559
China 1,721,545 637,478 -1,084,067
Netherlands 905,594 1,278,845 +373,251
France 752,429 336,617 -415,812
India 75,932 815,357 +739,425

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 £
XU 153
France 3

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 £
XU 0 153 +153
France 0 3 +3

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) 31,385,880
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,968,104
Air transport 4,129,376
Road transport 6,545
Other 156

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) 14,051,468 17,334,412 +3,282,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,948,028 7,020,076 -10,927,952
Air transport 1,646,701 2,482,675 +835,974
Road transport 6,545 0 -6,545
Other 0 156 +156

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,431,248
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,208,811
Southampton 11,147,313
London Gateway Port 7,538,183
Hull 6,982,237

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 £
Immingham Docks 6,866,852 7,564,396 +697,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,596,395 6,612,416 +2,016,021
Southampton 7,570,167 3,577,146 -3,993,021
London Gateway Port 5,928,200 1,609,983 -4,318,217
Hull 4,194,129 2,788,108 -1,406,021
London Heathrow Airport 1,211,220 1,638,979 +427,759
Felixstowe 663,117 1,215,974 +552,857
Killingholme 1,334,859 0 -1,334,859
Liverpool Docks 436,392 821,692 +385,300
Manchester Airport 100,620 760,940 +660,320

Quick facts

HS code: 39046980

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

Description: These are other types of plastics made with fluorine, used in various industrial applications