Import/export HS code 390710: Polyacetals

A strong, durable plastic used in making gears and bearings

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 17,270,445
Switzerland 4,864,224
Netherlands 4,848,426
Thailand 2,548,799
Belgium 2,276,335

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 10,103,293 7,167,152 -2,936,141
Switzerland 1,920,264 2,943,960 +1,023,696
Netherlands 2,781,416 2,067,010 -714,406
Thailand 1,509,383 1,039,416 -469,967
Belgium 1,286,977 989,358 -297,619
South Korea 1,069,356 1,073,304 +3,948
Slovakia 16,844 1,013,929 +997,085
United States 404,812 519,029 +114,217
China 363,832 297,119 -66,713
Malaysia 393,177 244,300 -148,877

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 20,015,225
Netherlands 8,351,646
Thailand 2,841,975
South Korea 2,793,176
United States 1,665,573

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 10,823,893 9,191,332 -1,632,561
Netherlands 4,155,618 4,196,028 +40,410
Thailand 1,742,091 1,099,884 -642,207
South Korea 1,483,177 1,309,999 -173,178
United States 797,925 867,648 +69,723
Malaysia 621,584 470,837 -150,747
China 626,720 451,647 -175,073
Taiwan 131,156 167,337 +36,181
Japan 153,179 71,811 -81,368
France 13,243 99,684 +86,441

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 9
Greater Manchester 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
West Midlands 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 4 -4
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -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) 29,265,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,372,616
Air transport 1,942,437
Other 476,407
Road transport 26,004

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) 15,856,377 13,408,643 -2,447,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,874,109 3,498,507 -375,602
Air transport 794,809 1,147,628 +352,819
Other 339,500 136,907 -202,593
Road transport 26,004 0 -26,004

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,051,454
Hull 6,091,169
Dover 5,088,064
Felixstowe 3,897,335
Southampton 3,265,661

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 5,792,263 4,259,191 -1,533,072
Hull 2,379,018 3,712,151 +1,333,133
Dover 1,864,204 3,223,860 +1,359,656
Felixstowe 2,331,804 1,565,531 -766,273
Southampton 1,821,025 1,444,636 -376,389
Purfleet 1,173,832 780,174 -393,658
Killingholme 1,395,301 365,849 -1,029,452
Eurotunnel 1,084,166 611,310 -472,856
Harwich 351,529 466,704 +115,175
London Stansted Airport 331,597 464,580 +132,983

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 18
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Manufacture of food products 8
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 26
2025-10 24
2025-09 27
2025-08 29

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+ 46
1m-15m 27
15m-54m 11
0-1m 9
Other 9

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 £
Malaysia 1,578,875
United States 900,810
India 495,668
Germany 387,488
Slovakia 361,623

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 £
Malaysia 1,285,127 293,748 -991,379
United States 510,291 390,519 -119,772
India 456,190 39,478 -416,712
Germany 110,902 276,586 +165,684
Slovakia 286,510 75,113 -211,397
Ireland 195,820 145,511 -50,309
Sweden 248,310 40,689 -207,621
Turkey 145,575 48,866 -96,709
South Korea 187,664 2,876 -184,788
Netherlands 113,200 50,343 -62,857

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 14,896
Nicaragua 2,678

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 12,822 2,074 -10,748
Nicaragua 0 2,678 +2,678

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,364,617
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,542,175
Air transport 1,288,320
Other 21,775
Road transport 3,360

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,738,259 626,358 -2,111,901
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 835,030 707,145 -127,885
Air transport 815,883 472,437 -343,446
Other 13,468 8,307 -5,161
Road transport 3,360 0 -3,360

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,002,552
Felixstowe 929,314
East Midlands Airport 728,998
London Gateway Port 671,348
Liverpool Docks 603,223

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 £
Southampton 767,486 235,066 -532,420
Felixstowe 888,528 40,786 -847,742
East Midlands Airport 550,775 178,223 -372,552
London Gateway Port 385,657 285,691 -99,966
Liverpool Docks 560,904 42,319 -518,585
Dover / Eurotunnel 341,721 253,982 -87,739
Immingham Docks 251,688 275,117 +23,429
London Heathrow Airport 134,670 188,743 +54,073
Holyhead 146,505 97,405 -49,100
ZLC 79,463 87,724 +8,261

Quick facts

HS code: 390710

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

Description: A strong, durable plastic used in making gears and bearings