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 17,930,926
Netherlands 4,779,301
Switzerland 4,687,907
Thailand 2,354,435
Belgium 2,220,263

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 10,705,560 7,225,366 -3,480,194
Netherlands 2,669,931 2,109,370 -560,561
Switzerland 1,963,290 2,724,617 +761,327
Thailand 1,451,838 902,597 -549,241
Belgium 1,290,867 929,396 -361,471
South Korea 1,011,921 1,153,833 +141,912
Slovakia 18,946 959,124 +940,178
United States 436,586 501,511 +64,925
China 350,299 311,122 -39,177
Malaysia 404,762 244,300 -160,462

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 20,476,758
Netherlands 8,160,487
South Korea 2,853,288
Thailand 2,647,611
United States 1,662,419

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 11,414,538 9,062,220 -2,352,318
Netherlands 4,055,900 4,104,587 +48,687
South Korea 1,462,760 1,390,528 -72,232
Thailand 1,684,546 963,065 -721,481
United States 819,417 843,002 +23,585
Malaysia 700,866 461,980 -238,886
China 628,580 473,961 -154,619
Taiwan 122,604 175,889 +53,285
Japan 137,439 82,559 -54,880
Sweden 64,372 50,546 -13,826

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 10
Greater Manchester 10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Outer London - West and North West 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 9 5 -4
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Lancashire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 3 3 +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) 29,660,978
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,217,189
Air transport 1,915,830
Other 518,474
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) 16,474,384 13,186,594 -3,287,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,771,682 3,445,507 -326,175
Air transport 786,351 1,129,479 +343,128
Other 366,218 152,256 -213,962
Road transport 16,639 9,365 -7,274

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,498,596
Hull 5,947,883
Dover 4,690,199
Felixstowe 3,921,960
Southampton 3,089,979

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 6,572,360 3,926,236 -2,646,124
Hull 1,981,976 3,965,907 +1,983,931
Dover 1,836,805 2,853,394 +1,016,589
Felixstowe 2,305,859 1,616,101 -689,758
Southampton 1,745,181 1,344,798 -400,383
Killingholme 1,721,247 382,458 -1,338,789
Purfleet 1,162,931 723,619 -439,312
Eurotunnel 1,110,854 739,934 -370,920
Harwich 304,323 516,631 +212,308
London Stansted Airport 359,463 436,170 +76,707

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 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of food products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 24
2025-09 27
2025-08 29
2025-07 25

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+ 48
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 1,604,175
United States 908,345
India 515,098
Slovakia 384,903
Germany 349,147

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 1,334,427 269,748 -1,064,679
United States 530,632 377,713 -152,919
India 476,632 38,466 -438,166
Slovakia 274,240 110,663 -163,577
Germany 104,143 245,004 +140,861
Ireland 200,924 132,900 -68,024
Sweden 249,150 43,209 -205,941
Turkey 119,359 75,082 -44,277
South Korea 168,421 22,119 -146,302
Netherlands 93,613 72,772 -20,841

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 14,995
XU 4,201
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 12,921 2,074 -10,847
XU 646 3,555 +2,909
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) 3,474,240
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,528,882
Air transport 1,305,067
Other 21,874
Road transport 16,655

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) 2,786,763 687,477 -2,099,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 812,091 716,791 -95,300
Air transport 809,971 495,096 -314,875
Other 13,567 8,307 -5,260
Road transport 16,655 0 -16,655

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,007,565
Felixstowe 990,933
East Midlands Airport 758,296
Liverpool Docks 662,441
London Gateway Port 655,891

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 706,623 300,942 -405,681
Felixstowe 930,904 60,029 -870,875
East Midlands Airport 522,956 235,340 -287,616
Liverpool Docks 618,984 43,457 -575,527
London Gateway Port 394,200 261,691 -132,509
Dover / Eurotunnel 310,836 278,805 -32,031
Immingham Docks 252,568 272,551 +19,983
London Heathrow Airport 167,003 149,307 -17,696
Holyhead 146,505 79,980 -66,525
ZLC 90,190 91,674 +1,484

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