Import/export HS code 39079110: Liquid unsaturated polyesters

A liquid plastic used in making coatings and adhesives

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 £
France 26,435,364
Italy 16,523,659
Belgium 13,413,454
Netherlands 13,153,430
Finland 12,618,943

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 13,894,504 12,540,860 -1,353,644
Italy 9,992,021 6,531,638 -3,460,383
Belgium 7,385,501 6,027,953 -1,357,548
Netherlands 6,430,594 6,722,836 +292,242
Finland 7,468,532 5,150,411 -2,318,121
Turkey 4,201,362 3,759,727 -441,635
Spain 3,711,595 3,030,681 -680,914
Germany 2,637,644 2,696,164 +58,520
Czechia 2,204,255 2,140,858 -63,397
Poland 1,804,063 1,454,345 -349,718

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 £
France 36,082,593
Italy 19,854,054
Finland 14,547,510
Netherlands 8,602,359
Turkey 7,904,513

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 £
France 20,120,190 15,962,403 -4,157,787
Italy 11,221,918 8,632,136 -2,589,782
Finland 8,673,583 5,873,927 -2,799,656
Netherlands 4,181,289 4,421,070 +239,781
Turkey 4,104,104 3,800,409 -303,695
Spain 3,926,071 3,787,907 -138,164
Germany 3,051,677 2,929,493 -122,184
Czechia 2,451,815 2,948,111 +496,296
Croatia 1,998,714 525,027 -1,473,687
Poland 822,019 879,022 +57,003

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Yorkshire 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
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Kent 2 4 +2
West of England 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 64,904,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,386,815
Other 2,557,168
Air transport 1,901,740
Road transport 5,553

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) 35,969,810 28,934,571 -7,035,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,157,452 22,229,363 -3,928,089
Other 1,848,909 708,259 -1,140,650
Air transport 1,172,773 728,967 -443,806
Road transport 1,652 3,901 +2,249

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 39,836,398
Immingham Docks 24,853,450
Felixstowe 12,164,740
London 10,587,211
Hull 8,235,560

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 22,491,134 17,345,264 -5,145,870
Immingham Docks 13,512,872 11,340,578 -2,172,294
Felixstowe 6,406,698 5,758,042 -648,656
London 6,308,170 4,279,041 -2,029,129
Hull 4,417,622 3,817,938 -599,684
Middlesbrough 4,520,383 3,074,654 -1,445,729
Harwich 2,193,826 2,651,399 +457,573
000 1,848,909 708,259 -1,140,650
Killingholme 506,139 999,270 +493,131
Leeds Bradford Airport 873,797 523,210 -350,587

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 29
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 27
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 10
Other manufacturing 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 22
2025-10 26
2025-09 24
2025-08 20

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+ 42
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 16
0-1m 5
Other 5

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 £
Ireland 11,559,510
Norway 10,797,310
Hungary 10,404,196
France 7,153,355
Germany 5,020,169

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 £
Ireland 6,910,244 4,649,266 -2,260,978
Norway 6,301,718 4,495,592 -1,806,126
Hungary 5,842,525 4,561,671 -1,280,854
France 3,404,419 3,748,936 +344,517
Germany 2,464,081 2,556,088 +92,007
Sweden 3,644,703 991,420 -2,653,283
United Arab Emirates 2,035,519 1,832,130 -203,389
Poland 2,121,779 1,385,401 -736,378
Singapore 1,506,732 1,168,365 -338,367
Belgium 851,815 1,791,262 +939,447

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 2,512,645
Sweden 125

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 1,422,481 1,090,164 -332,317
Sweden 125 0 -125

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) 57,914,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,906,536
Other 2,530,303
Air transport 2,204,664
Rail transport 42,779

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) 31,486,778 26,427,444 -5,059,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,552,591 8,353,945 -5,198,646
Other 1,427,973 1,102,330 -325,643
Air transport 1,464,939 739,725 -725,214
Rail transport 12,276 30,503 +18,227

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,489,233
Immingham Docks 16,980,556
London Gateway Port 7,850,774
Holyhead 7,654,875
Felixstowe 3,248,980

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 17,774,138 15,715,095 -2,059,043
Immingham Docks 11,417,282 5,563,274 -5,854,008
London Gateway Port 4,207,517 3,643,257 -564,260
Holyhead 4,831,640 2,823,235 -2,008,405
Felixstowe 1,420,867 1,828,113 +407,246
000 1,427,973 1,102,330 -325,643
Southampton 929,683 1,577,021 +647,338
London 758,614 1,249,835 +491,221
Dover 1,442,243 517,512 -924,731
Liverpool Docks 570,189 632,680 +62,491

Quick facts

HS code: 39079110

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

Description: A liquid plastic used in making coatings and adhesives