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 26,691,224
Italy 16,910,487
Belgium 13,498,570
Finland 13,172,342
Netherlands 13,110,907

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 14,322,747 12,368,477 -1,954,270
Italy 10,173,671 6,736,816 -3,436,855
Belgium 7,435,251 6,063,319 -1,371,932
Finland 7,593,013 5,579,329 -2,013,684
Netherlands 6,403,343 6,707,564 +304,221
Turkey 4,105,178 3,741,241 -363,937
Spain 3,708,276 3,083,125 -625,151
Germany 2,643,252 2,628,529 -14,723
Czechia 2,162,624 2,107,903 -54,721
Poland 1,763,163 1,378,446 -384,717

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 36,326,965
Italy 20,208,441
Finland 15,038,492
Netherlands 8,616,238
Turkey 7,789,843

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 20,495,176 15,831,789 -4,663,387
Italy 11,424,979 8,783,462 -2,641,517
Finland 8,764,058 6,274,434 -2,489,624
Netherlands 4,135,434 4,480,804 +345,370
Turkey 4,007,920 3,781,923 -225,997
Spain 3,924,091 3,823,461 -100,630
Germany 3,215,580 2,824,712 -390,868
Czechia 2,441,266 2,760,460 +319,194
Croatia 1,913,270 662,229 -1,251,041
Poland 815,125 801,924 -13,201

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 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Yorkshire 6
Inner London - 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
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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) 65,399,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,857,616
Other 2,622,372
Air transport 1,960,746
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) 36,352,396 29,047,275 -7,305,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,320,295 22,537,321 -3,782,974
Other 1,869,052 753,320 -1,115,732
Air transport 1,123,474 837,272 -286,202
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 40,116,231
Immingham Docks 25,001,908
Felixstowe 11,765,680
London 11,092,692
Hull 8,716,069

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 22,571,825 17,544,406 -5,027,419
Immingham Docks 13,678,862 11,323,046 -2,355,816
Felixstowe 6,146,157 5,619,523 -526,634
London 6,108,991 4,983,701 -1,125,290
Hull 4,894,901 3,821,168 -1,073,733
Middlesbrough 4,762,565 2,764,576 -1,997,989
Harwich 2,112,994 2,654,168 +541,174
000 1,869,052 753,320 -1,115,732
Killingholme 552,417 947,711 +395,294
Leeds Bradford Airport 776,043 630,991 -145,052

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 26
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 9
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
2025-11 22
2025-10 26
2025-09 24
2025-08 20
2025-07 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+ 42
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 15
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 11,511,269
Norway 10,908,392
Hungary 10,756,631
France 7,176,203
Germany 5,055,538

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 7,120,779 4,390,490 -2,730,289
Norway 6,469,270 4,439,122 -2,030,148
Hungary 5,951,233 4,805,398 -1,145,835
France 3,449,002 3,727,201 +278,199
Germany 2,119,809 2,935,729 +815,920
Sweden 3,533,995 1,250,129 -2,283,866
United Arab Emirates 2,179,133 1,750,554 -428,579
Poland 1,904,994 1,623,591 -281,403
Belgium 1,032,953 1,806,557 +773,604
Netherlands 1,564,967 1,003,245 -561,722

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 2,458,840
XU 17,929
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 1,539,879 918,961 -620,918
XU 5,644 12,285 +6,641
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) 58,367,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,643,492
Other 2,476,894
Air transport 2,120,987
Rail transport 15,910

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) 30,947,901 27,420,061 -3,527,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,283,732 8,359,760 -5,923,972
Other 1,545,648 931,246 -614,402
Air transport 1,457,792 663,195 -794,597
Rail transport 12,276 3,634 -8,642

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,897,629
Immingham Docks 17,266,633
London Gateway Port 7,864,730
Holyhead 7,700,872
Felixstowe 3,149,439

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 17,389,898 16,507,731 -882,167
Immingham Docks 11,348,723 5,917,910 -5,430,813
London Gateway Port 4,191,265 3,673,465 -517,800
Holyhead 4,910,553 2,790,319 -2,120,234
Felixstowe 1,493,314 1,656,125 +162,811
Southampton 1,017,002 1,579,301 +562,299
000 1,545,648 931,246 -614,402
Dover 1,768,281 538,344 -1,229,937
London 694,598 1,303,330 +608,732
Liverpool Docks 669,489 558,984 -110,505

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