Import/export HS code 390920: Melamine resins

Basic forms of melamine resins, used for making heat-resistant and durable plastic products

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  • 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 £
Norway 7,186,907
Germany 3,881,527
Italy 1,528,459
France 801,085
China 298,208

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 £
Norway 3,402,594 3,784,313 +381,719
Germany 2,014,372 1,867,155 -147,217
Italy 783,649 744,810 -38,839
France 651,542 149,543 -501,999
China 146,892 151,316 +4,424
Netherlands 240,996 40,270 -200,726
Belgium 31,603 42,454 +10,851
United States 7,520 21,443 +13,923
Spain 15,346 8,616 -6,730
Slovenia 4,818 9,732 +4,914

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 £
Norway 7,226,411
Germany 4,625,541
Slovenia 767,709
Italy 670,957
China 302,819

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 £
Norway 3,402,594 3,823,817 +421,223
Germany 2,698,969 1,926,572 -772,397
Slovenia 340,005 427,704 +87,699
Italy 312,976 357,981 +45,005
China 150,478 152,341 +1,863
Sweden 156,773 90,263 -66,510
Slovakia 133,241 0 -133,241
United States 34,393 30,327 -4,066
Spain 17,438 6,042 -11,396
France 17,397 0 -17,397

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Merseyside 5
West Yorkshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Cheshire 3

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 7 7 +0
Merseyside 5 1 -4
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
North Wales 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,219,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,841,728
Air transport 87,916

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,413,539 3,805,929 +392,390
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,847,127 2,994,601 -852,526
Air transport 49,458 38,458 -11,000

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,534,148
Dover 2,462,035
Eurotunnel 1,218,811
Hull 456,517
Middlesbrough 403,114

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 4,158,215 4,375,933 +217,718
Dover 1,333,965 1,128,070 -205,895
Eurotunnel 622,239 596,572 -25,667
Hull 353,953 102,564 -251,389
Middlesbrough 286,188 116,926 -169,262
Felixstowe 148,180 193,804 +45,624
Killingholme 131,377 99,456 -31,921
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,799 114,104 +48,305
Harwich 59,617 10,765 -48,852
Southampton 37,727 16,108 -21,619

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4
Manufacture of textiles 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 14
2025-08 9

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+ 28
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 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 £
Australia 1,952,636
China 428,205
France 389,907
Germany 124,432
Sri Lanka 100,724

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 £
Australia 911,954 1,040,682 +128,728
China 204,525 223,680 +19,155
France 205,927 183,980 -21,947
Germany 111,292 13,140 -98,152
Sri Lanka 51,273 49,451 -1,822
Belgium 49,159 51,062 +1,903
United States 66,896 17,436 -49,460
Poland 24,772 31,377 +6,605
Ireland 15,068 37,177 +22,109
Singapore 1,304 41,100 +39,796

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 £
Sweden 6,689

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 £
Sweden 1,370 5,319 +3,949

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) 2,677,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 768,557
Air transport 126,701
Other 6,773
Road transport 1,332

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) 1,328,869 1,348,372 +19,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 404,853 363,704 -41,149
Air transport 55,407 71,294 +15,887
Other 1,454 5,319 +3,865
Road transport 1,332 0 -1,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,170,364
London Gateway Port 972,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 470,960
Felixstowe 389,155
Immingham Docks 164,623

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 916,342 254,022 -662,320
London Gateway Port 236,863 735,431 +498,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,846 223,114 -24,732
Felixstowe 31,786 357,369 +325,583
Immingham Docks 141,750 22,873 -118,877
London Heathrow Airport 49,006 65,700 +16,694
Hull 60,763 51,252 -9,511
Dover 11,062 30,802 +19,740
Holyhead 13,614 27,695 +14,081
Eurotunnel 34,499 2,747 -31,752

Quick facts

HS code: 390920

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

Description: Basic forms of melamine resins, used for making heat-resistant and durable plastic products