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 6,997,304
Germany 4,004,370
Italy 1,521,398
France 876,335
Netherlands 329,205

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 3,267,700 3,729,604 +461,904
Germany 2,061,904 1,942,466 -119,438
Italy 880,866 640,532 -240,334
France 703,597 172,738 -530,859
Netherlands 290,896 38,309 -252,587
China 157,548 138,745 -18,803
Belgium 19,522 52,860 +33,338
United States 3,806 25,157 +21,351
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 7,036,808
Germany 4,872,307
Slovenia 759,903
Italy 667,413
China 300,904

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 3,267,700 3,769,108 +501,408
Germany 2,846,398 2,025,909 -820,489
Slovenia 380,924 378,979 -1,945
Italy 411,623 255,790 -155,833
China 161,134 139,770 -21,364
Sweden 156,773 90,263 -66,510
Slovakia 89,395 43,846 -45,549
United States 33,101 34,041 +940
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
West Yorkshire 6
Merseyside 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
West Yorkshire 6 3 -3
Merseyside 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
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 1 2 +1

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) 7,058,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,046,925
Air transport 84,263

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) 4,124,934 2,933,391 -1,191,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,242,403 3,804,522 +562,119
Air transport 49,458 34,805 -14,653

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,440,514
Dover 2,558,016
Eurotunnel 1,179,515
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 4,120,043 4,320,471 +200,428
Dover 1,526,686 1,031,330 -495,356
Eurotunnel 589,254 590,261 +1,007
Hull 298,205 158,312 -139,893
Middlesbrough 286,188 116,926 -169,262
Felixstowe 159,880 193,804 +33,924
Killingholme 114,669 145,558 +30,889
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,799 114,104 +48,305
Harwich 110,119 10,765 -99,354
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
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 14
2025-08 9
2025-07 13

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+ 27
1m-15m 19
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 2,104,411
China 417,481
France 412,826
Germany 124,432
Belgium 100,221

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 1,063,729 1,040,682 -23,047
China 191,295 226,186 +34,891
France 190,254 222,572 +32,318
Germany 111,292 13,140 -98,152
Belgium 45,259 54,962 +9,703
Sri Lanka 46,887 46,146 -741
United States 66,896 17,436 -49,460
Poland 24,772 31,377 +6,605
Ireland 15,700 37,177 +21,477
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 7,321
XU 84

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 2,002 5,319 +3,317
XU 84 0 -84

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) 2,816,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 792,143
Air transport 134,101
Other 7,405
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) 1,469,311 1,347,573 -121,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 374,763 417,380 +42,617
Air transport 62,807 71,294 +8,487
Other 2,086 5,319 +3,233
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 1,322,139
London Gateway Port 972,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 488,622
Felixstowe 370,740
Immingham Docks 170,906

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 1,065,111 257,028 -808,083
London Gateway Port 222,253 750,041 +527,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 221,724 266,898 +45,174
Felixstowe 31,786 338,954 +307,168
Immingham Docks 142,041 28,865 -113,176
London Heathrow Airport 56,406 65,700 +9,294
Hull 56,863 55,152 -1,711
Eurotunnel 40,423 2,747 -37,676
Dover 11,062 30,802 +19,740
Holyhead 13,614 27,695 +14,081

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