Import/export HS code 391620: Plastic monofilament and rods made of vinyl chloride polymers

Plastic items like threads, rods, or sticks made from vinyl chloride-based plastics

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* 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 £
Poland 17,813,814
Belgium 13,008,229
Germany 11,795,958
Netherlands 9,243,280
China 3,610,229

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 £
Poland 9,354,993 8,458,821 -896,172
Belgium 7,249,415 5,758,814 -1,490,601
Germany 6,295,595 5,500,363 -795,232
Netherlands 4,342,548 4,900,732 +558,184
China 1,892,038 1,718,191 -173,847
United States 1,551,914 1,834,588 +282,674
France 1,561,331 1,253,135 -308,196
Ireland 846,680 845,468 -1,212
Spain 687,196 753,685 +66,489
Sweden 822,295 615,018 -207,277

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 £
Poland 21,409,971
Belgium 12,642,496
Germany 11,054,534
Netherlands 7,039,505
China 3,865,822

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 £
Poland 11,095,861 10,314,110 -781,751
Belgium 6,996,416 5,646,080 -1,350,336
Germany 5,623,190 5,431,344 -191,846
Netherlands 3,659,947 3,379,558 -280,389
China 2,048,321 1,817,501 -230,820
Canada 1,059,009 1,445,181 +386,172
Sweden 831,658 603,616 -228,042
Spain 734,067 684,835 -49,232
France 608,689 556,706 -51,983
Turkey 565,327 499,341 -65,986

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 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
West Midlands 12
Greater Manchester 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11

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 13 11 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 14 +4
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Essex 4 4 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 5 +1
South East Wales 4 5 +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) 51,291,428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,104,409
Air transport 1,936,052
Other 1,715,765
Road transport 281,234

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) 26,929,321 24,362,107 -2,567,214
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,300,300 6,804,109 -1,496,191
Air transport 964,115 971,937 +7,822
Other 786,726 929,039 +142,313
Road transport 106,802 174,432 +67,630

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,703,814
Immingham Docks 14,403,525
London 6,999,296
Felixstowe 5,153,015
Harwich 3,026,318

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 12,921,486 10,782,328 -2,139,158
Immingham Docks 7,276,824 7,126,701 -150,123
London 4,057,390 2,941,906 -1,115,484
Felixstowe 2,931,817 2,221,198 -710,619
Harwich 1,431,506 1,594,812 +163,306
Killingholme 973,473 1,649,766 +676,293
London Gateway Port 1,490,951 936,626 -554,325
Eurotunnel 1,226,388 1,125,322 -101,066
000 786,726 929,039 +142,313
Purfleet 723,510 778,056 +54,546

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 48
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 23
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Other manufacturing 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 39
2025-10 42
2025-09 41
2025-08 34

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+ 89
1m-15m 43
15m-54m 27
Other 19
0-1m 10

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 19,734,200
United States 6,299,872
Germany 4,961,513
Netherlands 4,655,445
France 3,339,451

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 10,030,225 9,703,975 -326,250
United States 2,872,794 3,427,078 +554,284
Germany 2,731,775 2,229,738 -502,037
Netherlands 2,619,188 2,036,257 -582,931
France 1,786,788 1,552,663 -234,125
Denmark 1,516,755 1,780,856 +264,101
Poland 1,332,621 1,407,163 +74,542
Italy 1,275,734 1,340,354 +64,620
Australia 1,066,149 1,292,346 +226,197
Spain 882,382 881,074 -1,308

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 924,072
Ireland 48,911
Nicaragua 3,732
Germany 1,382
Belgium 422

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 51,538 872,534 +820,996
Ireland 24,197 24,714 +517
Nicaragua 3,732 0 -3,732
Germany 8 1,374 +1,366
Belgium 0 422 +422
France 390 0 -390
Poland 363 26 -337
China 85 74 -11
Netherlands 38 112 +74
Mexico 111 0 -111

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) 43,852,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,791,387
Air transport 3,928,526
Other 1,491,138
Road transport 92,019

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) 22,193,175 21,659,232 -533,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,018,306 6,773,081 -1,245,225
Air transport 1,386,508 2,542,018 +1,155,510
Other 569,010 922,128 +353,118
Road transport 92,019 0 -92,019

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,478,782
Holyhead 9,609,326
Liverpool Docks 6,757,033
Immingham Docks 5,096,590
Southampton 4,770,387

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 10,548,549 9,930,233 -618,316
Holyhead 4,560,550 5,048,776 +488,226
Liverpool Docks 4,100,982 2,656,051 -1,444,931
Immingham Docks 2,490,026 2,606,564 +116,538
Southampton 2,402,374 2,368,013 -34,361
London Gateway Port 1,591,210 1,480,507 -110,703
Felixstowe 1,318,063 1,254,256 -63,807
Fishguard 982,426 905,623 -76,803
000 569,010 922,128 +353,118
Harwich 619,285 844,887 +225,602

Quick facts

HS code: 391620

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

Description: Plastic items like threads, rods, or sticks made from vinyl chloride-based plastics