Import/export HS code 39169050: Plastic monofilament and rods made of addition polymers

Plastic items like threads, rods, or sticks made from addition polymers

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 £
Germany 11,816,791
Belgium 2,620,289
Netherlands 1,379,200
United States 1,204,554
Turkey 978,311

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 £
Germany 5,504,091 6,312,700 +808,609
Belgium 1,269,965 1,350,324 +80,359
Netherlands 809,597 569,603 -239,994
United States 418,513 786,041 +367,528
Turkey 534,063 444,248 -89,815
Ireland 258,132 359,735 +101,603
France 183,759 427,309 +243,550
China 143,874 145,673 +1,799
Poland 97,007 65,089 -31,918
Italy 55,839 104,623 +48,784

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 £
Germany 12,122,794
Belgium 2,138,775
United States 1,518,535
Netherlands 1,050,171
Turkey 981,871

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 £
Germany 5,746,115 6,376,679 +630,564
Belgium 1,045,731 1,093,044 +47,313
United States 593,637 924,898 +331,261
Netherlands 507,745 542,426 +34,681
Turkey 536,376 445,495 -90,881
Ireland 244,468 351,447 +106,979
France 144,877 214,613 +69,736
China 165,843 182,396 +16,553
Slovakia 79,620 204,049 +124,429
Italy 63,736 93,833 +30,097

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Cheshire 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) 15,543,771
Air transport 2,880,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,749,256
Other 140,743
Road transport 77,485

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) 7,106,807 8,436,964 +1,330,157
Air transport 1,193,155 1,687,700 +494,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,205,115 544,141 -660,974
Other 86,096 54,647 -31,449
Road transport 1,055 76,430 +75,375

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,827,844
Eurotunnel 3,404,565
East Midlands Airport 1,405,831
Immingham Docks 1,404,355
Harwich 1,092,925

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 3,707,874 4,119,970 +412,096
Eurotunnel 1,427,071 1,977,494 +550,423
East Midlands Airport 381,778 1,024,053 +642,275
Immingham Docks 729,410 674,945 -54,465
Harwich 528,441 564,484 +36,043
London 335,732 542,316 +206,584
Felixstowe 356,477 465,030 +108,553
London Heathrow Airport 331,679 322,894 -8,785
Dover / Eurotunnel 433,065 189,528 -243,537
London Gateway Port 369,273 137,656 -231,617

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 18
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Other manufacturing 10
Air transport 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 19
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 19

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+ 41
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 14
Other 5
0-1m 3

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 £
Slovakia 2,958,165
North Macedonia 1,483,685
Lithuania 1,391,203
United States 855,044
Romania 735,217

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 £
Slovakia 1,474,605 1,483,560 +8,955
North Macedonia 843,380 640,305 -203,075
Lithuania 911,892 479,311 -432,581
United States 545,789 309,255 -236,534
Romania 450,811 284,406 -166,405
Ireland 354,791 377,631 +22,840
Morocco 119,270 589,235 +469,965
Spain 396,134 259,120 -137,014
South Africa 171,371 332,004 +160,633
Czechia 296,184 56,099 -240,085

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 £
Italy 18,971
Germany 757

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 £
Italy 14,378 4,593 -9,785
Germany 374 383 +9

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) 10,621,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,061,878
Air transport 1,677,077
Other 21,758
Road transport 1,862

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) 5,891,894 4,729,354 -1,162,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 991,219 1,070,659 +79,440
Air transport 1,096,858 580,219 -516,639
Other 15,852 5,906 -9,946
Road transport 1,862 0 -1,862

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,226,317
London Gateway Port 1,018,692
Holyhead 644,649
East Midlands Airport 583,249
Liverpool Docks 555,034

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 4,989,580 4,236,737 -752,843
London Gateway Port 219,981 798,711 +578,730
Holyhead 292,662 351,987 +59,325
East Midlands Airport 406,776 176,473 -230,303
Liverpool Docks 350,450 204,584 -145,866
London Heathrow Airport 346,035 181,440 -164,595
Portsmouth 386,284 98,368 -287,916
Hull 304,708 0 -304,708
ZLC 173,539 69,307 -104,232
London Stansted Airport 124,958 63,764 -61,194

Quick facts

HS code: 39169050

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

Description: Plastic items like threads, rods, or sticks made from addition polymers