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 11,629,319
Belgium 2,610,925
Netherlands 1,378,870
United States 1,324,928
Turkey 862,669

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 5,406,723 6,222,596 +815,873
Belgium 1,247,251 1,363,674 +116,423
Netherlands 785,677 593,193 -192,484
United States 547,069 777,859 +230,790
Turkey 538,409 324,260 -214,149
France 206,408 420,140 +213,732
Ireland 156,406 461,893 +305,487
China 147,989 111,013 -36,976
Poland 93,487 75,447 -18,040
Malaysia 131,142 0 -131,142

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 11,918,147
Belgium 2,137,958
United States 1,641,795
Netherlands 1,050,882
Turkey 866,229

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 5,639,094 6,279,053 +639,959
Belgium 1,044,102 1,093,856 +49,754
United States 700,610 941,185 +240,575
Netherlands 487,666 563,216 +75,550
Turkey 540,722 325,507 -215,215
Ireland 141,641 454,274 +312,633
France 168,927 210,114 +41,187
China 168,756 147,851 -20,905
Slovakia 87,973 204,343 +116,370
Malaysia 132,393 0 -132,393

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 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 4 +2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 15,238,407
Air transport 2,980,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,750,733
Other 141,843
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) 7,021,336 8,217,071 +1,195,735
Air transport 1,239,758 1,740,733 +500,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,182,038 568,695 -613,343
Other 87,882 53,961 -33,921
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 7,837,105
Eurotunnel 3,232,878
Immingham Docks 1,394,032
East Midlands Airport 1,365,904
Harwich 1,083,602

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 3,656,266 4,180,839 +524,573
Eurotunnel 1,369,979 1,862,899 +492,920
Immingham Docks 710,086 683,946 -26,140
East Midlands Airport 295,057 1,070,847 +775,790
Harwich 492,044 591,558 +99,514
London 345,718 555,661 +209,943
London Heathrow Airport 378,243 353,767 -24,476
Felixstowe 372,154 296,413 -75,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 429,549 190,312 -239,237
London Gateway Port 367,277 138,654 -228,623

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
2025-11 19
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 19
2025-07 21

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+ 40
1m-15m 26
15m-54m 14
Other 6
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 3,003,198
North Macedonia 1,529,469
Lithuania 1,391,690
United States 860,861
Romania 754,060

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 1,535,321 1,467,877 -67,444
North Macedonia 869,753 659,716 -210,037
Lithuania 913,339 478,351 -434,988
United States 505,582 355,279 -150,303
Romania 462,227 291,833 -170,394
Ireland 353,739 352,274 -1,465
XS 505,310 169,761 -335,549
Morocco 117,877 545,374 +427,497
Spain 394,780 211,953 -182,827
South Africa 171,371 332,004 +160,633

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 20,900
XU 2,030
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 15,782 5,118 -10,664
XU 1,077 953 -124
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) 10,726,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,962,203
Air transport 1,676,595
Other 23,687
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) 6,115,184 4,610,937 -1,504,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 999,060 963,143 -35,917
Air transport 1,047,147 629,448 -417,699
Other 17,233 6,454 -10,779
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 9,384,577
London Gateway Port 916,591
Holyhead 611,316
East Midlands Airport 593,241
Liverpool Docks 560,088

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 5,192,977 4,191,600 -1,001,377
London Gateway Port 225,396 691,195 +465,799
Holyhead 294,804 316,512 +21,708
East Midlands Airport 383,432 209,809 -173,623
Liverpool Docks 355,504 204,584 -150,920
London Heathrow Airport 313,804 199,951 -113,853
Portsmouth 386,284 49,847 -336,437
Hull 304,708 0 -304,708
ZLC 172,185 62,664 -109,521
London Stansted Airport 135,233 64,732 -70,501

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