Import/export HS code 39191012: PVC or polyethylene rolls

Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from PVC or polyethylene

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 £
China 10,160,875
Germany 5,561,331
Italy 4,735,710
Spain 3,521,837
United States 2,984,402

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 £
China 5,891,105 4,269,770 -1,621,335
Germany 3,383,794 2,177,537 -1,206,257
Italy 2,191,096 2,544,614 +353,518
Spain 1,738,160 1,783,677 +45,517
United States 1,611,918 1,372,484 -239,434
Greece 1,364,321 1,010,791 -353,530
South Korea 1,187,543 630,981 -556,562
Poland 745,157 593,118 -152,039
France 395,374 648,226 +252,852
Ireland 329,706 309,166 -20,540

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 £
China 10,820,372
Italy 4,922,735
Germany 4,359,500
United States 4,285,017
Spain 3,720,713

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 £
China 6,380,592 4,439,780 -1,940,812
Italy 2,288,278 2,634,457 +346,179
Germany 2,424,645 1,934,855 -489,790
United States 2,449,711 1,835,306 -614,405
Spain 1,861,911 1,858,802 -3,109
Greece 1,288,687 985,130 -303,557
South Korea 1,187,543 636,882 -550,661
Poland 785,377 593,977 -191,400
Thailand 360,368 229,925 -130,443
France 298,107 252,500 -45,607

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 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
West Midlands 14
West Yorkshire 14
Greater Manchester 13

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 15 10 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 14 +2
West Midlands 12 7 -5
West Yorkshire 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 4 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Cheshire 3 6 +3

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) 20,529,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,160,989
Air transport 2,292,877
Other 972,860
Road transport 35,231

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) 11,850,090 8,679,064 -3,171,026
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,887,712 6,273,277 -614,435
Air transport 1,250,415 1,042,462 -207,953
Other 637,340 335,520 -301,820
Road transport 0 35,231 +35,231

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,724,941
Felixstowe 5,715,580
Dover 4,526,432
London 3,227,491
London Gateway Port 2,503,337

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 £
Southampton 3,541,897 2,183,044 -1,358,853
Felixstowe 3,833,786 1,881,794 -1,951,992
Dover 2,184,725 2,341,707 +156,982
London 1,445,797 1,781,694 +335,897
London Gateway Port 1,180,961 1,322,376 +141,415
Liverpool Docks 1,015,194 1,400,749 +385,555
Eurotunnel 1,344,276 959,008 -385,268
Belfast Port 1,057,980 607,500 -450,480
Thamesport 931,821 508,141 -423,680
Harwich 627,773 542,076 -85,697

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 94
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 34
2025-10 48
2025-09 36
2025-08 39

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+ 94
1m-15m 90
15m-54m 28
0-1m 20
Other 15

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 £
France 6,409,310
Ireland 3,391,403
Netherlands 2,087,257
Finland 1,969,191
Spain 1,897,600

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 £
France 3,292,194 3,117,116 -175,078
Ireland 1,812,737 1,578,666 -234,071
Netherlands 1,137,732 949,525 -188,207
Finland 980,110 989,081 +8,971
Spain 980,203 917,397 -62,806
United States 1,353,131 417,461 -935,670
Germany 899,075 792,954 -106,121
Belgium 667,749 426,606 -241,143
Estonia 446,993 585,521 +138,528
Poland 469,891 453,949 -15,942

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 £
China 112,747
XI 36,167
Poland 31,545
United States 16,723
Germany 4,528

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 £
China 53,545 59,202 +5,657
XI 31,344 4,823 -26,521
Poland 12,415 19,130 +6,715
United States 7,915 8,808 +893
Germany 188 4,340 +4,152
Belgium 1,000 3,055 +2,055
Netherlands 2,456 433 -2,023
Ireland 1,488 861 -627
Italy 348 295 -53
Indonesia 379 118 -261

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) 22,286,846
Air transport 4,391,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,263,568
Other 450,169
Road transport 3,217

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) 11,168,645 11,118,201 -50,444
Air transport 2,385,419 2,005,911 -379,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,026,855 1,236,713 -1,790,142
Other 250,388 199,781 -50,607
Road transport 3,217 0 -3,217

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,620,321
Immingham Docks 2,227,046
East Midlands Airport 2,179,816
London Gateway Port 2,079,714
London 1,180,895

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 7,390,362 7,229,959 -160,403
Immingham Docks 1,338,476 888,570 -449,906
East Midlands Airport 1,214,419 965,397 -249,022
London Gateway Port 1,457,147 622,567 -834,580
London 360,558 820,337 +459,779
Heysham 459,837 700,386 +240,549
Dover 538,908 554,888 +15,980
Holyhead 605,686 449,141 -156,545
Liverpool Docks 751,103 198,547 -552,556
London Heathrow Airport 436,741 479,576 +42,835

Quick facts

HS code: 39191012

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

Description: Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from PVC or polyethylene