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 10,320,038
Germany 5,568,561
Italy 4,721,570
Spain 3,496,379
United States 2,928,089

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 5,950,501 4,369,537 -1,580,964
Germany 3,485,527 2,083,034 -1,402,493
Italy 2,188,290 2,533,280 +344,990
Spain 1,804,418 1,691,961 -112,457
United States 1,725,540 1,202,549 -522,991
Greece 1,308,678 1,026,915 -281,763
South Korea 1,118,655 615,724 -502,931
Poland 771,201 585,369 -185,832
France 453,017 646,399 +193,382
Ireland 302,050 329,887 +27,837

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 10,955,389
Italy 4,921,402
Germany 4,381,381
United States 4,253,387
Spain 3,697,816

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 6,437,922 4,517,467 -1,920,455
Italy 2,286,067 2,635,335 +349,268
Germany 2,481,016 1,900,365 -580,651
United States 2,624,727 1,628,660 -996,067
Spain 1,939,401 1,758,415 -180,986
Greece 1,234,720 1,001,254 -233,466
South Korea 1,118,655 621,625 -497,030
Poland 813,275 597,212 -216,063
Thailand 360,368 229,925 -130,443
France 306,149 256,658 -49,491

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 12

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 12 12 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 13 +0
West Midlands 12 8 -4
West Yorkshire 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 4 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 5 5 +0

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) 20,572,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,141,140
Air transport 2,330,297
Other 986,028
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) 11,972,196 8,599,829 -3,372,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,099,438 6,041,702 -1,057,736
Air transport 1,247,703 1,082,594 -165,109
Other 627,410 358,618 -268,792
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 £
Felixstowe 5,859,440
Southampton 5,683,924
Dover 4,620,937
London 3,176,790
London Gateway Port 2,515,262

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 £
Felixstowe 3,951,584 1,907,856 -2,043,728
Southampton 3,611,151 2,072,773 -1,538,378
Dover 2,329,989 2,290,948 -39,041
London 1,472,256 1,704,534 +232,278
London Gateway Port 1,252,596 1,262,666 +10,070
Liverpool Docks 872,936 1,460,345 +587,409
Eurotunnel 1,288,892 988,798 -300,094
Belfast Port 1,035,480 630,000 -405,480
Thamesport 920,157 534,164 -385,993
Harwich 663,809 502,826 -160,983

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 23
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 48
2025-09 36
2025-08 39
2025-07 42

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 29
0-1m 19
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 6,537,082
Ireland 3,436,919
Netherlands 2,167,842
Finland 1,952,657
United States 1,858,690

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 3,380,288 3,156,794 -223,494
Ireland 1,890,477 1,546,442 -344,035
Netherlands 1,195,648 972,194 -223,454
Finland 997,274 955,383 -41,891
United States 1,423,986 434,704 -989,282
Spain 969,874 870,065 -99,809
Germany 922,703 776,679 -146,024
Belgium 711,804 444,463 -267,341
Estonia 361,995 636,109 +274,114
Poland 476,043 472,841 -3,202

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 £
XU 253,654
China 105,220
XI 50,764
Poland 30,853
United States 17,858

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 £
XU 153,872 99,782 -54,090
China 52,798 52,422 -376
XI 45,592 5,172 -40,420
Poland 12,942 17,911 +4,969
United States 8,529 9,329 +800
Germany 132 3,900 +3,768
Belgium 1,000 2,259 +1,259
Netherlands 1,879 1,010 -869
Ireland 1,576 610 -966
Italy 337 314 -23

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) 22,379,296
Air transport 4,431,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,407,917
Other 472,545
Road transport 11,227

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) 11,265,419 11,113,877 -151,542
Air transport 2,457,835 1,973,552 -484,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,049,940 1,357,977 -1,691,963
Other 279,361 193,184 -86,177
Road transport 11,227 0 -11,227

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,829,404
Immingham Docks 2,205,591
East Midlands Airport 2,168,433
London Gateway Port 2,112,141
Heysham 1,132,755

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 7,604,742 7,224,662 -380,080
Immingham Docks 1,346,748 858,843 -487,905
East Midlands Airport 1,233,201 935,232 -297,969
London Gateway Port 1,420,305 691,836 -728,469
Heysham 463,153 669,602 +206,449
London 332,911 791,936 +459,025
Holyhead 659,053 450,207 -208,846
Dover 450,115 614,206 +164,091
London Heathrow Airport 502,778 474,376 -28,402
Liverpool Docks 748,770 205,347 -543,423

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