Import/export HS code 39191015: Polypropylene rolls

Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from polypropylene

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 £
Italy 37,472,945
China 23,641,874
Greece 6,114,868
Spain 4,487,144
India 3,878,252

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 £
Italy 19,927,232 17,545,713 -2,381,519
China 13,045,727 10,596,147 -2,449,580
Greece 3,321,177 2,793,691 -527,486
Spain 2,437,183 2,049,961 -387,222
India 1,921,094 1,957,158 +36,064
San Marino 1,884,987 1,832,930 -52,057
Poland 1,740,696 1,820,853 +80,157
Germany 1,669,968 1,254,953 -415,015
Netherlands 1,581,784 964,619 -617,165
France 1,052,100 1,078,575 +26,475

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 £
Italy 40,053,032
China 24,100,453
Greece 5,886,587
Spain 4,925,966
India 4,061,016

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 £
Italy 21,271,208 18,781,824 -2,489,384
China 13,210,367 10,890,086 -2,320,281
Greece 3,368,911 2,517,676 -851,235
Spain 2,706,912 2,219,054 -487,858
India 2,020,300 2,040,716 +20,416
San Marino 1,935,395 1,704,624 -230,771
Poland 1,614,626 1,449,750 -164,876
Netherlands 1,302,315 1,161,430 -140,885
Brazil 432,178 1,180,250 +748,072
Germany 934,265 511,110 -423,155

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 14
West Midlands 14
West Yorkshire 13
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 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 10 12 +2
West Midlands 10 11 +1
West Yorkshire 9 12 +3
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 3 -6
Merseyside 5 9 +4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 7 +2

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) 48,123,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,417,878
Air transport 2,421,060
Other 1,205,159
Road transport 387,252

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) 25,884,441 22,238,942 -3,645,499
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,957,131 19,460,747 -3,496,384
Air transport 1,048,842 1,372,218 +323,376
Other 378,633 826,526 +447,893
Road transport 12,171 375,081 +362,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,262,466
Felixstowe 13,416,109
Southampton 9,031,297
London 8,246,763
London Gateway Port 7,756,673

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 12,705,788 13,556,678 +850,890
Felixstowe 8,972,327 4,443,782 -4,528,545
Southampton 4,329,637 4,701,660 +372,023
London 3,828,337 4,418,426 +590,089
London Gateway Port 2,943,524 4,813,149 +1,869,625
Eurotunnel 2,839,761 1,474,098 -1,365,663
Liverpool Docks 2,579,220 1,659,057 -920,163
Middlesbrough 2,615,973 1,131,648 -1,484,325
Killingholme 1,409,503 1,041,665 -367,838
Harwich 1,505,871 714,239 -791,632

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 74
Other manufacturing 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Manufacture of food products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 52
2025-10 51
2025-09 48
2025-08 32

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
1m-15m 85
54m+ 69
15m-54m 34
0-1m 13
Other 11

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 5,485,275
Germany 1,396,448
South Africa 1,026,674
Australia 817,847
Poland 794,242

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 2,815,233 2,670,042 -145,191
Germany 394,692 1,001,756 +607,064
South Africa 512,765 513,909 +1,144
Australia 629,650 188,197 -441,453
Poland 456,128 338,114 -118,014
Italy 305,800 292,689 -13,111
Indonesia 516,173 15,486 -500,687
France 162,115 354,124 +192,009
United States 251,983 257,966 +5,983
Belgium 229,963 227,142 -2,821

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 £
France 98,646
China 21,952
Poland 17,034
Ireland 10,702
XI 4,267

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 £
France 46,794 51,852 +5,058
China 8,236 13,716 +5,480
Poland 8,875 8,159 -716
Ireland 4,619 6,083 +1,464
XI 98 4,169 +4,071
Italy 0 1,112 +1,112
Indonesia 244 162 -82
Greece 159 114 -45
India 45 0 -45
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 33 +33

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) 8,263,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,495,898
Other 2,053,644
Air transport 1,477,423

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) 4,024,500 4,239,030 +214,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,424,593 1,071,305 -1,353,288
Other 956,958 1,096,686 +139,728
Air transport 467,639 1,009,784 +542,145

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,445,674
Holyhead 3,079,137
000 2,053,644
London Gateway Port 1,715,720
Liverpool Docks 814,082

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 1,388,279 2,057,395 +669,116
Holyhead 1,606,763 1,472,374 -134,389
000 956,958 1,096,686 +139,728
London Gateway Port 953,573 762,147 -191,426
Liverpool Docks 606,495 207,587 -398,908
Felixstowe 568,956 38,378 -530,578
Immingham Docks 259,416 323,213 +63,797
ZLC 70,920 400,108 +329,188
London Heathrow Airport 113,499 291,283 +177,784
Dover 320,851 68,624 -252,227

Quick facts

HS code: 39191015

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

Description: Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from polypropylene