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 37,656,463
China 23,297,550
Greece 5,976,446
Spain 4,474,864
India 3,796,693

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 19,319,432 18,337,031 -982,401
China 12,786,750 10,510,800 -2,275,950
Greece 3,208,486 2,767,960 -440,526
Spain 2,447,286 2,027,578 -419,708
India 1,832,702 1,963,991 +131,289
San Marino 1,734,795 2,001,072 +266,277
Poland 1,775,346 1,749,328 -26,018
Germany 1,658,492 1,267,673 -390,819
Netherlands 1,531,370 1,099,104 -432,266
France 1,170,122 985,743 -184,379

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 40,219,305
China 23,768,006
Greece 5,749,549
Spain 4,955,417
India 3,976,079

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 20,595,591 19,623,714 -971,877
China 12,931,512 10,836,494 -2,095,018
Greece 3,255,991 2,493,558 -762,433
Spain 2,772,309 2,183,108 -589,201
India 1,909,172 2,066,907 +157,735
San Marino 1,785,203 1,872,766 +87,563
Poland 1,648,989 1,448,004 -200,985
Netherlands 1,294,803 1,185,055 -109,748
Germany 963,894 503,971 -459,923
Brazil 196,709 1,240,763 +1,044,054

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
Greater Manchester 13
West Midlands 13
West Yorkshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Greater Manchester 11 9 -2
West Midlands 10 10 +0
West Yorkshire 9 12 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 3 -7
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Merseyside 5 9 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -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) 48,510,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,718,766
Air transport 2,385,766
Other 1,180,433
Road transport 390,333

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) 25,454,938 23,055,913 -2,399,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,275,326 19,443,440 -2,831,886
Air transport 797,186 1,588,580 +791,394
Other 422,105 758,328 +336,223
Road transport 15,252 375,081 +359,829

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,286,995
Felixstowe 13,382,992
Southampton 9,023,954
London 8,278,626
London Gateway Port 7,460,156

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 11,923,956 14,363,039 +2,439,083
Felixstowe 9,036,866 4,346,126 -4,690,740
Southampton 4,326,072 4,697,882 +371,810
London 3,963,355 4,315,271 +351,916
London Gateway Port 2,720,337 4,739,819 +2,019,482
Eurotunnel 2,698,431 1,619,433 -1,078,998
Liverpool Docks 2,317,592 1,855,886 -461,706
Middlesbrough 2,406,437 1,347,107 -1,059,330
Killingholme 1,483,025 956,525 -526,500
Harwich 1,571,763 716,948 -854,815

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 77
Other manufacturing 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
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
2025-11 52
2025-10 51
2025-09 48
2025-08 32
2025-07 58

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 86
54m+ 70
15m-54m 33
0-1m 14
Other 12

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 5,534,643
Germany 1,410,236
South Africa 1,023,303
Australia 844,355
Poland 826,093

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 2,724,711 2,809,932 +85,221
Germany 373,905 1,036,331 +662,426
South Africa 512,765 510,538 -2,227
Australia 656,158 188,197 -467,961
Poland 450,324 375,769 -74,555
Italy 276,344 315,905 +39,561
United States 311,663 250,928 -60,735
Indonesia 516,173 15,486 -500,687
France 153,262 363,015 +209,753
Belgium 221,038 262,777 +41,739

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 1,935,351
France 104,930
China 19,621
Poland 17,035
Ireland 10,900

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 858,330 1,077,021 +218,691
France 48,185 56,745 +8,560
China 8,204 11,417 +3,213
Poland 8,790 8,245 -545
Ireland 3,598 7,302 +3,704
XI 110 4,169 +4,059
Italy 0 1,112 +1,112
Indonesia 280 185 -95
Greece 162 127 -35
India 0 45 +45

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) 8,373,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,547,950
Other 2,094,080
Air transport 1,419,999

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) 3,845,682 4,527,708 +682,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,488,329 1,059,621 -1,428,708
Other 927,678 1,166,402 +238,724
Air transport 438,927 981,072 +542,145

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,605,290
Holyhead 3,077,868
000 2,094,080
London Gateway Port 1,717,201
Liverpool Docks 813,818

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 1,365,125 2,240,165 +875,040
Holyhead 1,618,620 1,459,248 -159,372
000 927,678 1,166,402 +238,724
London Gateway Port 911,478 805,723 -105,755
Liverpool Docks 564,405 249,413 -314,992
Felixstowe 656,593 40,368 -616,225
Immingham Docks 229,665 302,235 +72,570
ZLC 61,387 356,005 +294,618
London Heathrow Airport 104,484 297,227 +192,743
Dover 316,644 67,710 -248,934

Quick facts

HS code: 39191015

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

Description: Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from polypropylene