Import/export HS code 39199020: Polishing pads for semiconductors

Self-adhesive circular plastic pads used for polishing semiconductor wafers

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  • 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 1,611,716
United States 871,934
Mexico 484,147
Japan 459,147
South Korea 403,682

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 639,404 972,312 +332,908
United States 420,384 451,550 +31,166
Mexico 484,147 0 -484,147
Japan 285,562 173,585 -111,977
South Korea 274,905 128,777 -146,128
France 159,050 167,071 +8,021
India 241,228 59,371 -181,857
Romania 140,339 0 -140,339
Ireland 66,776 47,522 -19,254
Sweden 109,606 0 -109,606

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 1,963,630
United States 735,568
Mexico 566,365
Japan 470,028
South Korea 400,192

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 834,953 1,128,677 +293,724
United States 418,732 316,836 -101,896
Mexico 544,068 22,297 -521,771
Japan 288,637 181,391 -107,246
South Korea 273,515 126,677 -146,838
India 241,228 59,371 -181,857
Romania 140,339 0 -140,339
Sweden 109,606 0 -109,606
United Kingdom 0 91,342 +91,342
Ireland 48,118 27,804 -20,314

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5
West Midlands 4

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 7 2 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
West Midlands 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Merseyside 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1

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) 2,501,094
Air transport 2,026,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 608,984
Other 42,058
Road transport 2,054

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) 1,231,403 1,269,691 +38,288
Air transport 1,435,311 590,969 -844,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 392,384 216,600 -175,784
Other 19,658 22,400 +2,742
Road transport 0 2,054 +2,054

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 825,973
London Gateway Port 790,220
Felixstowe 774,912
Southampton 705,114
Manchester Airport 337,454

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 630,144 195,829 -434,315
London Gateway Port 220,102 570,118 +350,016
Felixstowe 465,617 309,295 -156,322
Southampton 466,776 238,338 -228,438
Manchester Airport 154,362 183,092 +28,730
East Midlands Airport 287,182 42,405 -244,777
Glasgow Airport 213,053 49,553 -163,500
Dover 221,386 40,386 -181,000
Eurotunnel 87,785 143,639 +55,854
Grangemouth Docks 2,047 122,975 +120,928

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 6
Other manufacturing 6
Air transport 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-08 8
2025-07 9

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+ 28
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 12
0-1m 8
Other 8

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 £
Switzerland 7,543,477
United States 2,957,390
United Arab Emirates 466,361
Indonesia 270,704
China 249,587

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 £
Switzerland 7,511,904 31,573 -7,480,331
United States 1,722,532 1,234,858 -487,674
United Arab Emirates 354,891 111,470 -243,421
Indonesia 161,871 108,833 -53,038
China 174,674 74,913 -99,761
Germany 168,601 63,275 -105,326
Italy 136,964 80,400 -56,564
Singapore 115,731 67,509 -48,222
Netherlands 59,587 121,812 +62,225
Ireland 90,452 85,758 -4,694

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 £
United States 32,092
XU 22,784
XI 3,296
China 1,284
France 10

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 £
United States 14,225 17,867 +3,642
XU 13,728 9,056 -4,672
XI 1,763 1,533 -230
China 748 536 -212
France 0 10 +10

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) 7,845,022
Air transport 6,536,384
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 308,426
Other 59,466
Road transport 15,657

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) 7,615,845 229,177 -7,386,668
Air transport 3,901,004 2,635,380 -1,265,624
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,024 131,402 -45,622
Other 30,464 29,002 -1,462
Road transport 9,530 6,127 -3,403

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,764,934
East Midlands Airport 3,432,457
London Heathrow Airport 1,150,689
ZLC 956,414
London Stansted Airport 838,008

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 7,581,186 183,748 -7,397,438
East Midlands Airport 2,004,381 1,428,076 -576,305
London Heathrow Airport 661,954 488,735 -173,219
ZLC 661,055 295,359 -365,696
London Stansted Airport 459,220 378,788 -80,432
Liverpool Docks 83,744 47,873 -35,871
Manchester Airport 79,507 48,959 -30,548
London Gateway Port 45,923 45,765 -158
Southampton 32,444 50,238 +17,794
000 30,464 29,002 -1,462

Quick facts

HS code: 39199020

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

Description: Self-adhesive circular plastic pads used for polishing semiconductor wafers