Import/export HS code 39201023: Thick polyethylene film

Polyethylene film, 20 to 40 micrometers thick, used for making photoresist film in semiconductors or printed circuits

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* 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 £
Netherlands 2,193,009
Denmark 1,927,630
Indonesia 934,898
Ireland 879,826
Poland 832,821

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 £
Netherlands 99,735 2,093,274 +1,993,539
Denmark 923,353 1,004,277 +80,924
Indonesia 481,831 453,067 -28,764
Ireland 517,035 362,791 -154,244
Poland 442,726 390,095 -52,631
Italy 572,687 254,075 -318,612
France 135,239 178,468 +43,229
India 49,969 196,994 +147,025
Belgium 112,407 68,640 -43,767
Turkey 115,988 1,067 -114,921

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 £
Denmark 1,886,489
Italy 1,134,742
Indonesia 934,898
Poland 835,181
India 246,963

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 £
Denmark 923,353 963,136 +39,783
Italy 738,002 396,740 -341,262
Indonesia 481,831 453,067 -28,764
Poland 445,086 390,095 -54,991
India 49,969 196,994 +147,025
Belgium 112,182 58,935 -53,247
Turkey 115,988 1,067 -114,921
Israel 97,336 0 -97,336
United States 0 91,512 +91,512
Hungary 29,649 60,677 +31,028

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
West Midlands 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Kent 3

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
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
West Midlands 3 1 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
Kent 3 0 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Suffolk 2 0 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0

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) 3,933,871
Other 2,909,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,609,750
Air transport 417,433
Road transport 2,397

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) 2,183,410 1,750,461 -432,949
Other 486,512 2,422,623 +1,936,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 828,250 781,500 -46,750
Air transport 221,226 196,207 -25,019
Road transport 0 2,397 +2,397

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,909,135
Immingham Docks 2,068,366
Dover 1,144,926
Felixstowe 659,833
Southampton 583,536

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 £
000 486,512 2,422,623 +1,936,111
Immingham Docks 947,612 1,120,754 +173,142
Dover 853,290 291,636 -561,654
Felixstowe 238,865 420,968 +182,103
Southampton 314,057 269,479 -44,578
Birmingham Airport 153,618 114,234 -39,384
Hull 10,651 163,473 +152,822
Harwich 105,256 59,614 -45,642
Killingholme 78,592 50,192 -28,400
London Gateway Port 105,403 20,860 -84,543

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 17
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of food products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 3
2025-07 4

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+ 22
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 6
Other 2
0-1m 1

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 7,255,945
Sweden 1,150,487
India 1,118,188
Denmark 1,095,116
United States 1,086,854

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 3,842,015 3,413,930 -428,085
Sweden 638,139 512,348 -125,791
India 623,936 494,252 -129,684
Denmark 555,059 540,057 -15,002
United States 272,316 814,538 +542,222
Pakistan 799,121 15,384 -783,737
Germany 547,098 93,318 -453,780
Spain 163,635 376,266 +212,631
Singapore 12,962 288,766 +275,804
Switzerland 42,920 228,154 +185,234

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 £
XI 318,417
XU 103,632
Norway 10,284
Ireland 6,998
Turkey 2,356

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 £
XI 217,600 100,817 -116,783
XU 69,997 33,635 -36,362
Norway 5,879 4,405 -1,474
Ireland 3,921 3,077 -844
Turkey 1,359 997 -362
Viet Nam 1,159 0 -1,159
Switzerland 640 0 -640
United States 241 0 -241
China 20 0 -20

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) 9,339,754
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,774,172
Air transport 1,211,087
Other 443,747

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) 5,401,644 3,938,110 -1,463,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,025,487 2,748,685 +723,198
Air transport 812,932 398,155 -414,777
Other 300,816 142,931 -157,885

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 4,799,457
Immingham Docks 2,407,197
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,331,092
Southampton 1,265,102
Holyhead 1,185,953

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,764,161 2,035,296 -728,865
Immingham Docks 1,346,628 1,060,569 -286,059
Dover / Eurotunnel 524,223 806,869 +282,646
Southampton 93,474 1,171,628 +1,078,154
Holyhead 671,322 514,631 -156,691
Felixstowe 978,747 171,551 -807,196
Heysham 64,678 687,090 +622,412
London Gateway Port 595,858 154,443 -441,415
London Heathrow Airport 420,946 226,612 -194,334
000 300,816 142,931 -157,885

Quick facts

HS code: 39201023

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

Description: Polyethylene film, 20 to 40 micrometers thick, used for making photoresist film in semiconductors or printed circuits