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 2,208,193
Denmark 2,071,901
Indonesia 928,998
Ireland 845,016
Poland 804,629

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 97,375 2,110,818 +2,013,443
Denmark 946,357 1,125,544 +179,187
Indonesia 448,677 480,321 +31,644
Ireland 479,584 365,432 -114,152
Poland 518,156 286,473 -231,683
Italy 490,201 267,002 -223,199
France 237,840 75,867 -161,973
India 90,976 166,819 +75,843
Belgium 118,845 58,961 -59,884
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 2,030,760
Italy 1,065,183
Indonesia 928,998
Poland 804,629
India 257,795

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 946,357 1,084,403 +138,046
Italy 697,440 367,743 -329,697
Indonesia 448,677 480,321 +31,644
Poland 518,156 286,473 -231,683
India 90,976 166,819 +75,843
Belgium 114,280 53,596 -60,684
Turkey 115,988 1,067 -114,921
Israel 91,513 0 -91,513
United States 0 91,512 +91,512
Germany 26,131 43,538 +17,407

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 4
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2

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
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Kent 2 0 -2
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) 3,947,027
Other 2,888,990
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,592,419
Air transport 412,412
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) 2,236,518 1,710,509 -526,009
Other 449,061 2,439,929 +1,990,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 809,885 782,534 -27,351
Air transport 258,129 154,283 -103,846
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 2,888,990
Immingham Docks 2,212,637
Dover 1,017,805
Felixstowe 659,833
Southampton 588,468

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 £
000 449,061 2,439,929 +1,990,868
Immingham Docks 1,007,278 1,205,359 +198,081
Dover 801,579 216,226 -585,353
Felixstowe 276,131 383,702 +107,571
Southampton 284,644 303,824 +19,180
Birmingham Airport 195,542 72,310 -123,232
Hull 46,422 127,702 +81,280
Harwich 109,552 55,318 -54,234
London Gateway Port 105,403 24,815 -80,588
Killingholme 88,271 40,513 -47,758

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 16
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
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
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 3

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+ 18
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 6
0-1m 1
Other 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 7,157,030
United States 1,188,629
India 1,112,737
Denmark 1,093,976
Sweden 1,079,456

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 3,908,214 3,248,816 -659,398
United States 297,635 890,994 +593,359
India 655,525 457,212 -198,313
Denmark 601,010 492,966 -108,044
Sweden 620,041 459,415 -160,626
Pakistan 799,121 15,384 -783,737
Germany 537,103 93,058 -444,045
Spain 189,083 403,510 +214,427
Switzerland 60,373 273,599 +213,226
Singapore 15,655 286,073 +270,418

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 297,670
Norway 9,833
Ireland 6,827
Turkey 2,313
Viet Nam 1,159

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 194,263 103,407 -90,856
Norway 5,443 4,390 -1,053
Ireland 5,196 1,631 -3,565
Turkey 1,363 950 -413
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) 9,366,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,958,971
Air transport 1,148,461
Other 419,756

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) 5,601,817 3,764,184 -1,837,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,046,547 2,912,424 +865,877
Air transport 772,084 376,377 -395,707
Other 277,179 142,577 -134,602

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 4,726,177
Immingham Docks 2,336,166
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,432,499
Southampton 1,395,002
Felixstowe 1,150,298

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 2,881,352 1,844,825 -1,036,527
Immingham Docks 1,391,463 944,703 -446,760
Dover / Eurotunnel 520,716 911,783 +391,067
Southampton 150,981 1,244,021 +1,093,040
Felixstowe 986,702 163,596 -823,106
Holyhead 618,357 480,218 -138,139
London Gateway Port 628,282 253,744 -374,538
Heysham 72,350 761,916 +689,566
London Heathrow Airport 394,951 221,242 -173,709
000 277,179 142,577 -134,602

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