Import/export HS code 39201025: Various plastic films

Other types of plastic films made from ethylene polymers

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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 £
Germany 58,213,292
France 45,360,095
Turkey 30,347,224
Poland 22,836,513
Finland 19,290,140

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 £
Germany 30,760,709 27,452,583 -3,308,126
France 23,820,647 21,539,448 -2,281,199
Turkey 13,852,624 16,494,600 +2,641,976
Poland 11,119,825 11,716,688 +596,863
Finland 10,371,343 8,918,797 -1,452,546
Greece 8,982,523 8,679,301 -303,222
Italy 6,824,779 7,711,297 +886,518
Belgium 6,132,690 6,096,109 -36,581
Portugal 5,621,380 5,736,560 +115,180
Ireland 4,776,278 4,479,358 -296,920

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 £
Germany 58,578,832
France 34,714,438
Turkey 30,657,334
Poland 25,457,297
Finland 19,515,848

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 £
Germany 31,517,425 27,061,407 -4,456,018
France 17,429,231 17,285,207 -144,024
Turkey 14,046,688 16,610,646 +2,563,958
Poland 12,566,388 12,890,909 +324,521
Finland 10,493,464 9,022,384 -1,471,080
Greece 8,982,523 8,660,585 -321,938
Italy 7,089,417 7,959,540 +870,123
Belgium 6,225,998 5,924,532 -301,466
Portugal 5,876,200 5,984,716 +108,516
Spain 4,854,298 6,290,823 +1,436,525

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Shropshire and Staffordshire 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Outer London - West and North West 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 16 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 16 17 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 14 +1
Outer London - West and North West 11 13 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
West Midlands 11 9 -2
West Yorkshire 12 11 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 9 -1
Lancashire 12 11 -1

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) 198,518,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,118,492
Other 9,122,659
Air transport 3,302,996
Road transport 2,492,711

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) 103,964,171 94,554,424 -9,409,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,349,405 36,769,087 +4,419,682
Other 5,328,171 3,794,488 -1,533,683
Air transport 1,555,757 1,747,239 +191,482
Road transport 1,024,902 1,467,809 +442,907
Rail transport 12,198 45,159 +32,961

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 79,319,611
Eurotunnel 26,727,617
Felixstowe 26,133,191
Immingham Docks 21,373,499
London 16,656,177

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 42,368,352 36,951,259 -5,417,093
Eurotunnel 13,810,677 12,916,940 -893,737
Felixstowe 14,022,166 12,111,025 -1,911,141
Immingham Docks 10,328,104 11,045,395 +717,291
London 8,348,077 8,308,100 -39,977
Harwich 6,370,462 6,798,178 +427,716
Middlesbrough 6,141,778 5,716,847 -424,931
ZLC 4,710,173 6,046,000 +1,335,827
Newhaven 6,041,516 4,395,709 -1,645,807
000 5,328,171 3,794,488 -1,533,683

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 103
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 52
Other manufacturing 48
Manufacture of food products 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 100
2025-11 102
2025-10 104
2025-09 87
2025-08 95

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+ 167
1m-15m 125
15m-54m 61
Other 26
0-1m 20

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 33,417,394
United States 11,318,807
Spain 8,080,193
Denmark 7,133,959
Germany 5,958,894

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 18,906,175 14,511,219 -4,394,956
United States 6,002,022 5,316,785 -685,237
Spain 4,033,610 4,046,583 +12,973
Denmark 4,039,713 3,094,246 -945,467
Germany 1,154,216 4,804,678 +3,650,462
France 1,889,654 2,627,338 +737,684
China 2,251,527 1,680,356 -571,171
South Africa 1,388,352 1,787,653 +399,301
Austria 258,736 2,876,498 +2,617,762
Portugal 964,382 2,009,828 +1,045,446

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 6,273,887
United States 166,933
Finland 148,612
Ireland 141,276
Netherlands 16,197

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 3,872,896 2,400,991 -1,471,905
United States 125,532 41,401 -84,131
Finland 32,057 116,555 +84,498
Ireland 97,089 44,187 -52,902
Netherlands 11,913 4,284 -7,629
India 5,114 3,519 -1,595
France 1,684 1,164 -520
Belgium 1,993 306 -1,687
XL 1,547 0 -1,547
Turkey 0 994 +994

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) 65,403,319
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,440,769
Other 9,480,001
Air transport 884,738
Road transport 14,528

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) 30,401,722 35,001,597 +4,599,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,114,705 12,326,064 -2,788,641
Other 5,170,084 4,309,917 -860,167
Air transport 494,870 389,868 -105,002
Road transport 14,528 0 -14,528

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,964,530
Liverpool Docks 14,308,650
Immingham Docks 9,769,714
000 9,480,001
Southampton 7,981,963

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 9,872,951 18,091,579 +8,218,628
Liverpool Docks 9,025,225 5,283,425 -3,741,800
Immingham Docks 5,261,856 4,507,858 -753,998
000 5,170,084 4,309,917 -860,167
Southampton 2,879,389 5,102,574 +2,223,185
London Gateway Port 4,200,675 3,379,397 -821,278
Felixstowe 5,209,822 2,167,958 -3,041,864
Holyhead 2,332,916 2,353,049 +20,133
Portsmouth 1,906,446 1,680,082 -226,364
Fishguard 1,623,805 1,218,707 -405,098

Quick facts

HS code: 39201025

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

Description: Other types of plastic films made from ethylene polymers