Import/export HS code 39201028: Plastic sheets, 0.94mm or thicker

Plastic sheets made of ethylene polymers, 0.94mm or thicker

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 £
Germany 22,231,924
Belgium 14,641,067
France 10,614,935
Hungary 7,146,383
Italy 6,754,023

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 10,169,191 12,062,733 +1,893,542
Belgium 5,937,491 8,703,576 +2,766,085
France 5,153,576 5,461,359 +307,783
Hungary 3,342,178 3,804,205 +462,027
Italy 3,523,265 3,230,758 -292,507
Netherlands 4,312,016 1,656,175 -2,655,841
China 2,710,009 3,021,640 +311,631
Denmark 3,032,221 2,691,023 -341,198
Spain 1,693,885 2,090,662 +396,777
India 1,584,227 586,108 -998,119

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 28,710,762
Italy 11,234,424
France 8,357,391
Hungary 7,700,802
China 5,906,832

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 13,118,171 15,592,591 +2,474,420
Italy 5,888,113 5,346,311 -541,802
France 3,857,087 4,500,304 +643,217
Hungary 3,462,223 4,238,579 +776,356
China 2,844,715 3,062,117 +217,402
Belgium 2,419,998 3,099,379 +679,381
Denmark 2,899,052 2,236,686 -662,366
Spain 1,470,155 1,414,239 -55,916
Netherlands 1,639,980 873,951 -766,029
India 1,622,839 586,108 -1,036,731

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18
Greater Manchester 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
West Yorkshire 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 10 14 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 9 -4
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Kent 9 4 -5
Merseyside 8 8 +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) 71,376,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,729,703
Other 2,440,999
Road transport 1,954,937
Air transport 1,903,395

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) 34,931,791 36,445,073 +1,513,282
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,145,240 9,584,463 +439,223
Other 835,581 1,605,418 +769,837
Road transport 947,101 1,007,836 +60,735
Air transport 1,534,094 369,301 -1,164,793

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 29,935,093
Immingham Docks 19,163,324
Eurotunnel 10,247,747
Felixstowe 9,010,845
Southampton 4,337,179

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 14,146,825 15,788,268 +1,641,443
Immingham Docks 9,579,844 9,583,480 +3,636
Eurotunnel 5,000,414 5,247,333 +246,919
Felixstowe 4,889,735 4,121,110 -768,625
Southampton 2,493,986 1,843,193 -650,793
Middlesbrough 1,533,749 2,380,302 +846,553
Purfleet 1,611,685 1,303,999 -307,686
000 835,581 1,605,418 +769,837
Harwich 1,032,138 1,247,896 +215,758
ZLC 1,028,207 1,152,608 +124,401

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 61
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 36
Other manufacturing 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 20
Manufacture of food products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 60
2025-11 65
2025-10 76
2025-09 63
2025-08 68

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+ 111
1m-15m 85
15m-54m 37
Other 18
0-1m 10

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 £
Belgium 25,168,147
Poland 15,957,151
France 10,465,025
Netherlands 10,382,832
Spain 8,355,529

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 £
Belgium 12,240,316 12,927,831 +687,515
Poland 8,128,536 7,828,615 -299,921
France 4,655,581 5,809,444 +1,153,863
Netherlands 6,154,625 4,228,207 -1,926,418
Spain 3,239,612 5,115,917 +1,876,305
United States 3,395,093 3,325,652 -69,441
Germany 1,997,965 4,225,072 +2,227,107
Ireland 1,730,775 4,422,381 +2,691,606
Czechia 1,068,979 1,235,903 +166,924
Sweden 467,485 1,721,444 +1,253,959

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 £
Ireland 10,041
Spain 4,714
Finland 2,960
XI 1,961
Turkey 474

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 £
Ireland 3,130 6,911 +3,781
Spain 0 4,714 +4,714
Finland 84 2,876 +2,792
XI 1,797 164 -1,633
Turkey 0 474 +474
Belgium 0 108 +108
South Korea 0 73 +73
Poland 0 11 +11
China 1 0 -1

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) 93,629,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,908,891
Air transport 2,377,096
Other 215,795
Rail transport 16,821

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) 41,758,582 51,870,799 +10,112,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,173,187 5,735,704 -437,483
Air transport 1,442,900 934,196 -508,704
Other 110,999 104,796 -6,203
Rail transport 0 16,821 +16,821

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,560,355
Dover 11,677,864
Immingham Docks 9,214,361
Southampton 4,223,212
London Gateway Port 1,807,350

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 30,080,023 32,480,332 +2,400,309
Dover 4,792,735 6,885,129 +2,092,394
Immingham Docks 3,647,924 5,566,437 +1,918,513
Southampton 1,660,983 2,562,229 +901,246
London Gateway Port 590,525 1,216,825 +626,300
Liverpool Docks 922,800 817,295 -105,505
London Heathrow Airport 1,009,419 687,083 -322,336
Eurotunnel 1,247,727 319,969 -927,758
Felixstowe 1,306,681 242,708 -1,063,973
Milford 59,702 1,389,175 +1,329,473

Quick facts

HS code: 39201028

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

Description: Plastic sheets made of ethylene polymers, 0.94mm or thicker