Import/export HS code 39201089: Various plastic products

Other plastic products 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 56,694,851
Switzerland 36,215,049
United States 17,895,186
Italy 15,507,182
Lithuania 13,870,834

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 28,446,394 28,248,457 -197,937
Switzerland 20,105,844 16,109,205 -3,996,639
United States 8,334,584 9,560,602 +1,226,018
Italy 7,924,546 7,582,636 -341,910
Lithuania 7,032,904 6,837,930 -194,974
Spain 7,156,621 6,680,279 -476,342
Oman 6,585,448 7,100,925 +515,477
China 5,226,227 8,389,173 +3,162,946
Poland 6,106,266 7,477,016 +1,370,750
Egypt 7,732,940 3,487,847 -4,245,093

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 67,159,127
Switzerland 35,555,671
United States 21,237,982
Italy 16,509,874
Oman 14,732,216

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 33,609,302 33,549,825 -59,477
Switzerland 19,790,220 15,765,451 -4,024,769
United States 10,537,287 10,700,695 +163,408
Italy 8,533,471 7,976,403 -557,068
Oman 7,210,978 7,521,238 +310,260
Spain 7,218,905 7,068,368 -150,537
Lithuania 7,180,814 6,800,098 -380,716
China 5,547,273 8,401,206 +2,853,933
Poland 5,857,972 7,358,164 +1,500,192
Egypt 7,561,632 3,487,847 -4,073,785

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 45
West Midlands 36
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34
West Yorkshire 34
Greater Manchester 33

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 31 31 +0
West Midlands 23 25 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 24 -1
West Yorkshire 24 24 +0
Greater Manchester 23 20 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 22 20 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 25 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 24 13 -11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 23 19 -4
Inner London - West 12 15 +3

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) 150,422,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,081,749
Road transport 34,811,267
Air transport 8,016,064
Other 3,229,842

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) 77,683,159 72,739,452 -4,943,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,904,021 52,177,728 +4,273,707
Road transport 19,188,053 15,623,214 -3,564,839
Air transport 4,114,164 3,901,900 -212,264
Other 1,747,410 1,482,432 -264,978

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 63,348,857
Felixstowe 49,300,606
ZLC 35,753,657
London Gateway Port 23,994,322
Immingham Docks 22,535,367

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 31,799,166 31,549,691 -249,475
Felixstowe 31,586,352 17,714,254 -13,872,098
ZLC 19,937,188 15,816,469 -4,120,719
London Gateway Port 8,022,392 15,971,930 +7,949,538
Immingham Docks 11,338,931 11,196,436 -142,495
Eurotunnel 8,906,037 9,344,845 +438,808
Southampton 7,343,561 9,525,042 +2,181,481
Harwich 4,875,824 5,895,524 +1,019,700
Liverpool Docks 2,954,715 6,422,806 +3,468,091
Killingholme 5,330,016 1,352,899 -3,977,117

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 181
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Other manufacturing 56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 44

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 136
2025-10 137
2025-09 136
2025-08 138
2025-07 152

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
1m-15m 259
54m+ 240
15m-54m 78
0-1m 59
Other 51

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 £
United States 44,674,624
Switzerland 43,809,858
Ireland 26,590,182
Poland 14,773,746
China 14,402,214

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 £
United States 24,327,705 20,346,919 -3,980,786
Switzerland 23,115,003 20,694,855 -2,420,148
Ireland 15,006,733 11,583,449 -3,423,284
Poland 7,269,371 7,504,375 +235,004
China 8,933,148 5,469,066 -3,464,082
Germany 8,427,812 4,847,291 -3,580,521
France 7,503,136 4,229,452 -3,273,684
Belgium 5,636,934 5,035,794 -601,140
Italy 4,412,911 4,861,722 +448,811
India 4,602,357 3,756,138 -846,219

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 1,808,500
XU 600,253
Spain 201,661
Germany 177,640
Netherlands 144,898

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 996,839 811,661 -185,178
XU 263,872 336,381 +72,509
Spain 90,150 111,511 +21,361
Germany 89,020 88,620 -400
Netherlands 119,144 25,754 -93,390
Ireland 51,475 40,456 -11,019
XI 43,374 40,245 -3,129
Slovakia 41,810 29,876 -11,934
Poland 28,321 27,156 -1,165
Turkey 19,874 23,968 +4,094

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) 149,945,005
Air transport 59,861,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,387,287
Other 3,351,021
Road transport 219,570

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) 79,605,639 70,339,366 -9,266,273
Air transport 32,906,872 26,954,943 -5,951,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,586,635 22,800,652 -2,785,983
Other 1,767,089 1,583,932 -183,157
Road transport 219,570 0 -219,570

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 104,768,212
London Heathrow Airport 45,373,042
Immingham Docks 17,755,920
London Gateway Port 16,578,498
Holyhead 15,196,929

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 56,902,146 47,866,066 -9,036,080
London Heathrow Airport 25,127,936 20,245,106 -4,882,830
Immingham Docks 9,573,690 8,182,230 -1,391,460
London Gateway Port 10,205,628 6,372,870 -3,832,758
Holyhead 9,433,669 5,763,260 -3,670,409
Liverpool Docks 7,127,648 7,643,182 +515,534
Southampton 3,507,864 5,766,531 +2,258,667
Manchester Airport 4,340,042 3,612,302 -727,740
Felixstowe 1,526,855 2,882,804 +1,355,949
Dover 1,982,809 1,389,897 -592,912

Quick facts

HS code: 39201089

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

Description: Other plastic products made from ethylene polymers