Import/export HS code 392030: Plastic sheets made of styrene

Sheets, films, and foils made from styrene 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 46,681,073
Ireland 33,931,631
Turkey 17,381,744
Czechia 10,678,551
Netherlands 8,995,417

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 23,335,550 23,345,523 +9,973
Ireland 17,631,149 16,300,482 -1,330,667
Turkey 8,121,024 9,260,720 +1,139,696
Czechia 5,743,256 4,935,295 -807,961
Netherlands 4,489,633 4,505,784 +16,151
United States 3,745,667 3,577,321 -168,346
Austria 2,951,505 2,189,428 -762,077
China 2,842,621 2,067,084 -775,537
France 2,567,207 1,877,407 -689,800
Portugal 1,769,769 1,862,644 +92,875

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 48,951,705
Ireland 31,305,685
Turkey 19,460,629
Austria 10,863,035
Czechia 7,794,729

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 24,394,291 24,557,414 +163,123
Ireland 16,227,667 15,078,018 -1,149,649
Turkey 9,552,062 9,908,567 +356,505
Austria 5,407,512 5,455,523 +48,011
Czechia 4,479,503 3,315,226 -1,164,277
United States 4,131,009 3,659,156 -471,853
China 2,924,686 2,404,224 -520,462
Portugal 2,606,832 2,639,963 +33,131
Italy 1,857,770 2,012,933 +155,163
Poland 1,177,324 1,323,488 +146,164

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 14
West Midlands 14
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13
West Yorkshire 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12

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 12 11 -1
West Midlands 13 11 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 10 9 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Essex 8 5 -3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 6 +0
South East Wales 4 6 +2

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) 117,972,793
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,731,528
Other 3,593,127
Air transport 1,306,643
Road transport 371,678

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) 61,044,421 56,928,372 -4,116,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,777,646 16,953,882 +176,236
Other 1,881,848 1,711,279 -170,569
Air transport 611,953 694,690 +82,737
Road transport 250,460 121,218 -129,242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 35,487,459
Holyhead 25,239,897
Eurotunnel 22,854,710
Immingham Docks 20,523,598
Felixstowe 11,970,946

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 16,063,572 19,423,887 +3,360,315
Holyhead 11,591,131 13,648,766 +2,057,635
Eurotunnel 13,433,333 9,421,377 -4,011,956
Immingham Docks 12,530,541 7,993,057 -4,537,484
Felixstowe 6,535,038 5,435,908 -1,099,130
Southampton 4,215,417 4,034,220 -181,197
Liverpool Docks 4,105,968 3,704,151 -401,817
Hull 1,726,538 2,059,171 +332,633
000 1,881,848 1,711,279 -170,569
Killingholme 1,364,679 1,463,731 +99,052

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Other manufacturing 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Specialised construction activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 46
2025-10 45
2025-09 48
2025-08 42

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 87
54m+ 71
15m-54m 20
0-1m 17
Other 15

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 £
France 4,886,120
Germany 4,356,242
Ireland 3,830,684
Belgium 3,417,446
United States 2,221,334

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 £
France 2,172,906 2,713,214 +540,308
Germany 2,396,503 1,959,739 -436,764
Ireland 1,910,211 1,920,473 +10,262
Belgium 1,527,255 1,890,191 +362,936
United States 1,174,706 1,046,628 -128,078
Poland 688,677 1,421,307 +732,630
Netherlands 489,452 661,457 +172,005
Sweden 607,139 190,482 -416,657
Switzerland 286,793 253,638 -33,155
Spain 89,355 358,840 +269,485

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 782,291
Czechia 95,093
Poland 67,378
Italy 9,458
Taiwan 5,789

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 478,546 303,745 -174,801
Czechia 0 95,093 +95,093
Poland 0 67,378 +67,378
Italy 4,959 4,499 -460
Taiwan 3,290 2,499 -791
Germany 306 3,595 +3,289
Spain 0 3,413 +3,413
Sierra Leone 0 2,771 +2,771
Ireland 118 1,032 +914
China 160 28 -132

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) 20,252,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,502,867
Air transport 1,032,148
Other 991,328

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) 9,024,465 11,228,373 +2,203,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,908,945 2,593,922 -315,023
Air transport 517,600 514,548 -3,052
Other 497,698 493,630 -4,068

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,428,801
Dover 4,126,697
Immingham Docks 1,850,392
Southampton 1,618,331
Heysham 1,259,064

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 6,330,487 6,098,314 -232,173
Dover 1,028,776 3,097,921 +2,069,145
Immingham Docks 1,150,402 699,990 -450,412
Southampton 834,981 783,350 -51,631
Heysham 737,505 521,559 -215,946
000 497,698 493,630 -4,068
Ayr Harbour 373,102 611,742 +238,640
Harwich 70,995 794,385 +723,390
Liverpool Docks 478,158 306,717 -171,441
London Gateway Port 209,654 458,101 +248,447

Quick facts

HS code: 392030

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

Description: Sheets, films, and foils made from styrene polymers