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 47,602,089
Ireland 34,109,640
Turkey 17,012,839
Czechia 10,553,635
Netherlands 9,113,288

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 24,021,854 23,580,235 -441,619
Ireland 17,471,796 16,637,844 -833,952
Turkey 7,755,029 9,257,810 +1,502,781
Czechia 5,655,071 4,898,564 -756,507
Netherlands 4,608,775 4,504,513 -104,262
United States 3,602,008 3,547,787 -54,221
Austria 2,995,223 2,288,582 -706,641
China 2,717,874 2,181,784 -536,090
France 2,609,616 1,796,195 -813,421
Portugal 1,737,278 1,728,552 -8,726

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 50,038,108
Ireland 31,467,494
Turkey 19,134,922
Austria 10,925,479
Czechia 7,695,028

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 25,114,469 24,923,639 -190,830
Ireland 16,211,225 15,256,269 -954,956
Turkey 9,215,189 9,919,733 +704,544
Austria 5,548,451 5,377,028 -171,423
Czechia 4,352,273 3,342,755 -1,009,518
United States 4,023,271 3,630,729 -392,542
China 2,878,926 2,494,756 -384,170
Portugal 2,582,935 2,512,361 -70,574
Italy 1,922,236 2,074,458 +152,222
Poland 1,164,638 1,297,663 +133,025

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 15
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
West Midlands 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11

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
West Yorkshire 11 10 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 10 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1
West Midlands 13 10 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Essex 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
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) 117,759,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,648,994
Other 3,568,858
Air transport 1,299,358
Road transport 366,301

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) 60,368,033 57,391,716 -2,976,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,618,704 17,030,290 -588,414
Other 1,732,290 1,836,568 +104,278
Air transport 589,602 709,756 +120,154
Road transport 250,814 115,487 -135,327

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 35,597,613
Holyhead 25,122,054
Eurotunnel 23,222,808
Immingham Docks 20,990,480
Felixstowe 11,953,120

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 16,125,153 19,472,460 +3,347,307
Holyhead 12,220,425 12,901,629 +681,204
Eurotunnel 13,788,903 9,433,905 -4,354,998
Immingham Docks 12,285,074 8,705,406 -3,579,668
Felixstowe 6,601,063 5,352,057 -1,249,006
Liverpool Docks 4,194,382 3,795,749 -398,633
Southampton 3,969,148 4,017,921 +48,773
Hull 1,841,376 2,036,307 +194,931
000 1,732,290 1,836,568 +104,278
Killingholme 1,401,681 1,591,371 +189,690

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 45
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 44
Other manufacturing 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Specialised construction activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 46
2025-10 45
2025-09 48
2025-08 42
2025-07 48

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 16
Other 16

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 4,864,840
Germany 4,320,550
Ireland 3,838,660
Belgium 3,312,453
United States 2,216,467

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 2,198,918 2,665,922 +467,004
Germany 2,358,842 1,961,708 -397,134
Ireland 1,913,311 1,925,349 +12,038
Belgium 1,504,168 1,808,285 +304,117
United States 1,140,779 1,075,688 -65,091
Poland 742,316 1,274,088 +531,772
Netherlands 478,408 677,668 +199,260
Sweden 584,140 239,980 -344,160
Switzerland 335,191 235,998 -99,193
Spain 39,404 397,563 +358,159

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 831,604
Czechia 95,093
Poland 67,378
XU 18,255
Italy 9,458

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 467,472 364,132 -103,340
Czechia 0 95,093 +95,093
Poland 0 67,378 +67,378
XU 7,190 11,065 +3,875
Italy 4,389 5,069 +680
Taiwan 3,290 2,499 -791
Germany 214 3,687 +3,473
Spain 0 3,413 +3,413
Sierra Leone 0 2,771 +2,771
Ireland 118 1,032 +914

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) 19,987,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,326,173
Air transport 1,047,195
Other 1,039,061

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) 8,907,524 11,079,880 +2,172,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,816,361 2,509,812 -306,549
Air transport 538,932 508,263 -30,669
Other 482,894 556,167 +73,273

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,470,326
Dover 3,928,696
Immingham Docks 1,788,989
Southampton 1,594,848
Heysham 1,289,485

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 6,443,074 6,027,252 -415,822
Dover 778,142 3,150,554 +2,372,412
Immingham Docks 1,132,965 656,024 -476,941
Southampton 812,499 782,349 -30,150
Heysham 735,838 553,647 -182,191
000 482,894 556,167 +73,273
Ayr Harbour 373,102 593,765 +220,663
Harwich 70,249 695,679 +625,430
Liverpool Docks 444,887 296,431 -148,456
London Gateway Port 209,654 375,365 +165,711

Quick facts

HS code: 392030

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

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