Import/export HS code 39204310: Thin plastic sheets with plasticizers

Plastic sheets with plasticizers, 1mm or thinner

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* 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 57,437,135
France 31,573,081
Italy 10,480,735
Belgium 7,511,676
Netherlands 5,386,258

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 30,212,282 27,224,853 -2,987,429
France 17,077,222 14,495,859 -2,581,363
Italy 6,423,405 4,057,330 -2,366,075
Belgium 3,271,630 4,240,046 +968,416
Netherlands 2,677,444 2,708,814 +31,370
Taiwan 2,033,410 3,187,148 +1,153,738
Spain 1,905,681 2,392,028 +486,347
Sweden 1,557,229 1,460,770 -96,459
China 1,448,480 1,354,574 -93,906
Ireland 1,211,928 900,883 -311,045

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 67,121,481
France 26,611,669
Italy 11,083,641
Spain 8,346,630
Taiwan 5,271,115

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 35,107,114 32,014,367 -3,092,747
France 14,103,813 12,507,856 -1,595,957
Italy 6,572,861 4,510,780 -2,062,081
Spain 3,754,023 4,592,607 +838,584
Taiwan 2,059,124 3,211,991 +1,152,867
China 1,945,121 1,828,810 -116,311
Sweden 1,523,031 1,897,644 +374,613
Netherlands 1,280,437 1,216,284 -64,153
Japan 1,056,693 963,661 -93,032
Turkey 1,201,394 469,754 -731,640

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 10
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
Lancashire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Essex 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 5 6 +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) 114,164,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,265,547
Air transport 4,379,480
Other 2,256,332
Road transport 680,566

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) 60,324,802 53,840,157 -6,484,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,749,072 8,516,475 +767,403
Air transport 1,829,935 2,549,545 +719,610
Other 1,273,450 982,882 -290,568
Road transport 530,644 149,922 -380,722

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 74,403,165
Eurotunnel 14,904,362
Immingham Docks 14,845,012
Southampton 6,860,254
Felixstowe 3,320,757

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 37,423,182 36,979,983 -443,199
Eurotunnel 8,655,311 6,249,051 -2,406,260
Immingham Docks 7,903,303 6,941,709 -961,594
Southampton 3,567,928 3,292,326 -275,602
Felixstowe 1,701,769 1,618,988 -82,781
London 1,512,039 1,772,366 +260,327
Killingholme 2,366,867 51,024 -2,315,843
Portsmouth 897,146 1,492,695 +595,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,066,851 1,213,596 +146,745
000 1,273,450 982,882 -290,568

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 44
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 35
Other manufacturing 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 51
2025-10 56
2025-09 42
2025-08 43

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 68
54m+ 42
15m-54m 31
0-1m 23
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 £
Turkey 15,150,245
United States 11,675,558
Ireland 11,187,949
Germany 6,964,194
Norway 4,725,671

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 £
Turkey 8,591,938 6,558,307 -2,033,631
United States 6,416,869 5,258,689 -1,158,180
Ireland 5,689,370 5,498,579 -190,791
Germany 4,173,364 2,790,830 -1,382,534
Norway 1,799,828 2,925,843 +1,126,015
Poland 1,964,291 2,158,597 +194,306
Italy 1,045,509 1,708,567 +663,058
Australia 711,997 403,575 -308,422
Canada 32,638 1,073,662 +1,041,024
France 608,371 252,878 -355,493

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 £
France 131,476
Germany 81,729
XI 16,597
Spain 6,398
Italy 2,615

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 £
France 94,568 36,908 -57,660
Germany 51,968 29,761 -22,207
XI 5,147 11,450 +6,303
Spain 3,105 3,293 +188
Italy 767 1,848 +1,081
Ireland 2,215 313 -1,902
Belgium 265 954 +689
Portugal 236 167 -69
China 316 0 -316
Greece 151 49 -102

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) 43,512,809
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,831,648
Air transport 1,313,745
Other 635,612

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) 21,149,375 22,363,434 +1,214,059
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,943,375 7,888,273 -4,055,102
Air transport 731,554 582,191 -149,363
Other 359,478 276,134 -83,344

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,454,357
Southampton 11,308,794
Immingham Docks 10,810,052
Heysham 8,822,661
Hull 4,553,518

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 10,656,036 9,798,321 -857,715
Southampton 5,641,446 5,667,348 +25,902
Immingham Docks 5,644,043 5,166,009 -478,034
Heysham 4,493,536 4,329,125 -164,411
Hull 2,811,403 1,742,115 -1,069,288
London Gateway Port 1,254,689 748,975 -505,714
Liverpool Docks 770,449 920,907 +150,458
Holyhead 594,675 714,114 +119,439
Felixstowe 746,030 191,109 -554,921
Dover 39,689 855,587 +815,898

Quick facts

HS code: 39204310

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

Description: Plastic sheets with plasticizers, 1mm or thinner