Import/export HS code 39204390: Thick plastic sheets with plasticizers

Plastic sheets with plasticizers, thicker than 1mm

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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 9,467,258
China 8,027,714
Czechia 2,464,537
Switzerland 2,327,232
Turkey 2,257,298

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 4,639,729 4,827,529 +187,800
China 4,352,041 3,675,673 -676,368
Czechia 1,150,359 1,314,178 +163,819
Switzerland 1,217,948 1,109,284 -108,664
Turkey 1,129,504 1,127,794 -1,710
Spain 934,913 1,054,012 +119,099
Belgium 1,076,182 855,499 -220,683
Ireland 396,177 445,594 +49,417
Sweden 237,264 497,043 +259,779
Italy 353,787 269,423 -84,364

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 9,431,955
China 8,079,805
Czechia 2,456,823
Turkey 2,265,198
Switzerland 2,158,952

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 4,704,626 4,727,329 +22,703
China 4,410,574 3,669,231 -741,343
Czechia 1,142,645 1,314,178 +171,533
Turkey 1,137,404 1,127,794 -9,610
Switzerland 1,157,490 1,001,462 -156,028
Spain 975,338 1,077,822 +102,484
Belgium 1,028,748 952,154 -76,594
Sweden 237,264 537,422 +300,158
Italy 312,184 316,874 +4,690
France 222,330 264,148 +41,818

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Cheshire 7
Lancashire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 Midlands 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 4 5 +1
Lancashire 6 3 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 5 2 -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) 20,058,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,049,335
Air transport 889,755
Road transport 745,240
Other 614,819

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) 9,781,746 10,276,287 +494,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,090,906 4,958,429 -132,477
Air transport 419,280 470,475 +51,195
Road transport 662,868 82,372 -580,496
Other 364,710 250,109 -114,601

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,916,549
Felixstowe 5,068,066
Southampton 4,119,280
Immingham Docks 3,955,160
Eurotunnel 2,584,650

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 3,083,884 4,832,665 +1,748,781
Felixstowe 3,049,661 2,018,405 -1,031,256
Southampton 2,188,187 1,931,093 -257,094
Immingham Docks 1,652,027 2,303,133 +651,106
Eurotunnel 1,654,889 929,761 -725,128
Harwich 678,399 415,936 -262,463
London Gateway Port 172,709 886,825 +714,116
ZLC 962,833 82,372 -880,461
London 86,093 874,106 +788,013
000 364,710 250,109 -114,601

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 40
Other manufacturing 13
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Specialised construction activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 21
2025-09 18
2025-08 22
2025-07 18

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 45
54m+ 34
15m-54m 17
0-1m 5
Other 4

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 6,248,141
Netherlands 4,280,680
Ireland 2,304,179
United States 1,427,888
Czechia 929,332

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 2,616,174 3,631,967 +1,015,793
Netherlands 2,657,829 1,622,851 -1,034,978
Ireland 1,102,005 1,202,174 +100,169
United States 753,036 674,852 -78,184
Czechia 544,724 384,608 -160,116
Poland 440,970 373,708 -67,262
Germany 339,678 372,859 +33,181
Italy 363,087 330,715 -32,372
Belgium 314,450 162,195 -152,255
Qatar 104,521 360,806 +256,285

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 288,785
XU 19,707
Belgium 5,855
Spain 1,396
Ireland 374

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 147,023 141,762 -5,261
XU 5,044 14,663 +9,619
Belgium 3,873 1,982 -1,891
Spain 1,216 180 -1,036
Ireland 0 374 +374
China 0 10 +10
Netherlands 0 10 +10

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) 16,003,679
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,245,564
Air transport 512,754
Other 316,137
Road transport 2,407

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) 7,597,498 8,406,181 +808,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,690,368 2,555,196 -1,135,172
Air transport 366,762 145,992 -220,770
Other 157,156 158,981 +1,825
Road transport 2,407 0 -2,407

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,560,884
Immingham Docks 4,538,471
Liverpool Docks 1,626,201
London Gateway Port 1,399,314
Southampton 1,189,094

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 4,258,932 5,301,952 +1,043,020
Immingham Docks 2,580,803 1,957,668 -623,135
Liverpool Docks 682,774 943,427 +260,653
London Gateway Port 574,124 825,190 +251,066
Southampton 867,895 321,199 -546,696
Heysham 431,599 526,748 +95,149
Dover 608,248 343,475 -264,773
Felixstowe 413,064 125,752 -287,312
Holyhead 179,061 250,521 +71,460
000 157,156 158,981 +1,825

Quick facts

HS code: 39204390

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

Description: Plastic sheets with plasticizers, thicker than 1mm