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 9,347,161
China 8,074,998
Czechia 2,423,527
Turkey 2,217,239
Switzerland 2,161,540

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 4,826,837 4,520,324 -306,513
China 4,392,438 3,682,560 -709,878
Czechia 1,140,407 1,283,120 +142,713
Turkey 1,136,306 1,080,933 -55,373
Switzerland 1,132,307 1,029,233 -103,074
Spain 1,123,126 862,304 -260,822
Belgium 1,041,000 850,172 -190,828
Ireland 368,230 447,363 +79,133
Sweden 265,335 445,153 +179,818
Italy 363,389 299,418 -63,971

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 9,313,898
China 8,123,799
Czechia 2,415,813
Turkey 2,225,139
Spain 2,048,371

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 4,914,220 4,399,678 -514,542
China 4,460,167 3,663,632 -796,535
Czechia 1,132,693 1,283,120 +150,427
Turkey 1,144,206 1,080,933 -63,273
Spain 1,155,022 893,349 -261,673
Switzerland 1,040,128 953,132 -86,996
Belgium 990,883 948,606 -42,277
Sweden 265,335 485,532 +220,197
Italy 317,853 353,277 +35,424
France 218,685 302,851 +84,166

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 6
Lancashire 6
Essex 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 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 3 5 +2
Lancashire 6 3 -3
Essex 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +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) 19,813,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,088,051
Air transport 886,875
Road transport 637,109
Other 593,860

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) 10,170,623 9,643,372 -527,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,104,027 4,984,024 -120,003
Air transport 423,611 463,264 +39,653
Road transport 554,737 82,372 -472,365
Other 350,996 242,864 -108,132

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,947,124
Felixstowe 5,195,742
Southampton 4,118,495
Immingham Docks 3,848,273
Eurotunnel 2,594,837

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 3,222,540 4,724,584 +1,502,044
Felixstowe 3,144,455 2,051,287 -1,093,168
Southampton 2,262,877 1,855,618 -407,259
Immingham Docks 1,890,065 1,958,208 +68,143
Eurotunnel 1,829,558 765,279 -1,064,279
London Gateway Port 171,686 897,189 +725,503
London 129,313 882,143 +752,830
Harwich 580,505 366,602 -213,903
ZLC 797,141 82,372 -714,769
000 350,996 242,864 -108,132

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
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 12
Other manufacturing 12
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
2026-01 13
2025-11 16
2025-10 21
2025-09 18
2025-08 22

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 43
54m+ 35
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 6,143,631
Netherlands 4,132,029
Ireland 2,348,506
United States 1,345,572
Czechia 875,499

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 2,733,426 3,410,205 +676,779
Netherlands 2,549,708 1,582,321 -967,387
Ireland 1,165,119 1,183,387 +18,268
United States 690,700 654,872 -35,828
Czechia 539,697 335,802 -203,895
Poland 483,816 383,663 -100,153
Germany 323,808 365,879 +42,071
Italy 349,752 314,296 -35,456
Qatar 104,521 427,134 +322,613
Belgium 282,667 154,823 -127,844

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 288,739
Belgium 5,853
Spain 391
Ireland 374
China 10

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 153,718 135,021 -18,697
Belgium 4,167 1,686 -2,481
Spain 241 150 -91
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) 16,024,524
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,533,325
Air transport 526,935
Other 316,333
Road transport 1,008

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) 8,016,745 8,007,779 -8,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,916,873 2,616,452 -300,421
Air transport 354,949 171,986 -182,963
Other 164,666 151,667 -12,999
Road transport 1,008 0 -1,008

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,584,660
Immingham Docks 4,484,994
Liverpool Docks 1,566,518
London Gateway Port 1,464,780
Heysham 987,722

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 4,593,557 4,991,103 +397,546
Immingham Docks 2,619,608 1,865,386 -754,222
Liverpool Docks 656,908 909,610 +252,702
London Gateway Port 543,718 921,062 +377,344
Heysham 507,722 480,000 -27,722
Southampton 594,424 303,450 -290,974
Dover 516,968 371,888 -145,080
Holyhead 166,927 307,181 +140,254
Felixstowe 235,715 113,703 -122,012
000 164,666 151,667 -12,999

Quick facts

HS code: 39204390

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

Description: Plastic sheets with plasticizers, thicker than 1mm