Import/export HS code 39204910: Thin plastic sheets

Plastic sheets, 1mm or thinner, not containing plasticizers

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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 66,351,319
France 19,955,705
Italy 13,555,566
Ireland 8,839,393
Japan 7,616,854

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 36,333,718 30,017,601 -6,316,117
France 11,288,416 8,667,289 -2,621,127
Italy 7,212,418 6,343,148 -869,270
Ireland 4,647,682 4,191,711 -455,971
Japan 3,411,204 4,205,650 +794,446
China 3,564,835 2,389,650 -1,175,185
Poland 3,359,364 2,545,426 -813,938
Netherlands 3,360,234 1,001,509 -2,358,725
United States 1,393,126 1,497,629 +104,503
Switzerland 1,532,032 1,044,909 -487,123

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 66,754,115
France 15,710,830
Italy 13,629,828
Japan 7,718,872
Ireland 7,589,249

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 37,167,162 29,586,953 -7,580,209
France 8,792,315 6,918,515 -1,873,800
Italy 7,185,079 6,444,749 -740,330
Japan 3,502,104 4,216,768 +714,664
Ireland 3,964,994 3,624,255 -340,739
Poland 3,507,409 2,469,285 -1,038,124
China 3,560,457 2,284,513 -1,275,944
United States 1,640,166 1,643,528 +3,362
Switzerland 1,584,477 1,357,404 -227,073
South Korea 486,579 2,044,119 +1,557,540

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 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 10 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3
West Yorkshire 10 5 -5
Merseyside 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8 7 -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) 110,938,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,357,357
Other 8,491,732
Air transport 7,111,427
Road transport 1,705,090

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) 61,271,512 49,666,894 -11,604,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,734,545 10,622,812 +888,267
Other 5,410,734 3,080,998 -2,329,736
Air transport 3,418,767 3,692,660 +273,893
Road transport 764,573 940,517 +175,944

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 63,638,126
Felixstowe 14,666,066
Eurotunnel 11,605,177
Immingham Docks 9,186,984
000 8,491,732

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 36,496,603 27,141,523 -9,355,080
Felixstowe 7,388,365 7,277,701 -110,664
Eurotunnel 4,915,864 6,689,313 +1,773,449
Immingham Docks 4,968,529 4,218,455 -750,074
000 5,410,734 3,080,998 -2,329,736
Killingholme 5,054,843 3,397,067 -1,657,776
Harwich 2,163,850 2,471,382 +307,532
Liverpool Docks 2,483,012 1,974,780 -508,232
Hull 1,288,004 1,025,191 -262,813
Holyhead 1,147,103 1,102,837 -44,266

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 59
Other manufacturing 38
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 25
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 47
2025-10 59
2025-09 52
2025-08 52

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
54m+ 90
1m-15m 76
15m-54m 40
0-1m 20
Other 11

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 £
Denmark 5,009,521
United States 3,316,717
France 1,985,680
Ireland 1,888,132
Sweden 1,434,057

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 £
Denmark 2,053,550 2,955,971 +902,421
United States 1,624,822 1,691,895 +67,073
France 879,624 1,106,056 +226,432
Ireland 987,679 900,453 -87,226
Sweden 678,781 755,276 +76,495
Germany 688,345 320,961 -367,384
Netherlands 342,473 422,578 +80,105
Spain 88,932 539,783 +450,851
Belgium 255,403 322,667 +67,264
Poland 269,420 303,461 +34,041

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 8,251,855
France 89,106
Germany 23,561
Ireland 6,828
Italy 3,112

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 4,534,975 3,716,880 -818,095
France 41,093 48,013 +6,920
Germany 23,561 0 -23,561
Ireland 5,437 1,391 -4,046
Italy 2,366 746 -1,620
Turkey 507 0 -507
United States 0 494 +494
Hungary 77 30 -47
China 0 2 +2

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,393,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,073,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,101,835
Air transport 1,478,798
Road transport 87,936

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 £
Other 4,624,390 3,768,611 -855,779
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,866,798 4,206,741 +2,339,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,698,758 1,403,077 -295,681
Air transport 684,306 794,492 +110,186
Road transport 37,486 50,450 +12,964

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,393,001
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,163,906
Liverpool Docks 2,139,324
Immingham Docks 1,358,058
London Heathrow Airport 987,802

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 £
000 4,624,390 3,768,611 -855,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 936,411 2,227,495 +1,291,084
Liverpool Docks 1,035,123 1,104,201 +69,078
Immingham Docks 88,067 1,269,991 +1,181,924
London Heathrow Airport 460,077 527,725 +67,648
Holyhead 355,140 308,311 -46,829
Belfast Port 540,594 98,961 -441,633
Southampton 118,652 218,912 +100,260
East Midlands Airport 142,884 141,765 -1,119
Dover 135,455 100,677 -34,778

Quick facts

HS code: 39204910

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

Description: Plastic sheets, 1mm or thinner, not containing plasticizers