Import/export HS code 392062: Plastic sheets made of PET

Sheets and films made of poly(ethylene terephthalate), commonly used for packaging

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 101,157,824
United States 43,883,972
France 42,057,278
Belgium 31,732,273
Netherlands 24,808,723

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 52,580,625 48,577,199 -4,003,426
United States 22,099,740 21,784,232 -315,508
France 22,305,289 19,751,989 -2,553,300
Belgium 17,758,288 13,973,985 -3,784,303
Netherlands 11,838,157 12,970,566 +1,132,409
Italy 10,465,205 8,912,107 -1,553,098
India 10,276,241 7,753,403 -2,522,838
Spain 9,389,277 8,434,602 -954,675
Turkey 7,484,864 9,750,139 +2,265,275
Poland 8,372,218 5,221,758 -3,150,460

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 102,551,686
United States 47,859,667
Turkey 30,835,197
Spain 30,789,573
Italy 25,385,740

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 53,555,550 48,996,136 -4,559,414
United States 24,111,626 23,748,041 -363,585
Turkey 14,716,847 16,118,350 +1,401,503
Spain 16,082,922 14,706,651 -1,376,271
Italy 14,022,109 11,363,631 -2,658,478
China 12,887,127 10,144,102 -2,743,025
India 11,838,876 7,953,147 -3,885,729
France 9,350,313 8,665,039 -685,274
Netherlands 8,232,362 9,605,315 +1,372,953
Poland 10,267,799 7,130,675 -3,137,124

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 41
Greater Manchester 38
West Yorkshire 36
Inner London - West 35
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28

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 36 28 -8
Greater Manchester 30 29 -1
West Yorkshire 29 25 -4
Inner London - West 24 25 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 21 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 23 +7
West Midlands 20 17 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20 20 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 18 18 +0
Lancashire 14 16 +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) 285,222,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,122,300
Air transport 21,810,968
Road transport 3,361,022
Other 2,430,455

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) 152,910,236 132,312,096 -20,598,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,487,605 58,634,695 +6,147,090
Air transport 11,732,427 10,078,541 -1,653,886
Road transport 1,528,810 1,832,212 +303,402
Other 1,118,608 1,311,847 +193,239
Rail transport 60,990 0 -60,990

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 140,004,210
Felixstowe 42,467,947
Southampton 40,018,916
Immingham Docks 39,024,526
Eurotunnel 29,216,846

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 75,342,597 64,661,613 -10,680,984
Felixstowe 21,166,582 21,301,365 +134,783
Southampton 18,979,690 21,039,226 +2,059,536
Immingham Docks 17,810,087 21,214,439 +3,404,352
Eurotunnel 15,308,930 13,907,916 -1,401,014
Hull 13,254,303 14,285,125 +1,030,822
Killingholme 5,648,760 4,383,587 -1,265,173
London Gateway Port 4,663,908 4,923,199 +259,291
Harwich 4,950,484 2,890,467 -2,060,017
London 3,610,270 3,716,594 +106,324

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 129
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 91
Other manufacturing 85
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 46
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 44

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 157
2025-11 169
2025-10 182
2025-09 162
2025-08 172

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 248
54m+ 199
15m-54m 86
0-1m 59
Other 30

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 £
Switzerland 5,713,058
Ireland 5,096,780
Germany 3,103,930
Luxembourg 2,975,024
Poland 2,812,948

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 £
Switzerland 2,847,717 2,865,341 +17,624
Ireland 2,659,990 2,436,790 -223,200
Germany 2,610,121 493,809 -2,116,312
Luxembourg 1,230,592 1,744,432 +513,840
Poland 2,267,203 545,745 -1,721,458
Denmark 665,144 824,785 +159,641
Netherlands 506,345 494,487 -11,858
United States 296,896 483,386 +186,490
India 743,007 33,645 -709,362
South Africa 90,170 444,073 +353,903

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 1,161,448
XI 58,486
Poland 6,092
Austria 1,135
United States 68

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 546,840 614,608 +67,768
XI 2,934 55,552 +52,618
Poland 2,905 3,187 +282
Austria 923 212 -711
United States 9 59 +50

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) 19,151,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,252,464
Other 2,589,160
Air transport 1,138,448
Road transport 4,801

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) 11,542,570 7,608,678 -3,933,892
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,753,041 2,499,423 -253,618
Other 1,188,789 1,400,371 +211,582
Air transport 566,006 572,442 +6,436
Road transport 4,801 0 -4,801

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,370,506
Immingham Docks 4,843,992
000 2,589,160
Holyhead 2,327,918
London Gateway Port 1,169,702

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 6,929,377 4,441,129 -2,488,248
Immingham Docks 2,717,283 2,126,709 -590,574
000 1,188,789 1,400,371 +211,582
Holyhead 1,051,193 1,276,725 +225,532
London Gateway Port 562,524 607,178 +44,654
Felixstowe 633,828 120,916 -512,912
Fishguard 404,411 166,363 -238,048
Liverpool Docks 280,268 272,124 -8,144
Milford 326,379 157,965 -168,414
Southampton 181,631 296,347 +114,716

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 392062

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

Description: Sheets and films made of poly(ethylene terephthalate), commonly used for packaging