Import/export HS code 392069: Plastic sheets made of other polyesters

Sheets and films made of other polyester materials

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 £
United States 10,088,255
China 8,909,158
Germany 4,024,672
Ireland 3,685,298
India 2,092,911

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 £
United States 7,639,245 2,449,010 -5,190,235
China 4,811,476 4,097,682 -713,794
Germany 2,216,288 1,808,384 -407,904
Ireland 1,621,809 2,063,489 +441,680
India 999,772 1,093,139 +93,367
France 1,351,134 548,495 -802,639
Sweden 936,279 829,132 -107,147
Netherlands 579,731 962,032 +382,301
Italy 587,845 598,735 +10,890
Japan 704,306 270,536 -433,770

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 £
United States 10,634,467
China 9,087,478
Germany 3,933,100
Ireland 2,961,502
India 2,094,002

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 £
United States 8,016,546 2,617,921 -5,398,625
China 4,944,090 4,143,388 -800,702
Germany 2,108,637 1,824,463 -284,174
Ireland 1,612,157 1,349,345 -262,812
India 999,772 1,094,230 +94,458
Netherlands 1,002,652 1,087,443 +84,791
Sweden 937,456 791,715 -145,741
Italy 674,297 685,020 +10,723
Japan 912,648 276,522 -636,126
France 327,071 145,003 -182,068

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
West Yorkshire 13
West Midlands 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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
Inner London - West 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 10 11 +1
West Midlands 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,946,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,586,934
Air transport 6,207,770
Other 948,490
Road transport 115,905

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,551,751 8,394,290 -3,157,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,405,332 5,181,602 -1,223,730
Air transport 4,880,472 1,327,298 -3,553,174
Other 21,569 926,921 +905,352
Road transport 114,633 1,272 -113,361

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,333,863
Southampton 4,952,501
Immingham Docks 4,453,710
Liverpool Docks 4,148,207
Belfast Port 3,903,411

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 £
Felixstowe 3,997,329 3,336,534 -660,795
Southampton 2,784,327 2,168,174 -616,153
Immingham Docks 2,475,415 1,978,295 -497,120
Liverpool Docks 2,189,161 1,959,046 -230,115
Belfast Port 3,640,081 263,330 -3,376,751
Dover 1,758,840 1,115,779 -643,061
Belfast Airport 2,331,942 418,231 -1,913,711
Harwich 580,797 623,970 +43,173
Killingholme 301,061 755,547 +454,486
London Gateway Port 536,085 515,648 -20,437

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 50
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 24
Other manufacturing 19
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 33
2025-10 42
2025-09 35
2025-08 33
2025-07 36

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+ 72
1m-15m 67
15m-54m 29
0-1m 19
Other 15

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 £
Netherlands 6,224,914
Uzbekistan 6,060,271
United States 5,858,228
Italy 5,415,333
China 5,267,917

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 £
Netherlands 4,115,813 2,109,101 -2,006,712
Uzbekistan 324,792 5,735,479 +5,410,687
United States 3,330,466 2,527,762 -802,704
Italy 2,338,180 3,077,153 +738,973
China 1,239,214 4,028,703 +2,789,489
Germany 2,139,008 2,477,490 +338,482
India 2,664,430 1,766,922 -897,508
France 1,926,191 2,103,840 +177,649
Switzerland 2,103,912 1,780,067 -323,845
Slovenia 3,524,384 109,785 -3,414,599

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 £
XU 13,237
XI 12,137
South Korea 1,156
Nicaragua 450
United States 58

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 £
XU 9,583 3,654 -5,929
XI 12,137 0 -12,137
South Korea 1,156 0 -1,156
Nicaragua 0 450 +450
United States 58 0 -58
China 1 18 +17

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 29,774,471
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,827,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,134,629
Road transport 121,483
Other 27,057

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 £
Air transport 11,073,597 18,700,874 +7,627,277
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,430,453 11,397,372 -4,033,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,126,265 5,008,364 -4,117,901
Road transport 121,483 0 -121,483
Other 22,935 4,122 -18,813

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,551,583
London Heathrow Airport 12,860,318
London Stansted Airport 7,366,718
Manchester Airport 6,337,613
Felixstowe 5,960,744

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 14,735,213 10,816,370 -3,918,843
London Heathrow Airport 3,025,418 9,834,900 +6,809,482
London Stansted Airport 3,843,253 3,523,465 -319,788
Manchester Airport 2,445,823 3,891,790 +1,445,967
Felixstowe 5,082,327 878,417 -4,203,910
Southampton 2,324,840 2,044,153 -280,687
London Gateway Port 931,913 1,314,701 +382,788
East Midlands Airport 882,775 850,529 -32,246
ZLC 627,836 482,953 -144,883
Liverpool Docks 553,389 445,022 -108,367

Quick facts

HS code: 392069

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

Description: Sheets and films made of other polyester materials