Import/export HS code 392079: Plastic sheets made of other cellulose derivatives

Sheets and films made of other cellulose-based plastics

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* 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 £
Netherlands 6,895,270
Austria 5,274,480
Germany 2,828,672
Malaysia 2,066,393
United States 562,329

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 £
Netherlands 2,260,682 4,634,588 +2,373,906
Austria 3,037,012 2,237,468 -799,544
Germany 1,280,308 1,548,364 +268,056
Malaysia 906,267 1,160,126 +253,859
United States 279,375 282,954 +3,579
Japan 126,094 274,296 +148,202
France 123,472 199,016 +75,544
Spain 7,710 122,165 +114,455
China 67,080 36,083 -30,997
Italy 40,879 30,395 -10,484

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 £
Austria 12,116,239
Germany 3,076,031
Malaysia 2,066,393
United States 574,161
Japan 416,988

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 £
Austria 5,015,542 7,100,697 +2,085,155
Germany 1,589,491 1,486,540 -102,951
Malaysia 906,267 1,160,126 +253,859
United States 293,262 280,899 -12,363
Japan 134,274 282,714 +148,440
China 68,192 36,083 -32,109
Spain 39,257 41,445 +2,188
Italy 40,879 33,678 -7,201
India 4,150 29,460 +25,310
United Kingdom 23,652 0 -23,652

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -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) 13,462,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,987,518
Air transport 2,142,665
Other 104,940

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) 5,424,444 8,038,162 +2,613,718
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,241,428 1,746,090 +504,662
Air transport 1,469,015 673,650 -795,365
Other 1,298 103,642 +102,344

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Killingholme 9,478,179
Felixstowe 2,215,652
Purfleet 1,408,475
Dover 1,122,528
Birmingham Airport 873,625

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 £
Killingholme 3,067,430 6,410,749 +3,343,319
Felixstowe 1,031,289 1,184,363 +153,074
Purfleet 1,084,825 323,650 -761,175
Dover 640,585 481,943 -158,642
Birmingham Airport 718,794 154,831 -563,963
Eurotunnel 48,663 755,762 +707,099
London Stansted Airport 368,180 178,065 -190,115
London Gateway Port 219,946 239,117 +19,171
East Midlands Airport 181,155 272,140 +90,985
Southampton 126,881 251,487 +124,606

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 16
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Other manufacturing 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 8
2025-08 8
2025-07 10

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+ 19
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 £
Germany 752,545
Ireland 473,905
Netherlands 112,227
Austria 77,433
South Korea 76,317

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 £
Germany 78,013 674,532 +596,519
Ireland 250,878 223,027 -27,851
Netherlands 50,106 62,121 +12,015
Austria 0 77,433 +77,433
South Korea 76,317 0 -76,317
Australia 41,911 18,738 -23,173
United States 30,497 1,055 -29,442
India 17,309 5,190 -12,119
Spain 1,369 17,112 +15,743
Slovakia 1,384 15,405 +14,021

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 £
Spain 224,246
Germany 87,808
XU 21,992
Ireland 11,848
Austria 2,664

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 £
Spain 169,303 54,943 -114,360
Germany 1,398 86,410 +85,012
XU 9,024 12,968 +3,944
Ireland 6,555 5,293 -1,262
Austria 0 2,664 +2,664
China 437 570 +133
Poland 720 0 -720

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) 1,128,170
Other 350,285
Air transport 147,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,145
Road transport 1,369

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) 238,204 889,966 +651,762
Other 187,437 162,848 -24,589
Air transport 93,011 54,959 -38,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,363 25,782 -43,581
Road transport 1,369 0 -1,369

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 950,113
000 350,285
Felixstowe 89,693
London Gateway Port 75,667
East Midlands Airport 75,309

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 101,661 848,452 +746,791
000 187,437 162,848 -24,589
Felixstowe 89,693 0 -89,693
London Gateway Port 51,739 23,928 -27,811
East Midlands Airport 42,704 32,605 -10,099
Holyhead 27,064 19,985 -7,079
London Heathrow Airport 24,033 13,121 -10,912
Liverpool Docks 20,907 13,681 -7,226
ZLC 24,564 7,673 -16,891
Heysham 2,545 7,848 +5,303

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 392079

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

Description: Sheets and films made of other cellulose-based plastics