Import/export HS code 39209928: Various plastic sheets

Other plastic sheets and films not specified elsewhere

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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 £
France 16,690,634
Germany 12,193,007
United States 4,357,814
Sweden 1,832,311
Netherlands 1,613,383

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 £
France 7,594,379 9,096,255 +1,501,876
Germany 5,589,528 6,603,479 +1,013,951
United States 1,974,392 2,383,422 +409,030
Sweden 0 1,832,311 +1,832,311
Netherlands 939,140 674,243 -264,897
Belgium 839,592 585,864 -253,728
Japan 500,771 85,087 -415,684
Hungary 200,214 303,970 +103,756
China 191,377 311,302 +119,925
Austria 204,391 213,641 +9,250

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 £
France 14,633,520
Germany 12,665,610
United States 6,770,577
Denmark 1,904,868
Japan 1,727,734

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 £
France 6,802,916 7,830,604 +1,027,688
Germany 5,840,001 6,825,609 +985,608
United States 3,193,706 3,576,871 +383,165
Denmark 30,658 1,874,210 +1,843,552
Japan 1,030,735 696,999 -333,736
Belgium 520,497 405,691 -114,806
China 423,865 475,061 +51,196
Austria 204,110 200,591 -3,519
Spain 179,615 194,699 +15,084
Taiwan 306,055 11,853 -294,202

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +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) 30,403,354
Air transport 7,123,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,537,585
Road transport 73,785
Other 42,998

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) 13,648,760 16,754,594 +3,105,834
Air transport 3,685,041 3,438,307 -246,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,011,276 2,526,309 +515,033
Road transport 34,799 38,986 +4,187
Other 2,522 40,476 +37,954

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,555,490
Eurotunnel 4,357,988
Immingham Docks 4,163,119
Portsmouth 3,034,515
Manchester Airport 2,261,117

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 7,171,554 8,383,936 +1,212,382
Eurotunnel 2,073,874 2,284,114 +210,240
Immingham Docks 910,874 3,252,245 +2,341,371
Portsmouth 774,602 2,259,913 +1,485,311
Manchester Airport 1,005,299 1,255,818 +250,519
London Heathrow Airport 842,075 888,141 +46,066
East Midlands Airport 747,509 836,419 +88,910
London Gateway Port 471,608 690,173 +218,565
Southampton 693,427 187,773 -505,654
Dover / Eurotunnel 582,280 250,508 -331,772

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 32
Other manufacturing 25
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 35
2025-09 37
2025-08 29
2025-07 34

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+ 76
1m-15m 55
15m-54m 17
Other 9
0-1m 8

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 63,240,456
Spain 58,871,985
France 30,687,150
China 6,272,070
United States 6,118,172

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 33,606,275 29,634,181 -3,972,094
Spain 33,821,158 25,050,827 -8,770,331
France 17,051,317 13,635,833 -3,415,484
China 3,074,628 3,197,442 +122,814
United States 3,029,902 3,088,270 +58,368
India 1,288,970 1,858,907 +569,937
Morocco 896,099 782,524 -113,575
Austria 1,038,063 620,880 -417,183
Lithuania 469,463 949,846 +480,383
Italy 519,646 609,707 +90,061

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 £
China 1,437
Portugal 297
Italy 147

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 £
China 0 1,437 +1,437
Portugal 137 160 +23
Italy 0 147 +147

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) 159,407,023
Air transport 11,826,227
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,044,312
Road transport 7,529
Other 1,881

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) 86,876,750 72,530,273 -14,346,477
Air transport 5,522,790 6,303,437 +780,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,463,771 4,580,541 -1,883,230
Road transport 7,529 0 -7,529
Other 137 1,744 +1,607

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 154,605,454
London Heathrow Airport 5,332,180
Southampton 4,981,806
Manchester Airport 4,900,100
Portsmouth 3,076,267

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 83,754,664 70,850,790 -12,903,874
London Heathrow Airport 2,487,556 2,844,624 +357,068
Southampton 2,457,600 2,524,206 +66,606
Manchester Airport 2,194,911 2,705,189 +510,278
Portsmouth 1,932,137 1,144,130 -788,007
London Gateway Port 1,563,370 1,282,645 -280,725
Hull 1,247,922 113,656 -1,134,266
Felixstowe 605,783 575,050 -30,733
Dover 674,085 239,361 -434,724
Liverpool Docks 498,821 122,619 -376,202

Quick facts

HS code: 39209928

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

Description: Other plastic sheets and films not specified elsewhere