Import/export HS code 392112: Vinyl chloride plastic sheets

Sheets and films made from vinyl chloride plastics, often used in construction and flooring

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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 £
Ireland 32,440,674
China 11,717,257
Germany 8,930,685
France 7,085,335
India 3,618,247

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 £
Ireland 16,981,785 15,458,889 -1,522,896
China 6,603,262 5,113,995 -1,489,267
Germany 4,547,343 4,383,342 -164,001
France 4,757,642 2,327,693 -2,429,949
India 1,872,956 1,745,291 -127,665
Colombia 1,271,927 1,176,037 -95,890
Sweden 1,231,944 1,168,447 -63,497
Turkey 1,154,071 1,219,086 +65,015
Netherlands 1,314,141 1,032,580 -281,561
Lithuania 1,296,908 857,334 -439,574

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 £
Ireland 30,776,509
China 11,948,470
Germany 10,132,308
Romania 5,326,672
India 4,288,665

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 £
Ireland 16,121,128 14,655,381 -1,465,747
China 6,744,970 5,203,500 -1,541,470
Germany 5,538,217 4,594,091 -944,126
Romania 2,977,163 2,349,509 -627,654
India 2,202,501 2,086,164 -116,337
Colombia 1,358,414 1,236,665 -121,749
Sweden 1,228,214 1,168,447 -59,767
Turkey 1,154,071 1,225,326 +71,255
Lithuania 1,301,440 857,334 -444,106
Portugal 154,250 1,123,093 +968,843

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
Outer London - West and North West 15
West Midlands 14
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 13 +3
West Midlands 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 4 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 6 6 +0

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) 53,086,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,491,501
Other 2,955,153
Air transport 1,408,018
Road transport 592,299

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) 28,213,761 24,872,251 -3,341,510
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,426,983 12,064,518 -2,362,465
Other 1,825,493 1,129,660 -695,833
Air transport 689,840 718,178 +28,338
Road transport 43,624 548,675 +505,051

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,117,667
Felixstowe 14,349,593
Dover 7,787,778
Holyhead 7,198,195
London Gateway Port 6,953,265

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 £
Liverpool Docks 10,551,085 9,566,582 -984,503
Felixstowe 8,800,273 5,549,320 -3,250,953
Dover 4,969,634 2,818,144 -2,151,490
Holyhead 4,064,420 3,133,775 -930,645
London Gateway Port 2,910,613 4,042,652 +1,132,039
Eurotunnel 3,389,563 3,192,282 -197,281
Immingham Docks 1,952,029 1,850,809 -101,220
000 1,825,493 1,129,660 -695,833
Heysham 1,255,329 1,571,650 +316,321
Thamesport 1,233,275 1,186,661 -46,614

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 63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 45
2025-10 51
2025-09 44
2025-08 43

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 78
54m+ 58
15m-54m 28
0-1m 27
Other 21

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 £
France 10,172,544
Ireland 6,331,817
Germany 4,947,288
Italy 4,425,891
Netherlands 4,032,868

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 £
France 4,783,722 5,388,822 +605,100
Ireland 3,232,567 3,099,250 -133,317
Germany 2,351,785 2,595,503 +243,718
Italy 2,070,555 2,355,336 +284,781
Netherlands 2,250,767 1,782,101 -468,666
Spain 2,033,666 1,982,690 -50,976
Malaysia 1,257,647 2,129,487 +871,840
United States 1,750,938 1,140,496 -610,442
Poland 817,463 1,260,027 +442,564
Belgium 1,000,036 999,991 -45

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 25,757,044
Switzerland 299,482
France 216,549
Ireland 30,022
China 8,193

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 12,926,501 12,830,543 -95,958
Switzerland 164,335 135,147 -29,188
France 107,024 109,525 +2,501
Ireland 18,633 11,389 -7,244
China 4,233 3,960 -273
Germany 2,456 731 -1,725
Greece 0 1,244 +1,244
Israel 0 1,058 +1,058
Turkey 0 740 +740
Netherlands 4 0 -4

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 26,337,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,204,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,690,207
Air transport 3,463,209
Road transport 262,333

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 13,229,882 13,107,700 -122,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,704,240 10,499,985 +795,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,392,278 3,297,929 -1,094,349
Air transport 1,645,663 1,817,546 +171,883
Road transport 149,733 112,600 -37,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 26,337,582
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,131,709
Southampton 2,650,517
Manchester Airport 2,317,403
Belfast Port 2,206,129

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 13,229,882 13,107,700 -122,182
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,225,333 8,906,376 +681,043
Southampton 1,059,007 1,591,510 +532,503
Manchester Airport 1,054,242 1,263,161 +208,919
Belfast Port 1,507,443 698,686 -808,757
London Gateway Port 1,091,238 703,195 -388,043
Holyhead 477,168 411,109 -66,059
Liverpool Docks 460,934 218,805 -242,129
Immingham Docks 283,914 355,683 +71,769
Harwich 218,099 359,765 +141,666

Quick facts

HS code: 392112

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

Description: Sheets and films made from vinyl chloride plastics, often used in construction and flooring