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 32,567,335
China 11,540,203
Germany 9,025,351
France 7,548,135
India 3,604,789

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 17,071,693 15,495,642 -1,576,051
China 6,638,199 4,902,004 -1,736,195
Germany 4,748,900 4,276,451 -472,449
France 4,926,270 2,621,865 -2,304,405
India 1,976,505 1,628,284 -348,221
Colombia 1,259,580 1,176,749 -82,831
Sweden 1,288,654 1,120,240 -168,414
Netherlands 1,277,878 1,061,400 -216,478
Turkey 1,153,918 1,151,199 -2,719
Lithuania 1,220,290 945,443 -274,847

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 30,852,900
China 11,761,122
Germany 10,291,374
Romania 5,452,334
India 4,243,223

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 16,214,972 14,637,928 -1,577,044
China 6,772,483 4,988,639 -1,783,844
Germany 5,647,052 4,644,322 -1,002,730
Romania 3,063,169 2,389,165 -674,004
India 2,272,828 1,970,395 -302,433
Colombia 1,328,488 1,253,174 -75,314
Sweden 1,284,924 1,120,240 -164,684
Turkey 1,153,918 1,157,439 +3,521
Lithuania 1,224,822 945,443 -279,379
Israel 655,890 542,504 -113,386

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 11

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
West Midlands 13 8 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 12 +2
Greater Manchester 7 10 +3
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 4 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 9 +3
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -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) 53,281,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,392,163
Other 3,110,902
Air transport 1,433,565
Road transport 531,671

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) 28,456,796 24,824,463 -3,632,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,617,503 11,774,660 -2,842,843
Other 1,903,044 1,207,858 -695,186
Air transport 694,343 739,222 +44,879
Road transport 34,808 496,863 +462,055

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,064,137
Felixstowe 14,494,603
Dover 8,026,634
Holyhead 7,207,636
London Gateway Port 6,664,383

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 10,594,496 9,469,641 -1,124,855
Felixstowe 8,898,658 5,595,945 -3,302,713
Dover 5,224,960 2,801,674 -2,423,286
Holyhead 4,069,789 3,137,847 -931,942
London Gateway Port 2,834,105 3,830,278 +996,173
Eurotunnel 3,411,197 3,220,851 -190,346
Immingham Docks 2,012,511 1,771,593 -240,918
000 1,903,044 1,207,858 -695,186
Heysham 1,173,385 1,690,693 +517,308
Thamesport 1,229,989 1,149,524 -80,465

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 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
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
2025-11 44
2025-10 50
2025-09 44
2025-08 43
2025-07 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+ 60
15m-54m 28
0-1m 27
Other 20

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 10,083,747
Ireland 6,311,404
Germany 4,905,193
Italy 4,507,889
Spain 4,104,061

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 4,822,770 5,260,977 +438,207
Ireland 3,168,491 3,142,913 -25,578
Germany 2,341,392 2,563,801 +222,409
Italy 1,983,592 2,524,297 +540,705
Spain 2,055,441 2,048,620 -6,821
Netherlands 2,272,083 1,773,848 -498,235
Malaysia 1,269,770 2,275,874 +1,006,104
United States 1,955,389 1,208,607 -746,782
Poland 851,545 1,219,950 +368,405
Belgium 1,043,615 990,571 -53,044

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 25,714,530
Switzerland 309,035
France 218,349
Ireland 29,890
XU 23,533

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 13,138,434 12,576,096 -562,338
Switzerland 166,730 142,305 -24,425
France 111,431 106,918 -4,513
Ireland 18,382 11,508 -6,874
XU 9,831 13,702 +3,871
China 3,930 4,295 +365
Germany 1,454 1,733 +279
Greece 0 1,244 +1,244
Israel 0 1,058 +1,058
Turkey 0 740 +740

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 26,309,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,336,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,134,247
Air transport 3,471,592
Road transport 269,511

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 13,450,196 12,859,599 -590,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,723,644 10,612,776 +889,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,705,531 3,428,716 -1,276,815
Air transport 1,437,403 2,034,189 +596,786
Road transport 149,721 119,790 -29,931

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 26,309,795
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,215,345
Southampton 2,746,628
Manchester Airport 2,318,662
Belfast Port 2,257,121

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 13,450,196 12,859,599 -590,597
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,169,635 9,045,710 +876,075
Southampton 1,092,189 1,654,439 +562,250
Manchester Airport 848,683 1,469,979 +621,296
Belfast Port 1,486,231 770,890 -715,341
London Gateway Port 1,154,419 698,121 -456,298
Holyhead 495,791 422,078 -73,713
Immingham Docks 320,876 360,715 +39,839
Liverpool Docks 454,857 226,325 -228,532
Felixstowe 532,777 147,015 -385,762

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