Import/export HS code 39211310: Flexible polyurethane sheets

Flexible plastic sheets made from polyurethane, ideal for cushioning and protective applications

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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 £
Germany 14,187,098
France 8,642,876
Italy 7,726,064
Netherlands 6,383,980
United States 3,919,931

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 £
Germany 6,761,117 7,425,981 +664,864
France 4,592,193 4,050,683 -541,510
Italy 4,440,904 3,285,160 -1,155,744
Netherlands 3,288,878 3,095,102 -193,776
United States 2,272,450 1,647,481 -624,969
Belgium 1,917,903 1,408,597 -509,306
China 2,698,833 581,649 -2,117,184
Poland 1,531,297 1,034,385 -496,912
Turkey 1,230,318 1,168,795 -61,523
Ireland 1,518,536 812,826 -705,710

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 £
Germany 13,803,732
Belgium 8,266,987
Italy 7,760,076
United States 4,751,978
Netherlands 3,875,527

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 £
Germany 6,742,119 7,061,613 +319,494
Belgium 4,568,517 3,698,470 -870,047
Italy 4,440,976 3,319,100 -1,121,876
United States 2,802,861 1,949,117 -853,744
Netherlands 1,807,342 2,068,185 +260,843
China 2,848,392 656,408 -2,191,984
Poland 1,556,486 1,020,648 -535,838
France 1,228,625 1,328,235 +99,610
Turkey 1,206,644 1,110,650 -95,994
Hungary 911,461 1,363,445 +451,984

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
West Midlands 18
Inner London - West 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 12 +0
West Midlands 14 11 -3
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 11 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 12 8 -4
Essex 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 7 -4
West Yorkshire 11 6 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +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) 43,843,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,680,234
Air transport 2,660,071
Other 2,111,334
Road transport 1,131,850

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) 22,292,380 21,551,563 -740,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,672,390 6,007,844 -2,664,546
Air transport 1,861,547 798,524 -1,063,023
Other 1,156,875 954,459 -202,416
Road transport 592,836 539,014 -53,822

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 27,476,467
Immingham Docks 6,556,113
Felixstowe 5,844,932
Liverpool Docks 2,847,519
Eurotunnel 2,550,187

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 14,599,994 12,876,473 -1,723,521
Immingham Docks 2,868,343 3,687,770 +819,427
Felixstowe 3,293,552 2,551,380 -742,172
Liverpool Docks 1,559,792 1,287,727 -272,065
Eurotunnel 1,424,437 1,125,750 -298,687
Southampton 481,535 1,658,535 +1,177,000
000 1,156,875 954,459 -202,416
Harwich 1,120,172 947,361 -172,811
Belfast Port 1,766,849 114,658 -1,652,191
Killingholme 734,626 652,695 -81,931

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 72
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 36
Other manufacturing 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Specialised construction activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 61
2025-10 51
2025-09 67
2025-08 50
2025-07 53

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 115
54m+ 105
15m-54m 42
Other 21
0-1m 19

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 £
China 24,223,242
Poland 16,090,576
France 8,535,301
Ireland 7,606,734
Germany 7,414,809

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 £
China 12,258,483 11,964,759 -293,724
Poland 8,203,875 7,886,701 -317,174
France 4,072,458 4,462,843 +390,385
Ireland 3,907,773 3,698,961 -208,812
Germany 3,829,286 3,585,523 -243,763
Netherlands 3,754,303 3,164,721 -589,582
United States 4,377,033 2,503,364 -1,873,669
Czechia 3,957,592 2,656,272 -1,301,320
South Africa 2,725,224 2,257,335 -467,889
Italy 2,328,711 2,204,270 -124,441

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 £
Ireland 619,003
XU 294,803
XI 253,967
Turkey 7,904
Germany 7,521

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 £
Ireland 311,450 307,553 -3,897
XU 160,947 133,856 -27,091
XI 133,930 120,037 -13,893
Turkey 6,805 1,099 -5,706
Germany 6,275 1,246 -5,029
Belgium 0 7,223 +7,223
United States 1,580 0 -1,580
Netherlands 838 0 -838
Australia 546 0 -546
France 268 227 -41

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) 60,889,689
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,230,470
Air transport 11,432,374
Other 1,194,021
Road transport 25,042

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) 30,007,188 30,882,501 +875,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,077,931 22,152,539 -2,925,392
Air transport 6,824,755 4,607,619 -2,217,136
Other 622,748 571,273 -51,475
Road transport 25,042 0 -25,042

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,474,213
Felixstowe 19,822,020
Immingham Docks 17,008,842
London Gateway Port 12,407,432
London Heathrow Airport 8,258,243

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 19,495,133 15,979,080 -3,516,053
Felixstowe 8,939,257 10,882,763 +1,943,506
Immingham Docks 8,843,220 8,165,622 -677,598
London Gateway Port 6,119,597 6,287,835 +168,238
London Heathrow Airport 5,217,248 3,040,995 -2,176,253
Liverpool Docks 3,506,830 2,942,941 -563,889
Dover 1,267,654 3,620,374 +2,352,720
Southampton 3,056,313 1,389,402 -1,666,911
Harwich 877,717 1,467,198 +589,481
Holyhead 614,004 892,405 +278,401

Quick facts

HS code: 39211310

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

Description: Flexible plastic sheets made from polyurethane, ideal for cushioning and protective applications