Import/export HS code 392114: Regenerated cellulose sheets

Plastic sheets made from regenerated cellulose, often used in food packaging and films

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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 £
Spain 1,755,931
Germany 892,346
China 629,439
United States 150,025
Austria 134,606

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 £
Spain 1,000,838 755,093 -245,745
Germany 433,445 458,901 +25,456
China 278,960 350,479 +71,519
United States 77,853 72,172 -5,681
Austria 57,183 77,423 +20,240
Netherlands 41,646 7,505 -34,141
Sweden 1,620 26,848 +25,228
France 2,004 26,253 +24,249
Poland 18,188 1,251 -16,937
Italy 0 10,931 +10,931

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 £
Spain 2,162,524
China 758,909
Germany 530,165
United States 133,176
France 37,848

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 £
Spain 1,235,020 927,504 -307,516
China 336,108 422,801 +86,693
Germany 229,428 300,737 +71,309
United States 64,765 68,411 +3,646
France 17,763 20,085 +2,322
Sweden 0 26,848 +26,848
Poland 18,188 1,251 -16,937
Italy 1,038 10,931 +9,893
Czechia 3,037 0 -3,037
India 2,338 0 -2,338

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 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Essex 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2

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 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
Essex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Southern Scotland 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
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) 2,309,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,057,880
Air transport 320,027
Other 19,316

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) 1,214,818 1,094,679 -120,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 522,281 535,599 +13,318
Air transport 169,679 150,348 -19,331
Other 10,865 8,451 -2,414

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,943,512
Felixstowe 416,474
London 289,094
Immingham Docks 156,506
London Gateway Port 150,663

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 1,090,413 853,099 -237,314
Felixstowe 204,380 212,094 +7,714
London 171,153 117,941 -53,212
Immingham Docks 59,350 97,156 +37,806
London Gateway Port 29,925 120,738 +90,813
Birmingham Airport 71,247 67,790 -3,457
Eurotunnel 35,227 67,134 +31,907
Liverpool Docks 54,353 47,604 -6,749
London Heathrow Airport 50,745 37,903 -12,842
Killingholme 33,247 32,656 -591

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 9
Other manufacturing 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Scientific research and development 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 3
2025-09 2
2025-08 7

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+ 14
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 5
Other 2

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 £
Canada 451,213
Nigeria 153,823
Netherlands 135,961
Germany 119,626
United States 119,087

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 £
Canada 133,781 317,432 +183,651
Nigeria 100,238 53,585 -46,653
Netherlands 28,212 107,749 +79,537
Germany 15,261 104,365 +89,104
United States 70,875 48,212 -22,663
Norway 22,360 21,820 -540
France 11,738 28,654 +16,916
Ireland 17,785 17,547 -238
Spain 1,146 25,620 +24,474
Switzerland 13,615 12,220 -1,395

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 723,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 282,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 273,390
Other 1,232

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 £
Air transport 242,286 481,282 +238,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,195 110,176 -62,019
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,586 204,804 +136,218
Other 932 300 -632

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 568,673
London Gateway Port 208,440
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,286
East Midlands Airport 115,762
Felixstowe 53,612

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 200,086 368,587 +168,501
London Gateway Port 125,675 82,765 -42,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,744 80,542 +34,798
East Midlands Airport 26,196 89,566 +63,370
Felixstowe 2,883 50,729 +47,846
Immingham Docks 10,860 31,692 +20,832
Harwich 22,150 12,210 -9,940
Liverpool Docks 6,342 17,330 +10,988
Holyhead 10,229 13,017 +2,788
ZLC 2,054 20,169 +18,115

Quick facts

HS code: 392114

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

Description: Plastic sheets made from regenerated cellulose, often used in food packaging and films