Import/export HS code 39219055: Various plastic products

Additional plastic products not specified in other categories

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 10,104,104
France 5,038,895
United States 4,265,417
Austria 2,914,793
China 1,247,316

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 5,233,496 4,870,608 -362,888
France 2,702,738 2,336,157 -366,581
United States 2,140,652 2,124,765 -15,887
Austria 1,416,254 1,498,539 +82,285
China 722,125 525,191 -196,934
Poland 562,643 682,720 +120,077
Denmark 561,793 655,476 +93,683
Greece 507,375 402,605 -104,770
Italy 559,557 109,003 -450,554
Finland 424,159 234,967 -189,192

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 9,659,955
France 4,952,968
United States 4,618,204
Austria 2,859,027
Poland 1,355,090

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 4,914,739 4,745,216 -169,523
France 2,651,753 2,301,215 -350,538
United States 2,361,459 2,256,745 -104,714
Austria 1,379,773 1,479,254 +99,481
Poland 594,073 761,017 +166,944
China 751,763 526,738 -225,025
Denmark 574,781 533,643 -41,138
Greece 526,780 432,888 -93,892
Italy 585,476 152,836 -432,640
Finland 387,609 229,061 -158,548

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Greater Manchester 12
West Yorkshire 10
Lancashire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 5 -7
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Lancashire 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
Essex 4 5 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 3 5 +2

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) 21,353,162
Air transport 6,597,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,938,157
Road transport 218,463
Other 12,793

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) 11,044,008 10,309,154 -734,854
Air transport 3,285,630 3,311,375 +25,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,717,745 1,220,412 -497,333
Road transport 108,441 110,022 +1,581
Other 2,322 10,471 +8,149

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,744,889
London Heathrow Airport 3,569,888
Immingham Docks 3,477,359
Eurotunnel 2,802,942
Hull 1,523,191

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 5,258,812 4,486,077 -772,735
London Heathrow Airport 1,656,899 1,912,989 +256,090
Immingham Docks 1,455,555 2,021,804 +566,249
Eurotunnel 1,321,149 1,481,793 +160,644
Hull 839,926 683,265 -156,661
Killingholme 861,160 580,959 -280,201
London 811,296 548,015 -263,281
Southampton 666,758 354,346 -312,412
Birmingham Airport 244,760 552,318 +307,558
Thamesport 575,114 220,606 -354,508

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 42
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 17
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 35
2025-10 36
2025-09 37
2025-08 40
2025-07 40

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+ 84
1m-15m 55
15m-54m 20
Other 16
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 2,815,400
China 1,690,064
France 1,173,126
India 744,304
Ireland 657,434

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 1,432,501 1,382,899 -49,602
China 477,339 1,212,725 +735,386
France 575,392 597,734 +22,342
India 318,348 425,956 +107,608
Ireland 419,771 237,663 -182,108
United States 218,189 349,069 +130,880
Spain 207,672 266,376 +58,704
Belgium 281,652 136,976 -144,676
Turkey 131,690 212,063 +80,373
United Arab Emirates 146,854 95,964 -50,890

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 £
XU 1,077
Ireland 363
XI 126

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 £
XU 0 1,077 +1,077
Ireland 363 0 -363
XI 126 0 -126

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) 6,023,897
Air transport 4,994,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,011,078
Road transport 49,130
Other 1,566

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) 2,852,342 3,171,555 +319,213
Air transport 2,400,545 2,593,493 +192,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 430,028 581,050 +151,022
Road transport 49,130 0 -49,130
Other 489 1,077 +588

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,320,482
London Heathrow Airport 3,126,194
East Midlands Airport 649,864
Felixstowe 602,685
ZLC 574,056

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 2,195,631 2,124,851 -70,780
London Heathrow Airport 1,374,527 1,751,667 +377,140
East Midlands Airport 334,227 315,637 -18,590
Felixstowe 74,485 528,200 +453,715
ZLC 426,031 148,025 -278,006
Portsmouth 236,135 301,786 +65,651
London Gateway Port 144,872 372,040 +227,168
London Stansted Airport 255,208 253,062 -2,146
Southampton 84,432 182,206 +97,774
Fishguard 253,203 0 -253,203

Quick facts

HS code: 39219055

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

Description: Additional plastic products not specified in other categories