Import/export HS code 39232910: Plastic items made from PVC

Packaging or transport items made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

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 £
Belgium 10,050,667
China 8,228,154
Germany 3,218,443
Ireland 726,965
Turkey 430,323

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 £
Belgium 4,697,021 5,353,646 +656,625
China 4,712,356 3,515,798 -1,196,558
Germany 1,392,095 1,826,348 +434,253
Ireland 402,813 324,152 -78,661
Turkey 265,274 165,049 -100,225
Netherlands 41,880 356,106 +314,226
France 169,851 160,653 -9,198
United States 140,430 107,362 -33,068
New Zealand 236,797 0 -236,797
Italy 69,253 102,603 +33,350

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 £
Belgium 9,931,727
China 8,550,987
Germany 2,450,292
Egypt 769,233
Turkey 479,187

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 £
Belgium 4,605,165 5,326,562 +721,397
China 4,848,148 3,702,839 -1,145,309
Germany 1,025,701 1,424,591 +398,890
Egypt 366,262 402,971 +36,709
Turkey 323,745 155,442 -168,303
Netherlands 17,235 339,300 +322,065
France 94,513 147,066 +52,553
New Zealand 236,797 0 -236,797
United States 105,868 130,703 +24,835
Italy 90,687 112,489 +21,802

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Outer London - West and North West 13
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 1 -5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +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) 14,084,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,257,546
Air transport 1,025,652
Other 847,162
Road transport 5,281

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) 6,443,861 7,641,061 +1,197,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,139,680 4,117,866 -1,021,814
Air transport 483,666 541,986 +58,320
Other 518,994 328,168 -190,826
Road transport 1,156 4,125 +2,969

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 9,970,326
Felixstowe 5,621,540
Dover 2,358,181
Southampton 2,105,766
London Gateway Port 927,619

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 £
London 4,381,695 5,588,631 +1,206,936
Felixstowe 3,436,837 2,184,703 -1,252,134
Dover 1,190,130 1,168,051 -22,079
Southampton 1,287,105 818,661 -468,444
London Gateway Port 134,527 793,092 +658,565
000 518,994 328,168 -190,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 507,206 290,423 -216,783
Eurotunnel 206,617 320,837 +114,220
Immingham Docks 32,953 364,877 +331,924
London Heathrow Airport 143,479 243,678 +100,199

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 52
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Other manufacturing 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 25
2025-09 19
2025-08 21
2025-07 21

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 58
54m+ 52
0-1m 28
15m-54m 13
Other 13

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 £
Latvia 673,551
Ireland 559,122
Denmark 471,909
Estonia 469,237
United States 409,609

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 £
Latvia 416,777 256,774 -160,003
Ireland 246,696 312,426 +65,730
Denmark 393,584 78,325 -315,259
Estonia 308,556 160,681 -147,875
United States 153,509 256,100 +102,591
Netherlands 181,562 167,893 -13,669
Belgium 99,462 214,468 +115,006
France 124,840 182,701 +57,861
Switzerland 57,120 64,348 +7,228
Germany 41,242 69,351 +28,109

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 28,548
Ireland 17,440
XI 16,111
China 5,228
Germany 4,269

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 16,212 12,336 -3,876
Ireland 12,034 5,406 -6,628
XI 2,421 13,690 +11,269
China 1,449 3,779 +2,330
Germany 2,126 2,143 +17

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) 3,174,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 761,051
Air transport 574,832
Other 71,596

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) 1,659,190 1,514,929 -144,261
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 527,288 233,763 -293,525
Air transport 267,698 307,134 +39,436
Other 34,242 37,354 +3,112

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,109,357
Immingham Docks 597,823
Liverpool Docks 368,963
Harwich 252,334
East Midlands Airport 245,591

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 1,087,899 1,021,458 -66,441
Immingham Docks 480,901 116,922 -363,979
Liverpool Docks 184,113 184,850 +737
Harwich 133,726 118,608 -15,118
East Midlands Airport 146,908 98,683 -48,225
Southampton 104,629 73,262 -31,367
London Heathrow Airport 62,420 111,816 +49,396
London Gateway Port 67,601 39,683 -27,918
Heysham 0 80,762 +80,762
000 34,242 37,354 +3,112

Quick facts

HS code: 39232910

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

Description: Packaging or transport items made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC)