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 10,263,912
China 8,064,131
Germany 3,295,262
Ireland 727,403
Netherlands 402,666

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 4,552,532 5,711,380 +1,158,848
China 4,717,980 3,346,151 -1,371,829
Germany 1,398,611 1,896,651 +498,040
Ireland 395,190 332,213 -62,977
Netherlands 45,736 356,930 +311,194
Turkey 273,010 111,872 -161,138
France 163,761 151,712 -12,049
New Zealand 236,797 0 -236,797
United States 97,040 111,381 +14,341
Italy 57,399 122,246 +64,847

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 £
Belgium 10,142,935
China 8,344,891
Germany 2,518,523
Egypt 771,386
Turkey 428,533

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 4,459,290 5,683,645 +1,224,355
China 4,801,033 3,543,858 -1,257,175
Germany 1,034,645 1,483,878 +449,233
Egypt 367,233 404,153 +36,920
Turkey 328,892 99,641 -229,251
Netherlands 17,235 339,300 +322,065
United States 108,204 140,158 +31,954
France 99,265 138,125 +38,860
New Zealand 236,797 0 -236,797
Italy 78,828 132,137 +53,309

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Outer London - West and North West 13
Greater Manchester 12
West Midlands 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 9 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 0 -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) 14,386,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,995,822
Air transport 1,019,487
Other 843,626
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) 6,315,730 8,070,428 +1,754,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,158,160 3,837,662 -1,320,498
Air transport 471,342 548,145 +76,803
Other 503,207 340,419 -162,788
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 10,275,914
Felixstowe 5,404,808
Dover 2,450,836
Southampton 2,071,765
London Gateway Port 958,760

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 4,268,220 6,007,694 +1,739,474
Felixstowe 3,427,681 1,977,127 -1,450,554
Dover 1,208,590 1,242,246 +33,656
Southampton 1,292,885 778,880 -514,005
London Gateway Port 223,960 734,800 +510,840
000 503,207 340,419 -162,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 437,975 266,424 -171,551
Eurotunnel 207,529 316,186 +108,657
Immingham Docks 37,375 360,455 +323,080
London Heathrow Airport 147,398 240,615 +93,217

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 42
Other manufacturing 14
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
2026-01 20
2025-11 18
2025-10 25
2025-09 19
2025-08 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 14
Other 12

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 721,392
Ireland 571,508
Estonia 464,031
United States 416,429
Denmark 405,513

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 424,684 296,708 -127,976
Ireland 261,808 309,700 +47,892
Estonia 340,282 123,749 -216,533
United States 151,581 264,848 +113,267
Denmark 328,308 77,205 -251,103
Netherlands 165,936 232,808 +66,872
France 123,115 198,676 +75,561
Belgium 106,987 204,693 +97,706
Germany 40,604 68,612 +28,008
Switzerland 24,309 64,348 +40,039

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 17,712
XI 16,326
China 5,146
Germany 4,578

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 11,425 6,287 -5,138
XI 3,138 13,188 +10,050
China 1,391 3,755 +2,364
Germany 2,126 2,452 +326

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) 3,262,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 650,151
Air transport 573,339
Other 72,443

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) 1,692,762 1,569,295 -123,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 396,627 253,524 -143,103
Air transport 256,961 316,378 +59,417
Other 33,672 38,771 +5,099

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,188,116
Immingham Docks 481,630
Liverpool Docks 359,874
Harwich 249,959
East Midlands Airport 236,792

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 1,074,054 1,114,062 +40,008
Immingham Docks 387,908 93,722 -294,186
Liverpool Docks 197,872 162,002 -35,870
Harwich 116,841 133,118 +16,277
East Midlands Airport 130,155 106,637 -23,518
Southampton 102,691 86,313 -16,378
London Heathrow Airport 65,660 106,600 +40,940
London Gateway Port 74,249 31,883 -42,366
Heysham 0 99,474 +99,474
ZLC 7,138 71,856 +64,718

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)