Import/export HS code 392340: Plastic spools, reels, and supports

Plastic holders like spools and reels for film, tapes, or similar materials

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 4,536,028
Netherlands 3,883,700
Italy 3,651,459
China 1,385,618
France 1,162,379

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 2,362,711 2,173,317 -189,394
Netherlands 1,652,161 2,231,539 +579,378
Italy 2,171,918 1,479,541 -692,377
China 740,169 645,449 -94,720
France 504,581 657,798 +153,217
United States 759,737 346,665 -413,072
Switzerland 181,912 547,742 +365,830
Spain 304,662 321,370 +16,708
Denmark 318,182 170,977 -147,205
Ireland 229,145 195,825 -33,320

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 4,786,438
Italy 3,927,854
Netherlands 2,814,834
China 1,855,440
United States 1,030,328

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 2,428,231 2,358,207 -70,024
Italy 2,233,045 1,694,809 -538,236
Netherlands 1,286,640 1,528,194 +241,554
China 884,949 970,491 +85,542
United States 762,997 267,331 -495,666
Switzerland 167,921 527,743 +359,822
Spain 305,741 321,630 +15,889
France 165,902 454,256 +288,354
United Kingdom 255,014 310,032 +55,018
Denmark 304,346 199,472 -104,874

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 18
Greater Manchester 17
West Yorkshire 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
Inner London - West 13

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 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 11 11 +0
West Yorkshire 8 13 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 10 +2
Lancashire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +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) 13,634,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,084,274
Air transport 1,630,351
Other 607,212
Road transport 45,331

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) 7,110,355 6,523,769 -586,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,617,376 2,466,898 +849,522
Air transport 1,096,536 533,815 -562,721
Other 375,102 232,110 -142,992
Road transport 35,265 10,066 -25,199

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,751,355
Immingham Docks 3,076,957
Eurotunnel 2,844,883
Felixstowe 1,432,468
Hull 971,971

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 2,414,678 2,336,677 -78,001
Immingham Docks 1,924,477 1,152,480 -771,997
Eurotunnel 1,483,708 1,361,175 -122,533
Felixstowe 713,055 719,413 +6,358
Hull 48,963 923,008 +874,045
London 274,549 594,356 +319,807
Killingholme 371,336 303,993 -67,343
Manchester Airport 620,565 16,482 -604,083
000 375,102 232,110 -142,992
Southampton 173,468 238,300 +64,832

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 39
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 38
Other manufacturing 37
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 46
2025-11 43
2025-10 52
2025-09 40
2025-08 38

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+ 102
1m-15m 84
15m-54m 27
Other 18
0-1m 5

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 2,444,474
Turkey 1,297,222
Japan 1,143,312
China 1,133,875
Portugal 856,042

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 1,361,328 1,083,146 -278,182
Turkey 619,661 677,561 +57,900
Japan 624,361 518,951 -105,410
China 714,321 419,554 -294,767
Portugal 564,899 291,143 -273,756
Poland 242,243 319,415 +77,172
Czechia 155,848 359,729 +203,881
United States 250,510 182,508 -68,002
France 124,043 206,620 +82,577
Italy 192,707 120,573 -72,134

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 £
Italy 1,290
Ireland 723
Taiwan 622
China 107

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 £
Italy 459 831 +372
Ireland 543 180 -363
Taiwan 622 0 -622
China 107 0 -107

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) 6,170,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,999,764
Air transport 792,293
Other 17,945

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) 3,067,961 3,102,786 +34,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,486,062 1,513,702 -972,360
Air transport 409,189 383,104 -26,085
Other 9,442 8,503 -939

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,573,138
Felixstowe 1,692,984
Southampton 1,343,072
London Gateway Port 795,150
Dover 533,572

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 2,195,345 2,377,793 +182,448
Felixstowe 1,019,341 673,643 -345,698
Southampton 854,366 488,706 -365,660
London Gateway Port 486,963 308,187 -178,776
Dover 401,739 131,833 -269,906
Eurotunnel 181,632 252,390 +70,758
Immingham Docks 128,590 129,819 +1,229
East Midlands Airport 116,899 93,909 -22,990
London Heathrow Airport 105,711 94,409 -11,302
Hull 24,057 134,216 +110,159

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 392340

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

Description: Plastic holders like spools and reels for film, tapes, or similar materials