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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* 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 4,656,996
Netherlands 3,900,664
Italy 3,688,299
China 1,423,446
United States 1,116,982

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 2,352,226 2,304,770 -47,456
Netherlands 1,590,151 2,310,513 +720,362
Italy 2,186,882 1,501,417 -685,465
China 677,907 745,539 +67,632
United States 767,405 349,577 -417,828
France 475,096 535,767 +60,671
Switzerland 157,676 555,502 +397,826
Spain 304,681 306,238 +1,557
Denmark 321,325 165,609 -155,716
Ireland 211,538 192,464 -19,074

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 4,907,473
Italy 3,890,109
Netherlands 2,848,811
China 1,876,515
United States 1,041,836

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 2,464,604 2,442,869 -21,735
Italy 2,249,999 1,640,110 -609,889
Netherlands 1,231,903 1,616,908 +385,005
China 824,244 1,052,271 +228,027
United States 770,665 271,171 -499,494
Switzerland 143,685 550,649 +406,964
Spain 305,739 306,498 +759
United Kingdom 189,253 365,882 +176,629
France 127,529 400,926 +273,397
Denmark 307,489 194,104 -113,385

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 21
Greater Manchester 16
Inner London - West 14
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 13
West Yorkshire 12

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 18 12 -6
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 9 +0
West Yorkshire 8 11 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 10 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 7 +2
Lancashire 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +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) 13,661,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,093,324
Air transport 1,665,085
Other 620,982
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) 7,075,866 6,585,385 -490,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,491,609 2,601,715 +1,110,106
Air transport 1,127,503 537,582 -589,921
Other 373,100 247,882 -125,218
Road transport 27,303 18,028 -9,275

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,893,929
Immingham Docks 3,136,438
Eurotunnel 2,784,291
Felixstowe 1,441,362
London 840,962

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 2,423,056 2,470,873 +47,817
Immingham Docks 1,931,567 1,204,871 -726,696
Eurotunnel 1,527,273 1,257,018 -270,255
Felixstowe 622,326 819,036 +196,710
London 247,381 593,581 +346,200
Hull 58,476 776,607 +718,131
Killingholme 303,718 371,611 +67,893
Manchester Airport 626,859 16,482 -610,377
000 373,100 247,882 -125,218
Southampton 193,843 244,930 +51,087

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 40
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 37
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
2025-11 43
2025-10 52
2025-09 40
2025-08 38
2025-07 48

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+ 101
1m-15m 84
15m-54m 26
Other 20
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 2,274,764
Turkey 1,317,682
Japan 1,140,327
China 1,132,162
Portugal 873,323

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 1,305,921 968,843 -337,078
Turkey 716,184 601,498 -114,686
Japan 595,898 544,429 -51,469
China 737,699 394,463 -343,236
Portugal 581,338 291,985 -289,353
Poland 254,237 288,614 +34,377
Czechia 145,193 305,938 +160,745
United States 251,850 178,467 -73,383
Italy 192,846 134,175 -58,671
France 123,773 197,272 +73,499

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 14,581
Italy 1,384
Ireland 723
Taiwan 622
China 118

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 7,709 6,872 -837
Italy 553 831 +278
Ireland 543 180 -363
Taiwan 622 0 -622
China 118 0 -118

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) 5,820,756
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,137,651
Air transport 782,491
Other 17,428
Road transport 1,401

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) 2,983,049 2,837,707 -145,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,600,277 1,537,374 -1,062,903
Air transport 403,851 378,640 -25,211
Other 9,545 7,883 -1,662
Road transport 1,401 0 -1,401

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,350,776
Felixstowe 1,778,266
Southampton 1,351,336
London Gateway Port 817,173
Dover 558,302

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 2,111,133 2,239,643 +128,510
Felixstowe 1,132,781 645,485 -487,296
Southampton 807,769 543,567 -264,202
London Gateway Port 494,854 322,319 -172,535
Dover 433,328 124,974 -308,354
Eurotunnel 181,632 237,740 +56,108
Immingham Docks 132,394 126,274 -6,120
East Midlands Airport 127,453 92,081 -35,372
London Heathrow Airport 103,575 93,560 -10,015
Manchester Airport 21,884 115,165 +93,281

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