Import/export HS code 3925: Plastic building products

Various plastic items used in construction, not listed elsewhere

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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 £
China 244,957,770
Ireland 121,533,198
Germany 108,787,549
France 49,811,736
South Korea 49,648,835

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 £
China 122,371,457 122,586,313 +214,856
Ireland 63,532,164 58,001,034 -5,531,130
Germany 57,505,666 51,281,883 -6,223,783
France 29,109,251 20,702,485 -8,406,766
South Korea 25,680,850 23,967,985 -1,712,865
Netherlands 23,660,391 25,458,835 +1,798,444
Poland 21,871,006 20,882,347 -988,659
Belgium 19,500,531 20,690,779 +1,190,248
Taiwan 21,058,624 17,042,399 -4,016,225
Italy 15,718,313 12,793,882 -2,924,431

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 £
China 253,276,198
Germany 113,021,894
Ireland 75,389,908
South Korea 50,016,317
Poland 47,388,090

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 £
China 127,812,866 125,463,332 -2,349,534
Germany 58,915,204 54,106,690 -4,808,514
Ireland 39,365,773 36,024,135 -3,341,638
South Korea 25,982,004 24,034,313 -1,947,691
Poland 23,615,364 23,772,726 +157,362
Taiwan 21,785,627 17,597,910 -4,187,717
Belgium 18,083,165 19,683,763 +1,600,598
Romania 19,111,754 16,567,095 -2,544,659
Italy 16,203,035 14,620,941 -1,582,094
United States 16,238,090 14,030,893 -2,207,197

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 113
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 108
Greater Manchester 98
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 89
West Yorkshire 84

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
West Midlands 79 82 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 80 85 +5
Greater Manchester 74 64 -10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 69 67 -2
West Yorkshire 64 58 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 63 55 -8
Inner London - West 51 48 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 58 50 -8
Outer London - West and North West 46 46 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 46 45 -1

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) 438,631,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 435,459,873
Other 56,038,912
Air transport 37,329,599
Road transport 4,633,311

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) 228,946,376 209,685,111 -19,261,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,066,944 214,392,929 -6,674,015
Other 29,626,942 26,411,970 -3,214,972
Air transport 18,828,753 18,500,846 -327,907
Road transport 1,935,467 2,697,844 +762,377
Rail transport 9,888 0 -9,888

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 230,924,494
Dover 163,339,247
Southampton 78,664,508
Immingham Docks 72,941,955
London Gateway Port 59,450,014

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 £
Felixstowe 128,901,074 102,023,420 -26,877,654
Dover 82,710,498 80,628,749 -2,081,749
Southampton 45,453,343 33,211,165 -12,242,178
Immingham Docks 35,940,544 37,001,411 +1,060,867
London Gateway Port 12,755,105 46,694,909 +33,939,804
000 29,626,942 26,411,970 -3,214,972
Holyhead 20,572,997 23,379,834 +2,806,837
Eurotunnel 18,856,313 15,239,270 -3,617,043
Liverpool Docks 17,314,366 12,139,958 -5,174,408
Belfast Port 13,986,493 10,920,672 -3,065,821

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 595
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 235
Specialised construction activities 227
Other manufacturing 112
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 107

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 383
2025-11 440
2025-10 455
2025-09 446
2025-08 427

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 774
54m+ 458
0-1m 303
15m-54m 232
Other 123

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 £
Ireland 226,746,351
United States 73,910,815
France 46,712,051
Netherlands 31,790,936
Australia 20,209,497

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 £
Ireland 112,848,349 113,898,002 +1,049,653
United States 38,156,647 35,754,168 -2,402,479
France 23,509,794 23,202,257 -307,537
Netherlands 18,142,029 13,648,907 -4,493,122
Australia 12,136,783 8,072,714 -4,064,069
Sweden 11,206,245 7,025,836 -4,180,409
Germany 10,010,105 6,938,171 -3,071,934
United Arab Emirates 6,154,296 5,403,143 -751,153
Spain 4,596,877 5,182,376 +585,499
Belgium 4,485,752 4,457,360 -28,392

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 £
XI 85,935,708
Ireland 11,715,568
China 8,926,608
Poland 2,122,258
Australia 1,326,824

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 £
XI 42,912,663 43,023,045 +110,382
Ireland 5,124,548 6,591,020 +1,466,472
China 5,028,299 3,898,309 -1,129,990
Poland 2,105,347 16,911 -2,088,436
Australia 680,462 646,362 -34,100
Germany 492,893 438,512 -54,381
Indonesia 235,543 219,796 -15,747
Netherlands 199,527 194,501 -5,026
Italy 91,023 59,727 -31,296
Taiwan 81,122 63,815 -17,307

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) 255,114,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,268,880
Other 138,027,460
Air transport 38,638,905
Road transport 218,161

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) 128,453,265 126,661,393 -1,791,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,760,694 64,508,186 -14,252,508
Other 70,455,579 67,571,881 -2,883,698
Air transport 21,512,863 17,126,042 -4,386,821
Road transport 218,161 0 -218,161
Rail transport 0 27,368 +27,368

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 138,027,460
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,564,300
Holyhead 56,178,336
Liverpool Docks 54,807,554
London Gateway Port 41,773,464

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 £
000 70,455,579 67,571,881 -2,883,698
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,835,089 47,729,211 +1,894,122
Holyhead 27,104,201 29,074,135 +1,969,934
Liverpool Docks 26,124,845 28,682,709 +2,557,864
London Gateway Port 23,111,978 18,661,486 -4,450,492
Immingham Docks 21,725,289 16,102,608 -5,622,681
Southampton 20,064,803 16,551,036 -3,513,767
London Heathrow Airport 12,551,746 7,951,522 -4,600,224
Felixstowe 12,246,623 5,632,459 -6,614,164
Dover 8,097,818 5,412,507 -2,685,311

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 3925

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

Description: Various plastic items used in construction, not listed elsewhere