Import/export HS code 392510: Large plastic containers

Plastic tanks, reservoirs, and vats with a capacity over 300 liters

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 £
Ireland 15,047,422
Germany 14,746,971
France 5,804,086
Netherlands 4,870,937
Spain 3,241,486

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 £
Ireland 8,241,643 6,805,779 -1,435,864
Germany 6,884,097 7,862,874 +978,777
France 2,625,921 3,178,165 +552,244
Netherlands 1,853,806 3,017,131 +1,163,325
Spain 1,842,020 1,399,466 -442,554
Finland 1,921,326 811,011 -1,110,315
Belgium 1,085,379 1,371,534 +286,155
Italy 1,387,430 964,993 -422,437
South Korea 1,079,745 1,197,756 +118,011
Poland 697,223 527,497 -169,726

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 16,270,091
Ireland 10,310,329
France 5,167,384
Italy 3,218,637
Spain 3,056,372

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 7,626,284 8,643,807 +1,017,523
Ireland 5,545,726 4,764,603 -781,123
France 2,652,253 2,515,131 -137,122
Italy 1,508,566 1,710,071 +201,505
Spain 1,703,751 1,352,621 -351,130
Finland 1,921,326 979,224 -942,102
Netherlands 958,774 1,900,553 +941,779
South Korea 1,122,777 1,197,756 +74,979
Poland 756,179 1,104,047 +347,868
Austria 885,601 367,681 -517,920

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 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Suffolk 10
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9

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 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Suffolk 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 7 2 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 3 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 5 +2
Essex 4 4 +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) 41,553,277
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,908,829
Other 5,673,557
Air transport 493,007
Road transport 7,148

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) 19,083,866 22,469,411 +3,385,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,806,212 6,102,617 -1,703,595
Other 3,338,219 2,335,338 -1,002,881
Air transport 300,826 192,181 -108,645
Road transport 921 6,227 +5,306

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,431,688
000 5,673,557
London 4,441,291
Immingham Docks 4,350,733
Holyhead 4,083,406

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 6,617,796 7,813,892 +1,196,096
000 3,338,219 2,335,338 -1,002,881
London 2,641,144 1,800,147 -840,997
Immingham Docks 1,561,835 2,788,898 +1,227,063
Holyhead 1,931,691 2,151,715 +220,024
Eurotunnel 1,913,891 1,821,450 -92,441
Felixstowe 1,858,384 1,778,469 -79,915
Liverpool Docks 2,351,386 1,275,283 -1,076,103
Harwich 1,586,156 1,804,429 +218,273
Southampton 821,988 1,279,654 +457,666

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 47
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 22
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 15
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 34
2025-09 36
2025-08 31
2025-07 39

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 84
54m+ 75
15m-54m 22
0-1m 17
Other 9

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 22,012,957
Netherlands 2,715,351
Sweden 2,565,979
France 2,554,834
United States 2,108,350

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 11,848,885 10,164,072 -1,684,813
Netherlands 1,615,156 1,100,195 -514,961
Sweden 1,267,050 1,298,929 +31,879
France 1,659,051 895,783 -763,268
United States 1,561,357 546,993 -1,014,364
Spain 1,222,402 847,311 -375,091
Australia 1,256,450 485,985 -770,465
Greece 934,268 795,846 -138,422
Jordan 1,278,376 0 -1,278,376
Belgium 439,115 443,271 +4,156

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 5,423,969
XI 4,440,855
XU 4,167,750
Poland 2,091,772
China 27,532

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 2,865,757 2,558,212 -307,545
XI 2,610,598 1,830,257 -780,341
XU 2,171,824 1,995,926 -175,898
Poland 1,050,812 1,040,960 -9,852
China 13,814 13,718 -96
Sweden 10,016 15,718 +5,702
Nicaragua 14,138 0 -14,138
Italy 7,012 6,981 -31
Netherlands 6,921 6,915 -6
Germany 6,665 4,059 -2,606

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,553,817
Other 16,242,364
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,844,629
Air transport 1,258,025
Road transport 3,842

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,130,969 6,422,848 -4,708,121
Other 8,768,690 7,473,674 -1,295,016
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,180,757 7,663,872 -516,885
Air transport 783,017 475,008 -308,009
Road transport 3,842 0 -3,842

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 16,242,364
Liverpool Docks 4,761,037
London Gateway Port 4,373,919
Felixstowe 3,740,368
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,050,075

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 8,768,690 7,473,674 -1,295,016
Liverpool Docks 3,078,403 1,682,634 -1,395,769
London Gateway Port 2,847,057 1,526,862 -1,320,195
Felixstowe 2,517,614 1,222,754 -1,294,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,620,349 1,429,726 -190,623
Heysham 1,493,111 823,311 -669,800
Immingham Docks 1,189,362 1,085,896 -103,466
Southampton 906,691 1,236,472 +329,781
Holyhead 793,728 1,162,695 +368,967
London 776,134 1,079,957 +303,823

Quick facts

HS code: 392510

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

Description: Plastic tanks, reservoirs, and vats with a capacity over 300 liters