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 £
Germany 14,864,403
Ireland 14,859,902
France 5,924,746
Netherlands 4,947,410
Spain 3,232,730

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 6,772,413 8,091,990 +1,319,577
Ireland 8,127,071 6,732,831 -1,394,240
France 2,626,417 3,298,329 +671,912
Netherlands 1,962,146 2,985,264 +1,023,118
Spain 1,891,073 1,341,657 -549,416
Finland 1,921,326 811,011 -1,110,315
Belgium 1,085,600 1,298,720 +213,120
South Korea 1,057,543 1,279,636 +222,093
Italy 1,198,830 958,086 -240,744
Poland 598,528 559,241 -39,287

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 16,333,724
Ireland 10,037,674
France 5,180,879
Italy 3,104,717
Spain 3,013,454

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 7,556,326 8,777,398 +1,221,072
Ireland 5,443,984 4,593,690 -850,294
France 2,648,815 2,532,064 -116,751
Italy 1,323,580 1,781,137 +457,557
Spain 1,752,804 1,260,650 -492,154
Finland 1,921,326 1,010,209 -911,117
Netherlands 1,008,629 1,893,400 +884,771
South Korea 1,100,575 1,279,636 +179,061
Poland 659,424 1,149,810 +490,386
Austria 910,940 354,210 -556,730

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 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Suffolk 10
West Yorkshire 10
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
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 6 -3
Essex 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 2 -6
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 6 +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) 41,484,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,731,830
Other 5,737,850
Air transport 491,056
Road transport 8,348

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) 18,957,716 22,527,063 +3,569,347
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,705,734 6,026,096 -1,679,638
Other 3,318,514 2,419,336 -899,178
Air transport 305,858 185,198 -120,660
Road transport 921 7,427 +6,506

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,559,854
000 5,737,850
London 4,490,950
Immingham Docks 4,354,217
Holyhead 4,032,212

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 6,436,370 8,123,484 +1,687,114
000 3,318,514 2,419,336 -899,178
London 2,793,097 1,697,853 -1,095,244
Immingham Docks 1,640,893 2,713,324 +1,072,431
Holyhead 1,874,803 2,157,409 +282,606
Eurotunnel 1,940,230 1,814,134 -126,096
Felixstowe 1,828,319 1,849,181 +20,862
Liverpool Docks 2,420,149 1,169,719 -1,250,430
Harwich 1,376,008 1,873,387 +497,379
Southampton 882,689 1,211,759 +329,070

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 25
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 27
2025-11 31
2025-10 34
2025-09 35
2025-08 31

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+ 76
15m-54m 23
0-1m 17
Other 8

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 21,399,766
Netherlands 2,639,966
Sweden 2,556,871
France 2,343,603
United States 2,144,755

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 11,862,946 9,536,820 -2,326,126
Netherlands 1,629,373 1,010,593 -618,780
Sweden 2,267,470 289,401 -1,978,069
France 1,580,221 763,382 -816,839
United States 1,543,436 601,319 -942,117
Spain 1,239,966 775,940 -464,026
Australia 1,256,450 485,985 -770,465
Greece 821,943 802,011 -19,932
Jordan 1,278,376 0 -1,278,376
Belgium 476,069 424,667 -51,402

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 5,188,178
XI 4,318,306
Poland 2,090,550
China 27,532
Sweden 25,734

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 2,803,730 2,384,448 -419,282
XI 2,377,966 1,940,340 -437,626
Poland 2,087,232 3,318 -2,083,914
China 27,529 3 -27,526
Sweden 25,734 0 -25,734
Italy 13,993 0 -13,993
Netherlands 13,836 0 -13,836
Germany 8,959 1,765 -7,194
Nicaragua 8,693 0 -8,693
Austria 1,376 0 -1,376

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) 16,783,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,839,692
Other 15,756,008
Air transport 1,232,962
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) 10,288,272 6,495,291 -3,792,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,315,257 7,524,435 -790,822
Other 10,025,693 5,730,315 -4,295,378
Air transport 806,266 426,696 -379,570
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 15,756,008
Liverpool Docks 4,634,122
London Gateway Port 3,867,096
Felixstowe 3,722,724
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,885,061

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 10,025,693 5,730,315 -4,295,378
Liverpool Docks 2,955,399 1,678,723 -1,276,676
London Gateway Port 2,325,386 1,541,710 -783,676
Felixstowe 2,529,313 1,193,411 -1,335,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,535,959 1,349,102 -186,857
Southampton 785,825 1,484,979 +699,154
Heysham 1,435,175 798,216 -636,959
Immingham Docks 1,161,885 1,040,600 -121,285
Holyhead 855,300 1,181,212 +325,912
London 849,222 1,034,091 +184,869

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