Import/export HS code 39259020: Plastic cable trays

Plastic trunking, ducting, and trays for electrical wiring

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 £
France 4,206,823
China 3,228,719
Austria 2,755,166
Italy 2,620,779
Viet Nam 2,617,352

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 £
France 1,922,034 2,284,789 +362,755
China 1,158,749 2,069,970 +911,221
Austria 1,051,694 1,703,472 +651,778
Italy 996,659 1,624,120 +627,461
Viet Nam 1,611,365 1,005,987 -605,378
Germany 1,363,756 790,000 -573,756
Belgium 437,910 1,404,780 +966,870
Ireland 886,077 520,684 -365,393
Japan 1,222,168 67,537 -1,154,631
Thailand 599,452 613,867 +14,415

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 £
France 3,406,123
Italy 3,379,945
China 3,209,333
Austria 2,693,025
Viet Nam 2,540,123

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 £
France 1,704,078 1,702,045 -2,033
Italy 1,112,231 2,267,714 +1,155,483
China 1,137,547 2,071,786 +934,239
Austria 1,399,256 1,293,769 -105,487
Viet Nam 1,572,957 967,166 -605,791
Belgium 73,457 1,370,981 +1,297,524
United States 836,270 553,161 -283,109
Japan 1,218,812 67,537 -1,151,275
Germany 648,338 601,774 -46,564
Thailand 599,452 631,902 +32,450

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 11
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 7

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 6 11 +5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 3 +2
Essex 1 3 +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) 15,356,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,310,975
Air transport 1,364,593
Other 831,416
Rail transport 9,888

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) 6,781,083 8,574,958 +1,793,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,337,276 3,973,699 -1,363,577
Air transport 680,248 684,345 +4,097
Other 560,033 271,383 -288,650
Rail transport 9,888 0 -9,888
Road transport 1,170 6,088 +4,918

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,734,973
Felixstowe 6,980,611
Eurotunnel 1,227,740
Southampton 1,181,847
Immingham Docks 1,137,538

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 4,074,747 5,660,226 +1,585,479
Felixstowe 3,956,232 3,024,379 -931,853
Eurotunnel 567,222 660,518 +93,296
Southampton 673,275 508,572 -164,703
Immingham Docks 475,209 662,329 +187,120
Purfleet 230,483 607,068 +376,585
000 560,033 271,383 -288,650
Dover / Eurotunnel 459,339 189,987 -269,352
London Heathrow Airport 254,110 370,616 +116,506
London 307,485 300,710 -6,775

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 electrical equipment 17
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 20
2025-10 25
2025-09 30
2025-08 28

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+ 61
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 10
Other 8
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 £
Sweden 12,081,228
France 11,100,689
Ireland 7,097,850
Germany 3,542,927
Netherlands 1,169,098

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 £
Sweden 6,311,832 5,769,396 -542,436
France 5,433,908 5,666,781 +232,873
Ireland 4,287,956 2,809,894 -1,478,062
Germany 3,133,770 409,157 -2,724,613
Netherlands 608,107 560,991 -47,116
United States 861,450 270,240 -591,210
Canada 818,301 6,866 -811,435
Belgium 639,634 93,524 -546,110
Barbados 383,264 298,320 -84,944
Australia 628,022 23,413 -604,609

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 767,253
Germany 237,607
Ireland 134,770
China 93,651
India 40,080

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 451,422 315,831 -135,591
Germany 116,551 121,056 +4,505
Ireland 122,945 11,825 -111,120
China 66,240 27,411 -38,829
India 2,036 38,044 +36,008
Italy 829 1,139 +310
Turkey 1,134 9 -1,125
France 342 175 -167
Austria 203 58 -145
Nicaragua 79 0 -79

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) 31,320,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,564,350
Other 3,231,979
Air transport 1,914,544
Road transport 14,652

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) 16,749,692 14,571,067 -2,178,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,261,879 2,302,471 -3,959,408
Other 2,179,544 1,052,435 -1,127,109
Air transport 1,216,945 697,599 -519,346
Road transport 14,652 0 -14,652

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,702,355
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,792,575
Liverpool Docks 3,798,809
000 3,231,979
Felixstowe 1,565,927

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,963,426 5,738,929 -3,224,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,098,440 6,694,135 -404,305
Liverpool Docks 2,654,238 1,144,571 -1,509,667
000 2,179,544 1,052,435 -1,127,109
Felixstowe 804,699 761,228 -43,471
London Gateway Port 820,657 571,354 -249,303
Portsmouth 880,954 399,627 -481,327
Holyhead 498,122 681,328 +183,206
London Heathrow Airport 480,795 267,183 -213,612
Southampton 311,469 303,279 -8,190

Quick facts

HS code: 39259020

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

Description: Plastic trunking, ducting, and trays for electrical wiring