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 4,205,077
China 3,078,141
Austria 2,798,911
Viet Nam 2,552,259
Italy 2,522,549

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 1,951,334 2,253,743 +302,409
China 1,103,970 1,974,171 +870,201
Austria 1,115,604 1,683,307 +567,703
Viet Nam 1,702,815 849,444 -853,371
Italy 1,015,013 1,507,536 +492,523
Germany 1,379,595 722,089 -657,506
Belgium 437,910 1,403,283 +965,373
Ireland 866,847 577,458 -289,389
Japan 1,222,168 67,537 -1,154,631
Thailand 599,452 565,365 -34,087

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 3,405,940
Italy 3,278,049
China 3,054,461
Austria 2,756,849
Viet Nam 2,475,030

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 1,717,777 1,688,163 -29,614
Italy 1,135,878 2,142,171 +1,006,293
China 1,139,156 1,915,305 +776,149
Austria 1,458,700 1,298,149 -160,551
Viet Nam 1,664,407 810,623 -853,784
Belgium 73,457 1,370,981 +1,297,524
United States 814,705 603,016 -211,689
Japan 1,218,812 67,537 -1,151,275
Germany 678,729 561,035 -117,694
Thailand 599,452 583,400 -16,052

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 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 3 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 2 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 3 1 -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) 15,322,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,095,651
Air transport 1,349,471
Other 861,201
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) 6,939,190 8,383,125 +1,443,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,307,092 3,788,559 -1,518,533
Air transport 656,811 692,660 +35,849
Other 574,590 286,611 -287,979
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 9,715,224
Felixstowe 6,729,892
Southampton 1,278,069
Eurotunnel 1,212,000
Immingham Docks 1,146,398

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 4,180,577 5,534,647 +1,354,070
Felixstowe 3,874,191 2,855,701 -1,018,490
Southampton 714,252 563,817 -150,435
Eurotunnel 567,762 644,238 +76,476
Immingham Docks 482,917 663,481 +180,564
000 574,590 286,611 -287,979
Purfleet 236,967 594,379 +357,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 440,074 219,193 -220,881
London Heathrow Airport 233,634 373,164 +139,530
London 312,168 289,562 -22,606

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 41
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
2025-11 20
2025-10 25
2025-09 30
2025-08 28
2025-07 30

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 34
15m-54m 10
Other 6
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 12,210,454
France 11,028,620
Ireland 7,132,182
Germany 3,761,812
Netherlands 1,178,247

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 6,505,513 5,704,941 -800,572
France 5,519,194 5,509,426 -9,768
Ireland 4,182,711 2,949,471 -1,233,240
Germany 3,252,222 509,590 -2,742,632
Netherlands 578,856 599,391 +20,535
United States 878,824 269,573 -609,251
Canada 818,301 6,866 -811,435
Belgium 682,576 98,616 -583,960
Barbados 334,938 346,646 +11,708
Australia 628,022 15,431 -612,591

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 1,982,934
XI 858,105
Germany 223,302
Ireland 134,772
China 94,304

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 1,318,492 664,442 -654,050
XI 505,482 352,623 -152,859
Germany 115,047 108,255 -6,792
Ireland 121,045 13,727 -107,318
China 66,521 27,783 -38,738
India 2,050 32,060 +30,010
Italy 1,013 1,139 +126
Turkey 1,143 12 -1,131
France 342 175 -167
Austria 202 59 -143

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) 30,611,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,547,491
Other 3,331,703
Air transport 1,946,793
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) 16,182,785 14,428,340 -1,754,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,117,113 2,430,378 -4,686,735
Other 2,131,427 1,200,276 -931,151
Air transport 1,275,517 671,276 -604,241
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 14,864,594
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,662,653
Liverpool Docks 3,787,589
000 3,331,703
Felixstowe 1,609,610

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 9,077,059 5,787,535 -3,289,524
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,139,587 6,523,066 -616,521
Liverpool Docks 2,633,472 1,154,117 -1,479,355
000 2,131,427 1,200,276 -931,151
Felixstowe 857,461 752,149 -105,312
London Gateway Port 778,077 569,352 -208,725
Portsmouth 831,623 453,015 -378,608
Holyhead 510,912 675,915 +165,003
London Heathrow Airport 558,119 250,877 -307,242
Dover 496,889 127,613 -369,276

Quick facts

HS code: 39259020

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

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