Import/export HS code 392610: Plastic office supplies

Plastic items for office or school use, like organizers and trays

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 £
China 58,102,841
Germany 5,359,298
France 5,117,858
Netherlands 2,437,710
Malaysia 2,286,963

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 33,048,406 25,054,435 -7,993,971
Germany 2,938,975 2,420,323 -518,652
France 2,833,823 2,284,035 -549,788
Netherlands 1,465,206 972,504 -492,702
Malaysia 1,428,493 858,470 -570,023
United States 1,012,602 1,043,412 +30,810
Taiwan 1,130,338 726,209 -404,129
Turkey 950,126 762,745 -187,381
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 757,396 779,077 +21,681
Denmark 906,512 594,429 -312,083

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 66,220,208
Germany 3,200,426
France 2,139,337
Taiwan 1,962,107
Malaysia 1,957,966

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 37,929,837 28,290,371 -9,639,466
Germany 1,717,456 1,482,970 -234,486
France 1,221,872 917,465 -304,407
Taiwan 1,223,889 738,218 -485,671
Malaysia 1,000,602 957,364 -43,238
Turkey 1,013,613 814,411 -199,202
United States 819,832 741,789 -78,043
Denmark 802,270 606,387 -195,883
India 864,462 494,898 -369,564
Czechia 530,747 635,977 +105,230

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 58
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 38
Outer London - West and North West 35
West Midlands 30
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29

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
Inner London - West 30 39 +9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 19 -7
Outer London - West and North West 22 25 +3
West Midlands 22 17 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 24 +8
Inner London - East 19 17 -2
Greater Manchester 21 20 -1
West Yorkshire 22 16 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 15 -8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 11 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,080,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,405,187
Air transport 9,001,307
Other 1,449,496
Road transport 149,901

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,698,551 26,381,798 -8,316,753
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,491,114 7,914,073 -2,577,041
Air transport 4,737,091 4,264,216 -472,875
Other 927,471 522,025 -405,446
Road transport 94,742 55,159 -39,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 32,025,528
Southampton 21,427,411
London Gateway Port 7,028,361
Dover 5,198,184
London Heathrow Airport 3,296,953

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 19,827,522 12,198,006 -7,629,516
Southampton 13,066,151 8,361,260 -4,704,891
London Gateway Port 1,535,652 5,492,709 +3,957,057
Dover 2,903,108 2,295,076 -608,032
London Heathrow Airport 1,841,857 1,455,096 -386,761
Eurotunnel 1,762,339 1,320,219 -442,120
London 1,310,327 549,265 -761,062
Harwich 1,140,418 645,794 -494,624
Birmingham Airport 798,589 864,513 +65,924
000 927,471 522,025 -405,446

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 211
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 190
Other manufacturing 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 30
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 91
2025-11 98
2025-10 119
2025-09 97
2025-08 95

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 241
54m+ 161
0-1m 69
15m-54m 67
Other 43

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 £
Netherlands 7,383,065
United Arab Emirates 6,833,149
Ireland 5,021,349
United States 4,274,530
France 4,271,803

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 £
Netherlands 4,168,582 3,214,483 -954,099
United Arab Emirates 5,073,033 1,760,116 -3,312,917
Ireland 2,884,338 2,137,011 -747,327
United States 2,449,804 1,824,726 -625,078
France 2,658,694 1,613,109 -1,045,585
Germany 1,475,389 1,357,922 -117,467
Belgium 1,210,029 778,536 -431,493
Saudi Arabia 1,143,496 791,611 -351,885
Italy 693,494 917,024 +223,530
Spain 864,251 676,871 -187,380

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 924,627
Germany 4,301
China 1,936
Belgium 99
United States 35

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 525,978 398,649 -127,329
Germany 1,964 2,337 +373
China 1,492 444 -1,048
Belgium 72 27 -45
United States 6 29 +23
France 28 0 -28
Ireland 2 0 -2

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) 25,049,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,081,168
Air transport 9,743,902
Other 1,085,808
Road transport 25,437

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) 13,280,443 11,768,755 -1,511,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,839,308 7,241,860 -4,597,448
Air transport 6,668,043 3,075,859 -3,592,184
Other 609,025 476,783 -132,242
Road transport 25,437 0 -25,437

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,272,340
London Gateway Port 11,407,435
London Heathrow Airport 4,417,060
East Midlands Airport 3,949,291
Southampton 2,997,704

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,585,978 8,686,362 -899,616
London Gateway Port 7,498,969 3,908,466 -3,590,503
London Heathrow Airport 2,852,555 1,564,505 -1,288,050
East Midlands Airport 3,111,743 837,548 -2,274,195
Southampton 1,720,767 1,276,937 -443,830
Holyhead 1,548,359 1,249,380 -298,979
Liverpool Docks 1,125,623 735,906 -389,717
Felixstowe 796,189 664,801 -131,388
Belfast Port 682,475 545,154 -137,321
Dover 657,464 459,672 -197,792

Quick facts

HS code: 392610

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

Description: Plastic items for office or school use, like organizers and trays