Import/export HS code 39269050: Plastic water filters

Plastic buckets and similar items used to filter water in drains

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 £
United States 4,173,973
China 1,883,918
France 1,454,994
Switzerland 698,800
Turkey 582,036

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 £
United States 2,563,711 1,610,262 -953,449
China 881,728 1,002,190 +120,462
France 663,136 791,858 +128,722
Switzerland 367,835 330,965 -36,870
Turkey 367,082 214,954 -152,128
Romania 248,483 309,468 +60,985
Netherlands 408,317 146,076 -262,241
Germany 433,008 70,118 -362,890
New Zealand 338,974 59,957 -279,017
Spain 198,060 195,333 -2,727

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 £
United States 3,779,217
China 2,233,881
Switzerland 1,238,140
Italy 617,550
Germany 580,268

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 £
United States 2,402,298 1,376,919 -1,025,379
China 1,039,704 1,194,177 +154,473
Switzerland 519,267 718,873 +199,606
Italy 322,710 294,840 -27,870
Germany 481,493 98,775 -382,718
Romania 251,332 319,946 +68,614
Turkey 359,608 164,156 -195,452
Spain 216,648 197,031 -19,617
New Zealand 338,974 28,905 -310,069
Mexico 124,573 195,263 +70,690

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 27
Inner London - West 23
Greater Manchester 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
West Midlands 16

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 18 15 -3
Inner London - West 15 13 -2
Greater Manchester 15 7 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 10 -4
West Midlands 13 9 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 5 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 10 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,585,886
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,521,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,889,649
Road transport 368,372
Other 306,830

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 £
Air transport 3,254,957 2,330,929 -924,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,836,879 1,685,096 -151,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,723,503 1,166,146 -557,357
Road transport 91,214 277,158 +185,944
Other 252,161 54,669 -197,492
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 141,483 +141,483
Rail transport 0 9,303 +9,303

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,424,797
Dover 1,557,731
London Stansted Airport 1,489,111
Felixstowe 1,391,961
London Heathrow Airport 1,025,017

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,811,553 613,244 -1,198,309
Dover 713,362 844,369 +131,007
London Stansted Airport 729,932 759,179 +29,247
Felixstowe 817,707 574,254 -243,453
London Heathrow Airport 365,371 659,646 +294,275
Eurotunnel 373,575 449,134 +75,559
Southampton 374,036 351,045 -22,991
London Gateway Port 383,278 189,080 -194,198
ZLC 127,113 285,166 +158,053
000 252,161 54,669 -197,492

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 94
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Other manufacturing 32
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 21
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 35
2025-09 27
2025-08 27
2025-07 26

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+ 139
1m-15m 117
15m-54m 36
0-1m 30
Other 18

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 £
United States 8,351,558
France 4,675,217
United Arab Emirates 3,798,538
Ireland 3,626,476
Spain 2,811,754

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 £
United States 4,139,376 4,212,182 +72,806
France 2,407,784 2,267,433 -140,351
United Arab Emirates 2,256,104 1,542,434 -713,670
Ireland 1,773,812 1,852,664 +78,852
Spain 369,162 2,442,592 +2,073,430
China 1,535,473 1,156,749 -378,724
Germany 1,551,018 986,427 -564,591
Japan 1,095,777 847,375 -248,402
Singapore 780,748 1,146,621 +365,873
Netherlands 1,211,824 662,210 -549,614

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 £
Germany 48,713
Ireland 42,643
XU 14,689
XI 9,819
Netherlands 9,803

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 £
Germany 35,558 13,155 -22,403
Ireland 21,232 21,411 +179
XU 6,654 8,035 +1,381
XI 9,374 445 -8,929
Netherlands 6,937 2,866 -4,071
Sweden 2,025 1,744 -281
Italy 945 384 -561
China 534 643 +109
United States 558 339 -219
Taiwan 62 29 -33

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 41,092,923
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,991,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,925,660
Other 132,932
Road transport 9,574

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 £
Air transport 21,175,099 19,917,824 -1,257,275
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,390,691 3,600,685 +209,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,390,247 1,535,413 +145,166
Other 83,879 49,053 -34,826
Road transport 9,574 0 -9,574

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 22,612,369
London Heathrow Airport 11,307,960
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,112,298
ZLC 2,392,885
London Stansted Airport 2,007,912

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 £
East Midlands Airport 11,375,896 11,236,473 -139,423
London Heathrow Airport 6,219,974 5,087,986 -1,131,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,048,366 2,063,932 +15,566
ZLC 1,070,574 1,322,311 +251,737
London Stansted Airport 788,051 1,219,861 +431,810
Holyhead 532,544 657,238 +124,694
Liverpool Docks 385,722 626,433 +240,711
Southampton 606,142 390,071 -216,071
London Gateway Port 440,014 491,005 +50,991
Birmingham Airport 429,493 442,619 +13,126

Quick facts

HS code: 39269050

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

Description: Plastic buckets and similar items used to filter water in drains