Import/export HS code 39012010: High-density polyethylene in specific forms

A type of heavy polyethylene in forms like powders or flakes, with a density of 0.958 or more at 23°C

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 £
Canada 1,061,884
Germany 632,965
Ireland 556,348
Belgium 411,489
France 328,308

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 £
Canada 441,937 619,947 +178,010
Germany 276,259 356,706 +80,447
Ireland 226,404 329,944 +103,540
Belgium 345,273 66,216 -279,057
France 168,042 160,266 -7,776
Netherlands 199,041 71,430 -127,611
United States 256,675 0 -256,675
Poland 56,907 84,514 +27,607
Australia 114,521 0 -114,521
Italy 106,478 6,176 -100,302

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 £
Canada 1,061,884
Germany 957,344
France 328,080
Netherlands 249,840
Italy 241,902

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 £
Canada 441,937 619,947 +178,010
Germany 710,255 247,089 -463,166
France 168,041 160,039 -8,002
Netherlands 212,509 37,331 -175,178
Italy 104,698 137,204 +32,506
Poland 56,907 84,081 +27,174
Australia 114,521 0 -114,521
Belgium 40,133 51,809 +11,676
Ireland 33,700 37,547 +3,847
Austria 0 32,000 +32,000

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Inner London - East 1

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
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 1 0 -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) 1,661,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,622,856
Other 660,728
Air transport 13,540

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) 1,038,406 622,983 -415,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 843,172 779,684 -63,488
Other 337,807 322,921 -14,886
Air transport 3,890 9,650 +5,760

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 967,042
000 660,728
Dover 491,071
Southampton 364,698
Immingham Docks 361,041

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 £
Liverpool Docks 422,903 544,139 +121,236
000 337,807 322,921 -14,886
Dover 236,469 254,602 +18,133
Southampton 288,867 75,831 -213,036
Immingham Docks 156,925 204,116 +47,191
Tyne 201,718 13,873 -187,845
London 137,133 34,099 -103,034
London Gateway Port 117,288 3,785 -113,503
Felixstowe 103,537 12,062 -91,475
Eurotunnel 87,082 21,875 -65,207

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2

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+ 8
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
Poland 4,141,553
Malaysia 3,637,112
China 2,001,142
Germany 1,742,089
Italy 1,020,942

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 £
Poland 2,328,128 1,813,425 -514,703
Malaysia 3,470,509 166,603 -3,303,906
China 1,345,311 655,831 -689,480
Germany 1,147,789 594,300 -553,489
Italy 853,511 167,431 -686,080
France 543,965 360,349 -183,616
Austria 564,122 159,961 -404,161
Belgium 262,677 101,061 -161,616
Netherlands 92,852 261,771 +168,919
Ireland 208,332 124,197 -84,135

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 £
China 47,023
Germany 32,486
XI 22,493
Ireland 12,908
XL 1,070

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 £
China 23,469 23,554 +85
Germany 19,485 13,001 -6,484
XI 16,585 5,908 -10,677
Ireland 7,089 5,819 -1,270
XL 638 432 -206
Italy 0 550 +550
Denmark 37 0 -37
United States 0 19 +19

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) 9,399,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,926,380
Air transport 288,049
Other 125,737

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) 5,779,646 3,620,312 -2,159,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,975,026 951,354 -5,023,672
Air transport 179,045 109,004 -70,041
Other 75,514 50,223 -25,291

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,352,834
Southampton 4,032,833
Middlesbrough 2,418,841
Felixstowe 1,889,723
Hull 1,376,774

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 2,013,704 2,339,130 +325,426
Southampton 3,247,222 785,611 -2,461,611
Middlesbrough 1,619,216 799,625 -819,591
Felixstowe 1,845,207 44,516 -1,800,691
Hull 1,272,033 104,741 -1,167,292
Immingham Docks 859,719 198,168 -661,551
Liverpool Docks 425,753 7,886 -417,867
Harwich 108,037 78,820 -29,217
London Gateway Port 71,307 104,032 +32,725
000 75,514 50,223 -25,291

Quick facts

HS code: 39012010

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

Description: A type of heavy polyethylene in forms like powders or flakes, with a density of 0.958 or more at 23°C