Import/export HS code 390130: Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers

A type of plastic made from ethylene and vinyl acetate, often used for flexible films and adhesives

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* 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 £
Belgium 44,318,901
Germany 10,019,238
Netherlands 10,001,490
France 8,083,331
Italy 4,487,553

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 £
Belgium 21,041,746 23,277,155 +2,235,409
Germany 5,447,732 4,571,506 -876,226
Netherlands 5,248,050 4,753,440 -494,610
France 4,693,483 3,389,848 -1,303,635
Italy 2,271,592 2,215,961 -55,631
United States 854,645 1,860,401 +1,005,756
South Korea 1,590,405 1,114,289 -476,116
China 893,349 1,717,147 +823,798
Canada 932,365 1,558,956 +626,591
Spain 721,479 323,802 -397,677

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 £
Belgium 38,974,001
Germany 14,386,577
United States 11,527,063
France 6,645,058
Italy 4,749,123

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 £
Belgium 20,187,535 18,786,466 -1,401,069
Germany 7,426,445 6,960,132 -466,313
United States 4,384,734 7,142,329 +2,757,595
France 3,398,198 3,246,860 -151,338
Italy 2,384,529 2,364,594 -19,935
South Korea 1,840,062 1,355,980 -484,082
China 897,249 1,747,509 +850,260
Canada 1,069,475 1,316,092 +246,617
Netherlands 776,504 1,153,272 +376,768
Spain 991,446 655,376 -336,070

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 8
Merseyside 6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4

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 6 10 +4
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Essex 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Lincolnshire 2 4 +2

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) 45,673,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,981,660
Air transport 638,585
Other 154,109
Road transport 1,039

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) 22,048,009 23,625,175 +1,577,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,020,134 21,961,526 -58,608
Air transport 247,183 391,402 +144,219
Other 131,174 22,935 -108,239
Road transport 1,039 0 -1,039

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 19,918,118
Immingham Docks 15,829,694
Dover 10,377,964
Southampton 5,201,652
Eurotunnel 5,142,288

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 £
London 10,236,217 9,681,901 -554,316
Immingham Docks 7,139,582 8,690,112 +1,550,530
Dover 4,506,200 5,871,764 +1,365,564
Southampton 1,822,121 3,379,531 +1,557,410
Eurotunnel 2,648,254 2,494,034 -154,220
Hull 3,018,015 1,728,216 -1,289,799
Middlesbrough 2,184,564 2,238,153 +53,589
Liverpool Docks 1,878,638 2,130,296 +251,658
Felixstowe 1,566,198 2,050,204 +484,006
Harwich 1,767,316 1,832,600 +65,284

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 25
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 22
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 18
Other manufacturing 13
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 29
2026-02 32
2026-01 33
2025-12 19

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+ 49
1m-15m 28
15m-54m 13
Other 4
0-1m 3

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 24,375,430
Germany 14,607,505
Slovakia 9,525,762
Netherlands 7,576,580
Poland 7,516,106

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 10,271,857 14,103,573 +3,831,716
Germany 7,088,843 7,518,662 +429,819
Slovakia 5,159,179 4,366,583 -792,596
Netherlands 3,655,345 3,921,235 +265,890
Poland 3,540,900 3,975,206 +434,306
Czechia 3,137,385 4,314,095 +1,176,710
India 3,924,144 2,368,384 -1,555,760
Ireland 2,946,175 2,910,677 -35,498
Spain 3,073,298 2,753,846 -319,452
China 1,725,811 2,727,685 +1,001,874

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 36

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 21 15 -6

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) 62,781,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,168,680
Air transport 8,834,438
Road transport 15,836
Other 71

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) 31,050,597 31,730,900 +680,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,031,671 29,137,009 +11,105,338
Air transport 6,600,667 2,233,771 -4,366,896
Road transport 15,836 0 -15,836
Other 56 15 -41

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,019,078
Southampton 18,826,560
Felixstowe 14,729,321
Immingham Docks 9,930,766
London Gateway Port 8,951,774

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 16,523,503 18,495,575 +1,972,072
Southampton 3,449,333 15,377,227 +11,927,894
Felixstowe 7,042,980 7,686,341 +643,361
Immingham Docks 4,487,676 5,443,090 +955,414
London Gateway Port 4,515,536 4,436,238 -79,298
London Heathrow Airport 5,792,572 1,431,120 -4,361,452
London 3,527,472 2,020,141 -1,507,331
Harwich 1,882,977 2,057,608 +174,631
Liverpool Docks 2,293,264 1,263,134 -1,030,130
Portsmouth 1,454,256 1,613,185 +158,929

Quick facts

HS code: 390130

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

Description: A type of plastic made from ethylene and vinyl acetate, often used for flexible films and adhesives