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 39,750,978
Netherlands 10,102,129
Germany 8,923,328
France 7,976,115
Italy 4,244,681

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 20,700,622 19,050,356 -1,650,266
Netherlands 5,568,561 4,533,568 -1,034,993
Germany 5,019,002 3,904,326 -1,114,676
France 5,138,021 2,838,094 -2,299,927
Italy 2,514,779 1,729,902 -784,877
South Korea 1,850,303 898,385 -951,918
Canada 1,466,135 1,128,557 -337,578
United States 817,500 1,366,042 +548,542
China 677,750 1,380,372 +702,622
Spain 955,812 291,740 -664,072

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 36,741,421
Germany 12,662,063
United States 10,472,484
France 6,160,889
Italy 4,422,536

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 20,770,686 15,970,735 -4,799,951
Germany 6,724,730 5,937,333 -787,397
United States 4,686,815 5,785,669 +1,098,854
France 3,615,544 2,545,345 -1,070,199
Italy 2,593,619 1,828,917 -764,702
South Korea 1,938,762 1,207,669 -731,093
Canada 1,353,263 881,146 -472,117
China 684,498 1,377,141 +692,643
Spain 1,210,637 565,847 -644,790
Netherlands 670,657 931,377 +260,720

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 9
Merseyside 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5

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 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Merseyside 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Essex 1 3 +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) 41,514,590
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,353,676
Air transport 406,949
Other 143,504
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,773,478 17,741,112 -6,032,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,137,134 20,216,542 -920,592
Air transport 256,993 149,956 -107,037
Other 135,188 8,316 -126,872
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 18,252,161
Immingham Docks 14,141,537
Dover 9,356,333
Southampton 4,863,107
Eurotunnel 4,735,193

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 10,001,353 8,250,808 -1,750,545
Immingham Docks 6,880,067 7,261,470 +381,403
Dover 4,688,742 4,667,591 -21,151
Southampton 2,366,617 2,496,490 +129,873
Eurotunnel 2,669,451 2,065,742 -603,709
Middlesbrough 2,530,915 1,596,784 -934,131
Hull 2,794,540 1,330,730 -1,463,810
Harwich 2,276,565 1,460,261 -816,304
Liverpool Docks 1,737,080 1,908,400 +171,320
Purfleet 2,697,090 878,881 -1,818,209

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 24
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 20
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 16
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of electrical equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 25
2025-10 37
2025-09 26
2025-08 24

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+ 44
1m-15m 25
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5
Other 4

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 22,174,930
Germany 12,944,383
Slovakia 9,713,579
Poland 6,906,765
Netherlands 6,754,660

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 9,024,367 13,150,563 +4,126,196
Germany 6,600,649 6,343,734 -256,915
Slovakia 5,055,500 4,658,079 -397,421
Poland 3,560,540 3,346,225 -214,315
Netherlands 3,763,088 2,991,572 -771,516
Czechia 3,395,498 2,954,616 -440,882
India 3,595,411 2,718,110 -877,301
Ireland 3,140,508 2,621,923 -518,585
Spain 3,174,950 2,383,301 -791,649
Sweden 2,078,167 1,943,343 -134,824

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) 56,078,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,701,075
Air transport 9,246,560
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) 29,386,346 26,691,818 -2,694,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,695,265 24,005,810 +6,310,545
Air transport 6,659,483 2,587,077 -4,072,406
Road transport 0 15,836 +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 31,992,640
Felixstowe 13,905,626
Southampton 12,361,419
London Gateway Port 8,729,742
Immingham Docks 8,466,105

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 15,987,796 16,004,844 +17,048
Felixstowe 7,704,982 6,200,644 -1,504,338
Southampton 2,061,307 10,300,112 +8,238,805
London Gateway Port 3,528,315 5,201,427 +1,673,112
Immingham Docks 4,317,477 4,148,628 -168,849
London Heathrow Airport 5,862,509 2,251,981 -3,610,528
London 3,162,263 2,183,818 -978,445
Liverpool Docks 2,471,791 1,495,808 -975,983
Harwich 2,210,764 1,669,443 -541,321
Portsmouth 1,689,918 1,104,515 -585,403

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