Import/export HS code 39019080: Various ethylene polymers not specified

Other ethylene-based plastics not covered in previous categories

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 £
Belgium 31,970,884
Germany 15,845,698
Netherlands 9,211,173
Israel 7,715,234
Italy 7,004,488

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 15,656,054 16,314,830 +658,776
Germany 8,783,975 7,061,723 -1,722,252
Netherlands 6,789,200 2,421,973 -4,367,227
Israel 4,525,908 3,189,326 -1,336,582
Italy 4,025,937 2,978,551 -1,047,386
China 3,600,811 3,066,885 -533,926
France 2,575,760 1,645,453 -930,307
Spain 2,012,846 1,372,681 -640,165
Luxembourg 1,151,682 1,336,445 +184,763
United States 1,130,006 801,949 -328,057

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 16,370,953
Germany 12,819,310
United States 11,685,758
China 10,253,430
Italy 10,237,591

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 9,557,949 6,813,004 -2,744,945
Germany 7,303,472 5,515,838 -1,787,634
United States 5,698,101 5,987,657 +289,556
China 5,578,577 4,674,853 -903,724
Italy 5,283,890 4,953,701 -330,189
Israel 4,530,739 3,189,326 -1,341,413
Spain 4,739,772 2,932,817 -1,806,955
Netherlands 2,268,735 2,010,575 -258,160
France 1,840,838 1,594,404 -246,434
Luxembourg 1,423,106 870,479 -552,627

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 15
Inner London - West 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8

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 13 12 -1
Inner London - West 9 10 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 4 -4
Merseyside 7 4 -3
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +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) 51,688,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,318,388
Other 2,431,691
Air transport 1,924,952
Road transport 12,426

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) 30,246,645 21,441,545 -8,805,100
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,119,065 18,199,323 -919,742
Other 1,144,139 1,287,552 +143,413
Air transport 1,184,690 740,262 -444,428
Road transport 0 12,426 +12,426

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,055,928
Dover 16,443,620
Middlesbrough 9,434,169
London 8,472,279
London Gateway Port 8,465,957

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 £
Immingham Docks 9,522,043 7,533,885 -1,988,158
Dover 8,087,472 8,356,148 +268,676
Middlesbrough 5,280,233 4,153,936 -1,126,297
London 5,434,846 3,037,433 -2,397,413
London Gateway Port 4,788,155 3,677,802 -1,110,353
Felixstowe 3,266,847 2,783,161 -483,686
Harwich 3,221,965 2,501,432 -720,533
Purfleet 1,638,315 1,890,263 +251,948
Thamesport 1,338,468 1,654,267 +315,799
Killingholme 1,484,193 1,014,118 -470,075

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 34
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 29
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 31
2025-10 35
2025-09 40
2025-08 33

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+ 71
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 26
Other 12
0-1m 2

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 £
Belgium 57,170,264
Netherlands 45,294,712
Spain 4,488,808
Greece 4,283,342
United Arab Emirates 3,629,454

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 £
Belgium 33,308,967 23,861,297 -9,447,670
Netherlands 23,571,303 21,723,409 -1,847,894
Spain 2,414,238 2,074,570 -339,668
Greece 1,974,163 2,309,179 +335,016
United Arab Emirates 2,421,916 1,207,538 -1,214,378
Turkey 2,037,052 1,519,067 -517,985
United States 1,622,635 1,622,178 -457
Germany 1,134,924 1,682,557 +547,633
India 863,549 989,513 +125,964
Ireland 946,906 646,333 -300,573

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 245,693
Netherlands 909

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 50,911 194,782 +143,871
Netherlands 0 909 +909

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,522,204
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,047,594
Air transport 1,087,453
Other 273,964
Road transport 2,926

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,135,028 53,387,176 -11,747,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,291,377 7,756,217 -2,535,160
Air transport 735,016 352,437 -382,579
Other 77,418 196,546 +119,128
Road transport 2,926 0 -2,926

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 63,856,697
Middlesbrough 37,571,333
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,988,579
London Gateway Port 6,930,989
Immingham Docks 4,221,616

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 35,916,784 27,939,913 -7,976,871
Middlesbrough 18,732,051 18,839,282 +107,231
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,464,805 6,523,774 +58,969
London Gateway Port 3,406,117 3,524,872 +118,755
Immingham Docks 2,570,985 1,650,631 -920,354
Southampton 1,579,001 1,220,076 -358,925
London 2,093,314 266,769 -1,826,545
Felixstowe 1,511,105 282,655 -1,228,450
Dover 897,106 282,205 -614,901
Belfast Port 1,096,127 0 -1,096,127

Quick facts

HS code: 39019080

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

Description: Other ethylene-based plastics not covered in previous categories