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 35,778,344
Germany 15,133,890
Israel 8,906,775
Italy 7,096,171
China 7,059,216

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 17,911,488 17,866,856 -44,632
Germany 8,655,838 6,478,052 -2,177,786
Israel 4,544,578 4,362,197 -182,381
Italy 3,908,712 3,187,459 -721,253
China 3,846,663 3,212,553 -634,110
Netherlands 4,062,702 2,263,664 -1,799,038
France 2,431,269 1,660,974 -770,295
Spain 1,982,505 1,612,754 -369,751
Luxembourg 1,418,049 1,285,017 -133,032
United States 1,028,078 933,992 -94,086

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 16,470,920
United States 12,663,073
Germany 11,930,026
Italy 11,164,790
China 10,535,437

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 8,895,893 7,575,027 -1,320,866
United States 6,460,341 6,202,732 -257,609
Germany 7,107,380 4,822,646 -2,284,734
Italy 5,418,232 5,746,558 +328,326
China 5,612,769 4,922,668 -690,101
Israel 4,544,578 4,362,197 -182,381
Spain 4,628,621 3,115,929 -1,512,692
Netherlands 2,090,600 2,337,073 +246,473
France 1,878,878 1,954,735 +75,857
Luxembourg 1,277,529 234,311 -1,043,218

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 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7

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 12 14 +2
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Merseyside 7 4 -3
Cheshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
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) 50,686,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,813,957
Other 2,613,191
Air transport 1,799,549
Road transport 30,137

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) 26,381,594 24,304,544 -2,077,050
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,630,500 18,183,457 -4,447,043
Other 1,437,958 1,175,233 -262,725
Air transport 1,058,407 741,142 -317,265
Road transport 1,621 28,516 +26,895

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,055,448
Dover 16,983,016
London 9,860,205
London Gateway Port 9,601,777
Middlesbrough 8,784,878

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 9,575,123 7,480,325 -2,094,798
Dover 8,676,722 8,306,294 -370,428
London 5,170,063 4,690,142 -479,921
London Gateway Port 4,813,710 4,788,067 -25,643
Middlesbrough 5,228,819 3,556,059 -1,672,760
Felixstowe 3,362,978 2,298,192 -1,064,786
Harwich 3,083,365 1,824,771 -1,258,594
Purfleet 1,708,181 2,123,418 +415,237
Thamesport 1,392,837 1,974,095 +581,258
000 1,437,958 1,175,233 -262,725

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
35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
31
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
29
Manufacture of electrical equipment
7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 32
2026-04 38
2026-03 40
2026-02 32
2026-01 39

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+ 74
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 24
Other 11
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 56,817,251
Netherlands 50,829,888
Spain 4,930,090
United Arab Emirates 4,236,346
Greece 4,085,674

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 33,980,457 22,836,794 -11,143,663
Netherlands 22,230,032 28,599,856 +6,369,824
Spain 1,530,003 3,400,087 +1,870,084
United Arab Emirates 2,654,560 1,581,786 -1,072,774
Greece 2,949,272 1,136,402 -1,812,870
Turkey 1,338,158 2,422,096 +1,083,938
United States 1,599,423 1,667,011 +67,588
Germany 1,620,647 1,417,520 -203,127
India 934,581 834,828 -99,753
Ireland 806,479 847,446 +40,967

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 365,713
Netherlands 2,062

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 122,847 242,866 +120,019
Netherlands 334 1,728 +1,394

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) 125,064,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,119,722
Air transport 1,123,407
Other 400,932

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) 65,137,737 59,926,621 -5,211,116
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,906,834 8,212,888 -1,693,946
Air transport 714,531 408,876 -305,655
Other 131,005 269,927 +138,922

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 68,478,155
Middlesbrough 40,050,037
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,678,580
London Gateway Port 7,455,328
Immingham Docks 4,368,093

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 36,334,028 32,144,127 -4,189,901
Middlesbrough 18,746,763 21,303,274 +2,556,511
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,871,303 6,807,277 -64,026
London Gateway Port 4,290,851 3,164,477 -1,126,374
Immingham Docks 2,312,703 2,055,390 -257,313
Southampton 1,638,425 1,022,517 -615,908
Belfast Port 1,096,127 347,551 -748,576
Felixstowe 1,170,503 134,395 -1,036,108
London 964,181 134,451 -829,730
Dover 637,125 259,158 -377,967

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