Import/export HS code 39029010: Special block copolymer plastic

A unique plastic blend of polystyrene and ethylene-butylene, used in advanced industrial applications

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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 £
Germany 1,016,820
Netherlands 575,208
Italy 567,701
Israel 325,859
South Korea 295,774

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 £
Germany 602,820 414,000 -188,820
Netherlands 466,823 108,385 -358,438
Italy 298,065 269,636 -28,429
Israel 0 325,859 +325,859
South Korea 295,774 0 -295,774
Denmark 74,707 77,382 +2,675
Portugal 0 146,320 +146,320
France 72,441 46,968 -25,473
Japan 71,779 40,933 -30,846
Belgium 47,693 50,220 +2,527

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 £
Germany 754,110
Italy 647,271
United States 614,294
Portugal 546,617
Israel 325,859

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 £
Germany 407,939 346,171 -61,768
Italy 326,597 320,674 -5,923
United States 488,803 125,491 -363,312
Portugal 247,728 298,889 +51,161
Israel 0 325,859 +325,859
South Korea 295,774 0 -295,774
Japan 71,779 40,933 -30,846
Netherlands 96,598 0 -96,598
Turkey 68,325 7,496 -60,829
South Africa 0 71,275 +71,275

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Greater Manchester 3
Essex 2
Inner London - West 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Essex 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Midlands 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0

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) 2,520,436
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 920,169
Air transport 275,554
Road transport 4,042

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) 1,536,706 983,730 -552,976
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 429,101 491,068 +61,967
Air transport 159,910 115,644 -44,266
Road transport 4,042 0 -4,042

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 971,163
Felixstowe 512,698
London Gateway Port 372,568
Killingholme 331,445
Eurotunnel 299,181

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 £
Dover 614,768 356,395 -258,373
Felixstowe 52,696 460,002 +407,306
London Gateway Port 295,774 76,794 -218,980
Killingholme 254,783 76,662 -178,121
Eurotunnel 157,180 142,001 -15,179
Harwich 230,484 46,984 -183,500
Purfleet 47,693 98,692 +50,999
East Midlands Airport 61,616 78,762 +17,146
Southampton 71,779 53,088 -18,691
Portsmouth 0 93,770 +93,770

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 5
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 3

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+ 10
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 3
0-1m 2
Other 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 £
Poland 414,375
Taiwan 177,312
India 153,372
Malaysia 92,494
South Africa 57,300

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 142,500 271,875 +129,375
Taiwan 171,242 6,070 -165,172
India 147,872 5,500 -142,372
Malaysia 69,870 22,624 -47,246
South Africa 3,730 53,570 +49,840
Italy 0 36,746 +36,746
France 10,488 18,407 +7,919
Portugal 18,031 0 -18,031
United Arab Emirates 0 15,563 +15,563
United States 7,588 6,425 -1,163

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) 522,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 489,668
Air transport 49,420

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) 195,744 327,028 +131,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 401,904 87,764 -314,140
Air transport 20,154 29,266 +9,112

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 510,641
Felixstowe 369,521
London Gateway Port 79,503
London Stansted Airport 26,093
Southampton 22,348

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 183,613 327,028 +143,415
Felixstowe 369,521 0 -369,521
London Gateway Port 9,431 70,072 +60,641
London Stansted Airport 6,346 19,747 +13,401
Southampton 13,294 9,054 -4,240
Middlesbrough 5,162 8,638 +3,476
Holyhead 12,131 0 -12,131
London Heathrow Airport 3,897 7,278 +3,381
ZLC 9,911 1,100 -8,811
Liverpool Docks 4,496 0 -4,496

Quick facts

HS code: 39029010

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

Description: A unique plastic blend of polystyrene and ethylene-butylene, used in advanced industrial applications