Import/export HS code 39029090: Various unspecified plastic materials

Includes all other plastic materials made from propylene or olefins, not specifically categorized

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  • 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 £
France 28,909,001
Belgium 15,269,684
Germany 11,850,601
Netherlands 5,296,006
United States 1,675,290

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 £
France 13,811,011 15,097,990 +1,286,979
Belgium 7,731,267 7,538,417 -192,850
Germany 5,493,572 6,357,029 +863,457
Netherlands 3,180,260 2,115,746 -1,064,514
United States 595,224 1,080,066 +484,842
Turkey 381,890 511,443 +129,553
Japan 241,067 435,898 +194,831
Italy 397,030 83,236 -313,794
Sweden 206,146 240,986 +34,840
China 354,120 23,653 -330,467

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 £
France 30,506,429
Belgium 14,392,633
Germany 10,642,622
United States 5,121,687
Japan 1,802,505

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 £
France 14,088,982 16,417,447 +2,328,465
Belgium 7,673,990 6,718,643 -955,347
Germany 4,997,839 5,644,783 +646,944
United States 2,826,735 2,294,952 -531,783
Japan 1,117,139 685,366 -431,773
China 488,175 407,838 -80,337
Turkey 381,890 511,443 +129,553
Italy 503,314 252,763 -250,551
Sweden 199,122 259,589 +60,467
Singapore 164,002 163,225 -777

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
West Yorkshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - West 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 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 6 +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) 45,759,317
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,330,888
Air transport 820,862
Other 157,300

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) 20,714,123 25,045,194 +4,331,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,721,244 8,609,644 -3,111,600
Air transport 381,702 439,160 +57,458
Other 63,003 94,297 +31,294

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 20,107,523
Dover 11,217,279
Eurotunnel 10,723,664
Killingholme 7,419,620
Middlesbrough 5,589,611

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 11,039,232 9,068,291 -1,970,941
Dover 7,889,802 3,327,477 -4,562,325
Eurotunnel 6,502,133 4,221,531 -2,280,602
Killingholme 618,300 6,801,320 +6,183,020
Middlesbrough 782,414 4,807,197 +4,024,783
Felixstowe 1,530,693 1,799,172 +268,479
London 1,155,723 1,262,259 +106,536
Hull 1,707,662 561,711 -1,145,951
Southampton 422,084 495,411 +73,327
Liverpool Docks 230,270 337,213 +106,943

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 38
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 33
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 25
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 10
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 28
2025-10 32
2025-09 31
2025-08 31

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+ 68
1m-15m 30
15m-54m 26
0-1m 8
Other 8

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 £
France 3,879,976
Germany 2,621,222
Ireland 2,325,686
Turkey 1,476,916
Netherlands 1,453,611

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 £
France 2,077,130 1,802,846 -274,284
Germany 1,302,406 1,318,816 +16,410
Ireland 1,261,537 1,064,149 -197,388
Turkey 838,352 638,564 -199,788
Netherlands 1,060,102 393,509 -666,593
Norway 591,214 742,552 +151,338
Belgium 565,442 669,310 +103,868
India 588,471 541,771 -46,700
Bulgaria 464,736 372,374 -92,362
Czechia 258,108 382,214 +124,106

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 98,907
Switzerland 28,448
China 18,025

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 47,298 51,609 +4,311
Switzerland 17,393 11,055 -6,338
China 13,281 4,744 -8,537

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) 13,766,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,151,602
Air transport 598,040
Other 145,956
Road transport 1,565

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) 7,321,507 6,444,769 -876,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,296,990 2,854,612 -442,378
Air transport 256,028 342,012 +85,984
Other 78,158 67,798 -10,360
Road transport 1,565 0 -1,565

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,421,778
Immingham Docks 4,152,307
London Gateway Port 1,704,035
Felixstowe 1,424,322
Heysham 1,179,721

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 3,814,452 3,607,326 -207,126
Immingham Docks 1,892,826 2,259,481 +366,655
London Gateway Port 838,190 865,845 +27,655
Felixstowe 866,537 557,785 -308,752
Heysham 590,478 589,243 -1,235
Harwich 1,014,695 18,050 -996,645
Liverpool Docks 540,446 385,445 -155,001
Portsmouth 177,650 520,966 +343,316
Dover 324,270 28,783 -295,487
Southampton 207,376 127,007 -80,369

Quick facts

HS code: 39029090

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

Description: Includes all other plastic materials made from propylene or olefins, not specifically categorized