Import/export HS code 390319: Various non-expandable styrene plastics

Includes all other styrene plastics that do not expand, used in rigid products

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 25,020,487
Greece 15,572,666
Netherlands 14,693,551
France 9,494,455
Germany 9,418,774

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 £
Belgium 11,549,441 13,471,046 +1,921,605
Greece 7,518,205 8,054,461 +536,256
Netherlands 6,473,862 8,219,689 +1,745,827
France 5,322,671 4,171,784 -1,150,887
Germany 5,204,765 4,214,009 -990,756
Italy 4,055,055 3,168,617 -886,438
Switzerland 2,967,690 251,457 -2,716,233
United States 774,620 1,116,013 +341,393
South Korea 900,289 966,824 +66,535
Poland 1,277,277 254,597 -1,022,680

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 26,656,969
France 24,957,561
Greece 15,574,893
Italy 10,530,158
Japan 2,615,678

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 13,429,009 13,227,960 -201,049
France 12,469,913 12,487,648 +17,735
Greece 7,521,614 8,053,279 +531,665
Italy 5,705,105 4,825,053 -880,052
Japan 1,645,746 969,932 -675,814
Germany 1,256,329 1,090,886 -165,443
South Korea 1,061,152 1,010,177 -50,975
United States 742,386 1,109,707 +367,321
Poland 1,272,033 228,727 -1,043,306
Turkey 543,117 409,431 -133,686

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 13
Inner London - West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 11 8 -3
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 2 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Cheshire 2 4 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,441,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,314,470
Air transport 2,103,475
Other 1,885,088
Road transport 3,101

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,217,827 35,224,127 +6,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,607,010 8,707,460 -2,899,550
Air transport 853,695 1,249,780 +396,085
Other 910,524 974,564 +64,040
Road transport 0 3,101 +3,101

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,660,508
Immingham Docks 16,398,207
London 13,225,154
Middlesbrough 11,790,096
Dover 10,866,169

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 £
Felixstowe 8,494,297 8,166,211 -328,086
Immingham Docks 7,231,949 9,166,258 +1,934,309
London 6,125,630 7,099,524 +973,894
Middlesbrough 6,049,972 5,740,124 -309,848
Dover 6,808,422 4,057,747 -2,750,675
Hull 4,908,908 2,227,687 -2,681,221
Thamesport 1,608,150 2,791,463 +1,183,313
000 910,524 974,564 +64,040
London Gateway Port 305,636 1,398,533 +1,092,897
Southampton 883,348 637,296 -246,052

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 36
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 32
2026-03 34
2026-02 30
2026-01 31
2025-12 18

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+ 60
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 14
0-1m 7
Other 5

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 £
Germany 6,421,198
Malaysia 5,534,808
Netherlands 3,648,943
Belgium 1,721,625
Ireland 1,241,876

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 £
Germany 3,654,361 2,766,837 -887,524
Malaysia 3,555,219 1,979,589 -1,575,630
Netherlands 617,702 3,031,241 +2,413,539
Belgium 1,019,729 701,896 -317,833
Ireland 504,729 737,147 +232,418
Poland 484,635 192,824 -291,811
Italy 362,570 294,716 -67,854
Sweden 310,151 235,681 -74,470
France 388,523 91,653 -296,870
China 116,655 351,428 +234,773

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 42,218
Lithuania 4,439
Ireland 1,590
China 90
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 58

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 24,775 17,443 -7,332
Lithuania 0 4,439 +4,439
Ireland 970 620 -350
China 0 90 +90
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 58 +58

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) 13,990,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,253,887
Air transport 1,429,011
Other 55,470

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) 7,134,743 6,855,349 -279,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,893,490 4,360,397 -533,093
Air transport 518,496 910,515 +392,019
Other 27,497 27,973 +476

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,156,188
Immingham Docks 4,636,737
Southampton 3,612,349
Felixstowe 1,869,756
London 1,677,141

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 3,616,404 2,539,784 -1,076,620
Immingham Docks 2,424,676 2,212,061 -212,615
Southampton 1,827,291 1,785,058 -42,233
Felixstowe 1,555,640 314,116 -1,241,524
London 478,250 1,198,891 +720,641
Dover 43,899 1,574,418 +1,530,519
London Gateway Port 378,961 520,404 +141,443
East Midlands Airport 350,548 493,210 +142,662
Holyhead 283,889 441,624 +157,735
Liverpool Docks 299,430 241,265 -58,165

Quick facts

HS code: 390319

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

Description: Includes all other styrene plastics that do not expand, used in rigid products