Import/export HS code 390390: Various styrene-based plastics

Includes all other plastic materials made from styrene, not listed elsewhere

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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 31,734,889
Belgium 10,527,510
Netherlands 10,469,071
Sweden 9,504,676
South Korea 8,766,617

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 17,755,823 13,979,066 -3,776,757
Belgium 5,414,390 5,113,120 -301,270
Netherlands 5,298,657 5,170,414 -128,243
Sweden 5,249,483 4,255,193 -994,290
South Korea 4,014,291 4,752,326 +738,035
Switzerland 3,291,281 1,211,439 -2,079,842
Czechia 2,775,227 737,665 -2,037,562
France 1,777,352 1,096,048 -681,304
Ireland 1,246,973 749,928 -497,045
Taiwan 1,250,385 631,955 -618,430

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 30,790,274
Belgium 13,060,187
Sweden 10,005,085
South Korea 9,047,781
Netherlands 8,065,250

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 16,624,759 14,165,515 -2,459,244
Belgium 7,869,423 5,190,764 -2,678,659
Sweden 5,599,644 4,405,441 -1,194,203
South Korea 3,993,311 5,054,470 +1,061,159
Netherlands 4,321,692 3,743,558 -578,134
Czechia 2,903,108 749,319 -2,153,789
France 1,805,980 1,280,595 -525,385
United States 1,434,295 1,616,633 +182,338
Taiwan 1,250,385 636,598 -613,787
India 730,665 682,146 -48,519

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 21
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 16 17 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 8 +5
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Lancashire 5 4 -1
South East Wales 5 7 +2
West Yorkshire 7 6 -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) 51,883,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,503,869
Other 4,559,817
Air transport 703,329
Road transport 199,501

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) 30,653,061 21,230,577 -9,422,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,820,227 16,683,642 -136,585
Other 3,158,321 1,401,496 -1,756,825
Air transport 443,267 260,062 -183,205
Road transport 5,154 194,347 +189,193

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 25,096,668
Dover 9,447,206
Felixstowe 9,188,791
Middlesbrough 7,881,462
London 7,157,872

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 12,424,368 12,672,300 +247,932
Dover 6,257,294 3,189,912 -3,067,382
Felixstowe 4,654,714 4,534,077 -120,637
Middlesbrough 4,216,330 3,665,132 -551,198
London 4,052,637 3,105,235 -947,402
Hull 3,803,150 1,878,726 -1,924,424
Thamesport 2,660,858 1,959,882 -700,976
000 3,158,321 1,401,496 -1,756,825
Southampton 2,119,608 1,332,609 -786,999
Liverpool Docks 1,184,227 1,586,606 +402,379

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 57
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 16
Other manufacturing 14
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 52
2025-11 40
2025-10 52
2025-09 47
2025-08 48

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+ 83
1m-15m 51
15m-54m 18
Other 17
0-1m 11

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 £
United States 2,416,371
Ireland 2,283,119
Austria 1,753,417
Lithuania 1,722,286
Germany 1,384,639

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 £
United States 1,577,029 839,342 -737,687
Ireland 1,367,608 915,511 -452,097
Austria 1,254,979 498,438 -756,541
Lithuania 1,011,579 710,707 -300,872
Germany 522,847 861,792 +338,945
Belgium 568,537 244,372 -324,165
Netherlands 362,246 353,970 -8,276
Italy 310,814 239,095 -71,719
Malaysia 219,537 138,927 -80,610
China 84,018 209,204 +125,186

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 159,622
Ireland 3,900
Germany 3,169
China 12

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 159,295 327 -158,968
Ireland 3,239 661 -2,578
Germany 2,509 660 -1,849
China 12 0 -12

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) 7,616,300
Air transport 4,940,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,598,551
Other 178,715

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) 4,448,113 3,168,187 -1,279,926
Air transport 2,691,417 2,249,309 -442,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,431,977 1,166,574 -265,403
Other 169,409 9,306 -160,103

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,683,327
East Midlands Airport 2,312,004
London Stansted Airport 2,206,719
London 1,011,668
Immingham Docks 833,735

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 2,613,868 2,069,459 -544,409
East Midlands Airport 1,003,051 1,308,953 +305,902
London Stansted Airport 1,482,778 723,941 -758,837
London 586,385 425,283 -161,102
Immingham Docks 479,066 354,669 -124,397
Liverpool Docks 556,418 268,796 -287,622
Southampton 350,076 347,962 -2,114
London Gateway Port 355,663 313,146 -42,517
London Heathrow Airport 162,558 156,626 -5,932
Felixstowe 143,861 135,021 -8,840

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 390390

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

Description: Includes all other plastic materials made from styrene, not listed elsewhere