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 31,402,952
Netherlands 11,659,590
Belgium 11,112,793
Sweden 10,248,472
South Korea 8,786,624

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 17,095,173 14,307,779 -2,787,394
Netherlands 5,525,651 6,133,939 +608,288
Belgium 4,963,136 6,149,657 +1,186,521
Sweden 5,402,648 4,845,824 -556,824
South Korea 4,567,193 4,219,431 -347,762
Switzerland 2,792,941 870,006 -1,922,935
France 1,641,959 1,875,354 +233,395
Czechia 1,942,733 829,387 -1,113,346
Ireland 1,098,411 723,054 -375,357
Taiwan 1,106,321 639,500 -466,821

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 30,086,092
Belgium 13,052,767
Sweden 10,745,408
South Korea 9,482,418
Netherlands 9,333,850

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 16,104,077 13,982,015 -2,122,062
Belgium 6,827,913 6,224,854 -603,059
Sweden 5,691,132 5,054,276 -636,856
South Korea 4,921,388 4,561,030 -360,358
Netherlands 4,650,909 4,682,941 +32,032
France 1,885,929 2,042,461 +156,532
United States 1,441,781 1,615,086 +173,305
Czechia 2,022,342 853,903 -1,168,439
Taiwan 1,106,321 644,143 -462,178
India 729,769 730,576 +807

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 22
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
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 16 19 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 9 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 7 +2
South East Wales 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 3 -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) 51,526,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,302,667
Other 3,830,635
Air transport 741,193
Road transport 439,688

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) 27,624,553 23,901,718 -3,722,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,040,969 17,261,698 -779,271
Other 3,000,699 829,936 -2,170,763
Air transport 318,644 422,549 +103,905
Road transport 4,255 435,433 +431,178

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 27,427,330
Felixstowe 9,650,503
Dover 9,162,227
London 7,367,331
Middlesbrough 7,307,079

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 13,580,333 13,846,997 +266,664
Felixstowe 4,522,172 5,128,331 +606,159
Dover 5,557,338 3,604,889 -1,952,449
London 3,659,833 3,707,498 +47,665
Middlesbrough 3,800,064 3,507,015 -293,049
Hull 3,557,933 1,955,355 -1,602,578
Thamesport 2,271,936 2,121,146 -150,790
000 3,000,699 829,936 -2,170,763
Southampton 1,814,069 1,204,668 -609,401
Harwich 1,363,660 1,282,080 -81,580

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
17
Other manufacturing
16
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 43
2026-04 47
2026-03 55
2026-02 53
2026-01 52

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 54
15m-54m 20
Other 13
0-1m 10

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 2,596,764
Ireland 2,351,106
Lithuania 2,024,727
Germany 1,690,444
Austria 1,335,094

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 1,600,626 996,138 -604,488
Ireland 1,282,084 1,069,022 -213,062
Lithuania 1,182,313 842,414 -339,899
Germany 509,966 1,180,478 +670,512
Austria 1,262,000 73,094 -1,188,906
Netherlands 420,700 582,145 +161,445
Belgium 418,757 239,433 -179,324
Malaysia 308,162 232,608 -75,554
Italy 171,635 225,040 +53,405
France 145,625 207,957 +62,332

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 108,887
Ireland 3,900
Germany 3,127
China 15

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 108,738 149 -108,589
Ireland 3,900 0 -3,900
Germany 2,224 903 -1,321
China 12 3 -9

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) 7,681,008
Air transport 5,469,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,837,014
Other 126,822

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) 4,448,498 3,232,510 -1,215,988
Air transport 2,809,979 2,659,979 -150,000
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,322,121 1,514,893 +192,772
Other 117,700 9,122 -108,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,882,464
East Midlands Airport 2,738,324
London Stansted Airport 2,227,826
London 1,000,989
Southampton 908,376

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 2,721,664 2,160,800 -560,864
East Midlands Airport 1,019,709 1,718,615 +698,906
London Stansted Airport 1,496,147 731,679 -764,468
London 622,907 378,082 -244,825
Southampton 431,162 477,214 +46,052
Immingham Docks 409,474 439,183 +29,709
Liverpool Docks 433,031 310,584 -122,447
London Gateway Port 294,923 428,113 +133,190
London Heathrow Airport 206,158 180,611 -25,547
Felixstowe 159,807 178,138 +18,331

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