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 32,653,833
Netherlands 11,707,870
Belgium 11,703,841
Sweden 10,969,295
South Korea 9,384,639

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 17,120,728 15,533,105 -1,587,623
Netherlands 5,300,200 6,407,670 +1,107,470
Belgium 4,960,793 6,743,048 +1,782,255
Sweden 5,787,876 5,181,419 -606,457
South Korea 4,241,630 5,143,009 +901,379
Switzerland 3,142,610 1,054,053 -2,088,557
France 1,654,121 1,785,938 +131,817
Czechia 2,213,025 902,585 -1,310,440
Taiwan 1,174,753 802,715 -372,038
Ireland 1,092,349 883,435 -208,914

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 31,600,052
Belgium 13,956,355
Sweden 11,565,308
South Korea 9,953,779
Netherlands 9,102,387

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 16,075,317 15,524,735 -550,582
Belgium 7,288,124 6,668,231 -619,893
Sweden 6,153,090 5,412,218 -740,872
South Korea 4,513,855 5,439,924 +926,069
Netherlands 4,414,435 4,687,952 +273,517
France 1,792,725 2,064,012 +271,287
United States 1,256,366 1,978,462 +722,096
Czechia 2,292,634 927,101 -1,365,533
Taiwan 1,174,753 807,358 -367,395
Spain 724,437 754,811 +30,374

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 14 19 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 9 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3
South East Wales 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 6 7 +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) 54,482,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,566,810
Other 4,243,822
Air transport 792,995
Road transport 397,464

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) 28,700,838 25,781,960 -2,918,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,428,706 19,138,104 +1,709,398
Other 2,983,222 1,260,600 -1,722,622
Air transport 361,018 431,977 +70,959
Road transport 5,154 392,310 +387,156

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 28,513,277
Felixstowe 10,037,515
Dover 9,574,581
Middlesbrough 7,594,686
London 7,545,909

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 13,371,641 15,141,636 +1,769,995
Felixstowe 4,348,043 5,689,472 +1,341,429
Dover 5,595,505 3,979,076 -1,616,429
Middlesbrough 3,692,791 3,901,895 +209,104
London 3,829,500 3,716,409 -113,091
Hull 3,644,912 1,854,353 -1,790,559
Thamesport 2,505,162 2,340,389 -164,773
000 2,983,222 1,260,600 -1,722,622
Southampton 1,834,796 1,671,411 -163,385
Harwich 1,412,344 1,497,160 +84,816

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 18
Other manufacturing 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 47
2026-03 55
2026-02 53
2026-01 52
2025-12 40

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+ 84
1m-15m 53
15m-54m 19
Other 14
0-1m 12

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 2,572,659
Ireland 2,487,737
Lithuania 2,127,445
Germany 1,708,652
Austria 1,570,201

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 1,460,470 1,112,189 -348,281
Ireland 1,279,560 1,208,177 -71,383
Lithuania 1,023,694 1,103,751 +80,057
Germany 523,644 1,185,008 +661,364
Austria 1,330,539 239,662 -1,090,877
Netherlands 407,059 586,659 +179,600
Belgium 474,230 271,422 -202,808
Malaysia 309,100 207,416 -101,684
Italy 244,928 236,351 -8,577
France 97,846 274,443 +176,597

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 136,391
Ireland 3,900
Germany 3,492
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 136,242 149 -136,093
Ireland 3,239 661 -2,578
Germany 2,514 978 -1,536
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) 8,283,222
Air transport 5,554,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,811,814
Other 155,730

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) 4,456,940 3,826,282 -630,658
Air transport 2,543,100 3,011,699 +468,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,325,356 1,486,458 +161,102
Other 145,648 10,082 -135,566

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,210,244
East Midlands Airport 2,777,555
London Stansted Airport 2,276,383
London 1,077,969
Immingham Docks 885,831

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 2,694,700 2,515,544 -179,156
East Midlands Airport 964,769 1,812,786 +848,017
London Stansted Airport 1,357,354 919,029 -438,325
London 598,439 479,530 -118,909
Immingham Docks 425,736 460,095 +34,359
Southampton 417,475 411,933 -5,542
Liverpool Docks 515,765 307,223 -208,542
London Gateway Port 320,613 432,147 +111,534
London Heathrow Airport 162,233 221,161 +58,928
Felixstowe 143,861 172,550 +28,689

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