Import/export HS code 39039090: Various unspecified styrene-based plastics

Includes all other plastic materials made from styrene, 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 £
Germany 31,274,253
Belgium 11,323,782
Sweden 10,969,295
Netherlands 10,754,459
South Korea 9,354,095

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 16,401,443 14,872,810 -1,528,633
Belgium 4,584,470 6,739,312 +2,154,842
Sweden 5,787,876 5,181,419 -606,457
Netherlands 5,300,200 5,454,259 +154,059
South Korea 4,241,630 5,112,465 +870,835
Switzerland 3,122,889 1,033,635 -2,089,254
France 1,647,230 1,785,938 +138,708
Czechia 2,213,025 902,585 -1,310,440
Ireland 1,090,457 883,435 -207,022
India 714,679 805,464 +90,785

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 30,220,472
Belgium 13,919,629
Sweden 11,565,137
South Korea 9,923,235
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 15,356,032 14,864,440 -491,592
Belgium 7,268,403 6,651,226 -617,177
Sweden 6,153,090 5,412,047 -741,043
South Korea 4,513,855 5,409,380 +895,525
Netherlands 4,414,435 4,687,952 +273,517
France 1,785,834 2,061,529 +275,695
Czechia 2,292,634 927,101 -1,365,533
United States 885,077 1,082,311 +197,234
Spain 719,852 754,811 +34,959
India 653,479 805,464 +151,985

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Inner London - West 8
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 13 19 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 9 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
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 5 -1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
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) 52,497,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,360,769
Other 4,241,930
Air transport 720,061
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) 27,783,272 24,714,609 -3,068,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,481,688 17,879,081 +1,397,393
Other 2,981,330 1,260,600 -1,720,730
Air transport 309,083 410,978 +101,895
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 27,426,405
Felixstowe 9,999,336
Dover 9,556,572
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 13,238,180 14,188,225 +950,045
Felixstowe 4,348,043 5,651,293 +1,303,250
Dover 5,587,858 3,968,714 -1,619,144
Middlesbrough 3,692,791 3,901,895 +209,104
London 3,829,500 3,716,409 -113,091
Hull 3,383,267 1,847,626 -1,535,641
Thamesport 2,505,162 2,335,723 -169,439
000 2,981,330 1,260,600 -1,720,730
Liverpool Docks 1,421,259 1,233,152 -188,107
Southampton 1,104,087 1,016,081 -88,006

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 38
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 18
Other manufacturing 14
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 50
2026-01 52
2025-12 37

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 49
15m-54m 17
Other 15
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 2,572,659
Ireland 2,466,867
Lithuania 2,127,445
Germany 1,708,291
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 1,266,156 1,200,711 -65,445
Lithuania 1,023,694 1,103,751 +80,057
Germany 523,644 1,184,647 +661,003
Austria 1,330,539 239,662 -1,090,877
Netherlands 402,443 584,629 +182,186
Belgium 436,912 271,422 -165,490
Italy 244,928 236,351 -8,577
Malaysia 178,767 207,416 +28,649
France 97,846 254,115 +156,269

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) 8,196,625
Air transport 5,554,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,627,009
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) 4,401,602 3,795,023 -606,579
Air transport 2,543,100 3,011,699 +468,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,175,291 1,451,718 +276,427
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 5,187,525
East Midlands Airport 2,777,555
London Stansted Airport 2,276,383
London 1,077,969
Immingham Docks 883,341

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 2,492,825 -201,875
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 425,736 457,605 +31,869
Southampton 417,475 411,933 -5,542
Liverpool Docks 515,765 303,653 -212,112
London Gateway Port 225,266 398,823 +173,557
London Heathrow Airport 162,233 221,161 +58,928
Felixstowe 105,849 172,550 +66,701

Quick facts

HS code: 39039090

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

Description: Includes all other plastic materials made from styrene, not specifically categorized