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 30,185,568
Belgium 10,856,509
Netherlands 10,574,791
Sweden 10,248,472
South Korea 8,756,080

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 16,373,487 13,812,081 -2,561,406
Belgium 4,710,588 6,145,921 +1,435,333
Netherlands 5,398,526 5,176,265 -222,261
Sweden 5,402,648 4,845,824 -556,824
South Korea 4,567,193 4,188,887 -378,306
Switzerland 2,773,220 849,588 -1,923,632
France 1,635,068 1,875,354 +240,286
Czechia 1,942,733 829,387 -1,113,346
Ireland 1,097,051 722,929 -374,122
India 790,969 730,576 -60,393

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 28,875,804
Belgium 13,016,041
Sweden 10,745,237
South Korea 9,451,874
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 15,382,391 13,493,413 -1,888,978
Belgium 6,808,192 6,207,849 -600,343
Sweden 5,691,132 5,054,105 -637,027
South Korea 4,921,388 4,530,486 -390,902
Netherlands 4,650,909 4,682,941 +32,032
France 1,879,038 2,039,978 +160,940
Czechia 2,022,342 853,903 -1,168,439
United States 1,067,142 714,672 -352,470
India 729,769 730,576 +807
Spain 780,510 668,461 -112,049

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
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 15 19 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 9 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
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 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) 49,700,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,194,307
Other 3,829,150
Air transport 672,291
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) 26,877,514 22,823,008 -4,054,506
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,850,097 16,344,210 -505,887
Other 2,999,339 829,811 -2,169,528
Air transport 264,900 407,391 +142,491
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 26,325,749
Felixstowe 9,612,324
Dover 9,144,218
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 13,443,522 12,882,227 -561,295
Felixstowe 4,515,545 5,096,779 +581,234
Dover 5,549,691 3,594,527 -1,955,164
London 3,659,833 3,707,498 +47,665
Middlesbrough 3,800,064 3,507,015 -293,049
Hull 3,296,288 1,948,628 -1,347,660
Thamesport 2,271,936 2,116,480 -155,456
000 2,999,339 829,811 -2,169,528
Liverpool Docks 1,249,030 1,153,158 -95,872
Eurotunnel 1,197,268 807,739 -389,529

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
17
Other manufacturing
15
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 50
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 51
15m-54m 18
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 2,339,678
Lithuania 2,024,727
Germany 1,690,083
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 1,278,122 1,061,556 -216,566
Lithuania 1,182,313 842,414 -339,899
Germany 509,605 1,180,478 +670,873
Austria 1,262,000 73,094 -1,188,906
Netherlands 419,611 580,115 +160,504
Belgium 381,439 239,433 -142,006
Malaysia 177,829 232,608 +54,779
Italy 171,635 225,040 +53,405
France 145,625 187,629 +42,004

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) 7,607,380
Air transport 5,469,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,652,209
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) 4,405,768 3,201,612 -1,204,156
Air transport 2,809,979 2,659,979 -150,000
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,138,732 1,513,477 +374,745
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 4,859,745
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 2,721,303 2,138,442 -582,861
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 409,474 436,693 +27,219
Liverpool Docks 433,031 307,014 -126,017
London Gateway Port 166,252 428,113 +261,861
London Heathrow Airport 206,158 180,611 -25,547
Felixstowe 121,795 178,138 +56,343

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