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 28,756,425
Belgium 9,511,469
Netherlands 9,237,378
Sweden 9,173,586
South Korea 8,404,395

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 16,595,396 12,161,029 -4,434,367
Belgium 4,817,592 4,693,877 -123,715
Netherlands 5,119,348 4,118,030 -1,001,318
Sweden 5,408,007 3,765,579 -1,642,428
South Korea 4,071,368 4,333,027 +261,659
Switzerland 3,186,201 1,001,894 -2,184,307
Czechia 2,325,782 656,967 -1,668,815
France 1,770,953 998,328 -772,625
Ireland 1,251,998 652,414 -599,584
India 716,079 619,527 -96,552

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 28,123,740
Belgium 12,322,282
Sweden 9,655,357
South Korea 8,595,082
Netherlands 7,668,797

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 15,785,224 12,338,516 -3,446,708
Belgium 7,546,834 4,775,448 -2,771,386
Sweden 5,779,792 3,875,565 -1,904,227
South Korea 4,004,274 4,590,808 +586,534
Netherlands 4,235,176 3,433,621 -801,555
Czechia 2,405,303 678,614 -1,726,689
France 1,790,921 1,155,401 -635,520
United States 800,342 857,873 +57,531
India 654,879 619,527 -35,352
Spain 720,406 514,928 -205,478

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 20
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 15 17 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 6 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 8 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 8 +3
South East Wales 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
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) 46,690,339
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,543,399
Other 4,317,861
Air transport 546,663
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) 28,109,620 18,580,719 -9,528,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,160,401 14,382,998 -1,777,403
Other 3,210,380 1,107,481 -2,102,899
Air transport 330,473 216,190 -114,283
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 23,359,827
Felixstowe 8,637,787
Dover 8,611,429
Middlesbrough 7,090,064
London 6,791,268

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 12,519,767 10,840,060 -1,679,707
Felixstowe 4,459,174 4,178,613 -280,561
Dover 5,778,167 2,833,262 -2,944,905
Middlesbrough 3,908,106 3,181,958 -726,148
London 3,932,301 2,858,967 -1,073,334
Hull 3,335,524 1,716,833 -1,618,691
000 3,210,380 1,107,481 -2,102,899
Thamesport 2,571,466 1,685,374 -886,092
Liverpool Docks 999,012 1,509,551 +510,539
Southampton 1,441,147 865,456 -575,691

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 56
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 15
Other manufacturing 12
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
2026-01 52
2025-11 40
2025-10 52
2025-09 44
2025-08 47

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+ 81
1m-15m 48
Other 16
15m-54m 15
0-1m 9

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 2,364,040
Ireland 2,171,679
Austria 1,655,564
Lithuania 1,639,955
Germany 1,308,609

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 1,552,899 811,141 -741,758
Ireland 1,384,868 786,811 -598,057
Austria 1,313,442 342,122 -971,320
Lithuania 1,023,694 616,261 -407,433
Germany 548,850 759,759 +210,909
Belgium 464,357 240,971 -223,386
Netherlands 410,263 286,721 -123,542
Italy 306,787 197,229 -109,558
China 67,047 209,204 +142,157
United Republic of Tanzania 148,514 123,982 -24,532

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 3,028
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 159,473 149 -159,324
Ireland 3,239 661 -2,578
Germany 2,368 660 -1,708
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) 7,160,942
Air transport 4,813,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,278,123
Other 177,732

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) 4,506,252 2,654,690 -1,851,562
Air transport 2,702,175 2,111,070 -591,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,357,175 920,948 -436,227
Other 168,950 8,782 -160,168

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,446,755
East Midlands Airport 2,244,693
London Stansted Airport 2,154,388
London 999,049
Liverpool Docks 781,109

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 2,772,115 1,674,640 -1,097,475
East Midlands Airport 1,047,517 1,197,176 +149,659
London Stansted Airport 1,456,909 697,479 -759,430
London 625,388 373,661 -251,727
Liverpool Docks 535,379 245,730 -289,649
Immingham Docks 427,817 318,237 -109,580
Southampton 417,799 278,013 -139,786
London Gateway Port 364,571 171,238 -193,333
London Heathrow Airport 155,963 156,626 +663
Felixstowe 105,849 135,021 +29,172

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