Import/export HS code 390410: Pure polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

This is a type of plastic called PVC, which is not mixed with any other materials. It is used in many industries

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Netherlands 141,041,097
Belgium 93,198,626
Germany 68,806,073
Ireland 45,701,478
Mexico 36,927,931

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 £
Netherlands 66,214,474 74,826,623 +8,612,149
Belgium 52,687,657 40,510,969 -12,176,688
Germany 34,088,971 34,717,102 +628,131
Ireland 22,959,584 22,741,894 -217,690
Mexico 23,297,153 13,630,778 -9,666,375
Norway 11,608,462 10,799,527 -808,935
Sweden 9,477,259 8,783,652 -693,607
United States 8,325,879 9,506,718 +1,180,839
China 3,951,743 10,179,583 +6,227,840
South Korea 3,464,451 7,007,665 +3,543,214

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 £
Netherlands 123,060,365
Germany 68,571,535
France 53,892,656
Ireland 44,380,693
Belgium 39,025,475

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 £
Netherlands 59,409,627 63,650,738 +4,241,111
Germany 32,361,363 36,210,172 +3,848,809
France 33,588,717 20,303,939 -13,284,778
Ireland 21,767,879 22,612,814 +844,935
Belgium 18,764,770 20,260,705 +1,495,935
Mexico 23,647,732 13,842,312 -9,805,420
China 4,598,557 18,484,415 +13,885,858
Norway 11,641,768 10,799,527 -842,241
Sweden 9,849,317 9,061,860 -787,457
South Korea 3,486,991 7,158,760 +3,671,769

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Lancashire 6
West Midlands 6
Inner London - West 5

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 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Lancashire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 1 5 +4
Merseyside 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3

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) 285,908,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,807,581
Other 30,828,327
Air transport 1,421,780
Road transport 36,150

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) 140,792,450 145,115,964 +4,323,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,716,087 85,091,494 -9,624,593
Other 18,167,683 12,660,644 -5,507,039
Air transport 185,154 1,236,626 +1,051,472
Road transport 31,725 4,425 -27,300
Rail transport 22,058 0 -22,058

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 196,614,146
London 58,218,768
Middlesbrough 56,776,172
Liverpool Docks 46,237,313
000 30,828,327

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 96,385,355 100,228,791 +3,843,436
London 29,524,141 28,694,627 -829,514
Middlesbrough 33,369,225 23,406,947 -9,962,278
Liverpool Docks 27,301,500 18,935,813 -8,365,687
000 18,167,683 12,660,644 -5,507,039
Holyhead 9,531,451 15,012,792 +5,481,341
Killingholme 11,680,557 9,370,795 -2,309,762
Felixstowe 4,208,897 10,853,143 +6,644,246
Purfleet 6,361,421 2,033,793 -4,327,628
Dover 4,137,993 3,096,016 -1,041,977

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
13
Other manufacturing
10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 28
2026-04 29
2026-03 40
2026-02 31
2026-01 32

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+ 50
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 11
Other 9
0-1m 5

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 £
Ireland 17,406,085
Turkey 6,906,523
Poland 1,714,131
France 1,566,830
Pakistan 879,604

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 £
Ireland 10,508,887 6,897,198 -3,611,689
Turkey 6,900,194 6,329 -6,893,865
Poland 600,104 1,114,027 +513,923
France 784,942 781,888 -3,054
Pakistan 765,891 113,713 -652,178
India 315,088 170,199 -144,889
Germany 104,547 293,254 +188,707
Netherlands 220,091 165,911 -54,180
Malta 317,731 1,130 -316,601
United States 219,473 58,295 -161,178

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 £
China 725,271
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 140,812
Ireland 27,323
Germany 14,039
Turkey 12,756

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 £
China 372,695 352,576 -20,119
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 79,034 61,778 -17,256
Ireland 8,200 19,123 +10,923
Germany 13,864 175 -13,689
Turkey 0 12,756 +12,756
France 370 705 +335
Switzerland 778 0 -778
Taiwan 0 606 +606
XI 97 205 +108
Greece 0 289 +289

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) 20,677,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,439,233
Other 937,722
Air transport 461,551

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) 12,221,466 8,455,865 -3,765,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,905,966 1,533,267 -7,372,699
Other 477,015 460,707 -16,308
Air transport 302,062 159,489 -142,573

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 11,855,014
Heysham 4,462,467
Middlesbrough 3,231,117
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,952,433
Felixstowe 2,844,064

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 £
Liverpool Docks 6,904,089 4,950,925 -1,953,164
Heysham 3,227,296 1,235,171 -1,992,125
Middlesbrough 3,193,698 37,419 -3,156,279
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,620,237 1,332,196 -288,041
Felixstowe 2,755,084 88,980 -2,666,104
London Gateway Port 2,170,220 341,222 -1,828,998
000 477,015 460,707 -16,308
Immingham Docks 270,507 392,222 +121,715
Southampton 366,250 228,091 -138,159
Dover 78,436 460,360 +381,924

Quick facts

HS code: 390410

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

Description: This is a type of plastic called PVC, which is not mixed with any other materials. It is used in many industries