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 121,616,717
Belgium 90,636,822
Germany 58,496,030
Ireland 40,207,370
Mexico 38,505,684

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 67,030,587 54,586,130 -12,444,457
Belgium 49,380,090 41,256,732 -8,123,358
Germany 31,139,072 27,356,958 -3,782,114
Ireland 20,906,138 19,301,232 -1,604,906
Mexico 23,188,437 15,317,247 -7,871,190
Norway 9,721,656 8,378,625 -1,343,031
United States 12,989,004 4,722,576 -8,266,428
Sweden 9,244,479 7,138,334 -2,106,145
Spain 6,490,981 4,132,297 -2,358,684
China 3,889,931 5,744,914 +1,854,983

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 108,752,519
Germany 57,855,266
France 53,433,507
Mexico 38,911,850
Ireland 38,897,088

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 59,814,312 48,938,207 -10,876,105
Germany 30,550,493 27,304,773 -3,245,720
France 28,708,905 24,724,602 -3,984,303
Mexico 23,417,207 15,494,643 -7,922,564
Ireland 19,714,174 19,182,914 -531,260
Belgium 20,739,956 14,847,263 -5,892,693
Norway 9,753,471 8,378,625 -1,374,846
Sweden 9,889,372 7,389,978 -2,499,394
United States 13,302,814 741,766 -12,561,048
China 3,869,381 9,702,106 +5,832,725

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 8
Lancashire 7
Inner London - West 5
West Midlands 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 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Lancashire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 1 5 +4
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 3 +1
Kent 3 3 +0

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) 253,669,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,475,673
Other 29,966,448
Air transport 816,213
Road transport 40,500

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) 130,411,160 123,257,881 -7,153,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,838,963 66,636,710 -29,202,253
Other 18,714,260 11,252,188 -7,462,072
Air transport 190,113 626,100 +435,987
Road transport 36,075 4,425 -31,650
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 171,737,262
Middlesbrough 56,393,492
London 53,683,298
Liverpool Docks 43,787,163
000 29,966,448

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 94,037,870 77,699,392 -16,338,478
Middlesbrough 33,873,922 22,519,570 -11,354,352
London 27,884,441 25,798,857 -2,085,584
Liverpool Docks 24,970,932 18,816,231 -6,154,701
000 18,714,260 11,252,188 -7,462,072
Holyhead 9,089,322 11,961,761 +2,872,439
Killingholme 8,269,768 9,875,979 +1,606,211
Felixstowe 3,935,306 6,069,838 +2,134,532
Purfleet 5,468,015 3,325,759 -2,142,256
Dover 4,921,754 2,409,666 -2,512,088

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 24
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 11
Other manufacturing 9
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
2026-01 32
2025-11 33
2025-10 38
2025-09 24
2025-08 30

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+ 48
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 11
Other 7
0-1m 4

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 17,579,016
Turkey 8,344,071
Poland 1,647,732
France 1,406,026
Pakistan 832,391

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 11,150,908 6,428,108 -4,722,800
Turkey 7,425,550 918,521 -6,507,029
Poland 215,046 1,432,686 +1,217,640
France 777,009 629,017 -147,992
Pakistan 772,027 60,364 -711,663
Malta 375,053 101,090 -273,963
India 272,233 127,580 -144,653
Netherlands 181,281 193,624 +12,343
Norway 204,893 141,693 -63,200
United States 204,186 111,196 -92,990

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 635,515
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 125,392
Germany 23,448
Turkey 19,325
Ireland 18,266

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 356,483 279,032 -77,451
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 80,935 44,457 -36,478
Germany 22,218 1,230 -20,988
Turkey 6,569 12,756 +6,187
Ireland 3,808 14,458 +10,650
Taiwan 670 606 -64
France 156 727 +571
Switzerland 0 778 +778
XI 0 302 +302
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) 20,754,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,557,351
Other 834,378
Air transport 485,282
Road transport 1,203

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) 12,322,284 8,432,478 -3,889,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,659,899 1,897,452 -7,762,447
Other 476,371 358,007 -118,364
Air transport 260,259 225,023 -35,236
Road transport 1,203 0 -1,203

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 12,801,286
Heysham 4,208,413
Felixstowe 3,769,423
Middlesbrough 3,271,162
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,632,820

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 8,672,761 4,128,525 -4,544,236
Heysham 2,385,189 1,823,224 -561,965
Felixstowe 3,763,094 6,329 -3,756,765
Middlesbrough 2,577,762 693,400 -1,884,362
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,069,719 1,563,101 +493,382
London Gateway Port 1,700,472 560,277 -1,140,195
Southampton 668,260 209,738 -458,522
000 476,371 358,007 -118,364
Immingham Docks 510,798 287,326 -223,472
Harwich 29,085 473,408 +444,323

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