Import/export HS code 39046980: Various fluorinated plastics

These are other types of plastics made with fluorine, used in various industrial applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
France 26,576,113
Japan 10,817,434
Belgium 5,296,592
Netherlands 4,277,945
India 3,497,202

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 £
France 18,826,826 7,749,287 -11,077,539
Japan 5,589,985 5,227,449 -362,536
Belgium 2,372,876 2,923,716 +550,840
Netherlands 3,160,455 1,117,490 -2,042,965
India 46,010 3,451,192 +3,405,182
Germany 1,858,173 1,621,657 -236,516
China 1,993,906 1,426,024 -567,882
United States 1,922,777 805,354 -1,117,423
Italy 261,215 332,505 +71,290
Brazil 89,212 0 -89,212

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 £
United States 17,968,206
Japan 17,167,857
France 13,045,946
India 5,218,507
China 4,152,207

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 £
United States 9,291,831 8,676,375 -615,456
Japan 9,735,435 7,432,422 -2,303,013
France 11,276,843 1,769,103 -9,507,740
India 928,870 4,289,637 +3,360,767
China 2,537,839 1,614,368 -923,471
Belgium 1,000,138 80,116 -920,022
Italy 260,242 582,051 +321,809
Netherlands 621,983 194,660 -427,323
Germany 317,494 48,212 -269,282
United Kingdom 98,276 104,595 +6,319

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Lancashire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Merseyside 3 1 -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) 36,762,287
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,684,775
Air transport 8,669,056
Road transport 12,759

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) 23,811,024 12,951,263 -10,859,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,759,283 7,925,492 +166,209
Air transport 4,696,688 3,972,368 -724,320
Road transport 12,759 0 -12,759

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,736,579
London Heathrow Airport 6,400,499
Southampton 5,600,877
Killingholme 5,087,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,797,759

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 £
Dover 13,218,464 7,518,115 -5,700,349
London Heathrow Airport 3,791,826 2,608,673 -1,183,153
Southampton 3,030,300 2,570,577 -459,723
Killingholme 2,114,647 2,973,054 +858,407
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,075,085 722,674 -3,352,411
Felixstowe 1,825,763 1,817,282 -8,481
Immingham Docks 2,487,123 634,893 -1,852,230
Liverpool Docks 151,231 2,941,446 +2,790,215
Eurotunnel 1,256,909 760,893 -496,016
Newhaven 1,175,124 0 -1,175,124

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 19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of electrical equipment 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 17
2025-10 20
2025-09 19
2025-08 17

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+ 38
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 17
Other 8
0-1m 1

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 18,884,517
Austria 7,882,448
Germany 7,669,217
Spain 4,761,565
Czechia 3,504,214

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 12,706,207 6,178,310 -6,527,897
Austria 5,110,236 2,772,212 -2,338,024
Germany 3,781,731 3,887,486 +105,755
Spain 2,280,688 2,480,877 +200,189
Czechia 1,363,985 2,140,229 +776,244
Belgium 1,106,414 2,243,465 +1,137,051
Netherlands 900,737 1,513,377 +612,640
China 435,546 854,977 +419,431
France 632,878 330,542 -302,336
India 44,227 812,561 +768,334

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 £
France 3

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 £
France 0 3 +3

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) 32,750,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,748,807
Air transport 4,034,490
Other 156

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) 16,083,490 16,666,567 +583,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,003,099 6,745,708 -6,257,391
Air transport 1,757,702 2,276,788 +519,086
Other 0 156 +156

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,494,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,266,707
Southampton 9,491,830
London Gateway Port 6,910,652
Hull 6,629,415

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,606,660 6,887,555 -719,105
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,001,448 6,265,259 +1,263,811
Southampton 5,355,120 4,136,710 -1,218,410
London Gateway Port 5,579,219 1,331,433 -4,247,786
Hull 3,373,416 3,255,999 -117,417
London Heathrow Airport 1,381,994 1,469,935 +87,941
Felixstowe 693,658 1,185,433 +491,775
Liverpool Docks 961,233 296,851 -664,382
Manchester Airport 60,616 738,504 +677,888
Middlesbrough 185,586 0 -185,586

Quick facts

HS code: 39046980

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

Description: These are other types of plastics made with fluorine, used in various industrial applications