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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* 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 26,404,815
Japan 12,155,534
India 5,785,850
Belgium 4,754,033
China 3,546,375

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 14,463,336 11,941,479 -2,521,857
Japan 6,372,993 5,782,541 -590,452
India 2,083,797 3,702,053 +1,618,256
Belgium 2,003,528 2,750,505 +746,977
China 2,200,498 1,345,877 -854,621
Netherlands 2,431,434 905,692 -1,525,742
Germany 1,521,456 1,599,218 +77,762
United States 1,972,543 910,304 -1,062,239
Italy 96,004 666,380 +570,376
Ireland 0 296,658 +296,658

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 22,449,471
Japan 17,583,189
France 8,569,420
India 7,623,418
China 4,198,779

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 10,609,510 11,839,961 +1,230,451
Japan 9,676,786 7,906,403 -1,770,383
France 5,723,272 2,846,148 -2,877,124
India 3,252,097 4,371,321 +1,119,224
China 2,611,539 1,587,240 -1,024,299
Italy 152,735 930,511 +777,776
Netherlands 595,292 214,545 -380,747
Belgium 443,026 96,363 -346,663
United Kingdom 38,006 133,967 +95,961
Germany 58,219 73,546 +15,327

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Lancashire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1

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) 35,933,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,449,767
Air transport 8,935,909
Road transport 12,563

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) 18,697,254 17,236,605 -1,460,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,414,113 9,035,654 -378,459
Air transport 5,129,674 3,806,235 -1,323,439
Road transport 6,339 6,224 -115

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 19,508,911
Southampton 8,582,545
London Heathrow Airport 6,207,135
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,827,915
Killingholme 4,824,948

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 9,971,135 9,537,776 -433,359
Southampton 3,912,160 4,670,385 +758,225
London Heathrow Airport 4,077,087 2,130,048 -1,947,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,520,904 1,307,011 -2,213,893
Killingholme 1,956,926 2,868,022 +911,096
Felixstowe 1,946,003 2,034,711 +88,708
Liverpool Docks 1,409,131 1,934,465 +525,334
Eurotunnel 1,169,768 1,096,095 -73,673
Newhaven 987,273 1,099,840 +112,567
Immingham Docks 1,696,313 359,121 -1,337,192

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
15
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
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
2026-05 17
2026-04 19
2026-03 19
2026-02 22
2026-01 18

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+ 39
1m-15m 23
15m-54m 17
Other 6
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 22,114,969
Austria 7,850,959
Germany 7,788,487
Spain 4,522,112
Belgium 4,269,454

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 13,497,723 8,617,246 -4,880,477
Austria 4,528,786 3,322,173 -1,206,613
Germany 3,242,993 4,545,494 +1,302,501
Spain 2,485,209 2,036,903 -448,306
Belgium 2,032,742 2,236,712 +203,970
Czechia 1,654,632 2,455,794 +801,162
Netherlands 1,394,357 1,535,646 +141,289
China 717,482 1,056,794 +339,312
France 704,764 398,812 -305,952
South Africa 436,940 584,464 +147,524

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 3 0 -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) 35,222,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,702,539
Air transport 5,916,948
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) 17,124,852 18,097,356 +972,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,067,174 8,635,365 -4,431,809
Air transport 2,788,126 3,128,822 +340,696
Other 3 153 +150

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 15,212,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,031,143
Southampton 11,680,007
Hull 7,322,912
London Gateway Port 6,771,688

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 7,976,242 7,236,680 -739,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,778,086 6,253,057 +474,971
Southampton 5,975,712 5,704,295 -271,417
Hull 2,968,498 4,354,414 +1,385,916
London Gateway Port 5,193,216 1,578,472 -3,614,744
London Heathrow Airport 2,207,399 1,273,777 -933,622
Felixstowe 812,004 1,327,268 +515,264
Manchester Airport 263,753 1,712,483 +1,448,730
Liverpool Docks 1,080,012 227,191 -852,821
East Midlands Airport 127,182 114,901 -12,281

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