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 29,218,930
Japan 12,654,963
Belgium 5,235,826
India 5,035,591
Netherlands 3,950,701

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 17,698,375 11,520,555 -6,177,820
Japan 5,893,741 6,761,222 +867,481
Belgium 2,247,586 2,988,240 +740,654
India 384,063 4,651,528 +4,267,465
Netherlands 2,999,242 951,459 -2,047,783
China 2,220,311 1,546,627 -673,684
Germany 1,262,934 1,868,540 +605,606
United States 1,826,487 1,118,003 -708,484
Italy 100,309 614,232 +513,923
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 21,992,080
Japan 18,882,320
France 11,921,493
India 6,956,035
China 4,425,062

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 10,342,843 11,649,237 +1,306,394
Japan 9,729,055 9,153,265 -575,790
France 9,100,476 2,821,017 -6,279,459
India 1,418,356 5,537,679 +4,119,323
China 2,650,553 1,774,509 -876,044
Italy 118,125 897,530 +779,405
Netherlands 627,980 243,771 -384,209
Belgium 504,525 97,594 -406,931
Germany 145,358 56,616 -88,742
United Kingdom 17,936 154,037 +136,101

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 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Lancashire 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 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
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) 39,182,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,651,304
Air transport 9,466,712
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) 21,795,603 17,387,080 -4,408,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,460,207 10,191,097 +1,730,890
Air transport 4,593,403 4,873,309 +279,906
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 22,221,341
Southampton 8,101,339
London Heathrow Airport 6,761,221
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,209,154
Killingholme 5,149,325

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 12,712,796 9,508,545 -3,204,251
Southampton 3,251,454 4,849,885 +1,598,431
London Heathrow Airport 3,661,332 3,099,889 -561,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,701,733 1,507,421 -2,194,312
Killingholme 1,949,347 3,199,978 +1,250,631
Felixstowe 2,098,674 1,889,727 -208,947
Liverpool Docks 397,681 2,945,915 +2,548,234
Immingham Docks 2,151,495 363,821 -1,787,674
Eurotunnel 1,191,159 1,102,823 -88,336
Newhaven 1,065,307 763,711 -301,596

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 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 19
2026-02 22
2026-01 18
2025-12 13

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+ 40
1m-15m 24
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 23,037,885
Germany 8,191,414
Austria 7,972,850
Spain 4,780,506
Belgium 4,292,129

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 13,721,014 9,316,871 -4,404,143
Germany 3,078,541 5,112,873 +2,034,332
Austria 4,946,762 3,026,088 -1,920,674
Spain 2,402,433 2,378,073 -24,360
Belgium 1,518,410 2,773,719 +1,255,309
Czechia 1,499,895 2,465,585 +965,690
Netherlands 1,175,906 1,743,124 +567,218
China 185,117 1,376,703 +1,191,586
France 615,124 475,798 -139,326
India 48,469 921,096 +872,627

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) 36,068,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,732,338
Air transport 5,625,021
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) 16,555,352 19,512,972 +2,957,620
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,045,969 9,686,369 -3,359,600
Air transport 2,298,977 3,326,044 +1,027,067
Other 3 153 +150

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 15,567,923
Southampton 12,321,243
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,293,544
Hull 7,500,805
London Gateway Port 7,486,763

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 7,764,176 7,803,747 +39,571
Southampton 6,064,270 6,256,973 +192,703
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,309,832 6,983,712 +1,673,880
Hull 3,032,364 4,468,441 +1,436,077
London Gateway Port 5,223,155 2,263,608 -2,959,547
London Heathrow Airport 1,735,093 1,481,205 -253,888
Manchester Airport 243,135 1,697,902 +1,454,767
Felixstowe 750,525 1,062,235 +311,710
Liverpool Docks 1,001,789 305,414 -696,375
East Midlands Airport 139,834 106,124 -33,710

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