Import/export HS code 390690: Various acrylic polymers

Various types of acrylic plastics not listed elsewhere, used in different 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 £
France 145,542,923
Germany 133,460,881
Netherlands 128,236,461
Belgium 98,261,224
Sweden 25,630,131

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 76,582,608 68,960,315 -7,622,293
Germany 69,329,523 64,131,358 -5,198,165
Netherlands 79,991,067 48,245,394 -31,745,673
Belgium 37,431,786 60,829,438 +23,397,652
Sweden 11,273,782 14,356,349 +3,082,567
South Korea 14,995,788 5,084,420 -9,911,368
United States 8,097,586 10,090,677 +1,993,091
Spain 10,091,844 7,423,148 -2,668,696
Japan 8,211,010 7,595,174 -615,836
Italy 8,018,140 7,773,578 -244,562

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 £
France 152,200,889
Germany 146,427,750
Netherlands 101,094,288
Belgium 59,041,791
United States 49,927,196

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 £
France 81,796,517 70,404,372 -11,392,145
Germany 73,292,770 73,134,980 -157,790
Netherlands 64,421,839 36,672,449 -27,749,390
Belgium 19,237,992 39,803,799 +20,565,807
United States 27,900,423 22,026,773 -5,873,650
Spain 13,998,497 10,822,127 -3,176,370
South Korea 18,538,927 5,199,615 -13,339,312
Sweden 10,152,833 13,237,901 +3,085,068
Italy 10,531,647 9,403,386 -1,128,261
Japan 8,625,090 8,234,682 -390,408

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 58
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43
West Yorkshire 39
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 33
Inner London - West 33

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 45 51 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37 34 -3
West Yorkshire 34 31 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 24 27 +3
Inner London - West 25 20 -5
West Midlands 18 22 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 19 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 19 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 21 +4
Cheshire 22 23 +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) 425,767,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 226,948,283
Air transport 15,417,678
Other 11,713,727
Road transport 1,437,190

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) 223,929,134 201,838,008 -22,091,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 122,639,601 104,308,682 -18,330,919
Air transport 7,743,280 7,674,398 -68,882
Other 7,148,532 4,565,195 -2,583,337
Road transport 390,542 1,046,648 +656,106
Rail transport 47,634 0 -47,634

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 151,917,842
Immingham Docks 147,459,519
Middlesbrough 77,836,452
Hull 59,226,729
London 38,284,767

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 80,652,377 71,265,465 -9,386,912
Immingham Docks 56,850,534 90,608,985 +33,758,451
Middlesbrough 53,236,167 24,600,285 -28,635,882
Hull 34,491,339 24,735,390 -9,755,949
London 17,071,640 21,213,127 +4,141,487
Felixstowe 16,634,602 16,125,850 -508,752
Eurotunnel 11,723,538 11,413,237 -310,301
Southampton 11,920,113 9,536,390 -2,383,723
Liverpool Docks 16,422,893 3,960,222 -12,462,671
London Gateway Port 7,625,306 7,945,048 +319,742

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 191
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 144
Other manufacturing 65
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 44
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 208
2026-03 203
2026-02 201
2026-01 213
2025-12 172

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+ 251
1m-15m 243
15m-54m 94
0-1m 57
Other 45

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 £
Canada 74,097,476
Germany 72,432,839
United States 64,109,494
Italy 58,239,426
Netherlands 48,599,492

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 £
Canada 28,691,983 45,405,493 +16,713,510
Germany 34,859,669 37,573,170 +2,713,501
United States 37,049,921 27,059,573 -9,990,348
Italy 29,502,397 28,737,029 -765,368
Netherlands 25,397,622 23,201,870 -2,195,752
France 25,499,699 20,207,311 -5,292,388
Spain 18,949,834 16,763,466 -2,186,368
Poland 17,918,346 14,604,972 -3,313,374
Sweden 15,444,059 12,999,232 -2,444,827
Zambia 9,685,617 8,593,107 -1,092,510

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 £
XI 17,248
Netherlands 3,986
Switzerland 2,346
Germany 878
Poland 120

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 £
XI 2,998 14,250 +11,252
Netherlands 0 3,986 +3,986
Switzerland 1,129 1,217 +88
Germany 0 878 +878
Poland 120 0 -120

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) 408,754,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,254,187
Air transport 7,907,426
Other 261,597
Road transport 181,379

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) 215,319,745 193,434,963 -21,884,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 161,096,909 126,157,278 -34,939,631
Air transport 4,053,877 3,853,549 -200,328
Other 153,341 108,256 -45,085
Road transport 151,948 29,431 -122,517
Rail transport 2,920 0 -2,920

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 151,173,446
Dover / Eurotunnel 135,509,723
London Gateway Port 89,200,598
Liverpool Docks 82,448,783
Southampton 59,613,064

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 £
Immingham Docks 77,022,095 74,151,351 -2,870,744
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,528,979 62,980,744 -9,548,235
London Gateway Port 63,017,101 26,183,497 -36,833,604
Liverpool Docks 32,039,764 50,409,019 +18,369,255
Southampton 35,792,890 23,820,174 -11,972,716
Dover 19,994,947 20,596,670 +601,723
London 18,686,193 18,167,833 -518,360
Hull 18,029,427 16,479,436 -1,549,991
Felixstowe 16,906,151 13,372,816 -3,533,335
Portsmouth 7,671,332 2,411,940 -5,259,392

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 390690

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

Description: Various types of acrylic plastics not listed elsewhere, used in different industries