Import/export HS code 390710: Polyacetals

A strong, durable plastic used in making gears and bearings

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 £
Germany 16,992,091
Switzerland 5,804,809
Netherlands 4,987,675
Thailand 2,906,787
South Korea 2,671,234

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 £
Germany 9,347,433 7,644,658 -1,702,775
Switzerland 2,022,715 3,782,094 +1,759,379
Netherlands 2,629,957 2,357,718 -272,239
Thailand 1,497,293 1,409,494 -87,799
South Korea 969,787 1,701,447 +731,660
Belgium 1,294,936 1,058,249 -236,687
Slovakia 177,212 1,216,005 +1,038,793
United States 350,591 652,050 +301,459
China 404,019 381,282 -22,737
Malaysia 314,299 273,973 -40,326

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 £
Germany 20,474,369
Netherlands 9,064,858
South Korea 3,297,182
Thailand 3,218,404
United States 1,694,699

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 £
Germany 10,067,919 10,406,450 +338,531
Netherlands 4,392,920 4,671,938 +279,018
South Korea 1,275,589 2,021,593 +746,004
Thailand 1,733,424 1,484,980 -248,444
United States 642,164 1,052,535 +410,371
China 572,901 639,455 +66,554
Malaysia 576,128 448,597 -127,531
Taiwan 143,288 153,439 +10,151
Japan 174,388 39,662 -134,726
Belgium 95,598 53,440 -42,158

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Greater Manchester 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - East 4

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Lancashire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 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) 29,971,772
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,961,022
Air transport 1,940,659
Other 359,606
Road transport 23,365

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) 15,059,408 14,912,364 -147,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,836,887 5,124,135 +1,287,248
Air transport 805,241 1,135,418 +330,177
Other 311,138 48,468 -262,670
Road transport 23,365 0 -23,365

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,016,975
Hull 8,090,982
Dover 5,623,649
Felixstowe 4,132,109
Southampton 3,846,932

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 3,706,959 5,310,016 +1,603,057
Hull 4,003,061 4,087,921 +84,860
Dover 2,353,170 3,270,479 +917,309
Felixstowe 1,778,722 2,353,387 +574,665
Southampton 2,012,932 1,834,000 -178,932
Purfleet 1,137,113 905,499 -231,614
Eurotunnel 1,259,803 575,362 -684,441
Killingholme 1,038,401 307,810 -730,591
Harwich 462,218 550,991 +88,773
London 375,175 392,361 +17,186

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
39
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
15
Manufacture of food products
8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
7
Other manufacturing
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 20
2026-04 30
2026-03 25
2026-02 24
2026-01 20

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+ 42
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 12
Other 8
0-1m 7

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 £
Malaysia 1,068,871
United States 845,866
Germany 435,280
Ireland 414,332
Slovakia 351,733

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 £
Malaysia 694,926 373,945 -320,981
United States 499,790 346,076 -153,714
Germany 59,608 375,672 +316,064
Ireland 218,182 196,150 -22,032
Slovakia 221,263 130,470 -90,793
India 279,463 44,088 -235,375
Sweden 252,971 23,546 -229,425
Netherlands 124,505 92,470 -32,035
Belgium 76,651 99,065 +22,414
Switzerland 0 115,203 +115,203

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 4,835
Nicaragua 2,678

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 4,835 0 -4,835
Nicaragua 0 2,678 +2,678

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,299,662
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,869,420
Air transport 1,280,737
Other 18,699

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,648,795 650,867 -997,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 800,660 1,068,760 +268,100
Air transport 692,730 588,007 -104,723
Other 6,413 12,286 +5,873

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 844,230
Southampton 790,843
Felixstowe 754,204
East Midlands Airport 740,572
Immingham Docks 540,319

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 251,514 592,716 +341,202
Southampton 628,659 162,184 -466,475
Felixstowe 652,591 101,613 -550,978
East Midlands Airport 425,403 315,169 -110,234
Immingham Docks 278,581 261,738 -16,843
London Gateway Port 116,294 324,112 +207,818
London Heathrow Airport 185,585 134,727 -50,858
Holyhead 153,743 160,409 +6,666
Liverpool Docks 144,754 29,315 -115,439
ZLC 42,657 98,720 +56,063

Quick facts

HS code: 390710

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

Description: A strong, durable plastic used in making gears and bearings