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 16,670,218
Switzerland 5,645,619
Netherlands 5,012,562
Thailand 2,759,250
South Korea 2,656,960

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 9,512,355 7,157,863 -2,354,492
Switzerland 1,936,438 3,709,181 +1,772,743
Netherlands 2,616,813 2,395,749 -221,064
Thailand 1,549,333 1,209,917 -339,416
South Korea 1,042,934 1,614,026 +571,092
Belgium 1,270,851 991,898 -278,953
Slovakia 67,602 1,169,531 +1,101,929
United States 383,594 674,215 +290,621
China 375,886 317,128 -58,758
Malaysia 384,984 273,973 -111,011

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 20,060,407
Netherlands 8,813,840
South Korea 3,265,054
Thailand 3,070,867
United States 1,831,869

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 10,330,576 9,729,831 -600,745
Netherlands 4,119,397 4,694,443 +575,046
South Korea 1,361,208 1,903,846 +542,638
Thailand 1,785,464 1,285,403 -500,061
United States 745,183 1,086,686 +341,503
China 576,576 614,256 +37,680
Malaysia 590,009 486,251 -103,758
Taiwan 143,288 153,439 +10,151
Japan 155,466 56,967 -98,499
France 65,985 43,310 -22,675

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
Greater Manchester 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
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
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Lancashire 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 4 +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) 29,524,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,600,935
Air transport 2,019,134
Other 382,487
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) 15,215,966 14,308,895 -907,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,867,556 4,733,379 +865,823
Air transport 845,144 1,173,990 +328,846
Other 321,802 60,685 -261,117
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 8,900,527
Hull 7,609,266
Dover 5,542,784
Felixstowe 4,165,466
Southampton 3,676,881

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 3,844,063 5,056,464 +1,212,401
Hull 3,936,170 3,673,096 -263,074
Dover 2,205,381 3,337,403 +1,132,022
Felixstowe 1,878,142 2,287,324 +409,182
Southampton 2,042,458 1,634,423 -408,035
Purfleet 1,160,204 809,918 -350,286
Eurotunnel 1,312,685 555,124 -757,561
Killingholme 1,034,989 312,339 -722,650
Harwich 422,807 552,153 +129,346
London 375,175 358,525 -16,650

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 16
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
2026-04 30
2026-03 25
2026-02 24
2026-01 20
2025-12 28

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 26
15m-54m 11
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 1,284,147
United States 903,273
India 498,123
Germany 438,372
Ireland 386,323

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 905,907 378,240 -527,667
United States 533,898 369,375 -164,523
India 452,449 45,674 -406,775
Germany 59,726 378,646 +318,920
Ireland 217,451 168,872 -48,579
Slovakia 229,993 121,740 -108,253
Sweden 252,104 26,873 -225,231
Netherlands 104,106 116,562 +12,456
Turkey 125,340 69,917 -55,423
Belgium 80,846 75,190 -5,656

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 5,453
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 5,175 278 -4,897
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) 2,853,863
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,835,499
Air transport 1,283,208
Other 18,641

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) 2,205,445 648,418 -1,557,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 787,247 1,048,252 +261,005
Air transport 662,221 620,987 -41,234
Other 6,680 11,961 +5,281

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 858,880
Dover / Eurotunnel 855,440
Felixstowe 805,018
East Midlands Airport 718,637
London Gateway Port 622,844

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 £
Southampton 696,699 162,181 -534,518
Dover / Eurotunnel 235,892 619,548 +383,656
Felixstowe 708,034 96,984 -611,050
East Midlands Airport 421,179 297,458 -123,721
London Gateway Port 301,798 321,046 +19,248
Immingham Docks 275,254 265,065 -10,189
Liverpool Docks 397,666 29,315 -368,351
London Heathrow Airport 150,605 181,267 +30,662
Holyhead 153,012 133,131 -19,881
ZLC 51,846 99,289 +47,443

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