Import/export HS code 390721: Bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate

A special plastic used in making fire-resistant materials

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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 £
Singapore 538,855
Switzerland 279,243
Ireland 258,556
United Arab Emirates 141,311
China 78,777

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 £
Singapore 274,613 264,242 -10,371
Switzerland 95,884 183,359 +87,475
Ireland 122,816 135,740 +12,924
United Arab Emirates 9,862 131,449 +121,587
China 73,531 5,246 -68,285
Germany 45,084 22,260 -22,824
India 0 64,393 +64,393
Saudi Arabia 0 48,478 +48,478
United States 19,736 26,627 +6,891
Norway 30,421 0 -30,421

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 £
Singapore 553,786
Germany 315,847
Saudi Arabia 156,586
China 80,055
India 64,393

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 £
Singapore 284,475 269,311 -15,164
Germany 107,779 208,068 +100,289
Saudi Arabia 0 156,586 +156,586
China 73,531 6,524 -67,007
India 0 64,393 +64,393
United States 19,736 26,561 +6,825
Belgium 37,815 6,776 -31,039
Norway 30,421 0 -30,421
United Kingdom 691 24,471 +23,780
Sweden 0 18,272 +18,272

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Merseyside 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1

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
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Merseyside 0 2 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Kent 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 798,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 363,351
Other 254,499
Air transport 193,227

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 402,742 395,459 -7,283
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,207 211,144 +58,937
Other 119,083 135,416 +16,333
Air transport 12,785 180,442 +167,657

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 550,368
Dover / Eurotunnel 279,243
000 254,499
Manchester Airport 166,558
Liverpool Docks 151,282

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 £
Felixstowe 163,806 386,562 +222,756
Dover / Eurotunnel 95,884 183,359 +87,475
000 119,083 135,416 +16,333
Manchester Airport 0 166,558 +166,558
Liverpool Docks 151,282 0 -151,282
Dover 45,461 16,886 -28,575
Grangemouth Docks 46,127 0 -46,127
Aberdeen Docks 25,510 0 -25,510
London 14,246 2,884 -11,362
Southampton 1,771 7,547 +5,776

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
5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 3
2026-03 6
2026-02 7
2026-01 3

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+ 13
1m-15m 2
Other 2
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 £
Turkey 89,185
Germany 77,524
India 58,704
United States 38,645
Ireland 35,520

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 £
Turkey 44,747 44,438 -309
Germany 13,398 64,126 +50,728
India 49,723 8,981 -40,742
United States 31,613 7,032 -24,581
Ireland 22,720 12,800 -9,920
Singapore 30,322 0 -30,322
Malta 17,809 9,413 -8,396
United Arab Emirates 16,705 4,115 -12,590
Ukraine 18,918 0 -18,918
France 4,590 12,548 +7,958

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) 198,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 159,866
Air transport 133,642

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) 119,180 79,199 -39,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,485 24,381 -111,104
Air transport 51,800 81,842 +30,042

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 155,138
London Gateway Port 86,211
East Midlands Airport 63,236
London Heathrow Airport 53,589
Holyhead 32,300

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 88,739 66,399 -22,340
London Gateway Port 70,811 15,400 -55,411
East Midlands Airport 27,039 36,197 +9,158
London Heathrow Airport 14,150 39,439 +25,289
Holyhead 19,500 12,800 -6,700
Tyne 32,053 0 -32,053
Liverpool Docks 25,321 0 -25,321
Middlesbrough 10,520 8,981 -1,539
ZLC 5,986 4,115 -1,871
London Stansted Airport 4,625 2,091 -2,534

Quick facts

HS code: 390721

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

Description: A special plastic used in making fire-resistant materials