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 483,472
Ireland 218,885
Switzerland 157,698
United Arab Emirates 129,598
China 128,163

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 280,768 202,704 -78,064
Ireland 121,472 97,413 -24,059
Switzerland 59,163 98,535 +39,372
United Arab Emirates 5,240 124,358 +119,118
China 124,692 3,471 -121,221
Germany 45,426 17,582 -27,844
Norway 4,911 25,510 +20,599
Saudi Arabia 0 26,087 +26,087
Australia 0 24,471 +24,471
Canada 22,249 1,212 -21,037

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 486,690
Germany 189,966
Saudi Arabia 134,195
China 129,419
Belgium 43,947

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 286,008 200,682 -85,326
Germany 70,051 119,915 +49,864
Saudi Arabia 0 134,195 +134,195
China 125,948 3,471 -122,477
Belgium 38,428 5,519 -32,909
United States 22,249 20,948 -1,301
Norway 4,911 25,510 +20,599
United Kingdom 2,036 24,471 +22,435
Sweden 0 18,272 +18,272
Netherlands 8,615 3,071 -5,544

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Kent 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0

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) 724,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 239,999
Other 215,152
Air transport 159,579

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) 437,929 286,304 -151,625
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,577 121,422 +2,845
Other 119,088 96,064 -23,024
Air transport 8,551 151,028 +142,477

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 423,670
000 215,152
Dover / Eurotunnel 159,043
Liverpool Docks 151,282
Manchester Airport 135,407

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 178,472 245,198 +66,726
000 119,088 96,064 -23,024
Dover / Eurotunnel 60,508 98,535 +38,027
Liverpool Docks 151,282 0 -151,282
Manchester Airport 0 135,407 +135,407
Grangemouth Docks 84,155 0 -84,155
Dover 46,954 8,183 -38,771
London 22,249 15,976 -6,273
Aberdeen Docks 0 25,510 +25,510
London Stansted Airport 1,256 7,083 +5,827

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 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 1
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 3
2025-07 3
2025-05 5

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+ 10
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 £
Germany 81,926
Turkey 77,587
India 58,704
Ireland 37,142
United States 36,438

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 £
Germany 17,800 64,126 +46,326
Turkey 44,490 33,097 -11,393
India 0 58,704 +58,704
Ireland 23,469 13,673 -9,796
United States 30,667 5,771 -24,896
Singapore 30,322 0 -30,322
Malta 15,312 11,910 -3,402
China 26,051 0 -26,051
United Arab Emirates 7,000 13,820 +6,820
Ukraine 0 18,918 +18,918

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) 190,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,834
Air transport 132,544

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) 100,553 90,146 -10,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,193 82,641 -7,552
Air transport 42,514 90,030 +47,516

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 145,836
London Gateway Port 99,179
East Midlands Airport 60,894
London Heathrow Airport 53,589
Holyhead 33,922

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 69,363 76,473 +7,110
London Gateway Port 68,092 31,087 -37,005
East Midlands Airport 24,605 36,289 +11,684
London Heathrow Airport 7,000 46,589 +39,589
Holyhead 20,249 13,673 -6,576
Tyne 0 32,053 +32,053
Liverpool Docks 25,321 0 -25,321
Middlesbrough 0 19,501 +19,501
ZLC 6,284 5,061 -1,223
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