Import/export HS code 39072999: Various polyethers

Various other types of strong plastics used in different industries

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Netherlands 25,097,376
Germany 20,697,317
Belgium 19,741,490
Spain 19,261,412
France 10,197,995

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 £
Netherlands 12,390,656 12,706,720 +316,064
Germany 11,468,156 9,229,161 -2,238,995
Belgium 9,504,775 10,236,715 +731,940
Spain 9,960,689 9,300,723 -659,966
France 5,639,136 4,558,859 -1,080,277
Italy 5,579,093 1,688,913 -3,890,180
Switzerland 3,922,078 1,666,531 -2,255,547
United States 1,191,010 837,085 -353,925
Singapore 1,486,053 288,538 -1,197,515
China 337,895 381,307 +43,412

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 £
Spain 21,360,693
Netherlands 17,009,652
United States 16,434,594
Germany 13,096,623
Italy 12,889,329

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 £
Spain 10,854,565 10,506,128 -348,437
Netherlands 8,538,912 8,470,740 -68,172
United States 8,462,669 7,971,925 -490,744
Germany 7,073,386 6,023,237 -1,050,149
Italy 8,858,552 4,030,777 -4,827,775
Belgium 5,877,176 6,758,118 +880,942
France 5,425,336 4,738,966 -686,370
Japan 2,841,404 609,298 -2,232,106
Singapore 2,007,469 814,482 -1,192,987
China 775,768 635,015 -140,753

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 19
Greater Manchester 18
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11

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 14 14 +0
Greater Manchester 12 15 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 9 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Lancashire 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2

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) 56,089,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,975,709
Air transport 12,358,731
Other 9,670,208
Road transport 1,554,658

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) 29,508,484 26,581,443 -2,927,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,071,861 19,903,848 +3,831,987
Air transport 8,520,309 3,838,422 -4,681,887
Other 8,794,533 875,675 -7,918,858
Road transport 114,125 1,440,533 +1,326,408

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,893,998
Hull 14,933,180
Dover 12,644,435
000 9,670,208
Birmingham Airport 6,940,363

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 7,596,980 11,297,018 +3,700,038
Hull 8,958,750 5,974,430 -2,984,320
Dover 6,533,433 6,111,002 -422,431
000 8,794,533 875,675 -7,918,858
Birmingham Airport 4,914,701 2,025,662 -2,889,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,594,025 2,914,917 -679,108
Middlesbrough 1,073,771 5,084,823 +4,011,052
Killingholme 4,593,166 921,011 -3,672,155
Felixstowe 2,138,206 2,618,136 +479,930
Eurotunnel 1,737,116 2,173,474 +436,358

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
75
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
45
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
17
Other manufacturing
13
Scientific research and development
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 54
2026-04 63
2026-03 61
2026-02 69
2026-01 57

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+ 94
1m-15m 58
15m-54m 26
Other 15
0-1m 5

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 177,603,701
United States 77,743,234
China 36,697,044
Japan 20,843,810
South Korea 11,837,436

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 89,885,514 87,718,187 -2,167,327
United States 39,532,834 38,210,400 -1,322,434
China 18,099,762 18,597,282 +497,520
Japan 10,400,143 10,443,667 +43,524
South Korea 5,554,032 6,283,404 +729,372
India 1,487,986 1,769,288 +281,302
Singapore 1,345,845 1,693,861 +348,016
Switzerland 2,134,829 864,168 -1,270,661
Netherlands 1,186,395 1,584,543 +398,148
France 1,437,884 801,447 -636,437

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 65,946

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 39,826 26,120 -13,706

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) 190,861,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,289,768
Air transport 47,215,547
Other 66,002

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) 96,294,655 94,566,432 -1,728,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,815,221 52,474,547 -15,340,674
Air transport 16,108,436 31,107,111 +14,998,675
Other 39,826 26,176 -13,650

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,583,322
Southampton 70,552,366
Manchester Airport 41,681,133
London Gateway Port 26,557,233
Felixstowe 11,216,725

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 87,681,699 89,901,623 +2,219,924
Southampton 40,253,328 30,299,038 -9,954,290
Manchester Airport 12,974,044 28,707,089 +15,733,045
London Gateway Port 15,049,092 11,508,141 -3,540,951
Felixstowe 3,274,553 7,942,172 +4,667,619
Hull 6,176,413 2,283,266 -3,893,147
Liverpool Docks 7,058,949 802,058 -6,256,891
London Heathrow Airport 1,881,721 1,340,370 -541,351
Immingham Docks 1,345,486 1,230,652 -114,834
London 1,146,076 732,755 -413,321

Quick facts

HS code: 39072999

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

Description: Various other types of strong plastics used in different industries