Import/export HS code 390730: Epoxide resins

A type of plastic used in making strong adhesives and coatings

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 74,081,936
Switzerland 66,910,191
Netherlands 41,260,259
Taiwan 37,821,879
United States 22,181,873

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 39,322,208 34,759,728 -4,562,480
Switzerland 32,370,652 34,539,539 +2,168,887
Netherlands 23,384,747 17,875,512 -5,509,235
Taiwan 17,292,719 20,529,160 +3,236,441
United States 11,411,147 10,770,726 -640,421
South Korea 8,389,665 9,462,847 +1,073,182
France 6,661,522 4,800,301 -1,861,221
Belgium 6,148,985 3,339,660 -2,809,325
Italy 4,099,268 2,941,650 -1,157,618
China 3,491,792 2,115,501 -1,376,291

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 £
Switzerland 78,871,704
Germany 69,201,451
Taiwan 38,223,504
Netherlands 29,146,313
United States 25,281,888

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 £
Switzerland 38,422,237 40,449,467 +2,027,230
Germany 34,958,508 34,242,943 -715,565
Taiwan 17,612,928 20,610,576 +2,997,648
Netherlands 18,534,555 10,611,758 -7,922,797
United States 12,925,819 12,356,069 -569,750
South Korea 12,035,548 10,605,506 -1,430,042
Italy 6,189,031 3,909,416 -2,279,615
France 4,783,104 3,649,092 -1,134,012
Poland 965,716 4,313,347 +3,347,631
Spain 2,893,662 2,364,454 -529,208

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 27
Surrey, East and West Sussex 26
Inner London - West 25

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
Greater Manchester 23 24 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 25 +6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 22 18 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 21 +1
Inner London - West 16 19 +3
West Midlands 20 17 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 8 -9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 12 +0
West Yorkshire 11 13 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 11 10 -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) 146,334,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,143,299
Road transport 52,415,695
Air transport 26,929,052
Other 2,701,684

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) 80,760,896 65,573,508 -15,187,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,664,919 46,478,380 +2,813,461
Road transport 23,992,710 28,422,985 +4,430,275
Air transport 12,777,033 14,152,019 +1,374,986
Other 2,024,898 676,786 -1,348,112

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 52,799,636
Felixstowe 48,468,031
Dover 38,715,999
Immingham Docks 35,516,341
London 22,505,463

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 £
ZLC 24,241,887 28,557,749 +4,315,862
Felixstowe 23,384,815 25,083,216 +1,698,401
Dover 22,333,958 16,382,041 -5,951,917
Immingham Docks 17,350,017 18,166,324 +816,307
London 11,959,923 10,545,540 -1,414,383
Eurotunnel 9,432,870 8,660,284 -772,586
Harwich 8,318,851 6,031,159 -2,287,692
Liverpool Docks 5,883,376 5,807,933 -75,443
London Heathrow Airport 5,525,698 4,524,917 -1,000,781
Hull 5,353,409 4,015,678 -1,337,731

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
109
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
84
Specialised construction activities
32
Other manufacturing
30
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 97
2026-04 102
2026-03 115
2026-02 99
2026-01 93

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+ 189
1m-15m 159
15m-54m 46
0-1m 40
Other 25

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 27,832,571
United States 13,655,798
France 10,026,483
Italy 7,029,557
Austria 5,935,471

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 13,643,524 14,189,047 +545,523
United States 7,366,413 6,289,385 -1,077,028
France 5,323,240 4,703,243 -619,997
Italy 3,446,763 3,582,794 +136,031
Austria 2,479,529 3,455,942 +976,413
China 2,933,115 2,818,833 -114,282
United Arab Emirates 2,839,950 2,576,191 -263,759
Australia 2,354,618 1,988,680 -365,938
Sweden 3,730,813 507,221 -3,223,592
Poland 1,787,839 2,413,505 +625,666

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 684,868
China 21,327
United States 18,394
Germany 12,463
France 820

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 173,736 511,132 +337,396
China 7,649 13,678 +6,029
United States 10,118 8,276 -1,842
Germany 3,462 9,001 +5,539
France 272 548 +276
Switzerland 64 635 +571
Taiwan 334 0 -334

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) 88,625,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,213,065
Air transport 24,589,924
Other 783,068

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) 44,706,153 43,919,595 -786,558
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,303,503 18,909,562 -3,393,941
Air transport 11,456,611 13,133,313 +1,676,702
Other 214,136 568,932 +354,796

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,011,284
London Gateway Port 18,615,898
London Heathrow Airport 14,326,631
Southampton 12,978,664
Felixstowe 9,115,991

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 34,429,355 35,581,929 +1,152,574
London Gateway Port 10,685,722 7,930,176 -2,755,546
London Heathrow Airport 6,854,256 7,472,375 +618,119
Southampton 6,200,389 6,778,275 +577,886
Felixstowe 5,742,588 3,373,403 -2,369,185
Immingham Docks 3,114,734 3,790,492 +675,758
Manchester Airport 1,376,631 1,599,011 +222,380
ZLC 850,883 1,293,527 +442,644
Dover 1,063,128 1,004,763 -58,365
Liverpool Docks 962,161 942,279 -19,882

Quick facts

HS code: 390730

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

Description: A type of plastic used in making strong adhesives and coatings