Import/export HS code 39079110: Liquid unsaturated polyesters

A liquid plastic used in making coatings and adhesives

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 £
France 29,614,428
Italy 15,670,203
Netherlands 14,528,251
Belgium 13,540,579
Finland 13,212,453

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 £
France 14,615,092 14,999,336 +384,244
Italy 9,571,488 6,098,715 -3,472,773
Netherlands 6,390,318 8,137,933 +1,747,615
Belgium 6,684,126 6,856,453 +172,327
Finland 7,166,117 6,046,336 -1,119,781
Turkey 4,228,298 4,154,957 -73,341
Spain 3,791,524 3,461,259 -330,265
Germany 2,886,688 2,695,121 -191,567
Czechia 2,293,578 1,910,507 -383,071
Poland 1,611,737 1,467,088 -144,649

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 £
France 37,865,617
Italy 20,965,657
Finland 14,916,057
Netherlands 8,759,516
Spain 8,577,028

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 £
France 19,669,763 18,195,854 -1,473,909
Italy 11,159,686 9,805,971 -1,353,715
Finland 8,259,808 6,656,249 -1,603,559
Netherlands 4,094,595 4,664,921 +570,326
Spain 4,140,783 4,436,245 +295,462
Turkey 4,119,538 4,205,560 +86,022
Germany 3,147,345 3,064,298 -83,047
Czechia 2,508,271 2,840,056 +331,785
Croatia 2,227,882 193,308 -2,034,574
Poland 809,504 1,050,882 +241,378

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Midlands 6
West Yorkshire 6

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 10 6 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Cheshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Merseyside 3 4 +1
West of England 4 2 -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) 67,421,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,712,339
Other 2,198,580
Air transport 2,082,797
Road transport 5,553

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) 36,110,484 31,310,711 -4,799,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,452,574 25,259,765 -192,809
Other 1,521,752 676,828 -844,924
Air transport 1,120,850 961,947 -158,903
Road transport 1,652 3,901 +2,249

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 41,036,386
Immingham Docks 25,646,826
Felixstowe 12,713,064
London 10,831,651
Middlesbrough 8,607,089

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 £
Dover 22,715,930 18,320,456 -4,395,474
Immingham Docks 12,463,367 13,183,459 +720,092
Felixstowe 5,993,359 6,719,705 +726,346
London 6,288,180 4,543,471 -1,744,709
Middlesbrough 4,522,283 4,084,806 -437,477
Hull 4,670,439 3,770,467 -899,972
Harwich 2,489,910 2,597,743 +107,833
000 1,521,752 676,828 -844,924
Leeds Bradford Airport 779,611 731,986 -47,625
Killingholme 607,744 729,352 +121,608

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 29
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 28
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 10
Other manufacturing 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 25
2026-02 20
2026-01 25
2025-12 22

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 35
15m-54m 18
0-1m 7
Other 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 £
Ireland 11,865,801
Norway 10,525,441
Hungary 10,212,285
France 7,938,513
Germany 5,206,571

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 £
Ireland 6,927,067 4,938,734 -1,988,333
Norway 6,067,188 4,458,253 -1,608,935
Hungary 5,469,678 4,742,607 -727,071
France 4,024,627 3,913,886 -110,741
Germany 2,871,466 2,335,105 -536,361
Sweden 3,051,893 1,063,172 -1,988,721
United Arab Emirates 1,958,717 1,675,820 -282,897
Poland 2,227,580 1,237,029 -990,551
Belgium 1,227,359 1,582,942 +355,583
Singapore 1,421,040 891,515 -529,525

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 3,034,919

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 1,290,647 1,744,272 +453,625

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) 60,267,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,575,158
Other 3,056,686
Air transport 2,253,808
Rail transport 42,779

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) 33,970,639 26,296,915 -7,673,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,997,871 7,577,287 -4,420,584
Other 1,296,102 1,760,584 +464,482
Air transport 1,055,865 1,197,943 +142,078
Rail transport 12,276 30,503 +18,227

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,354,124
Immingham Docks 16,304,359
London Gateway Port 7,813,348
Holyhead 7,243,254
Felixstowe 3,371,578

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 18,106,372 16,247,752 -1,858,620
Immingham Docks 10,551,854 5,752,505 -4,799,349
London Gateway Port 4,435,247 3,378,101 -1,057,146
Holyhead 4,829,595 2,413,659 -2,415,936
Felixstowe 2,015,738 1,355,840 -659,898
000 1,296,102 1,760,584 +464,482
Southampton 1,580,504 1,186,997 -393,507
London 960,407 1,534,199 +573,792
Dover 885,611 578,901 -306,710
Liverpool Docks 790,968 425,615 -365,353

Quick facts

HS code: 39079110

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

Description: A liquid plastic used in making coatings and adhesives