Import/export HS code 39079190: Various unsaturated polyesters

Various types of plastics used in making strong 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 £
France 5,537,557
Czechia 2,990,019
Netherlands 1,387,614
Switzerland 1,134,813
India 1,040,316

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 2,485,584 3,051,973 +566,389
Czechia 1,897,071 1,092,948 -804,123
Netherlands 884,406 503,208 -381,198
Switzerland 602,569 532,244 -70,325
India 360,070 680,246 +320,176
Italy 587,569 383,332 -204,237
Japan 502,215 457,927 -44,288
Germany 123,559 222,631 +99,072
United States 239,846 84,273 -155,573
Norway 196,863 103,675 -93,188

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 £
Czechia 3,023,158
France 2,899,226
United States 2,250,781
Italy 1,275,079
India 1,040,316

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 £
Czechia 1,897,071 1,126,087 -770,984
France 1,456,995 1,442,231 -14,764
United States 1,416,148 834,633 -581,515
Italy 771,744 503,335 -268,409
India 360,070 680,246 +320,176
Japan 502,215 457,927 -44,288
Norway 199,693 122,179 -77,514
Switzerland 117,626 140,010 +22,384
Netherlands 120,792 124,736 +3,944
United Arab Emirates 140,589 76,081 -64,508

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4
Inner London - East 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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 4 6 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0

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) 9,426,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,472,567
Other 2,536,027
Air transport 416,829
Road transport 17,314

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) 5,624,910 3,802,024 -1,822,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,518,984 1,953,583 +434,599
Other 972,705 1,563,322 +590,617
Air transport 268,589 148,240 -120,349
Road transport 5,964 11,350 +5,386

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,971,363
000 2,536,027
London 2,222,607
Southampton 1,535,999
Newhaven 891,079

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 3,165,854 1,805,509 -1,360,345
000 972,705 1,563,322 +590,617
London 1,210,947 1,011,660 -199,287
Southampton 914,095 621,904 -292,191
Newhaven 541,801 349,278 -192,523
London Gateway Port 6,266 697,938 +691,672
Eurotunnel 194,522 371,995 +177,473
Immingham Docks 213,934 137,529 -76,405
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,609 121,475 -21,134
Hull 0 256,461 +256,461

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 22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 15
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 11
2025-10 14
2025-09 16
2025-08 17

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+ 32
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 14
0-1m 5
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 £
Spain 943,358
France 879,097
Australia 602,890
India 524,284
Ireland 518,627

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 £
Spain 570,399 372,959 -197,440
France 622,027 257,070 -364,957
Australia 432,886 170,004 -262,882
India 422,873 101,411 -321,462
Ireland 348,706 169,921 -178,785
China 352,948 127,174 -225,774
United States 301,687 99,433 -202,254
Germany 208,797 149,524 -59,273
Netherlands 205,476 117,467 -88,009
Italy 198,221 89,422 -108,799

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 279,659

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 106,466 173,193 +66,727

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) 3,391,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,737,184
Other 488,191
Air transport 398,918

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) 2,384,481 1,007,429 -1,377,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,968,416 768,768 -1,199,648
Other 217,922 270,269 +52,347
Air transport 293,245 105,673 -187,572

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,545,943
London Gateway Port 1,174,503
Southampton 768,893
Felixstowe 588,775
000 488,191

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 1,818,404 727,539 -1,090,865
London Gateway Port 809,080 365,423 -443,657
Southampton 527,753 241,140 -286,613
Felixstowe 496,909 91,866 -405,043
000 217,922 270,269 +52,347
Immingham Docks 264,147 89,463 -174,684
Holyhead 202,419 56,282 -146,137
London Heathrow Airport 110,041 28,622 -81,419
Harwich 105,005 0 -105,005
East Midlands Airport 52,374 45,984 -6,390

Quick facts

HS code: 39079190

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

Description: Various types of plastics used in making strong materials