Import/export HS code 390810: Specific types of polyamides

Includes polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10, and -6,12. These are used for making strong and durable plastic items

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 96,882,728
Canada 64,879,043
Netherlands 50,663,585
France 43,148,113
Italy 21,400,033

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 48,922,490 47,960,238 -962,252
Canada 36,978,881 27,900,162 -9,078,719
Netherlands 30,060,578 20,603,007 -9,457,571
France 19,589,637 23,558,476 +3,968,839
Italy 10,316,178 11,083,855 +767,677
Belgium 11,890,387 5,749,531 -6,140,856
Turkey 4,882,723 4,417,070 -465,653
United States 6,918,074 1,494,511 -5,423,563
Spain 3,745,218 3,981,649 +236,431
Switzerland 3,366,367 4,104,329 +737,962

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 £
Germany 101,280,640
Canada 64,866,319
France 37,461,043
Netherlands 32,511,545
Italy 27,968,875

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 £
Germany 53,300,650 47,979,990 -5,320,660
Canada 37,005,222 27,861,097 -9,144,125
France 19,912,186 17,548,857 -2,363,329
Netherlands 19,043,427 13,468,118 -5,575,309
Italy 13,935,048 14,033,827 +98,779
United States 13,014,466 13,595,232 +580,766
Turkey 5,019,029 4,479,845 -539,184
Spain 3,869,590 3,761,342 -108,248
Belgium 4,927,800 2,420,553 -2,507,247
Poland 3,569,577 3,182,608 -386,969

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 13
Greater Manchester 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Inner London - West 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10

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 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 8 11 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 7 -1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 4 -3
Merseyside 7 8 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +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) 205,360,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,125,948
Air transport 8,402,332
Road transport 4,469,364
Other 747,902

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) 106,705,763 98,654,342 -8,051,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,799,165 49,326,783 -19,472,382
Air transport 3,434,014 4,968,318 +1,534,304
Road transport 2,083,093 2,386,271 +303,178
Other 393,136 354,766 -38,370

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 95,010,821
Southampton 67,246,952
Immingham Docks 30,507,976
Felixstowe 23,184,358
London 21,085,707

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 46,106,296 48,904,525 +2,798,229
Southampton 38,241,162 29,005,790 -9,235,372
Immingham Docks 15,691,078 14,816,898 -874,180
Felixstowe 12,048,519 11,135,839 -912,680
London 12,844,838 8,240,869 -4,603,969
Eurotunnel 8,357,863 6,527,958 -1,829,905
Newhaven 6,942,502 6,040,646 -901,856
Thamesport 6,730,944 5,363,256 -1,367,688
Hull 6,146,428 5,558,271 -588,157
Purfleet 5,261,908 4,638,088 -623,820

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
58
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
22
Other manufacturing
22
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 56
2026-04 55
2026-03 60
2026-02 52
2026-01 64

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+ 96
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 30
0-1m 14
Other 13

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 £
France 11,469,994
Germany 7,338,776
Belgium 5,727,275
United States 4,988,464
Mexico 4,279,800

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 £
France 6,453,744 5,016,250 -1,437,494
Germany 3,208,388 4,130,388 +922,000
Belgium 3,505,518 2,221,757 -1,283,761
United States 2,138,661 2,849,803 +711,142
Mexico 2,811,685 1,468,115 -1,343,570
China 1,835,652 1,680,718 -154,934
Italy 1,327,214 1,423,185 +95,971
Romania 1,343,160 761,373 -581,787
Denmark 423,115 1,510,580 +1,087,465
Ireland 807,336 930,758 +123,422

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 260,545
Italy 111,629
United States 48,677
Germany 24,904
India 3,170

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 25,532 235,013 +209,481
Italy 110,353 1,276 -109,077
United States 48,677 0 -48,677
Germany 12,782 12,122 -660
India 3,170 0 -3,170
China 0 434 +434

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) 36,129,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,924,664
Air transport 3,912,437
Other 458,985
Road transport 2,566

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) 18,863,852 17,265,226 -1,598,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,140,441 8,784,223 -1,356,218
Air transport 1,750,835 2,161,602 +410,767
Other 207,831 251,154 +43,323
Road transport 2,566 0 -2,566

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,108,950
Immingham Docks 8,134,284
Southampton 5,354,517
Felixstowe 5,223,992
London Gateway Port 2,914,892

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 12,846,874 13,262,076 +415,202
Immingham Docks 4,327,128 3,807,156 -519,972
Southampton 3,152,524 2,201,993 -950,531
Felixstowe 3,367,992 1,856,000 -1,511,992
London Gateway Port 1,296,308 1,618,584 +322,276
Liverpool Docks 696,691 1,183,179 +486,488
East Midlands Airport 869,863 683,958 -185,905
London 655,452 497,328 -158,124
London Heathrow Airport 498,632 597,302 +98,670
Dover 782,238 255,236 -527,002

Quick facts

HS code: 390810

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

Description: Includes polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10, and -6,12. These are used for making strong and durable plastic items