Import/export HS code 390920: Melamine resins

Basic forms of melamine resins, used for making heat-resistant and durable plastic products

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  • 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 £
Norway 6,875,572
Germany 3,699,324
Italy 1,473,171
France 633,888
China 284,441

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 £
Norway 3,545,700 3,329,872 -215,828
Germany 1,960,116 1,739,208 -220,908
Italy 814,550 658,621 -155,929
France 499,304 134,584 -364,720
China 146,267 138,174 -8,093
Netherlands 238,195 38,279 -199,916
Belgium 30,468 42,454 +11,986
United States 7,520 21,443 +13,923
Spain 15,346 8,616 -6,730
Slovenia 4,818 9,732 +4,914

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 £
Norway 6,915,076
Germany 4,325,524
Slovenia 714,236
Italy 670,957
China 285,466

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 £
Norway 3,545,700 3,369,376 -176,324
Germany 2,528,890 1,796,634 -732,256
Slovenia 336,009 378,227 +42,218
Italy 349,688 321,269 -28,419
China 146,267 139,199 -7,068
Sweden 124,411 75,304 -49,107
Slovakia 133,241 0 -133,241
United States 33,258 30,327 -2,931
Spain 14,748 6,042 -8,706
Japan 15,165 0 -15,165

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Merseyside 5
West Yorkshire 5
Cheshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 8 7 -1
Merseyside 5 1 -4
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
North Wales 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,893,231
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,432,248
Air transport 87,916

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,523,637 3,369,594 -154,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,686,040 2,746,208 -939,832
Air transport 63,399 24,517 -38,882

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,068,962
Dover 2,324,272
Eurotunnel 1,158,773
Hull 455,382
Middlesbrough 403,114

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 4,149,461 3,919,501 -229,960
Dover 1,283,424 1,040,848 -242,576
Eurotunnel 564,456 594,317 +29,861
Hull 352,818 102,564 -250,254
Middlesbrough 343,938 59,176 -284,762
Felixstowe 158,315 169,902 +11,587
Killingholme 188,544 42,289 -146,255
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,179 114,104 +101,925
Harwich 59,617 10,765 -48,852
Southampton 37,727 16,108 -21,619

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 16
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4
Manufacture of textiles 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 14
2025-08 9

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+ 27
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 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 £
Australia 1,952,636
China 398,675
France 375,558
Germany 124,432
Belgium 93,165

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 £
Australia 987,019 965,617 -21,402
China 185,423 213,252 +27,829
France 193,395 182,163 -11,232
Germany 111,292 13,140 -98,152
Belgium 43,161 50,004 +6,843
Sri Lanka 46,948 46,146 -802
United States 78,738 5,594 -73,144
Poland 24,772 31,377 +6,605
Ireland 14,436 37,177 +22,741
Singapore 8,800 32,300 +23,500

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 £
Sweden 6,057

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 £
Sweden 738 5,319 +4,581

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,633,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 751,208
Air transport 118,653
Other 6,141
Road transport 1,332

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,389,278 1,244,460 -144,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 393,578 357,630 -35,948
Air transport 56,159 62,494 +6,335
Other 822 5,319 +4,497
Road transport 1,332 0 -1,332

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,160,845
London Gateway Port 954,300
Dover / Eurotunnel 459,473
Felixstowe 380,221
Immingham Docks 164,623

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 £
Southampton 997,002 163,843 -833,159
London Gateway Port 229,297 725,003 +495,706
Dover / Eurotunnel 239,558 219,915 -19,643
Felixstowe 26,157 354,064 +327,907
Immingham Docks 141,750 22,873 -118,877
Hull 60,763 51,252 -9,511
London Heathrow Airport 49,758 56,900 +7,142
Dover 11,062 30,802 +19,740
Holyhead 13,614 27,695 +14,081
Liverpool Docks 32,141 1,550 -30,591

Quick facts

HS code: 390920

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

Description: Basic forms of melamine resins, used for making heat-resistant and durable plastic products