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 6,943,739
Germany 3,649,179
Italy 1,541,531
France 475,458
China 283,231

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 3,814,271 3,129,468 -684,803
Germany 2,036,591 1,612,588 -424,003
Italy 817,560 723,971 -93,589
France 294,494 180,964 -113,530
China 173,986 109,245 -64,741
Netherlands 146,146 97,829 -48,317
Belgium 31,440 41,482 +10,042
United States 23,628 8,716 -14,912
Spain 23,962 0 -23,962
Finland 0 21,664 +21,664

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 6,983,243
Germany 4,016,834
Slovenia 781,038
Italy 672,622
China 284,256

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 3,814,271 3,168,972 -645,299
Germany 2,309,071 1,707,763 -601,308
Slovenia 356,427 424,611 +68,184
Italy 371,327 301,295 -70,032
China 175,011 109,245 -65,766
Sweden 108,445 107,532 -913
Slovakia 133,241 0 -133,241
Netherlands 6,933 58,166 +51,233
United States 46,102 17,810 -28,292
Finland 0 21,664 +21,664

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
West Yorkshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
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 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 3 1 -2
West Midlands 1 3 +2
Essex 2 1 -1
North Wales 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,925,016
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,341,476
Air transport 53,736

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) 3,845,321 3,079,695 -765,626
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,507,928 2,833,548 -674,380
Air transport 31,718 22,018 -9,700

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,170,215
Dover 2,314,602
Eurotunnel 1,130,047
Hull 423,358
Middlesbrough 347,315

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 4,331,756 3,838,459 -493,297
Dover 1,233,902 1,080,700 -153,202
Eurotunnel 636,993 493,054 -143,939
Hull 391,519 31,839 -359,680
Middlesbrough 171,878 175,437 +3,559
Felixstowe 174,927 165,566 -9,361
Killingholme 146,661 4,071 -142,590
Dover / Eurotunnel 81,105 38,357 -42,748
Harwich 59,617 41,787 -17,830
London Gateway Port 29,782 34,658 +4,876

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
14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
4
Manufacture of textiles
4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 16
2026-03 13
2026-02 13
2026-01 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+ 25
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 4

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 2,552,098
France 375,841
China 362,223
Ireland 119,139
Sri Lanka 93,033

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 1,305,592 1,246,506 -59,086
France 186,277 189,564 +3,287
China 160,575 201,648 +41,073
Ireland 13,324 105,815 +92,491
Sri Lanka 50,192 42,841 -7,351
Singapore 8,800 83,486 +74,686
Belgium 69,213 13,763 -55,450
Germany 50,854 13,140 -37,714
Poland 29,989 31,275 +1,286
United States 46,387 14,664 -31,723

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
Poland 31

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
Poland 0 31 +31

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) 3,122,733
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 864,861
Air transport 122,731
Other 6,198

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) 1,605,190 1,517,543 -87,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 382,606 482,255 +99,649
Air transport 27,854 94,877 +67,023
Other 738 5,460 +4,722

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,315,529
Southampton 1,168,847
Felixstowe 614,822
Dover / Eurotunnel 468,495
Immingham Docks 151,144

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 £
London Gateway Port 621,418 694,111 +72,693
Southampton 748,941 419,906 -329,035
Felixstowe 197,933 416,889 +218,956
Dover / Eurotunnel 238,306 230,189 -8,117
Immingham Docks 80,533 70,611 -9,922
London Heathrow Airport 23,004 88,242 +65,238
Liverpool Docks 3,820 78,422 +74,602
Hull 67,423 13,668 -53,755
Dover 0 48,635 +48,635
Holyhead 12,586 19,320 +6,734

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