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 7,418,080
Germany 3,899,747
Italy 1,548,750
France 544,881
China 299,641

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 3,581,877 3,836,203 +254,326
Germany 1,959,351 1,940,396 -18,955
Italy 796,617 752,133 -44,484
France 363,913 180,968 -182,945
China 178,999 120,642 -58,357
Netherlands 154,842 99,918 -54,924
Belgium 30,468 42,454 +11,986
United States 7,520 24,824 +17,304
Spain 15,346 8,616 -6,730
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 7,457,584
Germany 4,324,894
Slovenia 823,416
Italy 636,442
China 300,666

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 3,581,877 3,875,707 +293,830
Germany 2,313,292 2,011,602 -301,690
Slovenia 396,705 426,711 +30,006
Italy 274,927 361,515 +86,588
China 178,999 121,667 -57,332
Sweden 123,893 107,027 -16,866
Slovakia 133,241 0 -133,241
Netherlands 6,933 58,166 +51,233
United States 29,022 34,890 +5,868
Spain 16,379 10,265 -6,114

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
Essex 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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) 7,395,372
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,696,766
Air transport 56,836

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) 3,634,657 3,760,715 +126,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,450,963 3,245,803 -205,160
Air transport 26,202 30,634 +4,432

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,678,753
Dover 2,405,278
Eurotunnel 1,165,637
Hull 483,463
Middlesbrough 402,516

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 4,127,433 4,551,320 +423,887
Dover 1,173,069 1,232,209 +59,140
Eurotunnel 588,028 577,609 -10,419
Hull 383,759 99,704 -284,055
Middlesbrough 227,079 175,437 -51,642
Felixstowe 181,320 185,548 +4,228
Killingholme 226,762 4,071 -222,691
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,708 114,104 +104,396
Harwich 59,617 16,101 -43,516
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 15
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4
Manufacture of textiles 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 13
2026-02 13
2026-01 17
2025-12 11

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 16
15m-54m 5
0-1m 1

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 2,496,741
France 384,065
China 381,299
Germany 124,432
Ireland 119,168

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 1,080,400 1,416,341 +335,941
France 207,535 176,530 -31,005
China 172,733 208,566 +35,833
Germany 111,292 13,140 -98,152
Ireland 13,408 105,760 +92,352
Sri Lanka 43,643 54,918 +11,275
United States 78,738 14,664 -64,074
Singapore 8,800 83,486 +74,686
Belgium 68,565 21,635 -46,930
Poland 0 61,264 +61,264

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) 3,165,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 892,452
Air transport 140,599
Other 6,227
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) 1,464,564 1,700,978 +236,414
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 385,149 507,303 +122,154
Air transport 45,722 94,877 +49,155
Other 822 5,405 +4,583
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 1,252,454
London Gateway Port 1,197,132
Felixstowe 614,822
Dover / Eurotunnel 476,983
Immingham Docks 204,555

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 825,499 426,955 -398,544
London Gateway Port 325,626 871,506 +545,880
Felixstowe 193,547 421,275 +227,728
Dover / Eurotunnel 227,207 249,776 +22,569
Immingham Docks 141,750 62,805 -78,945
London Heathrow Airport 40,872 88,242 +47,370
Liverpool Docks 32,141 78,422 +46,281
Hull 72,643 21,540 -51,103
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