Import/export HS code 3911: Petroleum and other resins in basic forms

Unprocessed resins like petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, and polyterpenes, used in adhesives and coatings

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Germany 51,624,693
Japan 48,220,931
China 34,084,047
Belgium 23,958,026
France 21,781,591

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 26,863,914 24,760,779 -2,103,135
Japan 24,393,662 23,827,269 -566,393
China 17,740,278 16,343,769 -1,396,509
Belgium 12,234,848 11,723,178 -511,670
France 11,751,550 10,030,041 -1,721,509
United States 13,279,911 7,820,520 -5,459,391
Netherlands 9,595,301 10,588,974 +993,673
Italy 4,646,098 4,171,207 -474,891
South Korea 5,122,696 2,962,327 -2,160,369
Sweden 3,076,098 2,913,782 -162,316

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 57,706,542
Japan 50,341,496
China 37,672,541
United States 32,802,628
France 16,656,484

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 29,645,224 28,061,318 -1,583,906
Japan 25,218,702 25,122,794 -95,908
China 19,610,556 18,061,985 -1,548,571
United States 20,040,559 12,762,069 -7,278,490
France 8,851,583 7,804,901 -1,046,682
Belgium 7,932,916 8,020,914 +87,998
South Korea 5,315,694 3,144,333 -2,171,361
Italy 3,940,594 3,976,859 +36,265
Sweden 2,876,005 2,704,341 -171,664
Netherlands 2,706,250 2,732,956 +26,706

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 29
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
West Yorkshire 22
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17

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 19 26 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 16 -2
West Yorkshire 18 15 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 17 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 12 +1
Cheshire 11 10 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 12 8 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Merseyside 7 10 +3
West Midlands 10 8 -2

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) 131,170,585
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 115,603,437
Air transport 11,970,789
Other 3,154,113
Road transport 95,505

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) 70,662,717 60,507,868 -10,154,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,043,389 55,560,048 -4,483,341
Air transport 6,560,067 5,410,722 -1,149,345
Other 1,564,931 1,589,182 +24,251
Road transport 63,499 32,006 -31,493

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 62,204,565
Immingham Docks 40,202,596
Felixstowe 39,158,866
Dover 37,841,491
Killingholme 15,716,772

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 £
Southampton 32,818,034 29,386,531 -3,431,503
Immingham Docks 18,885,525 21,317,071 +2,431,546
Felixstowe 20,318,863 18,840,003 -1,478,860
Dover 20,248,007 17,593,484 -2,654,523
Killingholme 7,648,358 8,068,414 +420,056
Liverpool Docks 5,115,017 2,850,825 -2,264,192
London Heathrow Airport 3,554,198 3,263,401 -290,797
London 3,832,632 2,974,811 -857,821
London Gateway Port 4,392,147 1,901,161 -2,490,986
Eurotunnel 3,557,730 2,704,890 -852,840

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
96
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
73
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
36
Other manufacturing
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 107
2026-04 114
2026-03 101
2026-02 97
2026-01 104

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+ 147
1m-15m 102
15m-54m 42
0-1m 25
Other 19

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 24,276,985
Germany 20,868,413
United States 9,192,648
Ireland 8,889,143
Belgium 8,080,240

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 13,315,300 10,961,685 -2,353,615
Germany 13,336,218 7,532,195 -5,804,023
United States 3,530,275 5,662,373 +2,132,098
Ireland 5,603,543 3,285,600 -2,317,943
Belgium 2,590,255 5,489,985 +2,899,730
Norway 4,237,203 3,044,356 -1,192,847
Italy 1,936,175 1,348,749 -587,426
Singapore 286,126 1,600,948 +1,314,822
Saudi Arabia 943,479 926,521 -16,958
Japan 170,134 1,695,382 +1,525,248

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 2,883,221
Ireland 54,264

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 1,500,176 1,383,045 -117,131
Ireland 13,050 41,214 +28,164

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) 71,104,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,330,343
Air transport 6,546,711
Other 2,999,190

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) 40,163,672 30,940,617 -9,223,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,370,186 12,960,157 +589,971
Air transport 2,037,994 4,508,717 +2,470,723
Other 1,543,193 1,455,997 -87,196

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 34,781,685
Hull 18,930,633
Immingham Docks 11,902,753
Southampton 6,477,248
London Gateway Port 6,285,370

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 18,420,962 16,360,723 -2,060,239
Hull 11,381,328 7,549,305 -3,832,023
Immingham Docks 7,534,915 4,367,838 -3,167,077
Southampton 1,861,289 4,615,959 +2,754,670
London Gateway Port 3,403,294 2,882,076 -521,218
Liverpool Docks 3,172,991 1,678,295 -1,494,696
Felixstowe 1,146,289 1,934,549 +788,260
000 1,543,193 1,455,997 -87,196
London Heathrow Airport 679,170 2,130,376 +1,451,206
London 1,252,095 1,118,138 -133,957

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3911

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

Description: Unprocessed resins like petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, and polyterpenes, used in adhesives and coatings