Import/export HS code 391620: Plastic monofilament and rods made of vinyl chloride polymers

Plastic items like threads, rods, or sticks made from vinyl chloride-based plastics

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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 £
Poland 18,268,525
Belgium 12,517,248
Germany 11,826,075
Netherlands 10,423,506
China 4,042,825

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 £
Poland 9,020,460 9,248,065 +227,605
Belgium 7,019,433 5,497,815 -1,521,618
Germany 6,399,317 5,426,758 -972,559
Netherlands 4,709,232 5,714,274 +1,005,042
China 1,502,162 2,540,663 +1,038,501
United States 1,462,632 2,225,632 +763,000
France 1,418,930 1,281,295 -137,635
Ireland 633,927 1,026,433 +392,506
Spain 725,178 766,064 +40,886
Sweden 786,255 476,690 -309,565

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 £
Poland 22,220,429
Belgium 12,356,271
Germany 11,167,239
Netherlands 7,648,376
China 4,252,475

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 £
Poland 11,104,469 11,115,960 +11,491
Belgium 6,862,627 5,493,644 -1,368,983
Germany 5,859,895 5,307,344 -552,551
Netherlands 3,673,227 3,975,149 +301,922
China 1,628,570 2,623,905 +995,335
Canada 939,309 1,720,959 +781,650
Spain 726,086 755,657 +29,571
Sweden 804,236 483,880 -320,356
United States 613,657 528,470 -85,187
France 601,150 495,266 -105,884

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 18
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Greater Manchester 11
West Midlands 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 13 10 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
West Midlands 10 5 -5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 8 +2
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 3 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1

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) 52,413,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,321,535
Air transport 2,149,294
Other 1,883,410
Road transport 291,191

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) 26,283,545 26,129,807 -153,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,053,081 7,268,454 -784,627
Air transport 828,688 1,320,606 +491,918
Other 679,757 1,203,653 +523,896
Road transport 178,434 112,757 -65,677

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,381,379
Immingham Docks 14,540,265
London 7,143,168
Felixstowe 4,985,741
Killingholme 3,349,488

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 11,876,033 11,505,346 -370,687
Immingham Docks 7,797,152 6,743,113 -1,054,039
London 3,849,422 3,293,746 -555,676
Felixstowe 2,620,844 2,364,897 -255,947
Killingholme 1,312,583 2,036,905 +724,322
Harwich 1,434,572 1,720,528 +285,956
Eurotunnel 1,234,050 1,145,095 -88,955
Southampton 535,145 1,626,601 +1,091,456
London Gateway Port 1,177,019 793,464 -383,555
000 679,757 1,203,653 +523,896

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 49
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 23
Other manufacturing 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 32
2026-04 36
2026-03 36
2026-02 33
2026-01 32

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+ 84
1m-15m 45
15m-54m 28
Other 17
0-1m 10

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 £
Ireland 21,466,126
United States 6,267,609
Germany 4,930,896
Netherlands 4,396,165
France 3,347,538

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 £
Ireland 9,874,989 11,591,137 +1,716,148
United States 2,816,125 3,451,484 +635,359
Germany 2,689,888 2,241,008 -448,880
Netherlands 2,426,762 1,969,403 -457,359
France 1,707,524 1,640,014 -67,510
Denmark 1,553,085 1,738,121 +185,036
Poland 1,242,045 1,683,692 +441,647
Italy 1,409,245 1,252,372 -156,873
Australia 1,247,272 1,300,377 +53,105
Spain 774,060 1,244,894 +470,834

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 1,908,944
Ireland 49,573
Germany 2,820
Belgium 422
France 390

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 119,293 1,789,651 +1,670,358
Ireland 22,112 27,461 +5,349
Germany 953 1,867 +914
Belgium 235 187 -48
France 390 0 -390
Poland 389 0 -389
China 85 109 +24
Netherlands 150 0 -150
Mexico 111 0 -111

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) 45,276,733
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,463,633
Air transport 4,320,254
Other 2,393,081
Road transport 15,625

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) 22,641,498 22,635,235 -6,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,196,840 7,266,793 +69,953
Air transport 1,466,446 2,853,808 +1,387,362
Other 549,657 1,843,424 +1,293,767
Road transport 15,625 0 -15,625

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,457,023
Holyhead 9,837,266
Liverpool Docks 6,707,307
Immingham Docks 5,104,488
Southampton 5,038,901

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 10,103,340 10,353,683 +250,343
Holyhead 4,730,880 5,106,386 +375,506
Liverpool Docks 3,254,023 3,453,284 +199,261
Immingham Docks 2,615,343 2,489,145 -126,198
Southampton 2,667,062 2,371,839 -295,223
London Gateway Port 1,822,844 1,354,925 -467,919
Felixstowe 1,345,533 1,457,783 +112,250
000 549,657 1,843,424 +1,293,767
Fishguard 1,140,026 634,700 -505,326
Harwich 827,504 741,660 -85,844

Quick facts

HS code: 391620

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

Description: Plastic items like threads, rods, or sticks made from vinyl chloride-based plastics