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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* 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 17,374,864
Belgium 11,748,689
Germany 11,163,963
Netherlands 10,181,761
China 3,805,446

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 8,900,801 8,474,063 -426,738
Belgium 6,819,832 4,928,857 -1,890,975
Germany 6,206,711 4,957,252 -1,249,459
Netherlands 4,781,064 5,400,697 +619,633
China 1,404,664 2,400,782 +996,118
United States 1,718,141 1,766,972 +48,831
France 1,310,804 1,111,559 -199,245
Ireland 732,184 865,300 +133,116
Spain 743,292 722,846 -20,446
Sweden 800,359 419,343 -381,016

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 21,131,899
Belgium 11,423,888
Germany 10,617,350
Netherlands 7,448,999
China 4,012,634

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 10,938,877 10,193,022 -745,855
Belgium 6,453,997 4,969,891 -1,484,106
Germany 5,765,077 4,852,273 -912,804
Netherlands 3,670,262 3,778,737 +108,475
China 1,550,733 2,461,901 +911,168
Canada 1,203,886 1,319,228 +115,342
Spain 750,435 706,204 -44,231
Sweden 821,913 424,676 -397,237
United States 605,357 467,711 -137,646
France 606,647 457,490 -149,157

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Greater Manchester 11
West Midlands 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
West Midlands 10 5 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 3 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 6 +3
Essex 6 1 -5

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) 50,004,765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,225,933
Air transport 2,049,012
Other 1,822,510
Road transport 289,569

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) 26,022,461 23,982,304 -2,040,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,833,127 6,392,806 -1,440,321
Air transport 815,289 1,233,723 +418,434
Other 782,924 1,039,586 +256,662
Road transport 178,747 110,822 -67,925

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,084,711
Immingham Docks 13,951,573
London 6,655,263
Felixstowe 4,510,194
Killingholme 3,293,159

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 11,696,062 10,388,649 -1,307,413
Immingham Docks 7,764,695 6,186,878 -1,577,817
London 3,624,653 3,030,610 -594,043
Felixstowe 2,715,587 1,794,607 -920,980
Killingholme 1,367,245 1,925,914 +558,669
Harwich 1,493,067 1,537,379 +44,312
Eurotunnel 1,170,692 1,093,909 -76,783
Southampton 532,006 1,605,265 +1,073,259
000 782,924 1,039,586 +256,662
London Gateway Port 1,018,218 775,558 -242,660

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
47
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
23
Other manufacturing
17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
14

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+ 79
1m-15m 45
15m-54m 25
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 20,629,955
United States 6,020,794
Germany 4,643,377
Netherlands 4,233,285
Denmark 3,149,625

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 9,922,240 10,707,715 +785,475
United States 2,726,853 3,293,941 +567,088
Germany 2,715,996 1,927,381 -788,615
Netherlands 2,338,139 1,895,146 -442,993
Denmark 1,662,798 1,486,827 -175,971
France 1,669,105 1,474,895 -194,210
Poland 1,311,673 1,552,297 +240,624
Italy 1,477,361 1,070,955 -406,406
Australia 1,146,545 1,275,735 +129,190
Spain 817,143 1,079,587 +262,444

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 1,903,533
Ireland 48,732
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 177,110 1,726,423 +1,549,313
Ireland 23,413 25,319 +1,906
Germany 1,267 1,553 +286
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) 43,198,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,780,079
Air transport 4,205,475
Other 2,338,517
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) 22,739,141 20,459,264 -2,279,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,977,354 6,802,725 -174,629
Air transport 1,545,182 2,660,293 +1,115,111
Other 563,685 1,774,832 +1,211,147
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 19,449,841
Holyhead 9,465,357
Liverpool Docks 6,471,943
Immingham Docks 4,861,498
Southampton 4,717,544

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 10,072,045 9,377,796 -694,249
Holyhead 4,812,704 4,652,653 -160,051
Liverpool Docks 3,183,718 3,288,225 +104,507
Immingham Docks 2,670,302 2,191,196 -479,106
Southampton 2,584,990 2,132,554 -452,436
London Gateway Port 1,714,389 1,238,346 -476,043
Felixstowe 1,329,096 1,401,414 +72,318
000 563,685 1,774,832 +1,211,147
Fishguard 1,141,087 524,744 -616,343
Harwich 886,096 683,068 -203,028

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