Import/export HS code 39169050: Plastic monofilament and rods made of addition polymers

Plastic items like threads, rods, or sticks made from addition polymers

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Germany 11,367,497
Belgium 2,511,202
Netherlands 1,325,339
United States 1,182,509
Turkey 938,146

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 5,534,006 5,833,491 +299,485
Belgium 1,337,751 1,173,451 -164,300
Netherlands 795,495 529,844 -265,651
United States 464,507 718,002 +253,495
Turkey 520,729 417,417 -103,312
Ireland 258,549 359,086 +100,537
France 193,322 390,651 +197,329
China 118,128 145,673 +27,545
Italy 60,353 95,919 +35,566
Poland 104,027 49,109 -54,918

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 11,668,349
Belgium 2,043,870
United States 1,482,308
Netherlands 1,007,244
Turkey 941,706

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 5,811,176 5,857,173 +45,997
Belgium 1,060,310 983,560 -76,750
United States 637,579 844,729 +207,150
Netherlands 505,715 501,529 -4,186
Turkey 523,042 418,664 -104,378
Ireland 244,468 351,447 +106,979
France 159,849 183,182 +23,333
China 137,405 178,097 +40,692
Slovakia 71,616 198,822 +127,206
Italy 68,250 85,129 +16,879

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Cheshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,921,614
Air transport 2,823,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,685,411
Other 133,350
Road transport 77,485

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) 7,197,768 7,723,846 +526,078
Air transport 1,227,541 1,596,167 +368,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,185,033 500,378 -684,655
Other 84,332 49,018 -35,314
Road transport 2,385 75,100 +72,715

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,434,232
Eurotunnel 3,266,336
Immingham Docks 1,401,529
East Midlands Airport 1,386,332
Harwich 1,056,751

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 3,586,260 3,847,972 +261,712
Eurotunnel 1,522,121 1,744,215 +222,094
Immingham Docks 810,759 590,770 -219,989
East Midlands Airport 424,536 961,796 +537,260
Harwich 538,439 518,312 -20,127
London 366,706 506,585 +139,879
Felixstowe 314,845 461,946 +147,101
London Heathrow Airport 332,868 302,067 -30,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 469,275 132,761 -336,514
London Gateway Port 369,751 134,564 -235,187

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 18
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 16
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10
Other manufacturing 9
Air transport 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 17
2025-11 19
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 19

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+ 39
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 14
Other 5
0-1m 3

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 £
Slovakia 2,814,593
North Macedonia 1,447,548
Lithuania 1,391,203
United States 715,065
Ireland 706,000

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 £
Slovakia 1,491,507 1,323,086 -168,421
North Macedonia 862,068 585,480 -276,588
Lithuania 989,197 402,006 -587,191
United States 435,836 279,229 -156,607
Ireland 368,247 337,753 -30,494
Morocco 143,746 560,353 +416,607
Romania 421,540 256,563 -164,977
Spain 396,134 259,120 -137,014
South Africa 169,290 332,004 +162,714
Israel 224,766 109,722 -115,044

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 £
Italy 18,971
Germany 757

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 £
Italy 14,378 4,593 -9,785
Germany 374 383 +9

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) 10,178,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,991,102
Air transport 1,531,334
Other 21,758

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) 5,965,182 4,212,932 -1,752,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 920,443 1,070,659 +150,216
Air transport 1,024,992 506,342 -518,650
Other 15,875 5,883 -9,992

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,814,473
London Gateway Port 1,017,017
Holyhead 621,019
Liverpool Docks 552,242
East Midlands Airport 523,183

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 5,030,956 3,783,517 -1,247,439
London Gateway Port 218,306 798,711 +580,405
Holyhead 308,887 312,132 +3,245
Liverpool Docks 347,658 204,584 -143,074
East Midlands Airport 364,591 158,592 -205,999
London Heathrow Airport 330,812 165,404 -165,408
Portsmouth 386,284 98,368 -287,916
Hull 304,708 0 -304,708
ZLC 173,032 60,466 -112,566
Immingham Docks 152,035 17,238 -134,797

Quick facts

HS code: 39169050

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

Description: Plastic items like threads, rods, or sticks made from addition polymers