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 13,191,571
Belgium 2,837,833
Netherlands 1,285,732
United States 1,248,366
Turkey 962,379

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 6,023,031 7,168,540 +1,145,509
Belgium 1,341,660 1,496,173 +154,513
Netherlands 674,539 611,193 -63,346
United States 561,863 686,503 +124,640
Turkey 684,275 278,104 -406,171
Ireland 400,072 370,060 -30,012
France 237,892 408,552 +170,660
China 124,275 174,080 +49,805
Italy 70,228 84,631 +14,403
Poland 89,433 54,772 -34,661

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 13,370,413
Belgium 2,295,684
United States 1,599,428
Netherlands 1,051,149
Turkey 967,282

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 6,256,176 7,114,237 +858,061
Belgium 1,047,174 1,248,510 +201,336
United States 746,800 852,628 +105,828
Netherlands 434,393 616,756 +182,363
Turkey 687,835 279,447 -408,388
Ireland 386,899 358,734 -28,165
France 164,074 192,320 +28,246
China 142,648 203,466 +60,818
Slovakia 114,509 172,817 +58,308
Italy 64,418 86,597 +22,179

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 1 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Cheshire 1 3 +2

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) 16,865,411
Air transport 3,212,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,666,159
Other 151,897
Road transport 79,720

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) 7,764,024 9,101,387 +1,337,363
Air transport 1,470,493 1,741,869 +271,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,022,453 643,706 -378,747
Other 82,905 68,992 -13,913
Road transport 77,485 2,235 -75,250

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,069,144
Eurotunnel 4,063,574
Immingham Docks 1,666,757
East Midlands Airport 1,581,451
London 1,068,213

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 3,790,639 4,278,505 +487,866
Eurotunnel 1,657,692 2,405,882 +748,190
Immingham Docks 855,196 811,561 -43,635
East Midlands Airport 643,053 938,398 +295,345
London 467,132 601,081 +133,949
Harwich 494,469 527,105 +32,636
Felixstowe 181,983 565,507 +383,524
London Heathrow Airport 338,693 389,748 +51,055
Dover / Eurotunnel 522,127 73,455 -448,672
London Gateway Port 456,098 53,452 -402,646

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 8
Air transport 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 23
2026-02 23
2026-01 17
2025-12 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+ 41
1m-15m 26
15m-54m 16
Other 4
0-1m 2

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 2,726,339
North Macedonia 1,364,315
Lithuania 1,201,347
Morocco 894,290
United States 831,467

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 1,495,225 1,231,114 -264,111
North Macedonia 745,095 619,220 -125,875
Lithuania 714,293 487,054 -227,239
Morocco 235,267 659,023 +423,756
United States 462,752 368,715 -94,037
Ireland 392,320 401,434 +9,114
Spain 347,058 362,350 +15,292
Romania 369,065 260,271 -108,794
South Africa 3,215 485,501 +482,286
Israel 224,766 102,191 -122,575

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 19,574
Germany 1,223

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 15,185 4,389 -10,796
Germany 757 466 -291

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) 9,897,028
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,987,571
Air transport 1,852,933
Other 23,096

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) 5,565,384 4,331,644 -1,233,740
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 635,938 1,351,633 +715,695
Air transport 1,042,454 810,479 -231,975
Other 17,397 5,699 -11,698

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,415,578
London Gateway Port 1,265,851
East Midlands Airport 724,161
Holyhead 693,220
Liverpool Docks 562,402

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 4,662,978 3,752,600 -910,378
London Gateway Port 103,393 1,162,458 +1,059,065
East Midlands Airport 375,020 349,141 -25,879
Holyhead 331,928 361,292 +29,364
Liverpool Docks 438,899 123,503 -315,396
London Heathrow Airport 336,843 222,214 -114,629
Portsmouth 338,140 196,370 -141,770
ZLC 169,802 120,493 -49,309
Hull 167,029 137 -166,892
London Stansted Airport 81,194 61,579 -19,615

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