Import/export HS code 39171090: Artificial sausage casings made of cellulose

Sausage casings made from cellulose materials

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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 £
Czechia 998,158
Germany 619,447
France 176,018
United States 143,973
Romania 128,715

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 £
Czechia 567,930 430,228 -137,702
Germany 42,366 577,081 +534,715
France 102,770 73,248 -29,522
United States 104,514 39,459 -65,055
Romania 22,819 105,896 +83,077
Netherlands 120,350 7,029 -113,321
Belgium 46,076 5,375 -40,701
China 28,989 15,321 -13,668
Pakistan 17,601 0 -17,601
Japan 0 15,684 +15,684

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 £
Spain 879,496
Germany 711,484
United States 289,284
Romania 128,715
France 75,655

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 £
Spain 511,309 368,187 -143,122
Germany 94,381 617,103 +522,722
United States 243,747 45,537 -198,210
Romania 22,819 105,896 +83,077
France 36,450 39,205 +2,755
Czechia 39,272 32,364 -6,908
Hungary 46,076 10,114 -35,962
China 28,989 13,955 -15,034
Belgium 23,319 14,969 -8,350
Italy 15,057 3,448 -11,609

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 3
Inner London - East 2
Inner London - West 2
Kent 2
Outer London - West and North West 2

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 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Kent 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 0 1 +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) 1,848,434
Air transport 282,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 253,924
Other 4

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) 698,961 1,149,473 +450,512
Air transport 206,546 75,491 -131,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 196,660 57,264 -139,396
Other 4 0 -4

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,068,339
Eurotunnel 531,233
Thamesport 235,820
Immingham Docks 139,213
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,796

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 573,137 495,202 -77,935
Eurotunnel 105,766 425,467 +319,701
Thamesport 181,458 54,362 -127,096
Immingham Docks 15,446 123,767 +108,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 83,796 +83,796
London Stansted Airport 66,356 9,524 -56,832
East Midlands Airport 50,175 24,731 -25,444
London Heathrow Airport 40,637 32,072 -8,565
Birmingham Airport 28,411 8,262 -20,149
Medway 14,297 0 -14,297

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 4
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 3
2026-04 6
2026-03 4
2026-02 4
2025-12 7

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+ 9
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 5
0-1m 2
Other 1

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 £
Kenya 694,945
Ireland 97,576
Belgium 92,739
France 85,574
China 40,666

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 £
Kenya 694,945 0 -694,945
Ireland 36,556 61,020 +24,464
Belgium 92,739 0 -92,739
France 48,789 36,785 -12,004
China 13,906 26,760 +12,854
Spain 14,522 20,154 +5,632
United Arab Emirates 28,931 5,374 -23,557
Germany 11,681 12,262 +581
Netherlands 7,700 12,709 +5,009
United States 7,372 12,927 +5,555

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 1,513
Ireland 5

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 1,154 359 -795
Ireland 0 5 +5

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 721,226
Air transport 439,628
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,593
Road transport 19,323
Other 1,518

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 696,485 24,741 -671,744
Air transport 234,512 205,116 -29,396
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 63,183 10,410 -52,773
Road transport 0 19,323 +19,323
Other 1,154 364 -790

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Greenock 354,642
Grangemouth Docks 340,303
East Midlands Airport 212,377
London Heathrow Airport 176,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,467

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 £
Greenock 354,642 0 -354,642
Grangemouth Docks 340,303 0 -340,303
East Midlands Airport 120,717 91,660 -29,057
London Heathrow Airport 96,151 80,811 -15,340
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,561 5,906 -53,655
ZLC 5,969 37,500 +31,531
London Stansted Airport 11,675 8,100 -3,575
Southampton 0 18,987 +18,987
Edinburgh Airport 0 6,368 +6,368
Liverpool Docks 1,540 4,827 +3,287

Quick facts

HS code: 39171090

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

Description: Sausage casings made from cellulose materials