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 960,907
Germany 618,501
France 170,208
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 583,199 377,708 -205,491
Germany 41,420 577,081 +535,661
France 99,777 70,431 -29,346
United States 104,514 39,459 -65,055
Romania 25,279 103,436 +78,157
Netherlands 125,653 1,726 -123,927
Belgium 46,076 5,375 -40,701
China 28,989 15,321 -13,668
Japan 0 15,684 +15,684
Pakistan 12,848 0 -12,848

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 842,245
Germany 711,484
United States 289,284
Romania 128,715
Czechia 71,636

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 516,019 326,226 -189,793
Germany 94,381 617,103 +522,722
United States 248,099 41,185 -206,914
Romania 25,279 103,436 +78,157
Czechia 39,272 32,364 -6,908
France 31,902 36,388 +4,486
Hungary 46,076 10,114 -35,962
China 28,989 13,955 -15,034
Belgium 33,878 4,410 -29,468
Japan 0 15,684 +15,684

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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 1 0 -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) 1,799,409
Air transport 275,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 252,589
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) 697,174 1,102,235 +405,061
Air transport 201,869 74,093 -127,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 211,187 41,402 -169,785
Other 4 0 -4

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,030,142
Eurotunnel 521,960
Thamesport 234,485
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 576,901 453,241 -123,660
Eurotunnel 101,770 420,190 +318,420
Thamesport 195,985 38,500 -157,485
Immingham Docks 15,446 123,767 +108,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 83,796 +83,796
London Stansted Airport 66,356 9,524 -56,832
London Heathrow Airport 40,637 32,072 -8,565
East Midlands Airport 45,422 24,731 -20,691
Birmingham Airport 28,487 6,864 -21,623
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
1m-15m 8
54m+ 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 93,954
France 85,574
Belgium 59,280
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 35,357 58,597 +23,240
France 48,789 36,785 -12,004
Belgium 59,280 0 -59,280
China 13,906 26,760 +12,854
Spain 17,764 16,912 -852
Germany 10,741 12,262 +1,521
Netherlands 7,700 12,709 +5,009
United States 7,372 12,927 +5,555
India 0 15,008 +15,008

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 1,297 216 -1,081
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 382,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,971
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 186,200 196,329 +10,129
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 59,561 10,410 -49,151
Road transport 0 19,323 +19,323
Other 1,297 221 -1,076

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 178,918
London Heathrow Airport 154,262
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 94,908 84,010 -10,898
London Heathrow Airport 73,451 80,811 +7,360
Dover / Eurotunnel 59,561 5,906 -53,655
ZLC 7,106 36,363 +29,257
Southampton 0 18,987 +18,987
London Stansted Airport 10,735 8,100 -2,635
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