Import/export HS code 391722: Plastic tubes and pipes made of propylene polymers

Tubes and pipes made from propylene-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 £
Netherlands 3,561,252
Germany 3,356,758
Ireland 3,145,983
Austria 2,870,671
Romania 2,269,306

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 £
Netherlands 1,556,745 2,004,507 +447,762
Germany 1,644,304 1,712,454 +68,150
Ireland 1,599,312 1,546,671 -52,641
Austria 164,903 2,705,768 +2,540,865
Romania 964,201 1,305,105 +340,904
Italy 675,744 1,460,224 +784,480
China 617,275 352,152 -265,123
France 482,328 243,035 -239,293
United States 591,856 131,794 -460,062
Belgium 319,700 392,100 +72,400

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 3,784,135
Netherlands 3,363,925
Austria 2,877,688
Ireland 2,855,504
Romania 2,269,306

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 1,949,341 1,834,794 -114,547
Netherlands 1,413,797 1,950,128 +536,331
Austria 164,953 2,712,735 +2,547,782
Ireland 1,442,346 1,413,158 -29,188
Romania 964,201 1,305,105 +340,904
Italy 690,707 1,383,759 +693,052
China 631,234 380,185 -251,049
United States 559,763 129,589 -430,174
Belgium 258,671 369,852 +111,181
Poland 322,199 213,279 -108,920

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Greater Manchester 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 6 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 3 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 4 -2
Kent 5 1 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
West Midlands 4 4 +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) 18,824,780
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,155,580
Air transport 1,042,241
Other 527,667
Road transport 317,469

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) 7,532,692 11,292,088 +3,759,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,279,863 875,717 -404,146
Air transport 611,857 430,384 -181,473
Other 291,040 236,627 -54,413
Road transport 113,865 203,604 +89,739

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,905,455
Felixstowe 2,499,362
Holyhead 1,793,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,594,844
Immingham Docks 1,535,530

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 2,999,598 5,905,857 +2,906,259
Felixstowe 1,202,670 1,296,692 +94,022
Holyhead 996,295 797,168 -199,127
Dover / Eurotunnel 494,776 1,100,068 +605,292
Immingham Docks 647,029 888,501 +241,472
Eurotunnel 437,797 678,610 +240,813
Milford 260,229 470,576 +210,347
000 291,040 236,627 -54,413
ZLC 255,062 238,558 -16,504
Southampton 319,456 158,908 -160,548

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
40
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
19
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
12
Other manufacturing
11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 25
2026-04 23
2026-03 20
2026-02 25
2026-01 22

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+ 51
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 30
0-1m 9
Other 9

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 £
Norway 6,717,202
Ireland 5,171,906
United States 4,019,582
Germany 3,535,009
France 2,004,748

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 £
Norway 3,854,889 2,862,313 -992,576
Ireland 2,751,973 2,419,933 -332,040
United States 1,898,161 2,121,421 +223,260
Germany 1,684,576 1,850,433 +165,857
France 979,099 1,025,649 +46,550
Spain 737,696 915,550 +177,854
Italy 667,931 722,690 +54,759
Malaysia 47,536 898,204 +850,668
United Arab Emirates 54,133 723,954 +669,821
Taiwan 389,940 243,348 -146,592

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 601,960
XI 123,807
Ireland 26,370
Spain 22,376
China 16,958

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 340,478 261,482 -78,996
XI 51,693 72,114 +20,421
Ireland 1,091 25,279 +24,188
Spain 14,974 7,402 -7,572
China 7,517 9,441 +1,924
XL 2,764 1,864 -900
Taiwan 21 35 +14

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) 12,733,004
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,022,739
Air transport 4,800,434
Other 2,676,312
Road transport 10,754

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) 6,332,971 6,400,033 +67,062
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,853,766 6,168,973 +315,207
Air transport 2,009,547 2,790,887 +781,340
Other 1,370,625 1,305,687 -64,938
Road transport 9,573 1,181 -8,392

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,464,504
Immingham Docks 6,777,482
000 2,676,312
London Heathrow Airport 2,390,692
London Gateway Port 2,370,186

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 4,030,860 4,433,644 +402,784
Immingham Docks 3,931,012 2,846,470 -1,084,542
000 1,370,625 1,305,687 -64,938
London Heathrow Airport 711,057 1,679,635 +968,578
London Gateway Port 446,701 1,923,485 +1,476,784
Southampton 972,833 975,196 +2,363
Liverpool Docks 922,482 562,641 -359,841
East Midlands Airport 789,744 681,418 -108,326
Holyhead 539,431 546,897 +7,466
Dover 256,337 260,530 +4,193

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 391722

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

Description: Tubes and pipes made from propylene-based plastics