Import/export HS code 39191012: PVC or polyethylene rolls

Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from PVC or polyethylene

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 £
China 10,907,881
Italy 5,251,492
Germany 5,183,102
Spain 3,293,323
United States 2,977,261

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 £
China 5,888,978 5,018,903 -870,075
Italy 2,201,506 3,049,986 +848,480
Germany 2,934,989 2,248,113 -686,876
Spain 1,785,380 1,507,943 -277,437
United States 1,256,220 1,721,041 +464,821
Greece 1,253,437 1,220,813 -32,624
South Korea 1,004,746 678,647 -326,099
Poland 781,941 694,193 -87,748
France 480,326 706,569 +226,243
Ireland 362,548 316,112 -46,436

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 £
China 11,575,838
Italy 5,447,634
United States 4,148,859
Germany 4,040,995
Spain 3,478,252

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 £
China 6,364,078 5,211,760 -1,152,318
Italy 2,317,378 3,130,256 +812,878
United States 1,904,992 2,243,867 +338,875
Germany 2,303,209 1,737,786 -565,423
Spain 1,806,302 1,671,950 -134,352
Greece 1,223,936 1,195,152 -28,784
South Korea 1,006,705 686,890 -319,815
Poland 856,455 676,745 -179,710
Thailand 308,202 232,618 -75,584
France 263,371 275,273 +11,902

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 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18
Greater Manchester 14
West Midlands 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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 16 14 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 7 11 +4
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 6 -4
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -4
West Yorkshire 10 8 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 7 +4
South East Wales 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,004,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,276,564
Air transport 2,637,631
Other 913,275
Road transport 40,204

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,944,309 10,060,323 -883,986
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,783,815 6,492,749 -291,066
Air transport 1,321,847 1,315,784 -6,063
Other 597,122 316,153 -280,969
Road transport 35,231 4,973 -30,258

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 5,714,817
Southampton 5,237,682
Dover 4,893,157
London 3,529,835
London Gateway Port 3,181,493

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 £
Felixstowe 3,533,368 2,181,449 -1,351,919
Southampton 3,226,007 2,011,675 -1,214,332
Dover 2,361,547 2,531,610 +170,063
London 1,568,971 1,960,864 +391,893
London Gateway Port 1,284,591 1,896,902 +612,311
Liverpool Docks 897,223 1,492,980 +595,757
Eurotunnel 1,219,969 992,990 -226,979
Belfast Port 977,954 675,000 -302,954
Thamesport 753,037 477,187 -275,850
Harwich 587,079 615,391 +28,312

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 94
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Other manufacturing 17
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 40
2026-02 36
2026-01 30
2025-12 33

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+ 94
1m-15m 90
15m-54m 29
0-1m 19
Other 14

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 £
France 6,692,904
Ireland 3,312,400
Netherlands 2,229,792
Spain 2,165,863
Finland 1,989,244

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 £
France 3,186,967 3,505,937 +318,970
Ireland 1,768,635 1,543,765 -224,870
Netherlands 1,123,418 1,106,374 -17,044
Spain 866,426 1,299,437 +433,011
Finland 865,486 1,123,758 +258,272
United States 1,396,834 409,797 -987,037
Germany 937,472 863,123 -74,349
Belgium 577,999 524,968 -53,031
Estonia 622,658 401,184 -221,474
Poland 399,946 511,347 +111,401

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 £
China 113,719
Poland 31,110
XI 26,669
United States 15,321
Germany 9,791

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 £
China 47,040 66,679 +19,639
Poland 16,408 14,702 -1,706
XI 21,562 5,107 -16,455
United States 9,760 5,561 -4,199
Germany 1,227 8,564 +7,337
Belgium 1,556 3,141 +1,585
Ireland 1,497 1,270 -227
Netherlands 2,456 0 -2,456
Italy 339 352 +13
Canada 0 538 +538

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) 23,763,858
Air transport 4,426,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,920,272
Other 459,471
Road transport 1,656

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) 11,131,557 12,632,301 +1,500,744
Air transport 2,399,787 2,027,196 -372,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,584,964 1,335,308 -1,249,656
Other 237,007 222,464 -14,543
Road transport 1,656 0 -1,656

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,618,856
Immingham Docks 2,218,761
East Midlands Airport 2,096,050
London Gateway Port 2,077,100
London 1,442,480

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 6,966,017 8,652,839 +1,686,822
Immingham Docks 1,122,592 1,096,169 -26,423
East Midlands Airport 1,180,432 915,618 -264,814
London Gateway Port 1,323,275 753,825 -569,450
London 510,074 932,406 +422,332
Heysham 513,303 681,331 +168,028
Dover 693,073 447,793 -245,280
Holyhead 541,163 456,547 -84,616
London Heathrow Airport 525,230 451,505 -73,725
Liverpool Docks 743,576 159,909 -583,667

Quick facts

HS code: 39191012

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

Description: Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from PVC or polyethylene