Import/export HS code 39191015: Polypropylene rolls

Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from polypropylene

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 £
Italy 37,041,374
China 22,513,872
Greece 5,942,609
Spain 4,372,011
San Marino 3,900,473

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 £
Italy 20,639,182 16,402,192 -4,236,990
China 13,114,199 9,399,673 -3,714,526
Greece 3,295,870 2,646,739 -649,131
Spain 2,322,762 2,049,249 -273,513
San Marino 2,517,346 1,383,127 -1,134,219
India 1,797,926 1,976,257 +178,331
Poland 1,807,499 1,691,887 -115,612
Germany 1,680,747 1,137,940 -542,807
France 952,695 1,553,043 +600,348
Brazil 1,019,304 1,382,929 +363,625

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 £
Italy 39,529,170
China 22,937,378
Greece 5,685,243
Spain 4,785,433
India 3,962,171

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 £
Italy 22,032,703 17,496,467 -4,536,236
China 13,411,864 9,525,514 -3,886,350
Greece 3,239,328 2,445,915 -793,413
Spain 2,469,011 2,316,422 -152,589
India 1,967,113 1,995,058 +27,945
San Marino 2,502,953 1,241,762 -1,261,191
Poland 1,583,810 1,361,389 -222,421
Netherlands 1,280,514 1,379,965 +99,451
Brazil 1,019,304 1,382,929 +363,625
Germany 704,663 505,070 -199,593

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 16
West Yorkshire 14
West Midlands 13
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 11

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 12 12 +0
West Yorkshire 11 12 +1
West Midlands 12 8 -4
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 8 5 -3
Merseyside 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 6 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -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) 45,972,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,231,926
Air transport 2,350,556
Other 1,332,558
Road transport 434,588

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) 25,905,352 20,066,999 -5,838,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,312,411 19,919,515 -3,392,896
Air transport 1,656,773 693,783 -962,990
Other 569,218 763,340 +194,122
Road transport 351,512 83,076 -268,436

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,859,830
Felixstowe 12,133,820
London 8,660,841
Southampton 8,579,873
London Gateway Port 8,252,378

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 15,842,274 9,017,556 -6,824,718
Felixstowe 6,480,029 5,653,791 -826,238
London 4,473,731 4,187,110 -286,621
Southampton 4,746,552 3,833,321 -913,231
London Gateway Port 4,169,054 4,083,324 -85,730
Killingholme 698,943 4,111,485 +3,412,542
Liverpool Docks 3,293,791 862,384 -2,431,407
Eurotunnel 2,314,886 1,665,263 -649,623
Middlesbrough 1,844,572 1,609,001 -235,571
Harwich 1,103,912 730,409 -373,503

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
70
Other manufacturing
22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
17
Manufacture of food products
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 44
2026-03 48
2026-02 41
2026-01 45

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 79
54m+ 69
15m-54m 33
0-1m 11
Other 10

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 £
Ireland 5,502,776
Germany 1,390,548
South Africa 919,329
Poland 850,956
France 539,935

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 £
Ireland 2,936,379 2,566,397 -369,982
Germany 526,075 864,473 +338,398
South Africa 451,917 467,412 +15,495
Poland 378,536 472,420 +93,884
France 220,367 319,568 +99,201
Italy 404,733 103,076 -301,657
Netherlands 251,989 239,751 -12,238
Australia 391,833 85,125 -306,708
Sweden 199,800 241,530 +41,730
United States 253,946 178,232 -75,714

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 £
France 96,086
China 33,313
XI 22,814
Ireland 22,602
Poland 16,742

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 £
France 53,020 43,066 -9,954
China 8,728 24,585 +15,857
XI 60 22,754 +22,694
Ireland 4,928 17,674 +12,746
Poland 8,584 8,158 -426
Italy 1,112 0 -1,112
Indonesia 222 213 -9
Greece 169 44 -125
India 45 0 -45
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 33 +33

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) 8,029,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,471,554
Other 2,210,321
Air transport 1,808,084

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) 4,298,713 3,731,101 -567,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,611,068 860,486 -750,582
Other 1,117,658 1,092,663 -24,995
Air transport 715,073 1,093,011 +377,938

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,177,724
Holyhead 2,891,248
000 2,210,321
London Gateway Port 1,486,920
Liverpool Docks 791,549

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 1,481,452 1,696,272 +214,820
Holyhead 1,581,483 1,309,765 -271,718
000 1,117,658 1,092,663 -24,995
London Gateway Port 923,161 563,759 -359,402
Liverpool Docks 568,316 223,233 -345,083
ZLC 185,277 539,814 +354,537
Immingham Docks 359,682 201,471 -158,211
London Heathrow Airport 194,371 256,048 +61,677
Dover 298,179 91,576 -206,603
East Midlands Airport 198,490 150,900 -47,590

Quick facts

HS code: 39191015

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

Description: Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from polypropylene