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 34,590,245
China 21,990,834
Greece 5,727,735
Spain 3,978,051
India 3,600,538

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 21,285,985 13,304,260 -7,981,725
China 13,164,354 8,826,480 -4,337,874
Greece 3,237,270 2,490,465 -746,805
Spain 2,204,644 1,773,407 -431,237
India 1,967,059 1,633,479 -333,580
San Marino 1,820,842 1,659,179 -161,663
Poland 1,779,674 1,491,430 -288,244
Germany 1,572,101 1,050,744 -521,357
Netherlands 1,491,370 753,130 -738,240
France 911,346 930,519 +19,173

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 36,942,873
China 22,433,468
Greece 5,469,282
Spain 4,340,975
India 3,783,302

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 22,545,154 14,397,719 -8,147,435
China 13,349,279 9,084,189 -4,265,090
Greece 3,220,087 2,249,195 -970,892
Spain 2,442,682 1,898,293 -544,389
India 2,094,048 1,689,254 -404,794
San Marino 1,864,363 1,537,760 -326,603
Poland 1,564,950 1,187,794 -377,156
Netherlands 1,302,748 964,887 -337,861
Brazil 737,879 874,549 +136,670
Germany 876,683 411,942 -464,741

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 14
West Midlands 14
West Yorkshire 13
Greater Manchester 12
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 11 11 +0
West Midlands 10 11 +1
West Yorkshire 9 12 +3
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Merseyside 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 6 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 6 +3

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) 43,681,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,759,071
Air transport 2,321,683
Other 1,140,270
Road transport 387,252

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) 26,324,323 17,357,513 -8,966,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,346,164 16,412,907 -6,933,257
Air transport 1,339,055 982,628 -356,427
Other 477,807 662,463 +184,656
Road transport 12,171 375,081 +362,910

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,984,359
Felixstowe 12,015,951
Southampton 8,568,350
London 7,452,383
London Gateway Port 7,314,422

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 14,743,865 10,240,494 -4,503,371
Felixstowe 8,194,635 3,821,316 -4,373,319
Southampton 4,868,385 3,699,965 -1,168,420
London 3,934,013 3,518,370 -415,643
London Gateway Port 2,918,824 4,395,598 +1,476,774
Liverpool Docks 2,821,527 1,313,638 -1,507,889
Eurotunnel 2,392,594 1,266,803 -1,125,791
Middlesbrough 2,375,548 956,677 -1,418,871
Killingholme 1,311,451 991,588 -319,863
Harwich 1,190,322 590,498 -599,824

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 69
Other manufacturing 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Manufacture of food products 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 52
2025-10 51
2025-09 48
2025-08 32

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 82
54m+ 66
15m-54m 32
0-1m 13
Other 11

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 5,083,474
Germany 1,325,656
South Africa 1,015,000
Australia 731,249
Poland 728,272

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 2,986,742 2,096,732 -890,010
Germany 467,210 858,446 +391,236
South Africa 597,972 417,028 -180,944
Australia 544,614 186,635 -357,979
Poland 398,876 329,396 -69,480
Italy 408,647 119,119 -289,528
France 210,959 281,177 +70,218
Indonesia 445,479 0 -445,479
Belgium 250,258 189,635 -60,623
United States 204,465 217,366 +12,901

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 88,189
China 21,892
Poland 15,474
Ireland 9,981
XI 4,227

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 47,989 40,200 -7,789
China 9,055 12,837 +3,782
Poland 8,299 7,175 -1,124
Ireland 4,263 5,718 +1,455
XI 76 4,151 +4,075
Italy 1,112 0 -1,112
Indonesia 219 151 -68
Greece 175 67 -108
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) 7,721,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,020,163
Other 1,888,677
Air transport 1,417,196

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) 4,382,562 3,339,250 -1,043,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,088,396 931,767 -1,156,629
Other 993,842 894,835 -99,007
Air transport 609,262 807,934 +198,672

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,151,854
Holyhead 2,856,990
000 1,888,677
London Gateway Port 1,567,384
Liverpool Docks 737,993

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 1,453,394 1,698,460 +245,066
Holyhead 1,748,856 1,108,134 -640,722
000 993,842 894,835 -99,007
London Gateway Port 909,141 658,243 -250,898
Liverpool Docks 547,088 190,905 -356,183
Felixstowe 520,048 20,286 -499,762
Immingham Docks 312,687 224,497 -88,190
ZLC 120,670 345,343 +224,673
Dover 344,163 41,534 -302,629
London Heathrow Airport 144,238 235,838 +91,600

Quick facts

HS code: 39191015

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

Description: Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from polypropylene