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 39,257,905
China 24,260,677
Greece 6,078,240
Spain 4,431,149
San Marino 3,965,394

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 21,457,045 17,800,860 -3,656,185
China 13,400,172 10,860,505 -2,539,667
Greece 3,169,825 2,908,415 -261,410
Spain 2,244,180 2,186,969 -57,211
San Marino 1,977,761 1,987,633 +9,872
India 1,853,958 1,994,501 +140,543
Poland 1,905,316 1,805,643 -99,673
Germany 1,630,366 1,348,930 -281,436
France 842,858 1,624,178 +781,320
Brazil 737,879 1,555,895 +818,016

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 41,865,842
China 24,718,358
Greece 5,820,874
Spain 4,872,881
India 4,045,893

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 22,653,006 19,212,836 -3,440,170
China 13,624,916 11,093,442 -2,531,474
Greece 3,152,642 2,668,232 -484,410
Spain 2,470,582 2,402,299 -68,283
India 2,009,813 2,036,080 +26,267
San Marino 1,992,965 1,846,268 -146,697
Poland 1,684,600 1,474,318 -210,282
Netherlands 1,256,596 1,383,446 +126,850
Brazil 737,879 1,555,895 +818,016
Germany 869,112 576,814 -292,298

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 Midlands 14
West Yorkshire 14
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 13 12 -1
West Midlands 12 9 -3
West Yorkshire 9 13 +4
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Merseyside 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 7 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 3 -4

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) 49,022,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,956,956
Air transport 2,412,428
Other 1,340,131
Road transport 415,055

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) 26,908,767 22,114,196 -4,794,571
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,248,794 21,708,162 -1,540,632
Air transport 1,325,131 1,087,297 -237,834
Other 489,636 850,495 +360,859
Road transport 16,588 398,467 +381,879

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,646,471
Felixstowe 13,332,995
Southampton 9,147,703
London 8,592,546
London Gateway Port 8,312,551

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 15,539,604 11,106,867 -4,432,737
Felixstowe 8,091,571 5,241,424 -2,850,147
Southampton 4,918,175 4,229,528 -688,647
London 3,859,915 4,732,631 +872,716
London Gateway Port 3,030,500 5,282,051 +2,251,551
Killingholme 1,335,872 3,443,536 +2,107,664
Liverpool Docks 2,925,974 1,362,584 -1,563,390
Eurotunnel 2,265,364 1,851,284 -414,080
Middlesbrough 2,302,213 1,526,638 -775,575
Harwich 1,169,796 737,647 -432,149

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 21
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
2026-04 44
2026-03 48
2026-02 41
2026-01 45
2025-12 44

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 81
54m+ 70
15m-54m 34
Other 12
0-1m 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 5,739,587
Germany 1,429,827
South Africa 1,015,065
Poland 797,532
Australia 654,092

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 2,904,870 2,834,717 -70,153
Germany 462,392 967,435 +505,043
South Africa 451,365 563,700 +112,335
Poland 425,477 372,055 -53,422
Australia 462,083 192,009 -270,074
France 215,111 339,911 +124,800
Italy 430,638 113,830 -316,808
Netherlands 239,486 235,730 -3,756
Belgium 239,221 224,279 -14,942
Sweden 170,801 277,399 +106,598

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 99,169
China 27,288
Ireland 22,198
XI 18,186
Poland 17,495

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 52,080 47,089 -4,991
China 9,097 18,191 +9,094
Ireland 4,434 17,764 +13,330
XI 82 18,104 +18,022
Poland 8,881 8,614 -267
Italy 1,112 0 -1,112
Indonesia 229 174 -55
Greece 167 62 -105
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) 8,365,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,943,705
Other 2,256,517
Air transport 1,814,306

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) 4,306,260 4,058,760 -247,500
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,796,439 1,147,266 -649,173
Other 1,032,994 1,223,523 +190,529
Air transport 673,660 1,140,646 +466,986

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,346,852
Holyhead 3,061,933
000 2,256,517
London Gateway Port 1,584,612
Liverpool Docks 815,133

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 1,450,639 1,896,213 +445,574
Holyhead 1,640,742 1,421,191 -219,551
000 1,032,994 1,223,523 +190,529
London Gateway Port 785,222 799,390 +14,168
Liverpool Docks 574,054 241,079 -332,975
ZLC 133,922 551,819 +417,897
Immingham Docks 313,548 261,399 -52,149
London Heathrow Airport 188,549 269,052 +80,503
Felixstowe 410,715 22,914 -387,801
Dover 334,921 38,916 -296,005

Quick facts

HS code: 39191015

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

Description: Narrow self-adhesive rolls made from polypropylene