Import/export HS code 39199020: Polishing pads for semiconductors

Self-adhesive circular plastic pads used for polishing semiconductor wafers

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  • 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 1,999,549
United States 1,012,422
Japan 524,508
South Korea 395,289
Mexico 360,020

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 927,536 1,072,013 +144,477
United States 473,642 538,780 +65,138
Japan 287,618 236,890 -50,728
South Korea 184,837 210,452 +25,615
Mexico 360,020 0 -360,020
France 169,968 138,062 -31,906
India 196,701 3,493 -193,208
Ireland 64,617 52,242 -12,375
Romania 92,922 0 -92,922
Netherlands 28,573 32,455 +3,882

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 2,367,005
United States 803,330
Japan 532,314
Mexico 432,866
South Korea 391,799

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 1,053,050 1,313,955 +260,905
United States 428,581 374,749 -53,832
Japan 287,618 244,696 -42,922
Mexico 426,489 6,377 -420,112
South Korea 183,447 208,352 +24,905
India 196,701 3,493 -193,208
United Kingdom 86,109 20,168 -65,941
Romania 92,922 0 -92,922
Ireland 48,340 30,128 -18,212
Thailand 0 67,455 +67,455

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 7
Greater Manchester 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 4
Inner London - West 3

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 6 3 -3
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 1 -2

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) 2,772,397
Air transport 1,841,113
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 573,165
Other 43,724
Road transport 2,054

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) 1,334,111 1,438,286 +104,175
Air transport 1,171,115 669,998 -501,117
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 350,137 223,028 -127,109
Other 16,901 26,823 +9,922
Road transport 0 2,054 +2,054

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 896,084
Southampton 849,829
London Heathrow Airport 835,598
London Gateway Port 797,067
Manchester Airport 385,105

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 536,347 359,737 -176,610
Southampton 465,438 384,391 -81,047
London Heathrow Airport 589,390 246,208 -343,182
London Gateway Port 242,042 555,025 +312,983
Manchester Airport 181,070 204,035 +22,965
Eurotunnel 92,904 146,651 +53,747
Dover 176,047 31,334 -144,713
Glasgow Airport 151,251 33,249 -118,002
Grangemouth Docks 32,662 124,376 +91,714
East Midlands Airport 111,968 13,867 -98,101

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 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 7
Other manufacturing 5
Air transport 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 5
2026-02 5
2026-01 7
2025-12 7

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+ 25
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 11
0-1m 9
Other 7

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 £
United States 2,426,370
United Arab Emirates 299,444
Indonesia 262,589
Singapore 250,944
Italy 233,419

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 £
United States 1,495,754 930,616 -565,138
United Arab Emirates 225,963 73,481 -152,482
Indonesia 138,967 123,622 -15,345
Singapore 118,238 132,706 +14,468
Italy 119,897 113,522 -6,375
China 199,568 16,049 -183,519
Netherlands 69,737 123,843 +54,106
Ireland 78,622 107,996 +29,374
Germany 105,685 70,721 -34,964
India 78,232 76,075 -2,157

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 £
United States 38,169
XI 2,969
China 1,293
France 65
Lithuania 36

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 £
United States 15,520 22,649 +7,129
XI 1,294 1,675 +381
China 657 636 -21
France 0 65 +65
Lithuania 0 36 +36

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,847,997
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 378,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 300,030
Other 66,032
Road transport 7,423

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 £
Air transport 3,472,098 2,375,899 -1,096,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 181,440 197,481 +16,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 180,819 119,211 -61,608
Other 30,087 35,945 +5,858
Road transport 1,296 6,127 +4,831

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,788,835
London Stansted Airport 1,015,586
London Heathrow Airport 984,879
ZLC 882,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 289,723

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,989,524 799,311 -1,190,213
London Stansted Airport 456,085 559,501 +103,416
London Heathrow Airport 501,783 483,096 -18,687
ZLC 374,819 507,660 +132,841
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,694 140,029 -9,665
Liverpool Docks 83,666 64,323 -19,343
Manchester Airport 112,335 18,360 -93,975
Southampton 32,677 48,351 +15,674
London Gateway Port 55,912 19,054 -36,858
000 30,087 35,945 +5,858

Quick facts

HS code: 39199020

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

Description: Self-adhesive circular plastic pads used for polishing semiconductor wafers