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 1,996,445
United States 1,026,944
South Korea 401,874
Japan 379,573
France 293,970

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 1,108,511 887,934 -220,577
United States 500,472 526,472 +26,000
South Korea 173,623 228,251 +54,628
Japan 213,941 165,632 -48,309
France 168,446 125,524 -42,922
Mexico 191,289 0 -191,289
India 174,349 1,723 -172,626
Ireland 52,467 36,690 -15,777
Romania 74,096 0 -74,096
Netherlands 18,868 51,475 +32,607

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 2,376,816
United States 789,821
South Korea 399,774
Japan 387,379
Mexico 250,662

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 1,253,295 1,123,521 -129,774
United States 430,950 358,871 -72,079
South Korea 171,523 228,251 +56,728
Japan 215,366 172,013 -43,353
Mexico 244,285 6,377 -237,908
India 174,349 1,723 -172,626
United Kingdom 86,109 39,188 -46,921
Romania 74,096 0 -74,096
Thailand 11,571 61,360 +49,789
Ireland 34,961 17,286 -17,675

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Lancashire 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
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
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 3 1 -2
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +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) 2,707,323
Air transport 1,586,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 524,303
Other 41,746
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) 1,418,953 1,288,370 -130,583
Air transport 1,008,076 578,629 -429,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 307,516 216,787 -90,729
Other 18,424 23,322 +4,898
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 926,645
London Gateway Port 794,915
Southampton 758,633
London Heathrow Airport 712,173
Manchester Airport 402,650

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 506,801 419,844 -86,957
London Gateway Port 431,733 363,182 -68,551
Southampton 355,913 402,720 +46,807
London Heathrow Airport 477,128 235,045 -242,083
Manchester Airport 211,730 190,920 -20,810
Eurotunnel 115,129 151,716 +36,587
Dover 127,092 33,082 -94,010
Grangemouth Docks 64,366 92,672 +28,306
London Stansted Airport 25,898 95,131 +69,233
East Midlands Airport 88,000 12,183 -75,817

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
6
Air transport
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 9
2026-03 5
2026-02 5
2026-01 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+ 24
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 12
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 2,237,528
Indonesia 291,660
Singapore 253,575
Netherlands 212,578
Italy 210,689

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 1,459,969 777,559 -682,410
Indonesia 136,924 154,736 +17,812
Singapore 152,779 100,796 -51,983
Netherlands 123,560 89,018 -34,542
Italy 99,574 111,115 +11,541
United Arab Emirates 134,762 56,243 -78,519
Germany 98,925 84,015 -14,910
Ireland 75,668 105,040 +29,372
China 121,152 37,265 -83,887
India 91,033 61,965 -29,068

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 39,322
XI 2,890
China 1,256
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 17,326 21,996 +4,670
XI 1,378 1,512 +134
China 616 640 +24
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 5,501,867
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 368,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 225,475
Other 65,504
Road transport 6,127

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 3,294,144 2,207,723 -1,086,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 164,354 203,769 +39,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 157,597 67,878 -89,719
Other 31,618 33,886 +2,268
Road transport 6,127 0 -6,127

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 2,350,612
London Stansted Airport 1,103,159
London Heathrow Airport 1,048,122
ZLC 864,024
Dover / Eurotunnel 274,203

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 1,791,816 558,796 -1,233,020
London Stansted Airport 523,668 579,491 +55,823
London Heathrow Airport 588,982 459,140 -129,842
ZLC 291,005 573,019 +282,014
Dover / Eurotunnel 135,823 138,380 +2,557
Liverpool Docks 57,871 54,283 -3,588
Manchester Airport 103,550 7,591 -95,959
London Gateway Port 44,761 23,486 -21,275
000 31,618 33,886 +2,268
Southampton 50,238 250 -49,988

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