Import/export HS code 39199020: Polishing pads for semiconductors

Self-adhesive circular plastic pads used for polishing semiconductor wafers

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* 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 1,659,237
United States 904,732
Japan 455,722
Mexico 444,345
South Korea 379,784

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 859,744 799,493 -60,251
United States 459,395 445,337 -14,058
Japan 259,260 196,462 -62,798
Mexico 444,345 0 -444,345
South Korea 257,771 122,013 -135,758
France 166,903 151,615 -15,288
India 247,405 27,552 -219,853
Ireland 81,926 30,854 -51,072
Romania 111,799 0 -111,799
Sweden 109,606 0 -109,606

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 2,027,905
United States 734,303
Mexico 517,191
Japan 463,528
South Korea 376,294

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 1,006,401 1,021,504 +15,103
United States 454,196 280,107 -174,089
Mexico 501,555 15,636 -485,919
Japan 259,260 204,268 -54,992
South Korea 256,381 119,913 -136,468
India 247,405 27,552 -219,853
Romania 111,799 0 -111,799
Sweden 109,606 0 -109,606
United Kingdom 49,793 41,549 -8,244
Ireland 63,080 12,842 -50,238

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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 7 2 -5
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 3 0 -3
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 0 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +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) 2,561,204
Air transport 1,921,177
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 569,682
Other 42,472
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) 1,411,146 1,150,058 -261,088
Air transport 1,421,400 499,777 -921,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 381,174 188,508 -192,666
Other 19,873 22,599 +2,726
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 £
London Gateway Port 793,661
London Heathrow Airport 793,443
Felixstowe 761,639
Southampton 746,336
Manchester Airport 334,323

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 £
London Gateway Port 226,467 567,194 +340,727
London Heathrow Airport 644,365 149,078 -495,287
Felixstowe 591,498 170,141 -421,357
Southampton 516,439 229,897 -286,542
Manchester Airport 158,587 175,736 +17,149
East Midlands Airport 252,401 21,166 -231,235
Glasgow Airport 214,412 17,726 -196,686
Eurotunnel 94,225 133,796 +39,571
Dover 190,135 33,725 -156,410
Grangemouth Docks 0 157,038 +157,038

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 8
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
2026-01 7
2025-11 11
2025-10 6
2025-09 6
2025-08 8

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+ 28
1m-15m 15
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 2,735,781
United Arab Emirates 396,359
Indonesia 241,458
China 241,022
Germany 215,661

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 1,705,399 1,030,382 -675,017
United Arab Emirates 317,318 79,041 -238,277
Indonesia 138,506 102,952 -35,554
China 177,506 63,516 -113,990
Germany 164,964 50,697 -114,267
Italy 131,094 56,338 -74,756
Ireland 97,757 79,870 -17,887
Singapore 106,974 68,090 -38,884
Netherlands 51,903 123,114 +71,211
France 102,054 43,049 -59,005

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 33,083
XI 3,111
China 1,335
France 10

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 14,975 18,108 +3,133
XI 1,774 1,337 -437
China 829 506 -323
France 0 10 +10

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 6,002,332
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 347,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 283,293
Other 59,096
Road transport 9,484

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 3,764,065 2,238,267 -1,525,798
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 155,277 192,679 +37,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,375 103,918 -75,457
Other 30,891 28,205 -2,686
Road transport 3,357 6,127 +2,770

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,156,060
London Heathrow Airport 1,066,545
London Stansted Airport 828,544
ZLC 787,279
Dover / Eurotunnel 271,226

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 1,967,933 1,188,127 -779,806
London Heathrow Airport 599,089 467,456 -131,633
London Stansted Airport 490,056 338,488 -151,568
ZLC 552,938 234,341 -318,597
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,023 151,203 +31,180
Manchester Airport 114,074 14,392 -99,682
Liverpool Docks 70,310 47,873 -22,437
London Gateway Port 65,982 20,418 -45,564
Southampton 34,581 48,101 +13,520
000 30,891 28,205 -2,686

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