Import/export HS code 39201025: Various plastic films

Other types of plastic films made from ethylene polymers

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 £
Germany 60,601,883
France 46,864,425
Turkey 33,127,929
Poland 25,050,844
Finland 19,018,293

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 £
Germany 29,916,162 30,685,721 +769,559
France 25,242,526 21,621,899 -3,620,627
Turkey 15,218,884 17,909,045 +2,690,161
Poland 11,859,607 13,191,237 +1,331,630
Finland 10,628,696 8,389,597 -2,239,099
Greece 9,649,790 8,563,617 -1,086,173
Italy 7,182,586 8,238,574 +1,055,988
Belgium 5,988,041 6,877,627 +889,586
Portugal 4,822,979 7,097,889 +2,274,910
Ireland 5,671,512 3,556,653 -2,114,859

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 £
Germany 61,444,665
France 36,393,073
Turkey 33,381,257
Poland 27,486,069
Finland 19,280,239

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 £
Germany 30,735,828 30,708,837 -26,991
France 18,221,060 18,172,013 -49,047
Turkey 15,357,354 18,023,903 +2,666,549
Poland 13,501,678 13,984,391 +482,713
Finland 10,762,865 8,517,374 -2,245,491
Greece 9,602,565 8,644,305 -958,260
Italy 7,470,869 8,370,070 +899,201
Belgium 6,074,651 6,420,022 +345,371
Portugal 5,231,229 7,183,395 +1,952,166
Spain 6,137,085 5,139,426 -997,659

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
Shropshire and Staffordshire 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Outer London - West and North West 17

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 17 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17 18 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 14 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 15 +1
Outer London - West and North West 13 11 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 12 +2
West Yorkshire 12 14 +2
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
West Midlands 9 12 +3
Lancashire 12 9 -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) 205,763,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,303,168
Other 8,376,241
Air transport 3,836,891
Road transport 2,756,016

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) 106,510,696 99,253,207 -7,257,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,891,209 38,411,959 +3,520,750
Other 5,322,824 3,053,417 -2,269,407
Air transport 1,484,084 2,352,807 +868,723
Road transport 1,254,796 1,501,220 +246,424
Rail transport 20,518 24,641 +4,123

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 80,994,558
Felixstowe 28,245,888
Eurotunnel 27,173,224
Immingham Docks 23,657,435
London 17,284,615

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 42,880,768 38,113,790 -4,766,978
Felixstowe 13,939,720 14,306,168 +366,448
Eurotunnel 13,970,836 13,202,388 -768,448
Immingham Docks 10,627,859 13,029,576 +2,401,717
London 8,112,640 9,171,975 +1,059,335
Harwich 6,837,475 7,995,484 +1,158,009
ZLC 5,398,108 6,234,773 +836,665
Middlesbrough 6,495,471 4,638,756 -1,856,715
Killingholme 4,731,998 5,176,920 +444,922
Newhaven 5,796,810 3,743,426 -2,053,384

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 108
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 51
Other manufacturing 48
Manufacture of food products 40
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 27

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 112
2026-03 109
2026-02 96
2026-01 100
2025-12 80

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+ 164
1m-15m 132
15m-54m 63
Other 33
0-1m 23

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 33,114,070
United States 13,468,892
Spain 8,414,810
Germany 7,895,357
Denmark 7,283,048

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 18,714,797 14,399,273 -4,315,524
United States 6,527,534 6,941,358 +413,824
Spain 4,000,392 4,414,418 +414,026
Germany 1,767,303 6,128,054 +4,360,751
Denmark 4,119,131 3,163,917 -955,214
France 1,994,781 3,053,197 +1,058,416
Austria 620,766 3,345,940 +2,725,174
China 2,071,285 1,673,819 -397,466
South Africa 2,327,517 1,084,703 -1,242,814
Portugal 1,472,096 1,900,527 +428,431

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 £
XI 5,952,182
United States 160,491
Finland 154,142
Ireland 115,950
Netherlands 15,106

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 £
XI 3,252,680 2,699,502 -553,178
United States 118,647 41,844 -76,803
Finland 128,994 25,148 -103,846
Ireland 74,352 41,598 -32,754
Netherlands 11,269 3,837 -7,432
India 4,870 3,246 -1,624
Belgium 1,993 1,024 -969
France 1,917 1,051 -866
Turkey 994 0 -994
Italy 619 0 -619

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) 71,133,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,028,616
Other 8,951,757
Air transport 987,001

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) 32,321,258 38,812,331 +6,491,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,303,945 13,724,671 -1,579,274
Other 5,475,844 3,475,913 -1,999,931
Air transport 517,219 469,782 -47,437

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,398,958
Liverpool Docks 14,350,054
Immingham Docks 10,230,322
Southampton 10,126,467
000 8,951,757

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 11,065,187 21,333,771 +10,268,584
Liverpool Docks 8,245,834 6,104,220 -2,141,614
Immingham Docks 5,516,719 4,713,603 -803,116
Southampton 3,110,885 7,015,582 +3,904,697
000 5,475,844 3,475,913 -1,999,931
London Gateway Port 5,270,588 2,713,341 -2,557,247
Felixstowe 5,056,285 1,741,019 -3,315,266
Holyhead 2,196,101 2,360,119 +164,018
Portsmouth 1,502,597 2,238,916 +736,319
Fishguard 1,957,929 984,048 -973,881

Quick facts

HS code: 39201025

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

Description: Other types of plastic films made from ethylene polymers