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 58,580,060
France 44,747,450
Turkey 32,383,765
Poland 24,563,561
Finland 17,685,693

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 29,630,322 28,949,738 -680,584
France 24,706,049 20,041,401 -4,664,648
Turkey 15,885,529 16,498,236 +612,707
Poland 11,899,820 12,663,741 +763,921
Finland 10,381,600 7,304,093 -3,077,507
Greece 10,497,739 7,078,011 -3,419,728
Italy 7,219,857 7,620,962 +401,105
Belgium 6,065,688 6,232,788 +167,100
Portugal 5,500,243 6,024,569 +524,326
Spain 5,206,639 4,009,096 -1,197,543

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 59,241,482
France 34,858,885
Turkey 32,593,039
Poland 26,735,530
Finland 17,922,607

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 30,368,899 28,872,583 -1,496,316
France 18,090,898 16,767,987 -1,322,911
Turkey 15,987,705 16,605,334 +617,629
Poland 13,400,840 13,334,690 -66,150
Finland 10,472,461 7,450,146 -3,022,315
Greece 10,452,338 7,156,875 -3,295,463
Italy 7,612,752 7,628,873 +16,121
Portugal 6,053,440 6,023,679 -29,761
Belgium 6,084,183 5,902,855 -181,328
Spain 6,263,024 5,164,965 -1,098,059

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 23
Shropshire and Staffordshire 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
West Yorkshire 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16

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 14 17 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 15 16 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 14 +2
West Yorkshire 14 14 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 15 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 12 +1
Outer London - West and North West 14 8 -6
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
West Midlands 10 11 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1

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) 196,628,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,732,916
Other 7,921,573
Air transport 3,629,809
Road transport 2,757,088

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) 104,503,089 92,124,982 -12,378,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,906,271 34,826,645 -3,079,626
Other 5,191,749 2,729,824 -2,461,925
Air transport 1,571,629 2,058,180 +486,551
Road transport 1,301,249 1,455,839 +154,590
Rail transport 35,317 9,842 -25,475

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 77,650,966
Felixstowe 27,627,301
Eurotunnel 25,991,795
Immingham Docks 22,903,327
London 16,077,835

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 41,472,406 36,178,560 -5,293,846
Felixstowe 14,025,144 13,602,157 -422,987
Eurotunnel 13,808,386 12,183,409 -1,624,977
Immingham Docks 10,167,600 12,735,727 +2,568,127
London 8,415,450 7,662,385 -753,065
Harwich 6,848,503 8,002,896 +1,154,393
ZLC 5,793,230 5,531,664 -261,566
Middlesbrough 6,444,688 3,496,766 -2,947,922
Killingholme 5,398,910 4,466,450 -932,460
Newhaven 5,700,171 2,774,785 -2,925,386

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
106
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
51
Other manufacturing
49
Manufacture of food products
40
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
26

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 111
2026-04 112
2026-03 109
2026-02 96
2026-01 100

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+ 162
1m-15m 131
15m-54m 61
Other 30
0-1m 21

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 31,395,267
United States 13,404,688
Germany 8,266,087
Spain 7,938,552
Denmark 6,749,219

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 18,177,967 13,217,300 -4,960,667
United States 6,207,461 7,197,227 +989,766
Germany 2,768,755 5,497,332 +2,728,577
Spain 4,101,811 3,836,741 -265,070
Denmark 3,725,171 3,024,048 -701,123
France 2,184,515 2,881,279 +696,764
Austria 1,252,500 2,931,923 +1,679,423
Portugal 1,752,486 2,024,623 +272,137
China 2,340,292 1,242,862 -1,097,430
South Africa 2,422,166 966,363 -1,455,803

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 5,355,405
Finland 151,348
United States 128,570
Ireland 81,044
Netherlands 14,077

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 2,953,019 2,402,386 -550,633
Finland 129,385 21,963 -107,422
United States 106,833 21,737 -85,096
Ireland 50,958 30,086 -20,872
Netherlands 10,622 3,455 -7,167
India 4,820 2,155 -2,665
Belgium 1,993 1,592 -401
France 1,831 1,098 -733
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) 70,233,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,386,013
Other 8,245,386
Air transport 952,747

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) 34,261,765 35,971,408 +1,709,643
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,012,585 13,373,428 -1,639,157
Other 5,405,454 2,839,932 -2,565,522
Air transport 509,373 443,374 -65,999

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,347,739
Liverpool Docks 13,760,404
Immingham Docks 9,842,596
Southampton 9,793,742
000 8,245,386

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 13,514,558 19,833,181 +6,318,623
Liverpool Docks 7,757,410 6,002,994 -1,754,416
Immingham Docks 5,216,902 4,625,694 -591,208
Southampton 2,922,821 6,870,921 +3,948,100
000 5,405,454 2,839,932 -2,565,522
London Gateway Port 5,464,004 2,640,498 -2,823,506
Felixstowe 4,883,536 1,578,783 -3,304,753
Holyhead 2,212,577 2,062,917 -149,660
Portsmouth 1,515,724 1,955,817 +440,093
Fishguard 1,940,359 894,139 -1,046,220

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