Import/export HS code 39201028: Plastic sheets, 0.94mm or thicker

Plastic sheets made of ethylene polymers, 0.94mm or thicker

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 20,480,450
Belgium 13,335,142
France 9,494,726
Hungary 6,516,753
Italy 6,049,579

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 10,518,794 9,961,656 -557,138
Belgium 6,033,983 7,301,159 +1,267,176
France 4,745,465 4,749,261 +3,796
Hungary 3,353,176 3,163,577 -189,599
Italy 3,474,210 2,575,369 -898,841
China 3,524,869 1,938,085 -1,586,784
Denmark 3,158,343 2,111,982 -1,046,361
Netherlands 3,762,253 1,320,060 -2,442,193
Spain 1,870,929 1,708,198 -162,731
India 1,411,281 512,370 -898,911

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 26,119,437
Italy 10,035,766
France 7,654,314
Hungary 7,046,155
China 5,595,850

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 13,186,063 12,933,374 -252,689
Italy 5,760,917 4,274,849 -1,486,068
France 3,686,724 3,967,590 +280,866
Hungary 3,510,668 3,535,487 +24,819
China 3,624,223 1,971,627 -1,652,596
Belgium 2,572,356 2,567,710 -4,646
Denmark 2,813,720 1,796,275 -1,017,445
Spain 1,454,861 1,210,744 -244,117
Netherlands 1,519,564 715,127 -804,437
India 1,449,893 512,370 -937,523

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 17
Greater Manchester 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
West Yorkshire 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 13 12 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
West Yorkshire 10 9 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 8 +0
Merseyside 9 8 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6 8 +2

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) 64,972,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,492,532
Other 2,430,006
Road transport 1,486,846
Air transport 1,221,356

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) 34,328,990 30,643,537 -3,685,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,480,898 7,011,634 -3,469,264
Other 1,171,992 1,258,014 +86,022
Road transport 621,302 865,544 +244,242
Air transport 937,653 283,703 -653,950

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 27,603,493
Immingham Docks 17,400,571
Eurotunnel 9,106,909
Felixstowe 8,103,376
Southampton 4,083,507

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 14,350,676 13,252,817 -1,097,859
Immingham Docks 9,442,579 7,957,992 -1,484,587
Eurotunnel 4,648,313 4,458,596 -189,717
Felixstowe 4,871,533 3,231,843 -1,639,690
Southampton 2,840,820 1,242,687 -1,598,133
Middlesbrough 1,591,414 2,107,879 +516,465
Purfleet 1,536,634 1,023,904 -512,730
000 1,171,992 1,258,014 +86,022
Harwich 1,305,585 846,071 -459,514
ZLC 694,219 1,010,316 +316,097

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 58
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 34
Other manufacturing 34
Manufacture of food products 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 60
2025-11 65
2025-10 76
2025-09 63
2025-08 68

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+ 106
1m-15m 81
15m-54m 37
Other 18
0-1m 10

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 £
Belgium 23,550,839
Poland 14,854,675
France 9,631,230
Netherlands 9,600,522
Spain 7,767,090

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 £
Belgium 12,769,151 10,781,688 -1,987,463
Poland 8,588,006 6,266,669 -2,321,337
France 4,690,404 4,940,826 +250,422
Netherlands 6,076,386 3,524,136 -2,552,250
Spain 3,733,053 4,034,037 +300,984
United States 3,518,949 2,580,540 -938,409
Ireland 2,050,114 3,798,584 +1,748,470
Germany 1,793,751 3,979,370 +2,185,619
Sweden 740,567 1,410,205 +669,638
Czechia 959,997 1,055,413 +95,416

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 £
Ireland 8,624
Spain 4,714
Finland 2,960
XI 1,961
Turkey 474

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 £
Ireland 2,177 6,447 +4,270
Spain 0 4,714 +4,714
Finland 84 2,876 +2,792
XI 1,823 138 -1,685
Turkey 0 474 +474
Belgium 0 108 +108
South Korea 0 73 +73
Poland 0 11 +11
China 1 0 -1

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) 87,732,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,203,956
Air transport 2,317,346
Other 200,837
Rail transport 16,821

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) 44,090,596 43,642,111 -448,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,579,849 4,624,107 -955,742
Air transport 1,488,449 828,897 -659,552
Other 103,448 97,389 -6,059
Rail transport 16,821 0 -16,821

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,974,529
Dover 10,934,836
Immingham Docks 8,815,662
Southampton 3,735,158
London Gateway Port 1,682,050

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 30,443,533 27,530,996 -2,912,537
Dover 5,536,123 5,398,713 -137,410
Immingham Docks 3,958,740 4,856,922 +898,182
Southampton 1,766,711 1,968,447 +201,736
London Gateway Port 608,661 1,073,389 +464,728
London Heathrow Airport 1,065,320 600,999 -464,321
Liverpool Docks 1,019,955 583,387 -436,568
Eurotunnel 1,168,099 268,967 -899,132
Milford 69,515 1,343,043 +1,273,528
Fishguard 457,393 940,002 +482,609

Quick facts

HS code: 39201028

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

Description: Plastic sheets made of ethylene polymers, 0.94mm or thicker