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.
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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 £
Germany 22,059,167
Belgium 14,936,048
France 10,441,908
Hungary 7,005,710
Italy 6,451,807

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 11,758,699 10,300,468 -1,458,231
Belgium 7,319,929 7,616,119 +296,190
France 5,027,684 5,414,224 +386,540
Hungary 3,818,859 3,186,851 -632,008
Italy 3,253,777 3,198,030 -55,747
Denmark 3,200,344 2,402,356 -797,988
China 3,781,203 1,435,665 -2,345,538
Netherlands 3,129,598 1,157,203 -1,972,395
Spain 2,154,651 1,435,240 -719,411
Switzerland 725,426 1,126,546 +401,120

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 27,845,051
Italy 10,584,102
France 8,956,291
Hungary 7,567,817
Belgium 5,383,545

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 14,767,950 13,077,101 -1,690,849
Italy 5,687,665 4,896,437 -791,228
France 4,142,613 4,813,678 +671,065
Hungary 4,075,663 3,492,154 -583,509
Belgium 3,000,241 2,383,304 -616,937
China 3,881,851 1,481,135 -2,400,716
Denmark 2,710,807 2,119,515 -591,292
Spain 1,375,534 1,138,091 -237,443
Netherlands 1,216,868 756,210 -460,658
Switzerland 709,268 1,076,089 +366,821

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Shropshire and Staffordshire 18
Greater Manchester 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 11 15 +4
Greater Manchester 15 11 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 7 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 6 -4
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 6 8 +2
Merseyside 8 7 -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) 69,573,508
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,010,699
Other 2,935,162
Road transport 1,657,121
Air transport 891,999

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) 35,725,262 33,848,246 -1,877,016
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,514,342 5,496,357 -6,017,985
Other 1,658,053 1,277,109 -380,944
Road transport 657,305 999,816 +342,511
Air transport 675,920 216,079 -459,841

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 29,488,369
Immingham Docks 18,149,567
Eurotunnel 10,187,604
Felixstowe 7,749,323
Middlesbrough 4,407,407

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 14,485,263 15,003,106 +517,843
Immingham Docks 9,944,004 8,205,563 -1,738,441
Eurotunnel 5,323,346 4,864,258 -459,088
Felixstowe 5,088,938 2,660,385 -2,428,553
Middlesbrough 1,722,252 2,685,155 +962,903
Southampton 2,945,743 695,827 -2,249,916
000 1,658,053 1,277,109 -380,944
Purfleet 1,573,646 1,233,326 -340,320
Harwich 1,570,968 584,346 -986,622
ZLC 732,482 1,135,082 +402,600

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
62
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
36
Other manufacturing
35
Manufacture of food products
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 68
2026-04 67
2026-03 78
2026-02 67
2026-01 60

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+ 115
1m-15m 80
15m-54m 42
Other 16
0-1m 8

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 25,436,033
Poland 15,265,282
France 11,633,687
Netherlands 10,398,300
Spain 9,335,497

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 13,157,630 12,278,403 -879,227
Poland 8,354,533 6,910,749 -1,443,784
France 5,306,807 6,326,880 +1,020,073
Netherlands 5,670,097 4,728,203 -941,894
Spain 4,633,595 4,701,902 +68,307
Germany 2,141,982 5,438,664 +3,296,682
Ireland 3,347,711 4,029,400 +681,689
United States 4,055,622 2,238,219 -1,817,403
Sweden 1,280,455 1,529,967 +249,512
Czechia 1,222,223 1,094,492 -127,731

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 £
Finland 11,494
Ireland 9,781
Spain 4,714
XI 1,542
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 £
Finland 2,852 8,642 +5,790
Ireland 5,666 4,115 -1,551
Spain 4,714 0 -4,714
XI 1,113 429 -684
Turkey 474 0 -474
Belgium 65 59 -6
South Korea 0 109 +109
India 0 29 +29
China 0 16 +16
Poland 7 7 +0

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) 100,972,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,146,356
Air transport 2,495,583
Other 183,849
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) 49,364,827 51,607,494 +2,242,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,038,259 5,108,097 -930,162
Air transport 1,602,768 892,815 -709,953
Other 83,248 100,601 +17,353
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 64,636,420
Dover 12,488,704
Immingham Docks 11,387,546
Southampton 4,676,065
London Gateway Port 1,995,479

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 32,691,403 31,945,017 -746,386
Dover 6,312,443 6,176,261 -136,182
Immingham Docks 4,603,619 6,783,927 +2,180,308
Southampton 2,455,713 2,220,352 -235,361
London Gateway Port 1,126,688 868,791 -257,897
Milford 656,056 1,294,449 +638,393
London Heathrow Airport 1,271,829 662,433 -609,396
Fishguard 925,295 992,331 +67,036
Portsmouth 405,363 1,250,794 +845,431
Liverpool Docks 1,131,764 456,821 -674,943

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