Import/export HS code 392020: Plastic sheets made of propylene

Sheets, films, and foils made from propylene polymers

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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 £
Turkey 143,477,405
France 68,146,269
Germany 61,310,572
Belgium 43,779,438
Italy 43,377,220

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 £
Turkey 74,561,052 68,916,353 -5,644,699
France 41,160,395 26,985,874 -14,174,521
Germany 30,501,909 30,808,663 +306,754
Belgium 23,841,758 19,937,680 -3,904,078
Italy 21,020,138 22,357,082 +1,336,944
India 18,317,944 15,845,276 -2,472,668
Netherlands 17,317,167 15,635,966 -1,681,201
Poland 14,841,831 15,615,597 +773,766
Egypt 12,454,839 14,062,277 +1,607,438
Portugal 13,432,320 12,439,045 -993,275

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 £
Turkey 147,210,643
Germany 63,904,499
Italy 54,160,919
France 42,193,876
India 35,313,408

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 £
Turkey 76,546,577 70,664,066 -5,882,511
Germany 33,362,257 30,542,242 -2,820,015
Italy 27,512,513 26,648,406 -864,107
France 23,728,528 18,465,348 -5,263,180
India 18,592,826 16,720,582 -1,872,244
Poland 16,873,929 18,146,671 +1,272,742
Portugal 14,894,697 13,080,279 -1,814,418
Egypt 13,003,189 14,459,440 +1,456,251
Belgium 12,555,073 10,684,428 -1,870,645
Spain 10,668,566 9,727,886 -940,680

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 39
Greater Manchester 38
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33
West Yorkshire 31
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 28

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 32 26 -6
Greater Manchester 30 26 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 29 +3
West Yorkshire 27 23 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 21 18 -3
Inner London - West 23 17 -6
West Midlands 15 17 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 21 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 15 18 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 19 +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) 339,965,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 250,858,461
Road transport 45,469,970
Other 15,890,777
Air transport 7,055,302

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) 173,533,686 166,432,137 -7,101,549
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,778,264 120,080,197 -10,698,067
Road transport 25,211,431 20,258,539 -4,952,892
Other 7,948,641 7,942,136 -6,505
Air transport 3,772,311 3,282,991 -489,320
Rail transport 1,418 0 -1,418

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 140,447,654
Felixstowe 94,981,725
Eurotunnel 65,177,923
Immingham Docks 57,311,123
London Gateway Port 52,929,045

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 74,254,901 66,192,753 -8,062,148
Felixstowe 52,066,016 42,915,709 -9,150,307
Eurotunnel 33,884,655 31,293,268 -2,591,387
Immingham Docks 29,156,091 28,155,032 -1,001,059
London Gateway Port 25,915,198 27,013,847 +1,098,649
ZLC 27,589,914 20,326,143 -7,263,771
Thamesport 11,305,415 13,098,557 +1,793,142
Liverpool Docks 12,392,322 10,650,264 -1,742,058
London 8,130,222 13,142,808 +5,012,586
Southampton 8,815,341 9,109,480 +294,139

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
171
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
94
Other manufacturing
64
Manufacture of food products
63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
48

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 183
2026-04 165
2026-03 190
2026-02 187
2026-01 187

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
1m-15m 253
54m+ 237
15m-54m 106
Other 45
0-1m 38

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 84,623,476
Germany 56,576,418
France 36,800,014
Poland 26,205,201
Luxembourg 25,803,786

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 44,688,451 39,935,025 -4,753,426
Germany 27,471,918 29,104,500 +1,632,582
France 19,774,803 17,025,211 -2,749,592
Poland 14,398,344 11,806,857 -2,591,487
Luxembourg 13,217,188 12,586,598 -630,590
Netherlands 12,420,659 11,014,708 -1,405,951
Ireland 12,153,703 11,081,010 -1,072,693
Romania 11,293,164 11,296,943 +3,779
Turkey 11,069,804 10,258,890 -810,914
Egypt 656,293 17,602,785 +16,946,492

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 £
Nicaragua 14,874,815
XI 6,655,765
United States 624,089
Turkey 493,391
Finland 179,941

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 £
Nicaragua 7,231,685 7,643,130 +411,445
XI 3,844,045 2,811,720 -1,032,325
United States 369,727 254,362 -115,365
Turkey 188,854 304,537 +115,683
Finland 85,433 94,508 +9,075
Bulgaria 71,755 91,024 +19,269
Ireland 61,712 46,754 -14,958
Netherlands 34,952 43,769 +8,817
Sweden 35,467 0 -35,467
Germany 6,578 3,424 -3,154

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) 309,853,412
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,092,208
Other 23,925,118
Air transport 23,703,934

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) 159,425,317 150,428,095 -8,997,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,397,725 90,694,483 +9,296,758
Other 12,218,150 11,706,968 -511,182
Air transport 13,318,576 10,385,358 -2,933,218

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,366,776
Southampton 68,568,291
London Gateway Port 40,630,801
Felixstowe 34,827,007
Immingham Docks 32,795,556

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 110,365,484 104,001,292 -6,364,192
Southampton 29,219,640 39,348,651 +10,129,011
London Gateway Port 20,115,008 20,515,793 +400,785
Felixstowe 16,549,947 18,277,060 +1,727,113
Immingham Docks 15,217,353 17,578,203 +2,360,850
000 12,218,150 11,706,968 -511,182
Liverpool Docks 10,949,770 8,046,706 -2,903,064
Hull 10,294,083 8,056,453 -2,237,630
Manchester Airport 7,884,750 6,266,539 -1,618,211
Portsmouth 5,869,475 3,131,942 -2,737,533

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 392020

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

Description: Sheets, films, and foils made from propylene polymers