Import/export HS code 39202080: Thick propylene plastic sheets

Plastic sheets made of propylene, thicker than 0.10mm

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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 39,824,827
France 23,465,212
Belgium 10,488,662
China 7,788,568
Israel 6,407,728

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 20,338,647 19,486,180 -852,467
France 14,006,588 9,458,624 -4,547,964
Belgium 4,956,115 5,532,547 +576,432
China 4,877,323 2,911,245 -1,966,078
Israel 4,020,701 2,387,027 -1,633,674
Netherlands 2,609,162 2,533,309 -75,853
Turkey 2,644,192 2,492,883 -151,309
Ireland 2,647,580 1,648,815 -998,765
Spain 2,004,901 1,845,997 -158,904
United States 1,971,454 1,451,346 -520,108

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 39,230,541
France 15,376,075
Belgium 12,837,502
China 8,552,295
Israel 6,449,368

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 20,926,747 18,303,794 -2,622,953
France 8,693,560 6,682,515 -2,011,045
Belgium 6,125,288 6,712,214 +586,926
China 5,345,688 3,206,607 -2,139,081
Israel 4,020,701 2,428,667 -1,592,034
United States 3,142,655 2,329,945 -812,710
Turkey 2,644,192 2,514,972 -129,220
Netherlands 2,120,129 2,006,191 -113,938
Spain 2,026,652 1,943,657 -82,995
Poland 1,754,628 1,847,687 +93,059

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
Inner London - West 19
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 17
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Greater Manchester 20 15 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 13 -6
Inner London - West 13 14 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 13 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15 10 -5
West Yorkshire 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 11 12 +1
Lancashire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 10 10 +0

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) 89,762,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,795,683
Air transport 3,347,378
Other 2,307,539
Road transport 1,865,645

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) 48,032,152 41,730,759 -6,301,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,890,221 13,905,462 -4,984,759
Air transport 1,837,570 1,509,808 -327,762
Other 1,179,525 1,128,014 -51,511
Road transport 856,173 1,009,472 +153,299
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 31,895,867
Eurotunnel 20,018,770
Felixstowe 16,185,877
Immingham Docks 12,331,852
London Gateway Port 6,445,446

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 15,138,988 16,756,879 +1,617,891
Eurotunnel 12,194,147 7,824,623 -4,369,524
Felixstowe 9,834,949 6,350,928 -3,484,021
Immingham Docks 6,888,033 5,443,819 -1,444,214
London Gateway Port 3,926,935 2,518,511 -1,408,424
Southampton 2,705,485 2,564,538 -140,947
Liverpool Docks 2,934,770 1,596,171 -1,338,599
London 2,554,665 1,833,754 -720,911
Harwich 2,115,469 1,646,468 -469,001
Thamesport 1,926,209 1,498,850 -427,359

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 99
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 49
Other manufacturing 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 93
2025-11 82
2025-10 93
2025-09 82
2025-08 75

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 143
54m+ 121
15m-54m 64
Other 22
0-1m 17

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 £
France 14,078,509
Ireland 10,288,170
Brazil 6,103,850
Spain 4,539,042
Germany 3,680,225

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 £
France 5,322,409 8,756,100 +3,433,691
Ireland 6,319,237 3,968,933 -2,350,304
Brazil 2,441,439 3,662,411 +1,220,972
Spain 2,402,931 2,136,111 -266,820
Germany 2,001,142 1,679,083 -322,059
United States 1,216,427 1,404,949 +188,522
Italy 1,087,416 1,469,410 +381,994
Netherlands 1,039,246 775,731 -263,515
Belgium 782,628 751,987 -30,641
Norway 861,859 670,470 -191,389

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 6,817,815
United States 714,463
Sweden 35,467
Ireland 13,078
Germany 6,381

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 4,306,160 2,511,655 -1,794,505
United States 481,287 233,176 -248,111
Sweden 35,467 0 -35,467
Ireland 13,078 0 -13,078
Germany 0 6,381 +6,381
Italy 2,265 2,772 +507
Belgium 1,460 0 -1,460
Canada 875 0 -875
China 0 53 +53

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) 33,690,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,221,294
Other 7,930,118
Air transport 1,879,131

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) 15,280,619 18,410,310 +3,129,691
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,841,067 6,380,227 +539,160
Other 4,900,694 3,029,424 -1,871,270
Air transport 1,247,183 631,948 -615,235

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,849,602
000 7,930,118
London Gateway Port 6,717,644
Portsmouth 3,618,537
Immingham Docks 3,588,773

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 9,255,855 10,593,747 +1,337,892
000 4,900,694 3,029,424 -1,871,270
London Gateway Port 2,705,280 4,012,364 +1,307,084
Portsmouth 1,565,228 2,053,309 +488,081
Immingham Docks 2,116,966 1,471,807 -645,159
Liverpool Docks 1,147,832 1,529,369 +381,537
Holyhead 1,227,090 696,749 -530,341
Dover 709,520 899,047 +189,527
Felixstowe 1,099,444 466,301 -633,143
Newhaven 14,822 1,041,846 +1,027,024

Quick facts

HS code: 39202080

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

Description: Plastic sheets made of propylene, thicker than 0.10mm