Import/export HS code 392030: Plastic sheets made of styrene

Sheets, films, and foils made from styrene polymers

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  • 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 45,727,651
Ireland 35,133,192
Turkey 18,467,647
Czechia 10,758,394
Netherlands 8,921,082

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 21,376,899 24,350,752 +2,973,853
Ireland 17,684,603 17,448,589 -236,014
Turkey 8,565,515 9,902,132 +1,336,617
Czechia 5,997,957 4,760,437 -1,237,520
Netherlands 4,282,236 4,638,846 +356,610
United States 3,871,554 3,587,543 -284,011
China 2,988,324 2,080,184 -908,140
Austria 2,562,078 2,238,239 -323,839
France 2,187,236 1,886,244 -300,992
Portugal 1,859,989 1,942,278 +82,289

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 47,547,905
Ireland 32,240,245
Turkey 20,421,127
Austria 11,124,607
Czechia 7,825,815

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 22,123,187 25,424,718 +3,301,531
Ireland 16,278,870 15,961,375 -317,495
Turkey 9,840,877 10,580,250 +739,373
Austria 5,251,920 5,872,687 +620,767
Czechia 4,736,608 3,089,207 -1,647,401
United States 4,132,318 3,684,670 -447,648
China 3,230,630 2,287,542 -943,088
Portugal 2,645,672 2,749,655 +103,983
Italy 1,928,214 2,195,545 +267,331
Poland 1,276,103 1,415,829 +139,726

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 14
West Midlands 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11
West Yorkshire 11

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 13 10 -3
West Midlands 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Essex 9 5 -4
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 10 4 -6
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 7 3 -4
South East Wales 4 7 +3

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) 118,201,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,063,223
Other 3,737,996
Air transport 1,483,698
Road transport 389,090

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) 58,915,592 59,286,291 +370,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,147,494 17,915,729 +768,235
Other 1,853,751 1,884,245 +30,494
Air transport 623,116 860,582 +237,466
Road transport 252,219 136,871 -115,348

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 36,059,420
Holyhead 26,720,223
Eurotunnel 22,105,458
Immingham Docks 19,793,645
Felixstowe 12,355,679

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 15,578,889 20,480,531 +4,901,642
Holyhead 12,020,071 14,700,152 +2,680,081
Eurotunnel 12,674,155 9,431,303 -3,242,852
Immingham Docks 11,578,758 8,214,887 -3,363,871
Felixstowe 6,388,858 5,966,821 -422,037
Southampton 4,393,235 3,856,671 -536,564
Liverpool Docks 3,513,759 3,672,213 +158,454
000 1,853,751 1,884,245 +30,494
Hull 1,529,444 2,087,565 +558,121
Middlesbrough 1,127,771 2,413,275 +1,285,504

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Other manufacturing 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Specialised construction activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 42
2026-03 34
2026-02 49
2026-01 37
2025-12 31

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 86
54m+ 67
0-1m 20
15m-54m 19
Other 15

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 5,199,091
Germany 4,197,860
Ireland 4,067,943
Belgium 3,634,099
United States 2,259,192

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 2,309,973 2,889,118 +579,145
Germany 2,226,148 1,971,712 -254,436
Ireland 1,940,259 2,127,684 +187,425
Belgium 1,463,972 2,170,127 +706,155
United States 1,227,474 1,031,718 -195,756
Poland 749,222 1,493,812 +744,590
Netherlands 485,337 725,013 +239,676
Sweden 326,802 359,211 +32,409
Switzerland 307,336 290,675 -16,661
Spain 92,916 431,235 +338,319

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 712,780
Poland 132,831
Czechia 130,376
Sierra Leone 10,054
Spain 9,922

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 486,201 226,579 -259,622
Poland 0 132,831 +132,831
Czechia 0 130,376 +130,376
Sierra Leone 0 10,054 +10,054
Spain 0 9,922 +9,922
Italy 6,650 3,013 -3,637
Taiwan 3,092 2,411 -681
Germany 306 3,761 +3,455
Ireland 1,060 112 -948
China 96 120 +24

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) 21,350,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,460,366
Air transport 1,091,340
Other 1,051,376

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) 9,042,405 12,307,925 +3,265,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,708,044 2,752,322 +44,278
Air transport 550,156 541,184 -8,972
Other 508,081 543,295 +35,214

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,513,710
Dover 4,921,020
Southampton 1,796,311
Immingham Docks 1,606,707
Heysham 1,291,337

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 5,620,725 6,892,985 +1,272,260
Dover 1,763,677 3,157,343 +1,393,666
Southampton 920,523 875,788 -44,735
Immingham Docks 825,993 780,714 -45,279
Heysham 677,731 613,606 -64,125
Ayr Harbour 483,827 661,210 +177,383
Harwich 212,060 857,884 +645,824
000 508,081 543,295 +35,214
Liverpool Docks 499,265 239,762 -259,503
London Gateway Port 137,759 443,900 +306,141

Quick facts

HS code: 392030

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

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