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

Sheets, films, and foils made from styrene polymers

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  • 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 43,360,683
Ireland 33,108,548
Turkey 17,613,904
Czechia 9,918,247
Netherlands 8,362,706

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 20,994,413 22,366,270 +1,371,857
Ireland 17,475,622 15,632,926 -1,842,696
Turkey 8,682,491 8,931,413 +248,922
Czechia 5,779,083 4,139,164 -1,639,919
Netherlands 4,511,427 3,851,279 -660,148
United States 4,093,412 2,962,654 -1,130,758
China 2,768,388 2,026,326 -742,062
Austria 2,243,165 2,058,279 -184,886
France 2,143,637 1,727,779 -415,858
Portugal 1,876,494 1,805,707 -70,787

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 44,999,380
Ireland 30,269,060
Turkey 19,366,337
Austria 10,513,940
United States 7,370,636

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 21,907,683 23,091,697 +1,184,014
Ireland 15,976,550 14,292,510 -1,684,040
Turkey 9,795,380 9,570,957 -224,423
Austria 5,334,139 5,179,801 -154,338
United States 4,274,774 3,095,862 -1,178,912
Czechia 4,386,095 2,735,205 -1,650,890
China 3,070,059 2,189,118 -880,941
Portugal 2,654,485 2,539,080 -115,405
Italy 2,006,623 2,052,858 +46,235
Poland 1,328,801 1,335,972 +7,171

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
Greater Manchester 11
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 9 -4
West Midlands 13 11 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3
Essex 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 10 4 -6
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
South East Wales 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 8 +4

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) 111,635,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,269,317
Other 3,596,843
Air transport 1,477,109
Road transport 354,437

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) 58,113,915 53,521,428 -4,592,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,990,810 16,278,507 -712,303
Other 1,901,076 1,695,767 -205,309
Air transport 651,831 825,278 +173,447
Road transport 265,626 88,811 -176,815

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 33,998,824
Holyhead 25,467,278
Eurotunnel 20,706,230
Immingham Docks 18,439,822
Felixstowe 11,759,229

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 15,193,425 18,805,399 +3,611,974
Holyhead 12,072,868 13,394,410 +1,321,542
Eurotunnel 12,230,859 8,475,371 -3,755,488
Immingham Docks 11,048,805 7,391,017 -3,657,788
Felixstowe 6,106,411 5,652,818 -453,593
Southampton 4,582,152 3,195,223 -1,386,929
Liverpool Docks 3,252,059 3,049,606 -202,453
Middlesbrough 1,677,316 2,308,111 +630,795
000 1,901,076 1,695,767 -205,309
Hull 1,664,232 1,725,720 +61,488

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
45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
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
2026-05 37
2026-04 42
2026-03 34
2026-02 49
2026-01 37

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 87
54m+ 67
0-1m 21
15m-54m 19
Other 12

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 5,045,660
Germany 3,918,780
Ireland 3,908,214
Belgium 3,485,948
Poland 2,361,330

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 2,728,378 2,317,282 -411,096
Germany 2,078,789 1,839,991 -238,798
Ireland 1,984,448 1,923,766 -60,682
Belgium 1,825,973 1,659,975 -165,998
Poland 911,655 1,449,675 +538,020
United States 1,270,624 997,458 -273,166
Netherlands 684,724 520,079 -164,645
Sweden 331,343 399,627 +68,284
Spain 122,598 566,169 +443,571
Switzerland 263,045 280,912 +17,867

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 659,340
Poland 145,186
Czechia 134,933
Spain 11,081
Sierra Leone 10,835

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 520,048 139,292 -380,756
Poland 22,451 122,735 +100,284
Czechia 30,264 104,669 +74,405
Spain 1,527 9,554 +8,027
Sierra Leone 0 10,835 +10,835
Italy 5,018 2,914 -2,104
Taiwan 3,372 1,796 -1,576
Germany 1,532 2,535 +1,003
Ireland 1,149 23 -1,126
China 48 120 +72

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) 21,442,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,118,047
Air transport 1,052,371
Other 1,015,992

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) 10,202,983 11,239,469 +1,036,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,568,550 2,549,497 -19,053
Air transport 586,769 465,602 -121,167
Other 595,426 420,566 -174,860

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,192,222
Dover 5,235,974
Southampton 1,872,600
Immingham Docks 1,310,666
Harwich 1,220,778

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 5,683,105 6,509,117 +826,012
Dover 2,860,893 2,375,081 -485,812
Southampton 916,994 955,606 +38,612
Immingham Docks 760,056 550,610 -209,446
Harwich 356,626 864,152 +507,526
Heysham 612,799 591,764 -21,035
Ayr Harbour 599,673 538,440 -61,233
000 595,426 420,566 -174,860
London Gateway Port 149,454 500,439 +350,985
Liverpool Docks 430,529 213,575 -216,954

Quick facts

HS code: 392030

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

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