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

Sheets, films, and foils made from styrene 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 £
Germany 45,160,471
Ireland 34,865,368
Turkey 18,420,749
Czechia 10,503,333
Netherlands 8,837,064

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 21,044,165 24,116,306 +3,072,141
Ireland 17,837,400 17,027,968 -809,432
Turkey 8,542,235 9,878,514 +1,336,279
Czechia 5,868,269 4,635,064 -1,233,205
Netherlands 4,520,442 4,316,622 -203,820
United States 4,076,108 3,194,119 -881,989
China 2,751,486 2,174,145 -577,341
Austria 2,379,411 2,254,705 -124,706
France 2,145,027 1,918,957 -226,070
Portugal 1,858,930 1,914,198 +55,268

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 46,922,557
Ireland 31,947,944
Turkey 20,356,652
Austria 11,057,525
United States 7,615,470

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 21,918,772 25,003,785 +3,085,013
Ireland 16,337,664 15,610,280 -727,384
Turkey 9,754,427 10,602,225 +847,798
Austria 5,352,914 5,704,611 +351,697
United States 4,288,143 3,327,327 -960,816
Czechia 4,540,928 3,043,738 -1,497,190
China 3,032,420 2,361,452 -670,968
Portugal 2,623,570 2,730,007 +106,437
Italy 1,928,701 2,251,980 +323,279
Poland 1,298,862 1,462,899 +164,037

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 10 -3
West Midlands 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0
Essex 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 10 4 -6
South East Wales 5 7 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8 4 -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) 117,086,733
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,659,863
Other 3,739,270
Air transport 1,514,144
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) 58,504,516 58,582,217 +77,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,161,927 17,497,936 +336,009
Other 1,935,834 1,803,436 -132,398
Air transport 638,978 875,166 +236,188
Road transport 225,163 129,274 -95,889

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 35,878,669
Holyhead 26,741,522
Eurotunnel 21,566,541
Immingham Docks 19,442,051
Felixstowe 12,260,338

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 15,418,729 20,459,940 +5,041,211
Holyhead 12,184,256 14,557,266 +2,373,010
Eurotunnel 12,331,826 9,234,715 -3,097,111
Immingham Docks 11,257,582 8,184,469 -3,073,113
Felixstowe 6,054,154 6,206,184 +152,030
Southampton 4,632,495 3,437,819 -1,194,676
Liverpool Docks 3,279,626 3,461,475 +181,849
Middlesbrough 1,677,316 2,308,111 +630,795
000 1,935,834 1,803,436 -132,398
Hull 1,597,126 1,886,735 +289,609

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
47
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
45
Other manufacturing
26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
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 90
54m+ 67
0-1m 21
15m-54m 21
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 5,201,695
Germany 4,126,560
Ireland 4,091,029
Belgium 3,656,130
Poland 2,385,275

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 2,506,845 2,694,850 +188,005
Germany 2,122,668 2,003,892 -118,776
Ireland 1,962,232 2,128,797 +166,565
Belgium 1,348,877 2,307,253 +958,376
Poland 848,411 1,536,864 +688,453
United States 1,248,769 1,095,834 -152,935
Netherlands 474,310 736,950 +262,640
Sweden 330,753 428,972 +98,219
Spain 109,497 580,774 +471,277
Switzerland 312,720 283,782 -28,938

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 672,706
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 444,129 228,577 -215,552
Poland 11,511 133,675 +122,164
Czechia 13,589 121,344 +107,755
Spain 228 10,853 +10,625
Sierra Leone 0 10,835 +10,835
Italy 6,032 3,013 -3,019
Taiwan 3,184 2,139 -1,045
Germany 369 3,698 +3,329
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) 22,082,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,440,166
Air transport 1,093,319
Other 1,031,210

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) 9,376,540 12,706,307 +3,329,767
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,507,518 2,932,648 +425,130
Air transport 567,183 526,136 -41,047
Other 490,508 540,702 +50,194

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,690,033
Dover 5,239,404
Southampton 1,923,589
Immingham Docks 1,498,267
Heysham 1,245,792

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 5,644,420 7,045,613 +1,401,193
Dover 2,067,174 3,172,230 +1,105,056
Southampton 905,499 1,018,090 +112,591
Immingham Docks 725,935 772,332 +46,397
Heysham 616,534 629,258 +12,724
Harwich 293,118 930,490 +637,372
Ayr Harbour 580,020 635,825 +55,805
000 490,508 540,702 +50,194
Liverpool Docks 462,677 224,245 -238,432
London Gateway Port 152,748 506,431 +353,683

Quick facts

HS code: 392030

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

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