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 44,886,937
Ireland 32,344,142
Turkey 16,833,265
Czechia 10,296,781
Netherlands 8,425,328

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 23,324,011 21,562,926 -1,761,085
Ireland 17,572,048 14,772,094 -2,799,954
Turkey 8,314,036 8,519,229 +205,193
Czechia 5,826,412 4,470,369 -1,356,043
Netherlands 4,241,603 4,183,725 -57,878
United States 3,727,570 3,209,410 -518,160
Austria 2,908,984 1,927,311 -981,673
China 2,933,506 1,767,697 -1,165,809
France 2,449,433 1,696,736 -752,697
Portugal 1,754,704 1,680,257 -74,447

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 46,882,947
Ireland 29,865,367
Turkey 18,815,571
Austria 10,296,902
Czechia 7,534,589

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 24,161,332 22,721,615 -1,439,717
Ireland 16,209,268 13,656,099 -2,553,169
Turkey 9,728,816 9,086,755 -642,061
Austria 5,296,183 5,000,719 -295,464
Czechia 4,573,270 2,961,319 -1,611,951
United States 4,069,984 3,291,245 -778,739
China 3,017,740 2,073,602 -944,138
Portugal 2,564,997 2,397,159 -167,838
Italy 1,934,348 1,799,152 -135,196
Poland 1,187,995 1,225,727 +37,732

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 12
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 12 10 -2
West Midlands 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 6 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 10 +0
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Essex 8 4 -4
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 6 5 -1
South East Wales 4 6 +2

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) 112,875,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,181,249
Other 3,375,375
Air transport 1,294,253
Road transport 369,866

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) 60,958,878 51,917,042 -9,041,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,753,954 15,427,295 -1,326,659
Other 1,854,072 1,521,303 -332,769
Air transport 655,952 638,301 -17,651
Road transport 248,648 121,218 -127,430

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 34,375,357
Holyhead 24,128,264
Eurotunnel 21,708,140
Immingham Docks 19,583,137
Felixstowe 11,407,953

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 16,298,755 18,076,602 +1,777,847
Holyhead 11,597,610 12,530,654 +933,044
Eurotunnel 13,351,603 8,356,537 -4,995,066
Immingham Docks 12,326,916 7,256,221 -5,070,695
Felixstowe 6,557,124 4,850,829 -1,706,295
Southampton 4,221,178 3,634,145 -587,033
Liverpool Docks 3,884,352 3,565,543 -318,809
Hull 1,585,713 2,000,506 +414,793
000 1,854,072 1,521,303 -332,769
Killingholme 1,386,536 1,286,063 -100,473

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 44
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Other manufacturing 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Specialised construction activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 46
2025-10 45
2025-09 48
2025-08 42

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 84
54m+ 69
15m-54m 19
0-1m 17
Other 13

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 4,693,288
Germany 4,146,366
Ireland 3,714,473
Belgium 3,255,234
United States 2,112,194

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 2,286,866 2,406,422 +119,556
Germany 2,419,716 1,726,650 -693,066
Ireland 1,905,454 1,809,019 -96,435
Belgium 1,470,230 1,785,004 +314,774
United States 1,228,260 883,934 -344,326
Poland 628,010 1,372,655 +744,645
Netherlands 477,270 654,965 +177,695
Sweden 612,438 171,326 -441,112
Switzerland 305,620 213,356 -92,264
Spain 87,851 358,840 +270,989

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 756,955
Czechia 95,093
Poland 67,378
Italy 9,458
Taiwan 5,552

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 480,870 276,085 -204,785
Czechia 0 95,093 +95,093
Poland 0 67,378 +67,378
Italy 4,959 4,499 -460
Taiwan 3,053 2,499 -554
Germany 306 3,595 +3,289
Spain 0 3,413 +3,413
Sierra Leone 0 2,771 +2,771
Ireland 336 814 +478
China 142 28 -114

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) 19,353,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,336,299
Air transport 1,016,638
Other 965,678

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) 9,045,168 10,307,861 +1,262,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,888,868 2,447,431 -441,437
Air transport 558,271 458,367 -99,904
Other 500,408 465,270 -35,138

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,619,334
Dover 4,119,807
Immingham Docks 1,840,170
Southampton 1,555,185
Heysham 1,188,992

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 6,035,392 5,583,942 -451,450
Dover 1,302,837 2,816,970 +1,514,133
Immingham Docks 1,160,799 679,371 -481,428
Southampton 865,567 689,618 -175,949
Heysham 698,616 490,376 -208,240
Ayr Harbour 382,132 602,712 +220,580
000 500,408 465,270 -35,138
Harwich 114,154 751,226 +637,072
Liverpool Docks 485,979 297,341 -188,638
London Gateway Port 172,764 432,254 +259,490

Quick facts

HS code: 392030

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

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