Import/export HS code 39204310: Thin plastic sheets with plasticizers

Plastic sheets with plasticizers, 1mm or thinner

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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 54,529,476
France 30,314,844
Italy 10,064,878
Belgium 7,350,591
Netherlands 5,131,334

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 29,629,003 24,900,473 -4,728,530
France 17,184,366 13,130,478 -4,053,888
Italy 6,411,869 3,653,009 -2,758,860
Belgium 3,523,563 3,827,028 +303,465
Netherlands 2,771,457 2,359,877 -411,580
Taiwan 2,197,703 2,814,694 +616,991
Spain 1,805,001 2,235,543 +430,542
Sweden 1,433,342 1,334,190 -99,152
China 1,552,530 1,148,601 -403,929
Ireland 1,193,886 819,176 -374,710

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 64,024,419
France 25,483,762
Italy 10,658,018
Spain 7,982,877
Taiwan 5,062,954

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 34,780,542 29,243,877 -5,536,665
France 14,157,862 11,325,900 -2,831,962
Italy 6,527,556 4,130,462 -2,397,094
Spain 3,765,338 4,217,539 +452,201
Taiwan 2,254,995 2,807,959 +552,964
China 2,024,408 1,591,309 -433,099
Sweden 1,392,801 1,771,064 +378,263
Netherlands 1,357,075 971,632 -385,443
Japan 1,103,103 869,079 -234,024
Turkey 1,118,754 431,593 -687,161

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Lancashire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Essex 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1

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) 108,906,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,661,275
Air transport 4,195,028
Other 2,152,143
Road transport 650,029

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) 59,886,467 49,019,631 -10,866,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,185,227 7,476,048 -709,179
Air transport 1,866,608 2,328,420 +461,812
Other 1,249,115 903,028 -346,087
Road transport 539,597 110,432 -429,165

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 71,449,140
Eurotunnel 14,082,073
Immingham Docks 13,755,090
Southampton 6,572,958
London 3,239,700

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 38,279,688 33,169,452 -5,110,236
Eurotunnel 8,151,617 5,930,456 -2,221,161
Immingham Docks 7,304,361 6,450,729 -853,632
Southampton 3,757,403 2,815,555 -941,848
London 1,577,621 1,662,079 +84,458
Felixstowe 1,765,653 1,420,412 -345,241
Portsmouth 876,996 1,444,788 +567,792
Killingholme 2,311,240 4,249 -2,306,991
000 1,249,115 903,028 -346,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 959,768 1,180,005 +220,237

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 43
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 35
Other manufacturing 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 44
2025-11 51
2025-10 56
2025-09 42
2025-08 43

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 67
54m+ 42
15m-54m 30
0-1m 23
Other 16

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 £
Turkey 13,547,713
United States 10,948,075
Ireland 10,539,756
Germany 6,296,829
Norway 4,618,989

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 £
Turkey 7,737,970 5,809,743 -1,928,227
United States 6,270,971 4,677,104 -1,593,867
Ireland 5,454,977 5,084,779 -370,198
Germany 3,716,928 2,579,901 -1,137,027
Norway 1,878,968 2,740,021 +861,053
Poland 2,142,902 1,878,224 -264,678
Italy 1,095,954 1,485,318 +389,364
Canada 31,020 1,069,973 +1,038,953
Australia 667,448 340,339 -327,109
France 637,500 213,893 -423,607

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 £
France 120,280
Germany 81,729
XI 16,198
Spain 6,169
Italy 2,615

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 £
France 86,347 33,933 -52,414
Germany 52,797 28,932 -23,865
XI 5,554 10,644 +5,090
Spain 3,167 3,002 -165
Italy 909 1,706 +797
Ireland 1,958 313 -1,645
Belgium 265 954 +689
Portugal 236 164 -72
China 316 0 -316
Greece 200 0 -200

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) 41,001,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,110,828
Air transport 1,229,624
Other 603,884

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) 20,755,838 20,245,648 -510,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,933,908 7,176,920 -3,756,988
Air transport 697,742 531,882 -165,860
Other 360,698 243,186 -117,512

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,594,703
Southampton 10,762,018
Immingham Docks 10,164,781
Heysham 8,261,314
Hull 4,459,100

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 9,723,913 8,870,790 -853,123
Southampton 5,649,790 5,112,228 -537,562
Immingham Docks 5,511,660 4,653,121 -858,539
Heysham 4,269,548 3,991,766 -277,782
Hull 3,050,021 1,409,079 -1,640,942
London Gateway Port 1,148,601 736,944 -411,657
Liverpool Docks 691,050 852,068 +161,018
Holyhead 609,921 670,621 +60,700
Felixstowe 702,489 191,109 -511,380
Dover 50,827 818,461 +767,634

Quick facts

HS code: 39204310

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

Description: Plastic sheets with plasticizers, 1mm or thinner