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 58,184,192
France 33,704,580
Italy 9,704,547
Belgium 8,245,879
Taiwan 5,509,690

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 29,246,587 28,937,605 -308,982
France 17,052,614 16,651,966 -400,648
Italy 5,872,142 3,832,405 -2,039,737
Belgium 3,607,793 4,638,086 +1,030,293
Taiwan 2,367,928 3,141,762 +773,834
Netherlands 2,538,481 2,598,094 +59,613
Spain 1,794,670 2,721,266 +926,596
Sweden 1,567,407 1,380,161 -187,246
China 1,488,137 1,263,959 -224,178
Switzerland 833,133 1,439,408 +606,275

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 68,671,561
France 28,397,444
Italy 10,741,718
Spain 8,572,501
Taiwan 5,566,881

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 34,401,637 34,269,924 -131,713
France 13,918,574 14,478,870 +560,296
Italy 6,061,172 4,680,546 -1,380,626
Spain 3,841,668 4,730,833 +889,165
Taiwan 2,427,148 3,139,733 +712,585
China 1,968,252 1,729,589 -238,663
Sweden 1,630,459 1,968,310 +337,851
Japan 1,091,116 1,222,508 +131,392
Netherlands 1,102,127 923,849 -178,278
Turkey 937,102 454,564 -482,538

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Inner London - West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Lancashire 8

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 7 +0
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Lancashire 8 4 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +1
Essex 5 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 4 -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) 117,063,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,133,151
Air transport 4,423,450
Other 2,264,355
Road transport 631,590

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) 58,595,033 58,468,270 -126,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,467,494 8,665,657 +198,163
Air transport 1,949,321 2,474,129 +524,808
Other 1,203,654 1,060,701 -142,953
Road transport 559,297 72,293 -487,004

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 75,147,349
Eurotunnel 16,777,873
Immingham Docks 14,835,160
Southampton 7,137,294
London 3,635,033

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 39,401,169 35,746,180 -3,654,989
Eurotunnel 6,169,101 10,608,772 +4,439,671
Immingham Docks 7,622,119 7,213,041 -409,078
Southampton 3,628,934 3,508,360 -120,574
London 1,569,468 2,065,565 +496,097
Felixstowe 1,810,094 1,400,521 -409,573
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,126,897 1,702,158 +575,261
Portsmouth 897,749 1,910,509 +1,012,760
000 1,203,654 1,060,701 -142,953
London Heathrow Airport 768,514 1,310,765 +542,251

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 45
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 36
Other manufacturing 30
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
2026-04 45
2026-03 44
2026-02 46
2026-01 44
2025-12 40

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 66
54m+ 46
15m-54m 32
0-1m 24
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 13,694,838
Ireland 11,550,145
United States 11,325,584
Germany 6,133,235
Norway 4,877,354

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 6,589,177 7,105,661 +516,484
Ireland 5,606,471 5,943,674 +337,203
United States 6,125,948 5,199,636 -926,312
Germany 3,163,973 2,969,262 -194,711
Norway 1,921,611 2,955,743 +1,034,132
Poland 2,058,210 2,241,409 +183,199
Italy 1,331,242 1,624,123 +292,881
Canada 32,225 1,373,578 +1,341,353
Australia 600,914 696,991 +96,077
India 499,679 391,107 -108,572

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 105,649
Germany 81,016
XI 28,286
Spain 6,912
Italy 2,769

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 65,098 40,551 -24,547
Germany 47,127 33,889 -13,238
XI 5,817 22,469 +16,652
Spain 3,816 3,096 -720
Italy 1,834 935 -899
Ireland 1,485 313 -1,172
Belgium 215 1,558 +1,343
Portugal 227 883 +656
Greece 179 207 +28
Denmark 173 0 -173

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) 44,434,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,899,082
Air transport 1,276,395
Other 642,343

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) 20,833,951 23,600,855 +2,766,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,338,486 8,560,596 -777,890
Air transport 631,514 644,881 +13,367
Other 328,090 314,253 -13,837

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,204,377
Southampton 11,667,393
Immingham Docks 10,181,289
Heysham 9,176,181
Hull 4,565,343

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 8,480,917 10,723,460 +2,242,543
Southampton 5,701,126 5,966,267 +265,141
Immingham Docks 4,835,100 5,346,189 +511,089
Heysham 4,468,576 4,707,605 +239,029
Hull 3,057,392 1,507,951 -1,549,441
London Gateway Port 1,164,421 1,105,807 -58,614
Liverpool Docks 663,707 826,853 +163,146
Holyhead 632,837 719,829 +86,992
Dover 353,825 696,589 +342,764
Felixstowe 646,689 180,389 -466,300

Quick facts

HS code: 39204310

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

Description: Plastic sheets with plasticizers, 1mm or thinner