Import/export HS code 39204910: Thin plastic sheets

Plastic sheets, 1mm or thinner, not containing plasticizers

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 62,462,932
France 17,748,350
Italy 13,867,072
Ireland 8,274,257
Japan 7,095,658

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 33,980,222 28,482,710 -5,497,512
France 9,188,205 8,560,145 -628,060
Italy 7,260,061 6,607,011 -653,050
Ireland 4,461,775 3,812,482 -649,293
Japan 3,352,789 3,742,869 +390,080
China 3,656,985 2,384,763 -1,272,222
Poland 3,069,680 2,057,793 -1,011,887
South Korea 684,236 3,514,693 +2,830,457
United States 1,732,636 1,671,233 -61,403
Netherlands 2,302,041 869,332 -1,432,709

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 62,655,316
France 13,982,112
Italy 13,727,887
Ireland 7,278,842
Japan 7,198,667

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 34,608,180 28,047,136 -6,561,044
France 6,980,091 7,002,021 +21,930
Italy 7,226,229 6,501,658 -724,571
Ireland 3,841,371 3,437,471 -403,900
Japan 3,447,825 3,750,842 +303,017
China 3,415,068 2,436,541 -978,527
Poland 3,007,110 2,101,034 -906,076
South Korea 684,236 3,514,693 +2,830,457
United States 2,024,496 1,707,443 -317,053
Switzerland 1,500,636 1,446,124 -54,512

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 11
Merseyside 10

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
Merseyside 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 5 -4
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 9 4 -5
Lancashire 7 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) 103,613,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,363,121
Air transport 7,534,903
Other 6,963,018
Road transport 2,089,330

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) 56,129,486 47,484,396 -8,645,090
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,072,055 11,291,066 +1,219,011
Air transport 3,866,420 3,668,483 -197,937
Other 4,415,916 2,547,102 -1,868,814
Road transport 710,147 1,379,183 +669,036

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 57,073,612
Felixstowe 14,920,093
Eurotunnel 12,873,804
Immingham Docks 9,280,577
Killingholme 8,867,241

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 31,186,800 25,886,812 -5,299,988
Felixstowe 6,562,330 8,357,763 +1,795,433
Eurotunnel 6,220,523 6,653,281 +432,758
Immingham Docks 5,293,331 3,987,246 -1,306,085
Killingholme 4,557,615 4,309,626 -247,989
000 4,415,916 2,547,102 -1,868,814
Harwich 2,186,905 2,061,737 -125,168
Liverpool Docks 2,357,059 1,776,363 -580,696
ZLC 1,268,001 906,539 -361,462
Holyhead 1,106,862 967,876 -138,986

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
58
Other manufacturing
36
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
27
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 59
2026-03 56
2026-02 56
2026-01 53

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
54m+ 85
1m-15m 70
15m-54m 39
0-1m 14
Other 11

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 £
Denmark 5,474,515
United States 3,073,924
Ireland 2,019,219
France 1,792,907
Sweden 1,579,417

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 £
Denmark 2,526,796 2,947,719 +420,923
United States 1,881,790 1,192,134 -689,656
Ireland 1,157,347 861,872 -295,475
France 969,260 823,647 -145,613
Sweden 864,113 715,304 -148,809
Germany 519,268 514,402 -4,866
Spain 205,257 659,913 +454,656
Netherlands 470,308 290,217 -180,091
Poland 328,578 264,615 -63,963
Belgium 229,985 240,608 +10,623

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 8,135,235
France 114,171
Ireland 5,426
Italy 1,219
Turkey 507

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 4,398,225 3,737,010 -661,215
France 54,942 59,229 +4,287
Ireland 5,248 178 -5,070
Italy 1,219 0 -1,219
Turkey 507 0 -507
United States 494 0 -494
Hungary 63 140 +77
Germany 17 0 -17
China 2 0 -2

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,283,304
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,989,336
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,870,800
Air transport 1,473,530
Road transport 86,101

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 £
Other 4,465,712 3,817,592 -648,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,112,605 3,876,731 +764,126
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,646,356 1,224,444 -421,912
Air transport 881,682 591,848 -289,834
Road transport 86,101 0 -86,101

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,283,304
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,177,010
Liverpool Docks 2,034,718
Immingham Docks 1,940,398
London Heathrow Airport 978,363

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 £
000 4,465,712 3,817,592 -648,120
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,388,603 1,788,407 +399,804
Liverpool Docks 1,219,002 815,716 -403,286
Immingham Docks 681,571 1,258,827 +577,256
London Heathrow Airport 629,532 348,831 -280,701
Holyhead 351,493 412,846 +61,353
Belfast Port 449,313 26,658 -422,655
East Midlands Airport 132,656 158,341 +25,685
Southampton 48,931 232,064 +183,133
Milford 136,971 97,429 -39,542

Quick facts

HS code: 39204910

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

Description: Plastic sheets, 1mm or thinner, not containing plasticizers