Import/export HS code 39204910: Thin plastic sheets

Plastic sheets, 1mm or thinner, not containing plasticizers

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  • 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 65,943,444
France 19,863,657
Italy 14,435,720
Ireland 8,736,727
Japan 7,472,841

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 34,158,540 31,784,904 -2,373,636
France 10,396,126 9,467,531 -928,595
Italy 6,828,030 7,607,690 +779,660
Ireland 4,479,480 4,257,247 -222,233
Japan 3,178,812 4,294,029 +1,115,217
China 3,742,626 2,488,803 -1,253,823
Poland 3,453,301 2,044,558 -1,408,743
South Korea 594,178 3,291,650 +2,697,472
Netherlands 2,676,104 1,026,593 -1,649,511
United States 1,598,626 1,855,751 +257,125

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 66,156,730
France 15,781,905
Italy 14,346,638
Ireland 7,645,514
Japan 7,578,609

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 34,592,627 31,564,103 -3,028,524
France 8,137,520 7,644,385 -493,135
Italy 6,833,514 7,513,124 +679,610
Ireland 3,795,982 3,849,532 +53,550
Japan 3,273,505 4,305,104 +1,031,599
China 3,532,316 2,545,484 -986,832
Poland 3,490,625 2,005,203 -1,485,422
South Korea 594,178 3,291,650 +2,697,472
United States 1,797,634 1,996,007 +198,373
Switzerland 1,362,559 1,671,983 +309,424

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
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 10 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 11 4 -7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 5 -5
Merseyside 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 8 5 -3
Outer London - West and North West 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) 110,577,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,722,654
Other 7,778,598
Air transport 7,740,165
Road transport 2,019,986

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) 57,438,809 53,138,328 -4,300,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,602,725 12,119,929 +2,517,204
Other 4,901,296 2,877,302 -2,023,994
Air transport 3,630,449 4,109,716 +479,267
Road transport 695,440 1,324,546 +629,106

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 61,951,368
Felixstowe 15,535,384
Eurotunnel 12,685,996
Immingham Docks 9,783,506
Killingholme 9,430,857

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 33,264,696 28,686,672 -4,578,024
Felixstowe 6,914,970 8,620,414 +1,705,444
Eurotunnel 5,399,564 7,286,432 +1,886,868
Immingham Docks 4,697,780 5,085,726 +387,946
Killingholme 4,705,685 4,725,172 +19,487
000 4,901,296 2,877,302 -2,023,994
Liverpool Docks 2,286,524 2,087,429 -199,095
Harwich 2,228,722 2,051,841 -176,881
Holyhead 1,271,772 1,041,319 -230,453
ZLC 1,134,577 1,113,361 -21,216

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 60
Other manufacturing 34
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 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 59
2026-03 56
2026-02 56
2026-01 53
2025-12 51

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+ 86
1m-15m 71
15m-54m 38
0-1m 17
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 £
Denmark 5,854,630
United States 3,156,531
Ireland 2,133,956
France 1,776,437
Sweden 1,496,345

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 2,430,439 3,424,191 +993,752
United States 1,826,023 1,330,508 -495,515
Ireland 1,074,845 1,059,111 -15,734
France 866,396 910,041 +43,645
Sweden 602,287 894,058 +291,771
Germany 535,257 453,105 -82,152
Netherlands 425,315 435,377 +10,062
Poland 326,518 375,417 +48,899
Spain 148,776 485,200 +336,424
Belgium 220,536 316,001 +95,465

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 8,721,597
France 117,814
Germany 23,561
Ireland 5,733
Italy 3,112

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 4,627,419 4,094,178 -533,241
France 54,101 63,713 +9,612
Germany 23,561 0 -23,561
Ireland 4,705 1,028 -3,677
Italy 2,366 746 -1,620
Turkey 507 0 -507
United States 0 494 +494
Hungary 97 140 +43
China 0 2 +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 8,895,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,676,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,019,535
Air transport 1,540,719
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 4,716,818 4,178,500 -538,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,246,878 4,430,093 +2,183,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,587,436 1,432,099 -155,337
Air transport 933,472 607,247 -326,225
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 8,895,318
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,012,168
Liverpool Docks 2,106,739
Immingham Docks 1,845,162
London Heathrow Airport 1,031,750

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 4,716,818 4,178,500 -538,318
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,059,768 1,952,400 +892,632
Liverpool Docks 1,162,600 944,139 -218,461
Immingham Docks 234,795 1,610,367 +1,375,572
London Heathrow Airport 727,277 304,473 -422,804
Holyhead 328,473 468,917 +140,444
Belfast Port 415,861 60,110 -355,751
Southampton 117,825 243,729 +125,904
East Midlands Airport 131,188 165,868 +34,680
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