Import/export HS code 392062: Plastic sheets made of PET

Sheets and films made of poly(ethylene terephthalate), commonly used for packaging

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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 94,617,953
United States 44,186,851
France 40,403,834
Belgium 29,360,755
Netherlands 25,080,872

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 52,730,911 41,887,042 -10,843,869
United States 20,706,028 23,480,823 +2,774,795
France 20,825,542 19,578,292 -1,247,250
Belgium 16,301,173 13,059,582 -3,241,591
Netherlands 12,119,838 12,961,034 +841,196
Italy 10,634,961 8,452,839 -2,182,122
Turkey 8,356,756 10,674,301 +2,317,545
India 9,143,475 8,770,988 -372,487
Spain 9,464,471 7,199,782 -2,264,689
Poland 6,988,469 5,027,481 -1,960,988

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 95,544,076
United States 47,797,477
Turkey 32,375,422
Spain 29,936,258
Italy 23,953,636

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 54,066,801 41,477,275 -12,589,526
United States 23,088,307 24,709,170 +1,620,863
Turkey 15,527,930 16,847,492 +1,319,562
Spain 15,990,102 13,946,156 -2,043,946
Italy 13,077,670 10,875,966 -2,201,704
China 12,202,697 9,122,970 -3,079,727
India 10,450,583 8,830,802 -1,619,781
Netherlands 8,646,528 8,921,565 +275,037
France 9,130,254 8,272,384 -857,870
Poland 8,951,189 6,443,320 -2,507,869

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 41
Greater Manchester 36
Inner London - West 33
West Yorkshire 32
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 29

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 31 -1
Greater Manchester 27 30 +3
Inner London - West 23 24 +1
West Yorkshire 27 22 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 23 21 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22 15 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20 19 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 20 17 -3
West Midlands 20 17 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 13 16 +3

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) 273,069,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,720,208
Air transport 22,828,673
Road transport 3,034,208
Other 2,433,922

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) 148,809,257 124,259,967 -24,549,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,422,523 56,297,685 +875,162
Air transport 9,434,861 13,393,812 +3,958,951
Road transport 2,132,338 901,870 -1,230,468
Other 1,161,175 1,272,747 +111,572
Rail transport 40,252 23,059 -17,193

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 135,649,316
Felixstowe 42,783,334
Immingham Docks 41,129,596
Southampton 38,176,866
Eurotunnel 29,108,776

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 72,851,306 62,798,010 -10,053,296
Felixstowe 21,454,236 21,329,098 -125,138
Immingham Docks 20,525,695 20,603,901 +78,206
Southampton 18,827,068 19,349,798 +522,730
Eurotunnel 16,042,298 13,066,478 -2,975,820
Hull 14,501,715 8,503,083 -5,998,632
London Gateway Port 4,624,226 6,168,824 +1,544,598
Killingholme 5,991,095 3,173,738 -2,817,357
London 3,836,203 3,894,829 +58,626
Harwich 3,935,916 3,483,160 -452,756

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
132
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
93
Other manufacturing
86
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
44
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
41

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 180
2026-04 168
2026-03 176
2026-02 156
2026-01 157

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 247
54m+ 197
15m-54m 81
0-1m 57
Other 28

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 £
Switzerland 6,000,498
Ireland 5,510,318
Luxembourg 3,200,029
Germany 2,263,168
Poland 1,477,761

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 £
Switzerland 3,107,253 2,893,245 -214,008
Ireland 2,730,327 2,779,991 +49,664
Luxembourg 1,753,846 1,446,183 -307,663
Germany 2,018,219 244,949 -1,773,270
Poland 1,311,790 165,971 -1,145,819
Denmark 753,943 629,577 -124,366
Netherlands 497,024 661,462 +164,438
United States 351,567 433,545 +81,978
Belgium 322,468 404,666 +82,198
South Africa 175,961 456,462 +280,501

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 1,044,991
XI 57,336
Poland 6,200
Austria 942
United States 68

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 564,797 480,194 -84,603
XI 57,336 0 -57,336
Poland 2,644 3,556 +912
Austria 888 54 -834
United States 46 22 -24

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) 17,875,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,144,266
Other 2,507,752
Air transport 1,271,634

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) 10,695,234 7,180,602 -3,514,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,421,980 2,722,286 +300,306
Other 1,347,237 1,160,515 -186,722
Air transport 596,204 675,430 +79,226

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,121,893
Immingham Docks 5,022,982
000 2,507,752
Holyhead 2,431,022
London Gateway Port 1,065,570

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 5,907,617 4,214,276 -1,693,341
Immingham Docks 3,192,900 1,830,082 -1,362,818
000 1,347,237 1,160,515 -186,722
Holyhead 1,226,334 1,204,688 -21,646
London Gateway Port 462,916 602,654 +139,738
Liverpool Docks 238,675 606,862 +368,187
Fishguard 272,235 339,031 +66,796
Felixstowe 486,651 122,271 -364,380
London Heathrow Airport 237,458 280,132 +42,674
Heysham 271,482 141,963 -129,519

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 392062

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

Description: Sheets and films made of poly(ethylene terephthalate), commonly used for packaging