Import/export HS code 39206212: Special PET films

PET films of specific thicknesses used for making flexible magnetic disks or printing plates

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 £
South Korea 637,037
Germany 432,509
Pakistan 399,424
India 282,360
Netherlands 200,475

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 £
South Korea 85,810 551,227 +465,417
Germany 233,308 199,201 -34,107
Pakistan 93,482 305,942 +212,460
India 35,025 247,335 +212,310
Netherlands 78,547 121,928 +43,381
Israel 82,854 2,193 -80,661
France 39,912 9,464 -30,448
Ireland 155 28,614 +28,459
Switzerland 17,603 0 -17,603
Poland 8,436 6,360 -2,076

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 £
South Korea 637,037
Germany 632,984
Pakistan 399,424
India 282,360
Israel 85,047

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 £
South Korea 85,810 551,227 +465,417
Germany 311,855 321,129 +9,274
Pakistan 93,482 305,942 +212,460
India 35,025 247,335 +212,310
Israel 82,854 2,193 -80,661
Poland 46,401 14,696 -31,705
Ireland 0 23,211 +23,211
Switzerland 19,550 1,128 -18,422
United Kingdom 0 5,356 +5,356
China 5,132 0 -5,132

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 2
Greater Manchester 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Norfolk 1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1

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 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Norfolk 0 1 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
Southern Scotland 0 1 +1
Suffolk 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,828,859
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 241,271
Air transport 69,651
Road transport 17,603
Other 8,316

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 473,211 1,355,648 +882,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 126,895 114,376 -12,519
Air transport 62,400 7,251 -55,149
Road transport 17,603 0 -17,603
Other 8,269 47 -8,222

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,086,119
Immingham Docks 581,514
Southampton 169,136
Eurotunnel 65,809
London Heathrow Airport 64,519

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 £
Felixstowe 204,431 881,688 +677,257
Immingham Docks 293,701 287,813 -5,888
Southampton 12,616 156,520 +143,904
Eurotunnel 47,119 18,690 -28,429
London Heathrow Airport 57,268 7,251 -50,017
London Gateway Port 22,856 36,105 +13,249
Middlesbrough 0 51,409 +51,409
Liverpool Docks 0 23,211 +23,211
Killingholme 18,154 0 -18,154
ZLC 17,603 0 -17,603

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
4
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
1
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 3
2026-04 5
2026-03 5
2026-01 2
2025-12 1

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 6
54m+ 5
Other 2
15m-54m 1

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 5,977,529
Luxembourg 3,136,076
Ireland 2,321,610
Netherlands 607,136
Australia 285,344

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 3,099,069 2,878,460 -220,609
Luxembourg 1,729,481 1,406,595 -322,886
Ireland 1,078,823 1,242,787 +163,964
Netherlands 294,177 312,959 +18,782
Australia 185,405 99,939 -85,466
United States 42,766 122,671 +79,905
Canada 73,238 66,630 -6,608
Poland 76,559 40,600 -35,959
India 32,198 19,123 -13,075
Belgium 0 46,202 +46,202

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 385

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 385 0 -385

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) 10,026,578
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,790,744
Air transport 370,905
Other 385

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) 5,254,161 4,772,417 -481,744
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,311,723 1,479,021 +167,298
Air transport 214,434 156,471 -57,963
Other 385 0 -385

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,688,314
Immingham Docks 3,049,314
Holyhead 1,920,139
Liverpool Docks 502,104
London Gateway Port 253,419

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 3,455,576 3,232,738 -222,838
Immingham Docks 1,645,302 1,404,012 -241,290
Holyhead 1,024,502 895,637 -128,865
Liverpool Docks 61,406 440,698 +379,292
London Gateway Port 164,808 88,611 -76,197
Hull 107,412 101,608 -5,804
East Midlands Airport 92,648 50,985 -41,663
Southampton 52,537 55,296 +2,759
London Heathrow Airport 22,507 51,017 +28,510
Manchester Airport 64,655 3,139 -61,516

Quick facts

HS code: 39206212

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

Description: PET films of specific thicknesses used for making flexible magnetic disks or printing plates