Import/export HS code 39206212: Special PET films

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

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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 £
South Korea 516,973
Germany 398,109
India 257,966
Pakistan 240,358
Israel 142,053

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 31,224 485,749 +454,525
Germany 271,650 126,459 -145,191
India 35,025 222,941 +187,916
Pakistan 93,482 146,876 +53,394
Israel 142,053 0 -142,053
Netherlands 69,369 37,584 -31,785
France 94,542 9,884 -84,658
Switzerland 88,199 0 -88,199
Poland 34,107 3,764 -30,343
Ireland 509 17,001 +16,492

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 516,973
Germany 494,868
India 257,966
Pakistan 240,358
Israel 142,053

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 31,224 485,749 +454,525
Germany 330,825 164,043 -166,782
India 35,025 222,941 +187,916
Pakistan 93,482 146,876 +53,394
Israel 142,053 0 -142,053
Poland 127,593 11,629 -115,964
Switzerland 89,255 2,019 -87,236
Ireland 0 16,799 +16,799
Netherlands 10,194 0 -10,194
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Inner London - West 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 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 0 -1
Suffolk 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 0 -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) 1,498,191
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 266,049
Air transport 109,920
Road transport 43,224
Other 17,139

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) 566,504 931,687 +365,183
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,018 68,031 -129,987
Air transport 59,582 50,338 -9,244
Road transport 43,224 0 -43,224
Other 8,823 8,316 -507

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 911,308
Immingham Docks 476,714
Southampton 112,992
Eurotunnel 103,813
London Gateway Port 58,961

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 273,824 637,484 +363,660
Immingham Docks 312,671 164,043 -148,628
Southampton 8,368 104,624 +96,256
Eurotunnel 98,030 5,783 -92,247
London Gateway Port 22,856 36,105 +13,249
London Heathrow Airport 6,930 50,338 +43,408
East Midlands Airport 44,975 0 -44,975
ZLC 43,224 0 -43,224
Dover 30,619 7,865 -22,754
Middlesbrough 0 27,015 +27,015

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 5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 2
Other manufacturing 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-07 1
2025-05 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 7
54m+ 3
15m-54m 1
Other 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 5,378,572
Luxembourg 2,850,435
Ireland 1,903,709
Netherlands 492,535
Australia 270,428

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 2,981,871 2,396,701 -585,170
Luxembourg 1,307,295 1,543,140 +235,845
Ireland 988,519 915,190 -73,329
Netherlands 209,884 282,651 +72,767
Australia 155,488 114,940 -40,548
United States 46,489 91,935 +45,446
Canada 76,161 51,628 -24,533
Poland 62,266 54,489 -7,777
Germany 60,333 9,111 -51,222
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,629 0 -45,629

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) 9,124,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,171,920
Air transport 364,479
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) 4,807,707 4,316,437 -491,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,035,001 1,136,919 +101,918
Air transport 227,787 136,692 -91,095
Other 385 0 -385

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,975,970
Immingham Docks 2,688,529
Holyhead 1,843,817
London Gateway Port 222,724
Hull 209,020

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 3,242,637 2,733,333 -509,304
Immingham Docks 1,310,366 1,378,163 +67,797
Holyhead 944,016 899,801 -44,215
London Gateway Port 117,989 104,735 -13,254
Hull 0 209,020 +209,020
East Midlands Airport 98,708 60,513 -38,195
Liverpool Docks 57,815 95,268 +37,453
Dover 81,632 6,977 -74,655
Southampton 58,357 26,059 -32,298
Manchester Airport 57,469 22,423 -35,046

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