Import/export HS code 392069: Plastic sheets made of other polyesters

Sheets and films made of other polyester materials

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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 £
China 8,997,601
United States 7,246,451
Ireland 4,201,651
Germany 3,792,149
India 2,317,472

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 £
China 4,865,886 4,131,715 -734,171
United States 5,302,697 1,943,754 -3,358,943
Ireland 2,128,971 2,072,680 -56,291
Germany 2,126,854 1,665,295 -461,559
India 1,010,709 1,306,763 +296,054
Sweden 964,667 784,908 -179,759
Italy 746,070 593,141 -152,929
Netherlands 905,764 381,077 -524,687
France 855,082 283,299 -571,783
Japan 437,879 430,713 -7,166

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 £
China 9,204,192
United States 7,650,997
Germany 3,733,569
Ireland 3,212,833
India 2,318,277

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 £
China 4,995,324 4,208,868 -786,456
United States 5,621,506 2,029,491 -3,592,015
Germany 2,032,631 1,700,938 -331,693
Ireland 1,579,265 1,633,568 +54,303
India 1,011,800 1,306,477 +294,677
Sweden 952,977 756,103 -196,874
Netherlands 1,134,672 341,720 -792,952
Italy 841,324 597,718 -243,606
Japan 437,879 438,116 +237
France 307,949 152,157 -155,792

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
West Yorkshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
West Midlands 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 12 6 -6
West Yorkshire 9 11 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 10 +3
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Norfolk 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -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) 19,175,957
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,141,036
Air transport 4,142,655
Other 1,342,422
Road transport 105,155

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) 10,847,737 8,328,220 -2,519,517
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,216,606 4,924,430 -1,292,176
Air transport 2,906,763 1,235,892 -1,670,871
Other 565,583 776,839 +211,256
Road transport 103,883 1,272 -102,611

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,203,679
Southampton 5,069,984
Immingham Docks 4,639,584
Liverpool Docks 4,546,797
Dover 2,344,717

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 3,917,755 3,285,924 -631,831
Southampton 2,685,176 2,384,808 -300,368
Immingham Docks 2,474,712 2,164,872 -309,840
Liverpool Docks 2,242,880 2,303,917 +61,037
Dover 1,408,448 936,269 -472,179
Belfast Port 2,132,107 26,152 -2,105,955
Belfast Airport 1,476,502 24,246 -1,452,256
000 565,583 776,839 +211,256
London Gateway Port 582,960 679,775 +96,815
Killingholme 450,707 499,123 +48,416

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
49
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
25
Other manufacturing
25
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 37
2026-04 32
2026-03 36
2026-02 30
2026-01 34

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+ 76
1m-15m 69
15m-54m 24
0-1m 20
Other 9

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 £
Italy 10,254,119
Uzbekistan 6,453,358
China 6,370,966
Netherlands 5,596,338
United States 5,478,315

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 £
Italy 3,254,772 6,999,347 +3,744,575
Uzbekistan 1,438,426 5,014,932 +3,576,506
China 3,179,111 3,191,855 +12,744
Netherlands 3,334,396 2,261,942 -1,072,454
United States 2,902,127 2,576,188 -325,939
India 3,119,059 1,286,435 -1,832,624
Germany 1,334,380 2,825,673 +1,491,293
France 2,066,048 2,034,288 -31,760
Switzerland 1,482,840 1,892,278 +409,438
Russia 1,405,103 1,375,644 -29,459

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 11,520
Nicaragua 450
China 19

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 11,520 0 -11,520
Nicaragua 450 0 -450
China 19 0 -19

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 31,527,875
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,388,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,914,119
Other 27,123
Road transport 1,392

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 £
Air transport 14,263,916 17,263,959 +3,000,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,240,106 16,148,684 +4,908,578
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,562,744 4,351,375 -4,211,369
Other 22,191 4,932 -17,259
Road transport 1,392 0 -1,392

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,758,867
London Heathrow Airport 14,130,314
London Stansted Airport 8,327,293
Felixstowe 6,485,383
Manchester Airport 5,677,394

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 10,484,973 14,273,894 +3,788,921
London Heathrow Airport 4,830,022 9,300,292 +4,470,270
London Stansted Airport 3,785,913 4,541,380 +755,467
Felixstowe 4,763,089 1,722,294 -3,040,795
Manchester Airport 3,436,211 2,241,183 -1,195,028
Southampton 1,968,291 1,967,005 -1,286
London Gateway Port 1,440,687 933,420 -507,267
East Midlands Airport 1,190,300 785,695 -404,605
ZLC 639,873 342,848 -297,025
Liverpool Docks 500,530 305,372 -195,158

Quick facts

HS code: 392069

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

Description: Sheets and films made of other polyester materials