Import/export HS code 392071: Plastic sheets made of regenerated cellulose

Sheets and films made of regenerated cellulose, a plant-based plastic

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 £
China 345,032
Germany 332,451
Sweden 224,260
United States 158,979
France 73,320

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 181,207 163,825 -17,382
Germany 200,629 131,822 -68,807
Sweden 0 224,260 +224,260
United States 73,167 85,812 +12,645
France 55,738 17,582 -38,156
Spain 51,099 12,320 -38,779
Netherlands 7,035 42,581 +35,546
Belgium 12,591 27,032 +14,441
Ireland 1,085 34,153 +33,068
Poland 17,714 3,065 -14,649

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 352,000
Germany 300,626
United Kingdom 266,475
Sweden 224,260
United States 181,998

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 182,446 169,554 -12,892
Germany 172,915 127,711 -45,204
United Kingdom 148,744 117,731 -31,013
Sweden 0 224,260 +224,260
United States 85,992 96,006 +10,014
South Korea 12,585 32,907 +20,322
Czechia 10,832 8,588 -2,244
Poland 17,714 0 -17,714
Japan 10,224 0 -10,224
Ireland 5,462 0 -5,462

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 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2

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 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 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) 632,368
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 545,419
Air transport 261,957
Other 4,050

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) 277,871 354,497 +76,626
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,203 318,216 +91,013
Air transport 147,810 114,147 -33,663
Other 3,076 974 -2,102

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 278,368
London Gateway Port 236,241
Immingham Docks 235,031
Southampton 116,514
Leeds Bradford Airport 94,869

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 144,087 134,281 -9,806
London Gateway Port 119,992 116,249 -3,743
Immingham Docks 0 235,031 +235,031
Southampton 54,926 61,588 +6,662
Leeds Bradford Airport 46,305 48,564 +2,259
London 80,361 12,344 -68,017
Eurotunnel 24,662 36,682 +12,020
East Midlands Airport 21,894 34,542 +12,648
Dover 39,833 8,588 -31,245
London Heathrow Airport 28,086 17,290 -10,796

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
9
Other manufacturing
6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
3
Manufacture of food products
2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 2
2026-03 2
2026-02 4
2026-01 3

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+ 13
1m-15m 10
0-1m 1
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 £
France 68,976,929
Germany 15,373,968
Spain 14,084,804
Italy 13,322,866
United States 6,070,571

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 £
France 61,162,443 7,814,486 -53,347,957
Germany 8,718,504 6,655,464 -2,063,040
Spain 8,274,524 5,810,280 -2,464,244
Italy 7,581,500 5,741,366 -1,840,134
United States 3,370,486 2,700,085 -670,401
Poland 2,608,033 2,336,131 -271,902
Australia 1,463,371 1,215,340 -248,031
Netherlands 1,243,347 1,131,921 -111,426
Canada 637,652 1,642,385 +1,004,733
Belgium 1,176,890 929,866 -247,024

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) 133,839,048
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,893,877
Air transport 1,097,860
Other 350

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) 97,240,989 36,598,059 -60,642,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,249,454 10,644,423 -605,031
Air transport 754,731 343,129 -411,602
Other 100 250 +150

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 109,684,111
Immingham Docks 9,402,151
London Gateway Port 8,715,527
Hull 5,708,089
Southampton 5,204,434

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 83,878,616 25,805,495 -58,073,121
Immingham Docks 5,555,330 3,846,821 -1,708,509
London Gateway Port 4,177,137 4,538,390 +361,253
Hull 2,945,010 2,763,079 -181,931
Southampton 1,979,172 3,225,262 +1,246,090
Liverpool Docks 2,255,637 2,143,090 -112,547
Felixstowe 2,472,476 898,862 -1,573,614
Portsmouth 1,425,020 1,674,723 +249,703
Newhaven 1,755,624 994,404 -761,220
Poole 1,141,031 850,688 -290,343

Quick facts

HS code: 392071

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

Description: Sheets and films made of regenerated cellulose, a plant-based plastic