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

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

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* 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 421,023
China 350,345
Sweden 224,260
United States 211,218
Spain 88,343

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 247,068 173,955 -73,113
China 174,236 176,109 +1,873
Sweden 0 224,260 +224,260
United States 118,683 92,535 -26,148
Spain 76,023 12,320 -63,703
France 56,742 17,582 -39,160
Netherlands 6,882 44,458 +37,576
Ireland 7,121 34,284 +27,163
Belgium 12,591 27,032 +14,441
Czechia 10,832 8,588 -2,244

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 375,443
China 359,270
United Kingdom 272,311
United States 235,669
Sweden 224,260

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 208,180 167,263 -40,917
China 177,432 181,838 +4,406
United Kingdom 174,032 98,279 -75,753
United States 123,497 112,172 -11,325
Sweden 0 224,260 +224,260
South Korea 15,888 34,784 +18,896
Czechia 10,832 8,588 -2,244
Poland 17,714 0 -17,714
Japan 9,465 2,769 -6,696
Ireland 10,341 1,149 -9,192

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 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
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 0 1 +1
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 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) 708,996
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 618,463
Air transport 280,983
Other 4,189

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) 334,025 374,971 +40,946
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 294,656 323,807 +29,151
Air transport 138,556 142,427 +3,871
Other 3,084 1,105 -1,979

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 270,307
London Gateway Port 255,970
Immingham Docks 236,256
Southampton 165,513
London 140,150

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 122,109 148,198 +26,089
London Gateway Port 113,063 142,907 +29,844
Immingham Docks 17,612 218,644 +201,032
Southampton 103,925 61,588 -42,337
London 127,806 12,344 -115,462
Leeds Bradford Airport 60,223 45,499 -14,724
Eurotunnel 25,666 36,682 +11,016
East Midlands Airport 12,411 46,035 +33,624
Dover 46,169 8,588 -37,581
Portsmouth 42,746 10,385 -32,361

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
2026-04 2
2026-03 2
2026-02 4
2026-01 3
2025-12 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+ 12
1m-15m 10
0-1m 1
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 £
France 70,629,629
Spain 16,635,744
Germany 16,161,526
Italy 14,824,974
United States 6,395,289

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 61,657,880 8,971,749 -52,686,131
Spain 10,200,646 6,435,098 -3,765,548
Germany 7,968,392 8,193,134 +224,742
Italy 8,609,067 6,215,907 -2,393,160
United States 3,249,344 3,145,945 -103,399
Poland 2,587,691 2,688,757 +101,066
Netherlands 1,723,758 1,195,230 -528,528
Australia 1,327,910 1,386,647 +58,737
Belgium 1,550,939 977,050 -573,889
Canada 612,025 1,773,956 +1,161,931

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) 142,384,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,627,356
Air transport 1,203,960
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) 100,814,643 41,569,874 -59,244,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,250,428 11,376,928 +126,500
Air transport 611,205 592,755 -18,450
Other 50 300 +250

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,182,715
Immingham Docks 10,015,035
London Gateway Port 8,674,032
Hull 6,529,219
Southampton 5,284,188

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 86,930,344 29,252,371 -57,677,973
Immingham Docks 5,030,749 4,984,286 -46,463
London Gateway Port 4,281,219 4,392,813 +111,594
Hull 3,592,388 2,936,831 -655,557
Southampton 1,747,850 3,536,338 +1,788,488
Liverpool Docks 2,141,058 2,503,427 +362,369
Felixstowe 2,861,558 668,307 -2,193,251
Newhaven 2,288,004 1,001,235 -1,286,769
Portsmouth 1,436,455 1,790,418 +353,963
Poole 996,631 995,088 -1,543

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