Import/export HS code 392079: Plastic sheets made of other cellulose derivatives

Sheets and films made of other cellulose-based plastics

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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 £
Netherlands 6,818,279
Austria 4,902,611
Germany 2,924,586
Malaysia 1,954,265
United States 562,329

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 £
Netherlands 2,293,530 4,524,749 +2,231,219
Austria 2,986,914 1,915,697 -1,071,217
Germany 1,362,157 1,562,429 +200,272
Malaysia 838,834 1,115,431 +276,597
United States 320,727 241,602 -79,125
Japan 144,664 249,759 +105,095
France 197,757 121,766 -75,991
Spain 38,480 89,222 +50,742
China 63,891 36,083 -27,808
Italy 41,039 25,929 -15,110

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 £
Austria 11,700,044
Germany 3,142,763
Malaysia 1,954,265
United States 573,933
Japan 408,209

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 £
Austria 5,105,075 6,594,969 +1,489,894
Germany 1,644,501 1,498,262 -146,239
Malaysia 838,834 1,115,431 +276,597
United States 336,424 237,509 -98,915
Japan 150,032 258,177 +108,145
China 65,003 36,083 -28,920
Spain 32,427 42,694 +10,267
Italy 41,039 29,212 -11,827
India 4,150 29,460 +25,310
United Kingdom 23,652 0 -23,652

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,184,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,838,792
Air transport 2,085,535
Other 104,940

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,649,981 7,534,807 +1,884,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,120,501 1,718,291 +597,790
Air transport 1,490,576 594,959 -895,617
Other 34,241 70,699 +36,458

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Killingholme 9,447,331
Felixstowe 2,084,824
Purfleet 1,217,146
Dover 1,120,437
Eurotunnel 895,691

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 £
Killingholme 3,459,399 5,987,932 +2,528,533
Felixstowe 941,869 1,142,955 +201,086
Purfleet 893,496 323,650 -569,846
Dover 787,979 332,458 -455,521
Eurotunnel 81,208 814,483 +733,275
Birmingham Airport 652,469 150,213 -502,256
London Stansted Airport 416,964 129,281 -287,683
East Midlands Airport 224,080 250,138 +26,058
London Gateway Port 168,920 277,263 +108,343
Southampton 145,451 226,950 +81,499

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 16
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 8
2025-08 8

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+ 19
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 3
Other 3

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 £
Germany 726,110
Ireland 496,312
Netherlands 134,983
Austria 77,433
South Korea 76,317

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 £
Germany 71,683 654,427 +582,744
Ireland 287,164 209,148 -78,016
Netherlands 62,959 72,024 +9,065
Austria 73,840 3,593 -70,247
South Korea 76,317 0 -76,317
Australia 31,657 18,738 -12,919
United States 26,483 0 -26,483
India 22,499 0 -22,499
Spain 0 17,112 +17,112
Slovakia 1,384 15,405 +14,021

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 £
Spain 222,703
Germany 87,808
Austria 39,088
Ireland 11,701
China 900

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 £
Spain 212,795 9,908 -202,887
Germany 1,398 86,410 +85,012
Austria 0 39,088 +39,088
Ireland 5,619 6,082 +463
China 330 570 +240
Poland 720 0 -720

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) 1,115,130
Other 385,166
Air transport 145,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,822

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) 308,385 806,745 +498,360
Other 229,626 155,540 -74,086
Air transport 108,356 37,450 -70,906
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,230 20,592 -38,638

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 947,383
000 385,166
Felixstowe 89,693
East Midlands Airport 73,145
London Gateway Port 65,413

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 182,024 765,359 +583,335
000 229,626 155,540 -74,086
Felixstowe 89,693 0 -89,693
East Midlands Airport 49,584 23,561 -26,023
London Gateway Port 46,675 18,738 -27,937
Holyhead 21,672 22,417 +745
London Heathrow Airport 32,498 4,656 -27,842
ZLC 23,195 7,673 -15,522
Liverpool Docks 13,593 11,121 -2,472
Harwich 9,900 0 -9,900

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 392079

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

Description: Sheets and films made of other cellulose-based plastics