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 8,312,057
Austria 5,073,126
Germany 3,236,137
Malaysia 2,471,509
United States 557,371

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 2,842,001 5,470,056 +2,628,055
Austria 2,586,022 2,487,104 -98,918
Germany 1,270,146 1,965,991 +695,845
Malaysia 994,555 1,476,954 +482,399
United States 307,202 250,169 -57,033
France 190,619 304,055 +113,436
Japan 156,045 290,737 +134,692
Spain 39,236 174,625 +135,389
China 3,453 70,308 +66,855
Italy 39,260 28,041 -11,219

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 13,582,114
Germany 3,409,486
Malaysia 2,471,509
United States 571,667
Japan 460,568

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 5,326,357 8,255,757 +2,929,400
Germany 1,476,087 1,933,399 +457,312
Malaysia 994,555 1,476,954 +482,399
United States 324,150 247,517 -76,633
Japan 161,413 299,155 +137,742
Spain 27,494 52,361 +24,867
China 4,565 70,308 +65,743
Italy 39,260 31,324 -7,936
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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Inner London - West 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 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,359,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,465,252
Air transport 1,988,381
Other 189,937

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) 5,917,141 9,442,298 +3,525,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,272,887 2,192,365 +919,478
Air transport 1,211,576 776,805 -434,771
Other 34,241 155,696 +121,455

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Killingholme 11,521,293
Felixstowe 2,606,845
Dover 1,163,124
Eurotunnel 1,134,309
Purfleet 1,025,671

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 3,931,410 7,589,883 +3,658,473
Felixstowe 1,035,200 1,571,645 +536,445
Dover 759,340 403,784 -355,556
Eurotunnel 196,639 937,670 +741,031
Purfleet 743,426 282,245 -461,181
Birmingham Airport 513,558 254,014 -259,544
London Stansted Airport 377,019 159,137 -217,882
East Midlands Airport 252,687 272,203 +19,516
London Gateway Port 177,217 341,095 +163,878
Southampton 146,206 278,554 +132,348

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 5
Other manufacturing 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 4
2026-02 6
2026-01 8
2025-12 10

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 10
15m-54m 4
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Germany 711,417
Ireland 549,740
Netherlands 151,738
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 58,772 652,645 +593,873
Ireland 300,409 249,331 -51,078
Netherlands 65,842 85,896 +20,054
Austria 73,840 3,593 -70,247
South Korea 76,317 0 -76,317
Australia 40,996 9,399 -31,597
United States 26,393 0 -26,393
India 22,499 0 -22,499
Spain 0 17,112 +17,112
Slovakia 16,789 0 -16,789

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 227,410
Germany 101,669
Austria 64,156
Ireland 14,761
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 218,011 9,399 -208,612
Germany 2,106 99,563 +97,457
Austria 0 64,156 +64,156
Ireland 5,819 8,942 +3,123
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) 1,136,172
Other 433,485
Air transport 145,243
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,595

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) 330,079 806,093 +476,014
Other 236,685 196,800 -39,885
Air transport 107,540 37,703 -69,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,579 14,016 -44,563

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 956,581
000 433,485
Felixstowe 92,456
East Midlands Airport 70,195
London Gateway Port 65,323

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 197,301 759,280 +561,979
000 236,685 196,800 -39,885
Felixstowe 89,693 2,763 -86,930
East Midlands Airport 53,242 16,953 -36,289
London Gateway Port 55,924 9,399 -46,525
Holyhead 25,397 23,521 -1,876
London Heathrow Airport 29,084 9,229 -19,855
ZLC 22,135 9,961 -12,174
Liverpool Docks 13,593 14,427 +834
Heysham 2,692 6,322 +3,630

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