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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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 8,536,388
Austria 4,149,276
Germany 3,148,850
Malaysia 2,390,041
France 596,134

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 3,308,443 5,227,945 +1,919,502
Austria 1,854,182 2,295,094 +440,912
Germany 1,277,383 1,871,467 +594,084
Malaysia 1,083,588 1,306,453 +222,865
France 189,050 407,084 +218,034
United States 286,247 201,362 -84,885
Japan 223,223 197,737 -25,486
Spain 120,314 94,436 -25,878
China 35,753 50,702 +14,949
Italy 33,906 28,046 -5,860

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 13,019,845
Germany 3,295,610
Malaysia 2,390,041
United States 501,905
Japan 434,746

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 5,151,028 7,868,817 +2,717,789
Germany 1,394,294 1,901,316 +507,022
Malaysia 1,083,588 1,306,453 +222,865
United States 304,372 197,533 -106,839
Japan 228,591 206,155 -22,436
China 36,865 50,702 +13,837
Spain 38,943 35,761 -3,182
Italy 33,906 31,329 -2,577
India 4,150 29,460 +25,310
United Kingdom 22,274 0 -22,274

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 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 0 2 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 14,813,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,343,758
Air transport 1,801,289
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) 5,750,208 9,063,653 +3,313,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,442,062 1,901,696 +459,634
Air transport 1,123,879 677,410 -446,469
Other 104,653 85,284 -19,369

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Killingholme 11,551,817
Felixstowe 2,517,490
Eurotunnel 1,188,181
Dover 812,672
Purfleet 774,595

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 4,275,279 7,276,538 +3,001,259
Felixstowe 1,109,834 1,407,656 +297,822
Eurotunnel 236,781 951,400 +714,619
Dover 439,015 373,657 -65,358
Purfleet 539,929 234,666 -305,263
Birmingham Airport 377,155 261,972 -115,183
East Midlands Airport 260,703 281,486 +20,783
London Gateway Port 162,499 324,219 +161,720
London Stansted Airport 395,272 80,086 -315,186
Southampton 208,099 190,052 -18,047

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Other manufacturing
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
2026-05 8
2026-04 12
2026-03 4
2026-02 6
2026-01 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+ 20
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 5
Other 4
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 705,819
Ireland 552,405
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 652,419 53,400 -599,019
Ireland 323,564 228,841 -94,723
Netherlands 65,842 85,896 +20,054
Austria 77,433 0 -77,433
South Korea 76,317 0 -76,317
Australia 46,977 0 -46,977
Spain 0 17,112 +17,112
Slovakia 16,789 0 -16,789
France 13,369 0 -13,369
Qatar 2,328 7,419 +5,091

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 235,666
Germany 101,669
Austria 72,213
Ireland 14,572
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 215,850 19,816 -196,034
Germany 12,368 89,301 +76,933
Austria 0 72,213 +72,213
Ireland 8,427 6,145 -2,282
China 435 465 +30
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) 1,125,736
Other 449,130
Air transport 103,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,213

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) 937,377 188,359 -749,018
Other 251,383 197,747 -53,636
Air transport 78,861 24,656 -54,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,596 4,617 -39,979

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 952,386
000 449,130
Felixstowe 92,456
East Midlands Airport 52,771
London Gateway Port 44,596

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 795,009 157,377 -637,632
000 251,383 197,747 -53,636
Felixstowe 89,693 2,763 -86,930
East Midlands Airport 42,944 9,827 -33,117
London Gateway Port 44,596 0 -44,596
Holyhead 23,909 20,171 -3,738
London Heathrow Airport 31,412 6,901 -24,511
Liverpool Docks 24,714 3,306 -21,408
ZLC 3,593 6,368 +2,775
Heysham 4,052 4,962 +910

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