Import/export HS code 39209928: Various plastic sheets

Other plastic sheets and films not specified elsewhere

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 £
France 18,128,815
Germany 13,985,039
United States 4,551,338
Sweden 1,832,311
Netherlands 1,769,598

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 £
France 8,463,254 9,665,561 +1,202,307
Germany 5,448,838 8,536,201 +3,087,363
United States 1,871,207 2,680,131 +808,924
Sweden 1,571,404 260,907 -1,310,497
Netherlands 1,388,651 380,947 -1,007,704
Belgium 717,766 635,740 -82,026
Hungary 250,163 236,651 -13,512
China 139,403 337,868 +198,465
Japan 324,956 109,633 -215,323
Austria 139,742 288,865 +149,123

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 £
France 15,851,869
Germany 14,412,220
United States 7,245,893
Denmark 1,973,528
Japan 1,631,855

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 £
France 7,673,348 8,178,521 +505,173
Germany 6,008,037 8,404,183 +2,396,146
United States 3,150,989 4,094,904 +943,915
Denmark 1,609,862 363,666 -1,246,196
Japan 936,343 695,512 -240,831
Belgium 466,913 466,955 +42
China 374,637 450,625 +75,988
Austria 130,805 280,061 +149,256
Spain 153,735 202,766 +49,031
Poland 140,760 144,589 +3,829

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 11
Greater Manchester 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8

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 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +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) 33,338,597
Air transport 7,200,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,672,208
Road transport 108,661
Other 41,932

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) 15,386,106 17,952,491 +2,566,385
Air transport 3,207,421 3,993,523 +786,102
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,747,377 1,924,831 -822,546
Road transport 56,170 52,491 -3,679
Other 1,979 39,953 +37,974

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,812,326
Eurotunnel 4,663,398
Immingham Docks 4,461,086
Portsmouth 3,363,974
Manchester Airport 2,413,048

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 £
Dover 7,787,256 10,025,070 +2,237,814
Eurotunnel 2,504,056 2,159,342 -344,714
Immingham Docks 2,958,265 1,502,821 -1,455,444
Portsmouth 976,782 2,387,192 +1,410,410
Manchester Airport 961,859 1,451,189 +489,330
East Midlands Airport 703,594 1,076,862 +373,268
London Heathrow Airport 740,860 1,022,268 +281,408
London Gateway Port 604,028 576,765 -27,263
Hull 127,706 836,957 +709,251
Dover / Eurotunnel 538,294 249,792 -288,502

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 30
Other manufacturing 25
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 28
2026-03 29
2026-02 33
2026-01 32
2025-12 21

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+ 72
1m-15m 52
15m-54m 20
Other 9
0-1m 8

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 65,011,866
Spain 61,058,087
France 32,080,341
China 7,317,441
United States 6,202,516

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 33,974,374 31,037,492 -2,936,882
Spain 31,672,025 29,386,062 -2,285,963
France 16,773,142 15,307,199 -1,465,943
China 3,586,390 3,731,051 +144,661
United States 3,470,433 2,732,083 -738,350
India 1,504,199 1,995,306 +491,107
Austria 1,027,957 568,577 -459,380
Lithuania 623,015 957,908 +334,893
Morocco 823,816 724,641 -99,175
Italy 478,355 679,279 +200,924

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 £
China 1,437
Portugal 331
Italy 179

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 £
China 0 1,437 +1,437
Portugal 264 67 -197
Italy 0 179 +179

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) 165,942,827
Air transport 13,162,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,591,576
Other 1,992

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) 85,921,773 80,021,054 -5,900,719
Air transport 6,410,478 6,752,060 +341,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,933,857 4,657,719 -1,276,138
Other 264 1,728 +1,464

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,922,803
Manchester Airport 6,044,894
London Heathrow Airport 5,261,736
Southampton 5,052,939
London Gateway Port 3,249,437

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 83,438,472 78,484,331 -4,954,141
Manchester Airport 3,022,119 3,022,775 +656
London Heathrow Airport 2,661,803 2,599,933 -61,870
Southampton 2,607,995 2,444,944 -163,051
London Gateway Port 2,010,622 1,238,815 -771,807
Portsmouth 1,401,034 1,070,677 -330,357
Felixstowe 703,166 820,755 +117,589
Hull 663,052 2,592 -660,460
ZLC 184,667 451,220 +266,553
Liverpool Docks 473,363 112,869 -360,494

Quick facts

HS code: 39209928

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

Description: Other plastic sheets and films not specified elsewhere