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 15,908,136
Germany 11,194,893
United States 3,837,250
Sweden 1,832,311
Netherlands 1,706,287

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 8,414,966 7,493,170 -921,796
Germany 5,442,550 5,752,343 +309,793
United States 1,933,164 1,904,086 -29,078
Sweden 9,421 1,822,890 +1,813,469
Netherlands 1,384,664 321,623 -1,063,041
Belgium 741,214 423,432 -317,782
Japan 368,775 102,244 -266,531
China 193,070 274,500 +81,430
Hungary 235,729 208,096 -27,633
Austria 141,942 199,257 +57,315

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 14,073,807
Germany 11,565,729
United States 6,208,713
Denmark 1,904,414
Japan 1,535,330

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 7,670,215 6,403,592 -1,266,623
Germany 6,004,720 5,561,009 -443,711
United States 3,218,267 2,990,446 -227,821
Denmark 31,855 1,872,559 +1,840,704
Japan 963,467 571,863 -391,604
Belgium 474,657 308,170 -166,487
China 395,175 386,239 -8,936
Austria 132,812 190,453 +57,641
Spain 150,087 157,703 +7,616
United Kingdom 103,897 142,377 +38,480

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 2 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 1 -3
West Midlands 4 3 -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) 28,708,922
Air transport 6,049,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,146,330
Road transport 66,372
Other 41,988

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) 14,788,601 13,920,321 -868,280
Air transport 3,285,755 2,763,672 -522,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,878,947 2,267,383 +388,436
Road transport 56,170 10,202 -45,968
Other 2,149 39,839 +37,690

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,968,331
Eurotunnel 4,240,283
Immingham Docks 4,033,135
Portsmouth 2,683,296
Manchester Airport 2,143,293

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 7,802,982 7,165,349 -637,633
Eurotunnel 2,379,200 1,861,083 -518,117
Immingham Docks 1,423,970 2,609,165 +1,185,195
Portsmouth 884,338 1,798,958 +914,620
Manchester Airport 1,006,614 1,136,679 +130,065
London Heathrow Airport 781,637 591,317 -190,320
East Midlands Airport 688,194 665,506 -22,688
London Gateway Port 538,045 519,198 -18,847
Poole 550,631 259,503 -291,128
Southampton 599,779 203,329 -396,450

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 27
Other manufacturing 25
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 21
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 26
2025-10 35
2025-09 37
2025-08 29

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+ 71
1m-15m 49
15m-54m 17
Other 9
0-1m 7

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 58,932,769
Spain 52,915,325
France 27,482,658
China 6,175,914
United States 5,697,205

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 35,374,762 23,558,007 -11,816,755
Spain 32,804,741 20,110,584 -12,694,157
France 17,095,022 10,387,636 -6,707,386
China 3,235,799 2,940,115 -295,684
United States 3,414,309 2,282,896 -1,131,413
India 1,539,292 1,482,628 -56,664
Austria 1,092,959 430,510 -662,449
Morocco 980,881 537,219 -443,662
Lithuania 449,543 942,295 +492,752
Italy 495,207 542,155 +46,948

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 297
Italy 160

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 237 60 -177
Italy 0 160 +160

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) 146,313,960
Air transport 11,426,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,580,862
Other 1,894

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) 88,657,670 57,656,290 -31,001,380
Air transport 6,203,343 5,222,709 -980,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,214,364 3,366,498 -2,847,866
Other 237 1,657 +1,420

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,618,925
Manchester Airport 5,109,735
London Heathrow Airport 4,898,630
Southampton 4,564,297
London Gateway Port 2,801,477

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 86,116,404 56,502,521 -29,613,883
Manchester Airport 2,593,798 2,515,937 -77,861
London Heathrow Airport 2,861,878 2,036,752 -825,126
Southampton 2,559,421 2,004,876 -554,545
London Gateway Port 1,949,721 851,756 -1,097,965
Portsmouth 1,451,811 746,668 -705,143
Felixstowe 829,677 371,501 -458,176
Dover 583,045 187,265 -395,780
Hull 675,298 2,592 -672,706
Liverpool Docks 475,057 98,029 -377,028

Quick facts

HS code: 39209928

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

Description: Other plastic sheets and films not specified elsewhere