Import/export HS code 39209928: Various plastic sheets

Other plastic sheets and films not specified elsewhere

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  • 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 17,933,320
Germany 13,963,372
United States 4,684,502
Sweden 1,832,311
Netherlands 1,657,547

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 8,533,240 9,400,080 +866,840
Germany 6,274,678 7,688,694 +1,414,016
United States 2,149,355 2,535,147 +385,792
Sweden 1,832,311 0 -1,832,311
Netherlands 1,190,720 466,827 -723,893
Belgium 749,934 556,951 -192,983
Austria 168,013 253,749 +85,736
China 108,656 309,438 +200,782
Hungary 211,626 200,226 -11,400
Spain 167,326 159,930 -7,396

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 15,482,048
Germany 14,037,844
United States 7,606,091
Denmark 2,146,409
Japan 1,440,853

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 7,588,852 7,893,196 +304,344
Germany 6,440,762 7,597,082 +1,156,320
United States 3,621,823 3,984,268 +362,445
Denmark 1,864,927 281,482 -1,583,445
Japan 768,460 672,393 -96,067
Belgium 516,061 391,159 -124,902
China 342,406 406,032 +63,626
Austria 160,378 244,945 +84,567
Spain 145,778 209,440 +63,662
Poland 136,918 165,589 +28,671

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 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 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 4 4 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +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) 33,358,701
Air transport 6,868,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,515,171
Road transport 93,833
Other 41,327

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) 16,651,704 16,706,997 +55,293
Air transport 3,059,072 3,809,563 +750,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,568,841 1,946,330 -622,511
Road transport 43,854 49,979 +6,125
Other 11,537 29,790 +18,253

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,044,326
Eurotunnel 4,546,941
Immingham Docks 4,531,601
Portsmouth 3,629,578
Manchester Airport 2,403,927

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 8,189,898 9,854,428 +1,664,530
Eurotunnel 2,931,380 1,615,561 -1,315,819
Immingham Docks 3,020,002 1,511,599 -1,508,403
Portsmouth 1,197,695 2,431,883 +1,234,188
Manchester Airport 1,165,310 1,238,617 +73,307
London Heathrow Airport 813,447 1,100,661 +287,214
East Midlands Airport 622,045 1,079,578 +457,533
London Gateway Port 666,521 583,226 -83,295
Hull 319,135 575,078 +255,943
Felixstowe 173,375 573,695 +400,320

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
29
Other manufacturing
27
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
24
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
12
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
2026-05 26
2026-04 28
2026-03 29
2026-02 33
2026-01 32

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 51
15m-54m 19
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 60,969,959
Spain 58,210,487
France 30,175,277
China 7,391,625
United States 6,205,213

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 31,922,122 29,047,837 -2,874,285
Spain 28,892,117 29,318,370 +426,253
France 15,671,980 14,503,297 -1,168,683
China 4,045,848 3,345,777 -700,071
United States 3,853,542 2,351,671 -1,501,871
India 1,733,008 1,671,876 -61,132
Lithuania 653,966 858,632 +204,666
Morocco 718,147 698,264 -19,883
Austria 810,692 573,241 -237,451
Italy 575,840 523,122 -52,718

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 185

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 249 1,188 +939
Portugal 264 67 -197
Italy 102 83 -19

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) 156,821,070
Air transport 13,123,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,514,921
Other 1,998

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) 80,000,064 76,821,006 -3,179,058
Air transport 7,010,046 6,113,767 -896,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,571,564 3,943,357 -2,628,207
Other 615 1,383 +768

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 153,068,741
Manchester Airport 6,086,548
London Heathrow Airport 5,181,222
Southampton 5,008,187
London Gateway Port 3,256,891

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 77,761,213 75,307,528 -2,453,685
Manchester Airport 3,315,020 2,771,528 -543,492
London Heathrow Airport 2,987,720 2,193,502 -794,218
Southampton 3,101,452 1,906,735 -1,194,717
London Gateway Port 2,137,132 1,119,759 -1,017,373
Portsmouth 1,471,619 1,034,288 -437,331
Felixstowe 715,646 821,622 +105,976
ZLC 158,566 568,560 +409,994
Liverpool Docks 529,138 71,271 -457,867
London Stansted Airport 260,350 250,849 -9,501

Quick facts

HS code: 39209928

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

Description: Other plastic sheets and films not specified elsewhere