Import/export HS code 39209952: Special plastic films

Sheets and films made of poly(vinyl fluoride) or poly(vinyl alcohol), used in specific industries

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 £
United States 666,298
Belgium 533,640
Spain 461,841
India 181,403
China 175,473

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 £
United States 256,330 409,968 +153,638
Belgium 429,085 104,555 -324,530
Spain 158,304 303,537 +145,233
India 78,751 102,652 +23,901
China 36,456 139,017 +102,561
Canada 26,297 21,197 -5,100
Luxembourg 19,779 17,548 -2,231
France 29,514 0 -29,514
Switzerland 14,588 0 -14,588
Germany 8,619 0 -8,619

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 £
United States 1,294,685
Spain 416,039
China 211,552
India 156,396
Luxembourg 37,327

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 £
United States 743,585 551,100 -192,485
Spain 127,882 288,157 +160,275
China 47,528 164,024 +116,496
India 78,751 77,645 -1,106
Luxembourg 19,779 17,548 -2,231
France 29,514 0 -29,514
Germany 6,958 0 -6,958
Netherlands 0 5,584 +5,584
United Kingdom 2,065 0 -2,065
Japan 1,661 0 -1,661

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
South East Wales 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Eastern Scotland 1

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
South East Wales 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0

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) 1,006,370
Air transport 639,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 515,587

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) 623,234 383,136 -240,098
Air transport 247,938 391,886 +143,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 186,551 329,036 +142,485

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 544,759
London Heathrow Airport 316,228
Portsmouth 274,966
London Gateway Port 209,370
Southampton 203,124

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 394,080 150,679 -243,401
London Heathrow Airport 5,339 310,889 +305,550
Portsmouth 111,181 163,785 +52,604
London Gateway Port 59,944 149,426 +89,482
Southampton 99,021 104,103 +5,082
London Stansted Airport 157,145 20,160 -136,985
Eurotunnel 96,933 0 -96,933
Birmingham Airport 20,945 60,837 +39,892
Immingham Docks 7,503 56,723 +49,220
East Midlands Airport 53,756 0 -53,756

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 5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Manufacture of other transport equipment 2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 2
2026-03 2
2026-02 1
2026-01 4
2025-12 2

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
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 4
54m+ 3
0-1m 2

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 £
India 185,416
Spain 148,884
France 105,937
Ireland 47,763
Poland 29,654

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 £
India 86,067 99,349 +13,282
Spain 105,993 42,891 -63,102
France 2,454 103,483 +101,029
Ireland 28,169 19,594 -8,575
Poland 14,540 15,114 +574
United States 3,540 20,934 +17,394
Switzerland 22,319 0 -22,319
Finland 16,470 1,441 -15,029
Belgium 3,111 2,650 -461
Denmark 5,704 0 -5,704

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 93
India 93

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 87 6 -81
India 93 0 -93

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) 343,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,476
Air transport 103,113
Other 186

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) 159,868 183,730 +23,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,695 73,781 -8,914
Air transport 46,541 56,572 +10,031
Other 180 6 -174

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 269,741
London Gateway Port 156,476
ZLC 39,169
Holyhead 38,527
London Heathrow Airport 33,080

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 107,040 162,701 +55,661
London Gateway Port 82,695 73,781 -8,914
ZLC 36,258 2,911 -33,347
Holyhead 18,939 19,588 +649
London Heathrow Airport 3,372 29,708 +26,336
East Midlands Airport 6,911 23,953 +17,042
Newhaven 16,604 0 -16,604
Medway 8,235 0 -8,235
Liverpool Docks 7,889 0 -7,889
London 0 1,441 +1,441

Quick facts

HS code: 39209952

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

Description: Sheets and films made of poly(vinyl fluoride) or poly(vinyl alcohol), used in specific industries