Import/export HS code 39209959: Various plastic sheets

Other plastic sheets and films made of specialized materials

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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 £
United States 18,022,141
Poland 8,553,082
Germany 7,015,687
Luxembourg 4,955,307
Japan 2,783,790

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 12,470,370 5,551,771 -6,918,599
Poland 4,420,599 4,132,483 -288,116
Germany 3,128,375 3,887,312 +758,937
Luxembourg 3,048,744 1,906,563 -1,142,181
Japan 938,451 1,845,339 +906,888
China 766,516 828,181 +61,665
Belgium 468,853 642,039 +173,186
Switzerland 645,657 310,355 -335,302
Netherlands 414,901 428,402 +13,501
France 577,269 250,329 -326,940

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 27,746,866
Luxembourg 5,137,253
Germany 4,522,460
Japan 3,787,581
China 1,629,936

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 17,066,877 10,679,989 -6,386,888
Luxembourg 3,250,783 1,886,470 -1,364,313
Germany 2,319,286 2,203,174 -116,112
Japan 999,748 2,787,833 +1,788,085
China 777,158 852,778 +75,620
Poland 1,302,593 319,945 -982,648
France 585,897 419,236 -166,661
Belgium 395,248 552,767 +157,519
Italy 329,276 397,325 +68,049
Netherlands 420,303 200,621 -219,682

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 13
Greater Manchester 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
West Midlands 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
West Yorkshire 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 3 5 +2

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) 23,274,819
Air transport 12,262,987
Other 7,209,986
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,424,960
Rail transport 25,899

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) 11,636,648 11,638,171 +1,523
Air transport 5,828,434 6,434,553 +606,119
Other 6,970,467 239,519 -6,730,948
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,641,815 2,783,145 -858,670
Rail transport 25,899 0 -25,899

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,136,971
Dover 8,316,321
000 7,209,986
Harwich 6,924,106
Eurotunnel 2,596,208

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 3,913,809 5,223,162 +1,309,353
Dover 4,876,040 3,440,281 -1,435,759
000 6,970,467 239,519 -6,730,948
Harwich 3,521,010 3,403,096 -117,914
Eurotunnel 817,742 1,778,466 +960,724
Southampton 1,593,673 982,528 -611,145
Killingholme 2,242,502 258,714 -1,983,788
Felixstowe 730,148 1,049,762 +319,614
499 190,938 1,480,282 +1,289,344
Manchester Airport 988,408 536,324 -452,084

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 37
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 22
Scientific research and development 12
Other manufacturing 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 32
2026-03 36
2026-02 30
2026-01 24
2025-12 24

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+ 57
1m-15m 52
15m-54m 24
Other 14
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 £
France 1,529,801
Malaysia 1,319,563
India 1,080,227
Germany 948,026
Spain 919,285

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 £
France 738,242 791,559 +53,317
Malaysia 691,731 627,832 -63,899
India 562,471 517,756 -44,715
Germany 585,058 362,968 -222,090
Spain 402,824 516,461 +113,637
Ireland 376,185 464,247 +88,062
Italy 308,521 435,507 +126,986
United Arab Emirates 244,191 387,945 +143,754
United States 224,367 356,859 +132,492
Luxembourg 358,437 163,656 -194,781

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 £
Poland 180
India 106
Austria 77
China 3

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 £
Poland 180 0 -180
India 101 5 -96
Austria 0 77 +77
China 3 0 -3

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) 5,450,267
Air transport 4,763,493
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,122,922
Other 1,962

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) 2,688,116 2,762,151 +74,035
Air transport 1,880,492 2,883,001 +1,002,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,673,714 1,449,208 -224,506
Other 284 1,678 +1,394

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,847,455
London Heathrow Airport 1,953,092
East Midlands Airport 1,807,827
London Gateway Port 1,480,250
Southampton 1,020,070

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 2,409,358 2,438,097 +28,739
London Heathrow Airport 580,483 1,372,609 +792,126
East Midlands Airport 979,394 828,433 -150,961
London Gateway Port 682,746 797,504 +114,758
Southampton 614,053 406,017 -208,036
ZLC 109,452 280,181 +170,729
London Stansted Airport 70,940 303,149 +232,209
Liverpool Docks 215,513 151,912 -63,601
Felixstowe 203,511 157,862 -45,649
Manchester Airport 140,223 80,563 -59,660

Quick facts

HS code: 39209959

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

Description: Other plastic sheets and films made of specialized materials