Import/export HS code 39209990: Various plastic products

Other plastic products not classified elsewhere

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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 £
France 19,133,220
Germany 13,217,806
United States 12,114,383
Italy 11,316,372
China 10,127,902

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 9,896,019 9,237,201 -658,818
Germany 6,031,006 7,186,800 +1,155,794
United States 6,550,833 5,563,550 -987,283
Italy 6,676,144 4,640,228 -2,035,916
China 5,544,968 4,582,934 -962,034
Turkey 3,809,422 4,067,771 +258,349
Austria 552,894 2,589,043 +2,036,149
Israel 2,604,023 487,870 -2,116,153
Ireland 1,657,393 1,031,226 -626,167
Belgium 1,296,247 1,250,521 -45,726

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 17,322,926
United States 13,449,037
Italy 13,329,803
Germany 12,824,010
China 10,838,841

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 8,597,766 8,725,160 +127,394
United States 7,143,134 6,305,903 -837,231
Italy 7,989,249 5,340,554 -2,648,695
Germany 5,733,701 7,090,309 +1,356,608
China 5,767,026 5,071,815 -695,211
Turkey 3,811,061 4,076,244 +265,183
Israel 2,604,023 487,870 -2,116,153
Denmark 1,233,299 1,168,417 -64,882
Austria 516,267 1,813,351 +1,297,084
South Korea 937,903 762,728 -175,175

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 48
Inner London - West 37
Greater Manchester 35
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34

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 34 33 -1
Inner London - West 24 20 -4
Greater Manchester 23 24 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 26 21 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 20 -5
West Yorkshire 19 16 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 19 17 -2
West Midlands 15 16 +1
Essex 13 13 +0
Inner London - East 15 7 -8

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) 54,725,977
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,536,780
Air transport 17,976,671
Other 2,493,701
Road transport 2,279,316

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) 26,427,764 28,298,213 +1,870,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,510,467 9,026,313 -3,484,154
Air transport 10,492,338 7,484,333 -3,008,005
Other 1,483,899 1,009,802 -474,097
Road transport 1,180,029 1,099,287 -80,742

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 31,889,687
Felixstowe 13,048,321
Eurotunnel 5,408,623
London Heathrow Airport 4,773,532
Immingham Docks 4,373,760

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 15,794,162 16,095,525 +301,363
Felixstowe 6,425,237 6,623,084 +197,847
Eurotunnel 2,290,890 3,117,733 +826,843
London Heathrow Airport 3,036,315 1,737,217 -1,299,098
Immingham Docks 1,886,939 2,486,821 +599,882
London Gateway Port 2,961,134 763,753 -2,197,381
Southampton 2,069,210 1,470,185 -599,025
East Midlands Airport 1,433,001 1,718,399 +285,398
London Stansted Airport 1,835,170 1,260,799 -574,371
ZLC 1,442,678 1,399,866 -42,812

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
146
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
62
Other manufacturing
57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
44
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 91
2026-04 102
2026-03 105
2026-02 86
2026-01 82

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+ 226
1m-15m 218
15m-54m 82
0-1m 53
Other 44

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 £
United States 14,968,129
Germany 14,335,641
Denmark 8,689,057
China 7,819,242
Ireland 7,730,410

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 £
United States 7,606,943 7,361,186 -245,757
Germany 6,711,836 7,623,805 +911,969
Denmark 3,926,522 4,762,535 +836,013
China 3,917,458 3,901,784 -15,674
Ireland 3,227,219 4,503,191 +1,275,972
Poland 3,882,557 3,580,294 -302,263
Netherlands 3,269,061 3,157,953 -111,108
France 3,350,429 2,593,373 -757,056
Luxembourg 2,836,728 2,096,150 -740,578
Italy 2,152,763 2,556,045 +403,282

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 £
Ireland 1,127,340
XI 83,098
Nicaragua 39,337
Italy 11,746
Finland 5,749

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 £
Ireland 584,377 542,963 -41,414
XI 26,363 56,735 +30,372
Nicaragua 0 39,337 +39,337
Italy 9,218 2,528 -6,690
Finland 5,749 0 -5,749
Turkey 5,531 0 -5,531
Denmark 1,137 2,529 +1,392
Switzerland 2,784 0 -2,784
China 511 358 -153
Poland 69 0 -69

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) 59,037,845
Air transport 31,586,452
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,186,898
Other 1,307,217
Road transport 10,943

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) 29,239,303 29,798,542 +559,239
Air transport 16,534,506 15,051,946 -1,482,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,045,660 12,141,238 +3,095,578
Other 660,279 646,938 -13,341
Road transport 10,943 0 -10,943

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,259,573
East Midlands Airport 13,715,735
London Heathrow Airport 10,930,732
Felixstowe 7,056,545
Southampton 6,819,704

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 18,547,401 21,712,172 +3,164,771
East Midlands Airport 6,999,491 6,716,244 -283,247
London Heathrow Airport 5,635,660 5,295,072 -340,588
Felixstowe 3,984,354 3,072,191 -912,163
Southampton 2,951,848 3,867,856 +916,008
London Gateway Port 2,410,641 3,465,915 +1,055,274
Dover 3,114,410 1,300,021 -1,814,389
Harwich 2,391,368 1,506,647 -884,721
Immingham Docks 1,801,800 2,086,595 +284,795
ZLC 1,676,858 1,420,392 -256,466

Quick facts

HS code: 39209990

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

Description: Other plastic products not classified elsewhere