Import/export HS code 392111: Styrene plastic sheets

Sheets and films made from styrene-based plastics, commonly used in packaging and insulation

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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 £
Germany 23,218,950
China 15,273,319
Poland 10,149,126
Belgium 9,331,907
Netherlands 5,087,914

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 £
Germany 11,134,989 12,083,961 +948,972
China 6,683,665 8,589,654 +1,905,989
Poland 5,111,755 5,037,371 -74,384
Belgium 5,055,261 4,276,646 -778,615
Netherlands 2,692,111 2,395,803 -296,308
France 2,065,867 2,346,390 +280,523
Sweden 2,082,761 1,260,794 -821,967
Norway 1,133,447 1,835,893 +702,446
Portugal 784,869 624,661 -160,208
Spain 452,959 589,310 +136,351

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 £
Germany 24,987,916
China 15,427,941
Belgium 12,188,286
Poland 10,545,232
Norway 4,798,039

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 £
Germany 12,960,313 12,027,603 -932,710
China 6,729,783 8,698,158 +1,968,375
Belgium 5,959,041 6,229,245 +270,204
Poland 5,229,701 5,315,531 +85,830
Norway 2,154,135 2,643,904 +489,769
Portugal 1,273,791 1,012,043 -261,748
Canada 623,957 1,126,175 +502,218
Sweden 1,049,230 539,666 -509,564
United States 521,407 705,083 +183,676
Spain 452,959 539,580 +86,621

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
West Yorkshire 13
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - West and North West 11

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 10 +3
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 9 +0
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Cheshire 7 6 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7 8 +1
Kent 7 7 +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) 53,647,937
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,904,019
Air transport 906,397
Other 853,340
Road transport 408,366

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) 27,116,581 26,531,356 -585,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,449,087 14,454,932 +2,005,845
Air transport 340,384 566,013 +225,629
Other 348,631 504,709 +156,078
Road transport 92,150 316,216 +224,066

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 23,482,139
Immingham Docks 17,675,683
Felixstowe 6,618,009
Harwich 4,532,120
London Gateway Port 4,471,146

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 11,235,038 12,247,101 +1,012,063
Immingham Docks 9,051,920 8,623,763 -428,157
Felixstowe 3,754,892 2,863,117 -891,775
Harwich 3,046,123 1,485,997 -1,560,126
London Gateway Port 1,260,489 3,210,657 +1,950,168
Killingholme 1,684,927 2,599,588 +914,661
Eurotunnel 1,794,041 1,670,905 -123,136
Belfast Port 931,123 2,359,939 +1,428,816
Purfleet 1,347,672 1,379,294 +31,622
Southampton 1,081,018 1,513,708 +432,690

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 86
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Specialised construction activities 28
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 55
2026-03 63
2026-02 59
2026-01 40
2025-12 53

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 87
54m+ 61
0-1m 43
15m-54m 42
Other 17

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 £
Ireland 5,354,473
Iceland 1,129,206
France 952,144
Germany 785,203
United States 740,481

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 £
Ireland 2,239,039 3,115,434 +876,395
Iceland 597,384 531,822 -65,562
France 286,828 665,316 +378,488
Germany 512,982 272,221 -240,761
United States 584,178 156,303 -427,875
New Zealand 212,578 97,070 -115,508
Guyana 278,932 874 -278,058
Czechia 133,998 107,898 -26,100
Belgium 147,178 32,264 -114,914
Netherlands 126,082 41,506 -84,576

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 825,725
Ireland 171,203
XI 52,553
Turkey 22,000
Georgia 10,402

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 285,118 540,607 +255,489
Ireland 80,392 90,811 +10,419
XI 12,044 40,509 +28,465
Turkey 7,485 14,515 +7,030
Georgia 2,565 7,837 +5,272
France 4,236 4,527 +291
Poland 2,971 0 -2,971
Germany 142 672 +530
Switzerland 190 0 -190

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) 6,532,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,638,842
Other 1,387,149
Air transport 1,028,709

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) 3,111,087 3,421,475 +310,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,752,265 886,577 -865,688
Other 489,142 898,007 +408,865
Air transport 623,972 404,737 -219,235

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 3,259,467
Immingham Docks 1,748,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,602,794
000 1,387,149
London Gateway Port 706,808

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 £
Heysham 1,396,726 1,862,741 +466,015
Immingham Docks 1,140,194 607,884 -532,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 687,921 914,873 +226,952
000 489,142 898,007 +408,865
London Gateway Port 595,524 111,284 -484,240
London Heathrow Airport 500,297 127,563 -372,734
Holyhead 259,572 283,423 +23,851
Southampton 219,661 145,720 -73,941
Felixstowe 236,303 100,287 -136,016
Liverpool Docks 134,335 95,423 -38,912

Quick facts

HS code: 392111

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

Description: Sheets and films made from styrene-based plastics, commonly used in packaging and insulation