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 21,954,953
China 14,621,451
Poland 9,608,314
Belgium 8,679,073
Netherlands 4,757,554

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 10,997,496 10,957,457 -40,039
China 6,592,316 8,029,135 +1,436,819
Poland 5,090,688 4,517,626 -573,062
Belgium 4,854,643 3,824,430 -1,030,213
Netherlands 2,712,041 2,045,513 -666,528
France 1,961,548 2,331,695 +370,147
Sweden 2,079,795 869,857 -1,209,938
Norway 1,364,322 1,575,259 +210,937
Portugal 716,798 586,690 -130,108
United States 448,695 611,628 +162,933

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 23,007,180
China 14,738,851
Belgium 11,801,406
Poland 10,019,093
Norway 4,541,863

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 12,691,843 10,315,337 -2,376,506
China 6,603,104 8,135,747 +1,532,643
Belgium 5,656,756 6,144,650 +487,894
Poland 5,275,820 4,743,273 -532,547
Norway 2,366,785 2,175,078 -191,707
Portugal 1,175,736 1,039,022 -136,714
Canada 706,298 1,062,866 +356,568
Sweden 1,093,335 349,877 -743,458
United States 504,661 774,723 +270,062
Switzerland 583,247 417,765 -165,482

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Yorkshire 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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 7 11 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 10 +5
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 4 9 +5
Kent 7 7 +0
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Cheshire 7 5 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 9 +3

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) 50,179,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,924,338
Air transport 944,503
Other 865,167
Road transport 442,653

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) 26,455,206 23,723,805 -2,731,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,478,179 13,446,159 +967,980
Air transport 374,527 569,976 +195,449
Other 350,204 514,963 +164,759
Road transport 136,525 306,128 +169,603

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,159,111
Immingham Docks 16,542,040
Felixstowe 5,978,761
London Gateway Port 4,409,381
Killingholme 4,330,552

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 11,124,985 11,034,126 -90,859
Immingham Docks 8,974,049 7,567,991 -1,406,058
Felixstowe 3,267,927 2,710,834 -557,093
London Gateway Port 1,409,692 2,999,689 +1,589,997
Killingholme 2,121,975 2,208,577 +86,602
Harwich 2,553,855 1,260,624 -1,293,231
Belfast Port 1,311,172 2,092,021 +780,849
Eurotunnel 1,679,245 1,708,916 +29,671
Southampton 1,108,985 1,503,710 +394,725
Purfleet 1,241,118 1,358,142 +117,024

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
87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
38
Specialised construction activities
28
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
15
Other manufacturing
15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 60
2026-04 55
2026-03 63
2026-02 59
2026-01 40

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 85
54m+ 58
0-1m 42
15m-54m 41
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 5,234,016
Iceland 1,085,397
France 958,994
Germany 789,194
United States 674,976

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 2,583,085 2,650,931 +67,846
Iceland 559,869 525,528 -34,341
France 373,671 585,323 +211,652
Germany 654,303 134,891 -519,412
United States 538,466 136,510 -401,956
Guyana 278,932 874 -278,058
New Zealand 163,269 112,531 -50,738
Peru 162,762 0 -162,762
Czechia 86,756 73,196 -13,560
Netherlands 99,274 55,198 -44,076

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 825,448
Ireland 169,433
XI 55,665
Turkey 22,757
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 477,669 347,779 -129,890
Ireland 87,339 82,094 -5,245
XI 10,613 45,052 +34,439
Turkey 9,388 13,369 +3,981
Georgia 3,706 6,696 +2,990
France 4,569 4,264 -305
Poland 2,158 0 -2,158
Germany 373 441 +68
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) 6,268,836
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,550,790
Other 1,399,221
Air transport 970,723

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) 3,243,126 3,025,710 -217,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,662,367 888,423 -773,944
Other 687,862 711,359 +23,497
Air transport 703,940 266,783 -437,157

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 3,135,832
Immingham Docks 1,657,865
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,478,403
000 1,399,221
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 1,520,721 1,615,111 +94,390
Immingham Docks 1,052,830 605,035 -447,795
Dover / Eurotunnel 656,093 822,310 +166,217
000 687,862 711,359 +23,497
London Gateway Port 595,524 111,284 -484,240
London Heathrow Airport 439,522 129,083 -310,439
Holyhead 260,436 274,882 +14,446
Southampton 254,222 110,972 -143,250
Felixstowe 182,456 115,748 -66,708
Liverpool Docks 158,658 97,869 -60,789

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