Import/export HS code 392112: Vinyl chloride plastic sheets

Sheets and films made from vinyl chloride plastics, often used in construction and flooring

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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 £
Ireland 30,993,215
China 11,166,537
Germany 8,500,289
France 6,596,421
India 3,457,251

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 £
Ireland 16,850,727 14,142,488 -2,708,239
China 6,313,465 4,853,072 -1,460,393
Germany 4,312,804 4,187,485 -125,319
France 4,725,411 1,871,010 -2,854,401
India 1,863,118 1,594,133 -268,985
Colombia 1,143,417 1,176,037 +32,620
Sweden 1,239,517 1,071,765 -167,752
Netherlands 1,334,576 924,242 -410,334
Turkey 1,174,216 1,072,859 -101,357
Lithuania 1,187,719 834,220 -353,499

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 £
Ireland 29,390,138
China 11,406,712
Germany 9,471,155
Romania 5,061,913
India 4,091,785

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 £
Ireland 15,987,432 13,402,706 -2,584,726
China 6,470,029 4,936,683 -1,533,346
Germany 5,238,218 4,232,937 -1,005,281
Romania 2,961,576 2,100,337 -861,239
India 2,175,091 1,916,694 -258,397
Colombia 1,221,533 1,235,657 +14,124
Sweden 1,235,787 1,071,765 -164,022
Turkey 1,174,216 1,079,099 -95,117
Lithuania 1,192,251 834,220 -358,031
Portugal 173,733 1,103,610 +929,877

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 15
Outer London - West and North West 15
West Midlands 14
Greater Manchester 11
Inner London - West 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 11 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 12 +2
West Midlands 12 8 -4
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +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) 50,466,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,376,154
Other 2,853,945
Air transport 1,333,534
Road transport 590,123

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) 27,727,985 22,738,204 -4,989,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,033,111 11,343,043 -2,690,068
Other 1,787,652 1,066,293 -721,359
Air transport 634,507 699,027 +64,520
Road transport 70,922 519,201 +448,279

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 19,148,519
Felixstowe 13,578,213
Dover 7,254,422
Holyhead 6,877,367
London Gateway Port 6,788,481

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 £
Liverpool Docks 10,307,543 8,840,976 -1,466,567
Felixstowe 8,517,281 5,060,932 -3,456,349
Dover 4,605,107 2,649,315 -1,955,792
Holyhead 4,097,582 2,779,785 -1,317,797
London Gateway Port 2,806,685 3,981,796 +1,175,111
Eurotunnel 3,411,548 2,781,780 -629,768
Immingham Docks 1,864,833 1,749,093 -115,740
000 1,787,652 1,066,293 -721,359
Heysham 1,240,953 1,486,617 +245,664
Thamesport 1,205,661 1,063,243 -142,418

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 62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20
Other manufacturing 18
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 45
2025-10 51
2025-09 44
2025-08 43

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 77
54m+ 58
0-1m 28
15m-54m 27
Other 19

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 9,664,621
Ireland 6,061,133
Germany 4,680,304
Italy 4,266,358
Spain 3,919,609

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 4,794,934 4,869,687 +74,753
Ireland 3,229,332 2,831,801 -397,531
Germany 2,204,484 2,475,820 +271,336
Italy 2,274,926 1,991,432 -283,494
Spain 2,139,285 1,780,324 -358,961
Netherlands 2,283,988 1,507,150 -776,838
Malaysia 1,430,214 1,870,136 +439,922
United States 1,345,150 1,082,671 -262,479
Poland 801,384 1,175,768 +374,384
Belgium 961,122 902,653 -58,469

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 £
XI 24,517,002
Switzerland 299,482
France 207,215
Ireland 29,783
China 7,899

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 £
XI 12,774,930 11,742,072 -1,032,858
Switzerland 175,173 124,309 -50,864
France 106,246 100,969 -5,277
Ireland 20,539 9,244 -11,295
China 4,226 3,673 -553
Germany 2,366 731 -1,635
Greece 0 1,244 +1,244
Israel 0 1,058 +1,058
Turkey 0 740 +740
Netherlands 4 0 -4

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 25,087,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,246,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,036,060
Air transport 3,380,922
Road transport 250,146

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 £
Other 13,090,062 11,997,232 -1,092,830
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,912,698 9,333,556 -579,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,994,171 3,041,889 -952,282
Air transport 1,876,681 1,504,241 -372,440
Road transport 137,546 112,600 -24,946

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 25,087,294
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,248,451
Southampton 2,567,832
Manchester Airport 2,307,372
Belfast Port 1,849,427

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 £
000 13,090,062 11,997,232 -1,092,830
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,348,688 7,899,763 -448,925
Southampton 1,045,408 1,522,424 +477,016
Manchester Airport 1,318,860 988,512 -330,348
Belfast Port 1,172,906 676,521 -496,385
London Gateway Port 1,194,035 594,919 -599,116
Holyhead 470,143 372,639 -97,504
Liverpool Docks 444,090 218,805 -225,285
Immingham Docks 352,695 271,689 -81,006
Harwich 256,163 321,701 +65,538

Quick facts

HS code: 392112

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

Description: Sheets and films made from vinyl chloride plastics, often used in construction and flooring