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 31,449,069
China 10,607,784
Germany 9,101,285
France 5,473,747
India 3,701,185

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 16,214,440 15,234,629 -979,811
China 5,622,257 4,985,527 -636,730
Germany 4,248,840 4,852,445 +603,605
France 4,145,265 1,328,482 -2,816,783
India 1,749,777 1,951,408 +201,631
Turkey 1,168,398 1,345,704 +177,306
Sweden 1,152,210 1,318,265 +166,055
Netherlands 1,463,921 894,207 -569,714
Colombia 1,359,149 909,117 -450,032
Lithuania 1,292,622 897,642 -394,980

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 29,813,038
China 10,831,337
Germany 9,659,366
Romania 5,295,941
India 4,332,733

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 15,256,644 14,556,394 -700,250
China 5,715,781 5,115,556 -600,225
Germany 5,020,813 4,638,553 -382,260
Romania 3,093,855 2,202,086 -891,769
India 2,100,347 2,232,386 +132,039
Turkey 1,170,965 1,352,201 +181,236
Sweden 1,152,210 1,299,333 +147,123
Colombia 1,434,340 1,013,968 -420,372
Lithuania 1,292,622 897,642 -394,980
Portugal 423,524 1,497,935 +1,074,411

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 16
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 12
West Midlands 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
West Midlands 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 11 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 3 -5

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) 51,651,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,767,877
Other 3,033,003
Air transport 1,501,172
Road transport 751,434

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) 27,127,846 24,523,366 -2,604,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,005,813 12,762,064 -243,749
Other 1,695,243 1,337,760 -357,483
Air transport 726,995 774,177 +47,182
Road transport 245,542 505,892 +260,350

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 19,526,169
Felixstowe 11,849,516
London Gateway Port 8,358,450
Dover 7,215,333
Holyhead 6,795,191

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 9,945,841 9,580,328 -365,513
Felixstowe 7,495,539 4,353,977 -3,141,562
London Gateway Port 3,378,276 4,980,174 +1,601,898
Dover 3,883,499 3,331,834 -551,665
Holyhead 3,775,736 3,019,455 -756,281
Eurotunnel 3,724,402 2,560,790 -1,163,612
Immingham Docks 1,756,568 2,192,260 +435,692
000 1,695,243 1,337,760 -357,483
Heysham 1,343,290 1,272,686 -70,604
Thamesport 1,244,586 1,261,014 +16,428

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
67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
34
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
21
Other manufacturing
19
Specialised construction activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 50
2026-03 40
2026-02 42
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 78
54m+ 63
0-1m 28
15m-54m 25
Other 21

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 10,977,018
Ireland 6,341,414
Germany 4,955,988
Italy 4,249,602
Malaysia 3,918,357

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 5,092,517 5,884,501 +791,984
Ireland 3,270,219 3,071,195 -199,024
Germany 2,128,353 2,827,635 +699,282
Italy 2,256,233 1,993,369 -262,864
Malaysia 2,054,486 1,863,871 -190,615
Netherlands 2,072,624 1,653,633 -418,991
Spain 2,031,368 1,536,784 -494,584
United States 1,230,188 1,319,982 +89,794
Poland 940,112 1,018,595 +78,483
Belgium 983,632 885,232 -98,400

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 25,881,684
Switzerland 313,508
France 223,041
Ireland 21,629
China 13,323

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 12,657,735 13,223,949 +566,214
Switzerland 168,465 145,043 -23,422
France 104,528 118,513 +13,985
Ireland 19,761 1,868 -17,893
China 4,251 9,072 +4,821
Spain 0 10,546 +10,546
Germany 2,819 1,174 -1,645
Greece 1,244 0 -1,244
Israel 1,058 0 -1,058
Turkey 740 0 -740

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 26,487,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,497,023
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,424,596
Air transport 3,309,964
Road transport 218,565

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 12,973,129 13,514,538 +541,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,144,283 9,352,740 -791,543
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,338,109 4,086,487 +748,378
Air transport 2,629,623 680,341 -1,949,282
Road transport 115,830 102,735 -13,095

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 26,487,667
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,163,150
Southampton 3,203,393
Manchester Airport 2,241,944
Belfast Port 1,830,218

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 12,973,129 13,514,538 +541,409
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,418,087 7,745,063 -673,024
Southampton 862,590 2,340,803 +1,478,213
Manchester Airport 2,116,145 125,799 -1,990,346
Belfast Port 1,095,990 734,228 -361,762
London Gateway Port 895,787 739,005 -156,782
Holyhead 406,328 504,998 +98,670
Liverpool Docks 377,132 430,193 +53,061
Harwich 425,729 206,588 -219,141
Immingham Docks 373,100 225,546 -147,554

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