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 33,043,764
China 11,605,785
Germany 9,512,079
France 6,289,948
India 3,893,505

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 16,713,838 16,329,926 -383,912
China 6,270,421 5,335,364 -935,057
Germany 4,275,778 5,236,301 +960,523
France 4,556,992 1,732,956 -2,824,036
India 1,918,838 1,974,667 +55,829
Sweden 1,222,706 1,298,474 +75,768
Turkey 1,166,784 1,351,913 +185,129
Netherlands 1,342,839 1,008,343 -334,496
Lithuania 1,305,792 965,191 -340,601
Colombia 1,224,644 1,017,132 -207,512

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 31,329,925
China 11,847,178
Germany 10,220,738
Romania 5,476,302
India 4,576,442

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 15,733,078 15,596,847 -136,231
China 6,401,243 5,445,935 -955,308
Germany 5,201,474 5,019,264 -182,210
Romania 2,970,041 2,506,261 -463,780
India 2,250,359 2,326,083 +75,724
Turkey 1,169,351 1,355,586 +186,235
Sweden 1,218,976 1,279,542 +60,566
Colombia 1,306,102 1,117,609 -188,493
Lithuania 1,310,324 965,191 -345,133
Portugal 263,399 1,530,327 +1,266,928

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 15
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Midlands 12
Inner London - 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
Outer London - West and North West 11 13 +2
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 11 +4
West Midlands 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 4 -4

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) 54,036,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,216,441
Other 3,285,823
Air transport 1,522,536
Road transport 737,279

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) 27,656,911 26,379,704 -1,277,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,855,891 13,360,550 -495,341
Other 1,668,743 1,617,080 -51,663
Air transport 690,469 832,067 +141,598
Road transport 179,605 557,674 +378,069

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,349,676
Felixstowe 13,317,892
London Gateway Port 7,980,196
Dover 7,595,442
Holyhead 7,439,986

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 10,236,009 10,113,667 -122,342
Felixstowe 8,512,976 4,804,916 -3,708,060
London Gateway Port 2,852,623 5,127,573 +2,274,950
Dover 4,251,857 3,343,585 -908,272
Holyhead 4,003,057 3,436,929 -566,128
Eurotunnel 3,472,417 3,076,820 -395,597
Immingham Docks 1,898,642 2,208,633 +309,991
000 1,668,743 1,617,080 -51,663
Heysham 1,262,322 1,436,372 +174,050
Thamesport 1,205,641 1,317,587 +111,946

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 18
Specialised construction activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 50
2026-03 40
2026-02 42
2026-01 40
2025-12 34

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+ 59
0-1m 29
15m-54m 26
Other 22

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 11,072,919
Ireland 6,509,820
Germany 5,143,542
Italy 4,506,552
Netherlands 4,062,326

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 4,994,713 6,078,206 +1,083,493
Ireland 3,230,519 3,279,301 +48,782
Germany 2,199,951 2,943,591 +743,640
Italy 2,217,870 2,288,682 +70,812
Netherlands 2,233,228 1,829,098 -404,130
Spain 2,159,873 1,752,728 -407,145
Malaysia 1,697,791 2,172,545 +474,754
United States 1,301,920 1,299,974 -1,946
Poland 730,746 1,396,108 +665,362
Belgium 956,230 974,433 +18,203

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 27,047,010
Switzerland 321,945
France 231,473
Ireland 30,033
China 12,456

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 12,899,808 14,147,202 +1,247,394
Switzerland 155,291 166,654 +11,363
France 105,097 126,376 +21,279
Ireland 27,087 2,946 -24,141
China 3,670 8,786 +5,116
Spain 0 10,546 +10,546
Germany 2,366 1,299 -1,067
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 27,678,577
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,510,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,619,370
Air transport 3,499,695
Road transport 230,991

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 13,210,455 14,468,122 +1,257,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,841,032 10,669,851 +828,819
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,584,316 4,035,054 +450,738
Air transport 2,312,683 1,187,012 -1,125,671
Road transport 111,902 119,089 +7,187

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 27,678,577
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,061,389
Southampton 3,263,567
Manchester Airport 2,306,033
Belfast Port 1,818,561

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 13,210,455 14,468,122 +1,257,667
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,210,666 8,850,723 +640,057
Southampton 1,049,772 2,213,795 +1,164,023
Manchester Airport 1,735,048 570,985 -1,164,063
Belfast Port 996,653 821,908 -174,745
London Gateway Port 999,479 655,247 -344,232
Holyhead 408,160 558,800 +150,640
Liverpool Docks 413,940 393,430 -20,510
Harwich 324,673 366,638 +41,965
Immingham Docks 328,336 304,161 -24,175

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