Import/export HS code 392119: Various plastic sheets

Sheets and films made from other types of plastics not listed above

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
United States 92,534,746
Germany 54,727,440
France 34,124,310
Netherlands 18,585,261
Spain 17,495,258

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 £
United States 52,244,594 40,290,152 -11,954,442
Germany 27,981,511 26,745,929 -1,235,582
France 16,720,440 17,403,870 +683,430
Netherlands 9,658,017 8,927,244 -730,773
Spain 7,559,506 9,935,752 +2,376,246
Belgium 8,956,737 7,157,210 -1,799,527
Italy 6,786,381 5,366,682 -1,419,699
Ireland 5,849,993 4,077,911 -1,772,082
Poland 3,686,634 4,371,988 +685,354
China 3,729,360 3,392,268 -337,092

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 £
United States 98,827,386
Germany 56,031,248
France 26,603,901
Spain 18,946,726
Netherlands 16,989,796

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 £
United States 54,989,626 43,837,760 -11,151,866
Germany 27,642,098 28,389,150 +747,052
France 13,100,918 13,502,983 +402,065
Spain 8,489,563 10,457,163 +1,967,600
Netherlands 9,042,533 7,947,263 -1,095,270
Belgium 7,294,797 5,475,687 -1,819,110
Italy 7,505,818 5,237,907 -2,267,911
Ireland 6,135,233 4,322,278 -1,812,955
Poland 3,998,095 4,391,457 +393,362
China 4,069,294 3,896,661 -172,633

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 45
Inner London - West 39
West Midlands 34
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 32 +4
Inner London - West 29 22 -7
West Midlands 26 25 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 25 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21 15 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 21 +2
Lancashire 15 19 +4
West Yorkshire 17 17 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 15 14 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 18 15 -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) 158,279,676
Air transport 95,181,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,753,297
Other 1,501,386
Road transport 761,445

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) 77,911,217 80,368,459 +2,457,242
Air transport 53,510,997 41,670,153 -11,840,844
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,341,636 14,411,661 -4,929,975
Other 678,068 823,318 +145,250
Road transport 210,659 550,786 +340,127
Rail transport 8,649 0 -8,649

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 75,098,797
Dover 54,111,966
Immingham Docks 20,148,435
Portsmouth 14,673,741
Eurotunnel 14,402,637

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 45,292,155 29,806,642 -15,485,513
Dover 26,940,031 27,171,935 +231,904
Immingham Docks 8,538,311 11,610,124 +3,071,813
Portsmouth 6,951,426 7,722,315 +770,889
Eurotunnel 7,642,621 6,760,016 -882,605
Felixstowe 7,655,805 6,444,312 -1,211,493
East Midlands Airport 3,464,166 7,574,236 +4,110,070
London 6,584,005 3,851,890 -2,732,115
Killingholme 4,613,822 5,384,738 +770,916
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,102,514 4,446,302 -656,212

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 140
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 82
Other manufacturing 69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Specialised construction activities 40

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 124
2026-03 137
2026-02 117
2026-01 115
2025-12 108

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 259
54m+ 220
15m-54m 87
0-1m 41
Other 39

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 £
Viet Nam 72,553,282
China 41,119,477
United States 36,774,784
France 19,994,493
Germany 19,299,773

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 £
Viet Nam 33,906,941 38,646,341 +4,739,400
China 22,016,764 19,102,713 -2,914,051
United States 17,736,932 19,037,852 +1,300,920
France 10,083,454 9,911,039 -172,415
Germany 9,672,184 9,627,589 -44,595
Belgium 7,892,668 7,698,085 -194,583
Morocco 6,240,499 6,529,826 +289,327
South Korea 10,178,548 2,462,898 -7,715,650
Italy 4,288,507 4,781,773 +493,266
Malaysia 4,854,909 3,956,596 -898,313

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 £
France 104,301
XI 36,237
Netherlands 13,060
Ireland 12,525
Nicaragua 6,474

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 £
France 42,896 61,405 +18,509
XI 17,423 18,814 +1,391
Netherlands 4,851 8,209 +3,358
Ireland 2,800 9,725 +6,925
Nicaragua 0 6,474 +6,474
Austria 2,431 611 -1,820
China 1,124 1,619 +495
Greece 2,540 0 -2,540
Spain 345 0 -345
Germany 308 0 -308

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 165,497,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 111,400,070
Air transport 39,284,050
Other 1,657,421
Road transport 1,033

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,008,232 81,489,515 -2,518,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,698,390 56,701,680 +2,003,290
Air transport 18,856,484 20,427,566 +1,571,082
Other 801,225 856,196 +54,971
Road transport 0 1,033 +1,033

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 103,376,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 95,582,140
London Heathrow Airport 33,483,391
Southampton 31,870,856
London Gateway Port 24,605,075

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 £
Felixstowe 49,421,848 53,954,487 +4,532,639
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,476,000 49,106,140 +2,630,140
London Heathrow Airport 15,668,242 17,815,149 +2,146,907
Southampton 16,782,169 15,088,687 -1,693,482
London Gateway Port 15,207,007 9,398,068 -5,808,939
Liverpool Docks 2,486,452 3,933,535 +1,447,083
Immingham Docks 2,652,373 1,081,754 -1,570,619
Dover 1,648,968 1,257,973 -390,995
East Midlands Airport 789,365 1,208,459 +419,094
London 1,172,972 642,558 -530,414

Quick facts

HS code: 392119

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

Description: Sheets and films made from other types of plastics not listed above