Import/export HS code 39219010: Polyester plastic sheets

Sheets and films made from polyester plastics, commonly used in textiles and packaging

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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 38,384,338
Turkey 16,918,930
Italy 14,172,889
France 6,224,550
Netherlands 5,874,462

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 22,252,801 16,131,537 -6,121,264
Turkey 8,748,611 8,170,319 -578,292
Italy 7,556,559 6,616,330 -940,229
France 1,874,032 4,350,518 +2,476,486
Netherlands 3,890,062 1,984,400 -1,905,662
Japan 2,168,993 3,089,826 +920,833
United States 2,609,396 1,955,125 -654,271
Ireland 2,607,806 1,441,100 -1,166,706
India 1,660,103 2,007,610 +347,507
Poland 1,971,333 521,205 -1,450,128

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 38,780,111
Turkey 17,001,504
Italy 13,742,942
France 6,814,386
Japan 5,282,110

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 21,883,626 16,896,485 -4,987,141
Turkey 8,771,149 8,230,355 -540,794
Italy 7,041,076 6,701,866 -339,210
France 2,816,764 3,997,622 +1,180,858
Japan 2,175,011 3,107,099 +932,088
United States 2,803,057 1,998,117 -804,940
India 1,585,394 2,007,610 +422,216
Ireland 2,133,180 990,926 -1,142,254
Poland 1,955,652 504,627 -1,451,025
China 1,136,501 1,239,103 +102,602

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 18
Inner London - West 18
Greater Manchester 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 13 8 -5
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 12 10 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 11 +4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 6 6 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 7 7 +0
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1

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) 61,114,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,727,217
Air transport 6,545,940
Other 3,655,008
Road transport 1,639,234

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) 32,894,735 28,219,940 -4,674,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,865,092 18,862,125 -2,967
Air transport 4,235,817 2,310,123 -1,925,694
Other 2,810,284 844,724 -1,965,560
Road transport 1,427,252 211,982 -1,215,270

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 27,187,823
Felixstowe 15,988,776
Killingholme 10,485,510
Immingham Docks 8,824,638
Southampton 7,062,692

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 13,989,051 13,198,772 -790,279
Felixstowe 9,103,412 6,885,364 -2,218,048
Killingholme 4,992,676 5,492,834 +500,158
Immingham Docks 5,036,307 3,788,331 -1,247,976
Southampton 3,052,707 4,009,985 +957,278
Eurotunnel 4,310,258 2,731,588 -1,578,670
Newhaven 865,186 3,779,739 +2,914,553
London Heathrow Airport 2,896,612 1,058,444 -1,838,168
Purfleet 2,778,996 948,137 -1,830,859
000 2,810,284 844,724 -1,965,560

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 55
Other manufacturing 42
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 26
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 14
Specialised construction activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 40
2026-03 35
2026-02 48
2026-01 39
2025-12 32

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 102
54m+ 97
15m-54m 43
0-1m 21
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 £
China 16,879,515
Germany 7,609,110
United States 5,740,850
Ireland 3,653,033
Kenya 2,080,000

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 £
China 8,699,555 8,179,960 -519,595
Germany 4,297,472 3,311,638 -985,834
United States 1,345,407 4,395,443 +3,050,036
Ireland 2,022,905 1,630,128 -392,777
Kenya 2,080,000 0 -2,080,000
France 682,017 1,176,055 +494,038
New Zealand 910,143 822,644 -87,499
India 581,300 1,057,085 +475,785
Bulgaria 932,066 693,532 -238,534
Viet Nam 769,674 687,664 -82,010

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 4,152,238
Germany 7,918
France 5,746
Turkey 5,510

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 2,204,279 1,947,959 -256,320
Germany 7,042 876 -6,166
France 3,147 2,599 -548
Turkey 2,869 2,641 -228

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) 25,832,430
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,404,440
Air transport 13,538,457
Other 4,181,414
Road transport 341,449

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) 13,194,475 12,637,955 -556,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,173,607 6,230,833 -2,942,774
Air transport 5,398,377 8,140,080 +2,741,703
Other 2,225,606 1,955,808 -269,798
Road transport 155,376 186,073 +30,697

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,006,336
London Heathrow Airport 10,902,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,686,638
London Gateway Port 6,734,059
000 4,181,414

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 7,340,961 3,665,375 -3,675,586
London Heathrow Airport 3,434,669 7,467,853 +4,033,184
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,188,389 4,498,249 -1,690,140
London Gateway Port 2,633,948 4,100,111 +1,466,163
000 2,225,606 1,955,808 -269,798
Southampton 1,190,384 2,431,268 +1,240,884
Belfast Port 1,109,096 1,518,499 +409,403
Liverpool Docks 1,286,429 822,262 -464,167
Holyhead 899,563 910,450 +10,887
Immingham Docks 447,284 495,512 +48,228

Quick facts

HS code: 39219010

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

Description: Sheets and films made from polyester plastics, commonly used in textiles and packaging