Import/export HS code 39219055: Various plastic products

Additional plastic products not specified in other categories

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 £
Germany 9,291,340
France 4,550,505
United States 4,061,869
Austria 2,682,905
China 1,162,167

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 4,863,183 4,428,157 -435,026
France 2,679,378 1,871,127 -808,251
United States 2,408,898 1,652,971 -755,927
Austria 1,579,604 1,103,301 -476,303
China 738,720 423,447 -315,273
Denmark 498,553 629,965 +131,412
Poland 596,724 477,601 -119,123
Greece 574,088 379,965 -194,123
Finland 401,685 241,646 -160,039
Turkey 206,750 231,263 +24,513

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 8,937,596
France 4,476,410
United States 4,349,808
Austria 2,573,742
Poland 1,201,733

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 £
Germany 4,649,756 4,287,840 -361,916
France 2,614,811 1,861,599 -753,212
United States 2,576,957 1,772,851 -804,106
Austria 1,541,386 1,032,356 -509,030
Poland 592,174 609,559 +17,385
China 743,253 458,074 -285,179
Greece 599,399 404,342 -195,057
Denmark 502,686 475,419 -27,267
Finland 359,229 241,646 -117,583
Italy 361,744 147,481 -214,263

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Greater Manchester 10
West Yorkshire 10
Lancashire 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 4 -8
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Lancashire 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -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) 19,252,386
Air transport 6,061,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,020,752
Road transport 216,462
Other 12,664

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) 10,754,514 8,497,872 -2,256,642
Air transport 3,382,166 2,679,807 -702,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,802,368 1,218,384 -583,984
Road transport 172,560 43,902 -128,658
Other 2,193 10,471 +8,278

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,504,903
Immingham Docks 3,514,158
London Heathrow Airport 3,323,828
Eurotunnel 2,694,446
Hull 1,675,620

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 5,174,895 3,330,008 -1,844,887
Immingham Docks 1,294,280 2,219,878 +925,598
London Heathrow Airport 1,793,735 1,530,093 -263,642
Eurotunnel 1,294,163 1,400,283 +106,120
Hull 888,829 786,791 -102,038
London 878,040 383,110 -494,930
Killingholme 805,954 192,748 -613,206
Southampton 716,620 258,100 -458,520
Birmingham Airport 324,931 447,394 +122,463
Thamesport 484,468 223,576 -260,892

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 40
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 18
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 13
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 30
2025-11 35
2025-10 36
2025-09 37
2025-08 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
54m+ 80
1m-15m 52
15m-54m 22
Other 15
0-1m 9

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 £
Germany 2,392,589
China 1,627,297
France 1,121,811
India 718,061
United States 562,391

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 £
Germany 1,434,863 957,726 -477,137
China 474,314 1,152,983 +678,669
France 635,593 486,218 -149,375
India 524,322 193,739 -330,583
United States 226,444 335,947 +109,503
Ireland 377,682 173,411 -204,271
United Arab Emirates 117,033 401,272 +284,239
Spain 232,738 203,807 -28,931
Belgium 281,669 80,142 -201,527
Turkey 182,633 162,370 -20,263

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 £
Ireland 363
XI 126

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 £
Ireland 363 0 -363
XI 126 0 -126

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,419,074
Air transport 4,971,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 987,046
Other 1,566

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,982,332 2,436,742 -545,590
Air transport 2,626,485 2,344,520 -281,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 319,606 667,440 +347,834
Other 489 1,077 +588

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,847,307
London Heathrow Airport 3,321,356
Felixstowe 575,185
East Midlands Airport 547,319
London Gateway Port 547,158

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,375,357 1,471,950 -903,407
London Heathrow Airport 1,749,669 1,571,687 -177,982
Felixstowe 66,385 508,800 +442,415
East Midlands Airport 271,157 276,162 +5,005
London Gateway Port 82,040 465,118 +383,078
Portsmouth 261,650 274,316 +12,666
London Stansted Airport 243,985 228,157 -15,828
ZLC 306,685 149,305 -157,380
Southampton 56,126 180,269 +124,143
Fishguard 193,769 0 -193,769

Quick facts

HS code: 39219055

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

Description: Additional plastic products not specified in other categories