Import/export HS code 39219060: Addition polymerization plastic products

Plastic products made through addition polymerization, such as polyethylene and polypropylene

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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 48,245,854
Italy 35,354,495
France 23,724,582
Belgium 13,005,106
Czechia 12,142,266

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 20,322,008 27,923,846 +7,601,838
Italy 17,567,931 17,786,564 +218,633
France 11,559,097 12,165,485 +606,388
Belgium 8,208,516 4,796,590 -3,411,926
Czechia 6,366,293 5,775,973 -590,320
Austria 7,641,981 2,984,164 -4,657,817
Netherlands 5,088,324 5,520,362 +432,038
China 4,902,220 5,420,486 +518,266
Turkey 3,754,767 3,673,466 -81,301
Spain 2,981,850 3,547,691 +565,841

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 £
Italy 50,438,343
Germany 43,640,003
Belgium 18,026,537
Czechia 12,493,669
France 12,244,939

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 £
Italy 21,903,600 28,534,743 +6,631,143
Germany 21,358,415 22,281,588 +923,173
Belgium 9,993,809 8,032,728 -1,961,081
Czechia 6,574,190 5,919,479 -654,711
France 5,805,720 6,439,219 +633,499
China 5,556,194 5,696,529 +140,335
Austria 7,868,599 3,016,557 -4,852,042
Turkey 3,791,937 3,784,292 -7,645
Poland 4,072,556 2,650,907 -1,421,649
India 3,224,110 3,155,836 -68,274

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31
Greater Manchester 25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 23 -3
Greater Manchester 18 21 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 22 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11 8 -3
Lancashire 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 12 5 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 10 8 -2
Inner London - West 6 7 +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) 157,713,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,748,618
Air transport 7,564,300
Road transport 2,824,715
Other 884,966

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) 79,858,999 77,854,064 -2,004,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,569,598 23,179,020 +1,609,422
Air transport 3,927,763 3,636,537 -291,226
Road transport 1,397,312 1,427,403 +30,091
Other 353,566 531,400 +177,834

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 101,097,431
Felixstowe 23,702,437
Eurotunnel 16,095,981
Killingholme 9,948,287
Immingham Docks 8,522,719

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 47,431,737 53,665,694 +6,233,957
Felixstowe 12,198,834 11,503,603 -695,231
Eurotunnel 10,852,073 5,243,908 -5,608,165
Killingholme 4,677,822 5,270,465 +592,643
Immingham Docks 3,761,191 4,761,528 +1,000,337
Belfast Port 2,318,044 2,991,319 +673,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,743,092 2,441,088 -302,004
Southampton 2,828,978 2,167,048 -661,930
London 2,021,972 2,674,392 +652,420
London Gateway Port 2,133,909 2,546,322 +412,413

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
91
Other manufacturing
48
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
33
Manufacture of food products
18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 95
2026-04 75
2026-03 86
2026-02 87
2026-01 70

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 138
54m+ 99
15m-54m 46
Other 33
0-1m 23

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 £
Ireland 7,255,266
Germany 4,392,358
Belgium 4,122,748
Spain 2,839,430
United States 2,741,607

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 £
Ireland 4,860,658 2,394,608 -2,466,050
Germany 2,348,846 2,043,512 -305,334
Belgium 2,903,309 1,219,439 -1,683,870
Spain 1,530,375 1,309,055 -221,320
United States 1,521,341 1,220,266 -301,075
France 2,001,350 545,698 -1,455,652
China 1,617,443 768,886 -848,557
Denmark 1,312,222 618,407 -693,815
Italy 1,127,950 689,208 -438,742
Poland 281,210 1,505,257 +1,224,047

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 £
United States 166,173
XI 30,279
Germany 10,061
Nicaragua 6,252
Slovakia 1,848

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 £
United States 97,807 68,366 -29,441
XI 17,895 12,384 -5,511
Germany 3,796 6,265 +2,469
Nicaragua 2,935 3,317 +382
Slovakia 1,017 831 -186
Ireland 0 857 +857
Georgia 0 374 +374
Czechia 63 158 +95
Poland 0 12 +12

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) 34,609,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,603,813
Air transport 6,469,316
Other 340,786

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) 20,816,587 13,792,705 -7,023,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,080,405 2,523,408 -1,556,997
Air transport 3,979,938 2,489,378 -1,490,560
Other 191,127 149,659 -41,468

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,191,939
Immingham Docks 4,554,843
London Heathrow Airport 4,146,156
London Gateway Port 2,439,157
Holyhead 2,096,660

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 12,496,312 8,695,627 -3,800,685
Immingham Docks 3,123,693 1,431,150 -1,692,543
London Heathrow Airport 2,697,984 1,448,172 -1,249,812
London Gateway Port 1,671,685 767,472 -904,213
Holyhead 716,610 1,380,050 +663,440
Milford 1,707,254 1,354 -1,705,900
Heysham 762,833 607,253 -155,580
Southampton 360,603 774,003 +413,400
Fishguard 1,122,750 0 -1,122,750
East Midlands Airport 528,916 551,229 +22,313

Quick facts

HS code: 39219060

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

Description: Plastic products made through addition polymerization, such as polyethylene and polypropylene