Import/export HS code 39219060: Addition polymerization plastic products

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

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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 £
Germany 43,223,679
Italy 32,614,088
France 20,843,936
Belgium 14,229,623
Austria 11,339,149

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 20,083,765 23,139,914 +3,056,149
Italy 18,752,185 13,861,903 -4,890,282
France 10,625,672 10,218,264 -407,408
Belgium 8,886,466 5,343,157 -3,543,309
Austria 6,693,700 4,645,449 -2,048,251
Czechia 5,683,199 5,566,641 -116,558
Netherlands 4,892,165 5,259,658 +367,493
China 5,275,450 4,350,082 -925,368
Turkey 3,711,445 3,211,834 -499,611
Poland 3,554,887 3,357,769 -197,118

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 43,766,835
Germany 41,705,598
Belgium 18,023,675
Czechia 11,746,841
Austria 11,559,139

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 22,436,838 21,329,997 -1,106,841
Germany 20,584,647 21,120,951 +536,304
Belgium 9,972,306 8,051,369 -1,920,937
Czechia 5,914,835 5,832,006 -82,829
Austria 6,847,549 4,711,590 -2,135,959
China 5,892,015 4,664,153 -1,227,862
France 5,138,149 5,258,393 +120,244
Poland 4,663,884 3,417,199 -1,246,685
Turkey 3,759,659 3,290,156 -469,503
India 2,974,951 3,135,493 +160,542

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 24
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14

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 23 24 +1
Greater Manchester 20 16 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 18 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 11 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 9 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12 9 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 12 6 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 7 -2
Lancashire 6 11 +5

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) 148,312,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,121,002
Air transport 7,144,757
Road transport 2,513,727
Other 840,740

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) 79,315,098 68,997,349 -10,317,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,895,268 20,225,734 -1,669,534
Air transport 3,548,177 3,596,580 +48,403
Road transport 1,140,169 1,373,558 +233,389
Other 271,909 568,831 +296,922

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 92,522,592
Felixstowe 22,521,195
Eurotunnel 17,136,491
Immingham Docks 8,360,699
Killingholme 8,278,731

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 45,974,690 46,547,902 +573,212
Felixstowe 13,313,778 9,207,417 -4,106,361
Eurotunnel 11,449,022 5,687,469 -5,761,553
Immingham Docks 3,680,917 4,679,782 +998,865
Killingholme 4,740,754 3,537,977 -1,202,777
Southampton 2,716,840 2,497,197 -219,643
Harwich 3,883,864 1,292,252 -2,591,612
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,571,715 2,245,407 -326,308
Belfast Port 1,785,078 2,886,237 +1,101,159
London Gateway Port 1,535,452 2,302,684 +767,232

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 87
Other manufacturing 47
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 38
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
2026-01 70
2025-11 73
2025-10 89
2025-09 85
2025-08 72

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 136
54m+ 100
15m-54m 49
Other 33
0-1m 21

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 9,427,073
Belgium 5,252,809
Germany 4,687,160
France 3,595,533
United States 3,088,857

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 7,397,329 2,029,744 -5,367,585
Belgium 4,102,525 1,150,284 -2,952,241
Germany 2,788,047 1,899,113 -888,934
France 3,283,449 312,084 -2,971,365
United States 2,146,686 942,171 -1,204,515
Spain 2,493,259 253,155 -2,240,104
Denmark 2,187,103 239,949 -1,947,154
Italy 1,804,308 594,401 -1,209,907
China 741,825 1,580,106 +838,281
Sweden 1,577,269 396,791 -1,180,478

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 234,293
XI 35,293
Germany 7,642
Nicaragua 6,252
Slovakia 2,163

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 132,446 101,847 -30,599
XI 25,823 9,470 -16,353
Germany 6,290 1,352 -4,938
Nicaragua 2,935 3,317 +382
Slovakia 1,332 831 -501
France 909 0 -909
Ireland 0 857 +857
Czechia 221 158 -63
Georgia 0 70 +70
Poland 0 8 +8

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) 40,139,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,389,762
Air transport 6,976,889
Other 388,714
Road transport 7,182

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) 30,227,544 9,911,627 -20,315,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,332,888 3,056,874 -4,276,014
Air transport 4,703,411 2,273,478 -2,429,933
Other 207,990 180,724 -27,266
Road transport 7,182 0 -7,182

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,131,724
Immingham Docks 5,548,750
London Heathrow Airport 4,728,316
Milford 3,358,637
London Gateway Port 2,906,424

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 18,881,372 6,250,352 -12,631,020
Immingham Docks 4,494,015 1,054,735 -3,439,280
London Heathrow Airport 3,529,224 1,199,092 -2,330,132
Milford 3,350,401 8,236 -3,342,165
London Gateway Port 879,754 2,026,670 +1,146,916
Southampton 2,428,304 381,306 -2,046,998
Fishguard 1,820,857 0 -1,820,857
Holyhead 585,181 1,052,602 +467,421
Heysham 1,038,614 584,885 -453,729
Felixstowe 1,347,626 200,283 -1,147,343

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