Import/export HS code 39231010: Special plastic boxes for semiconductors

Plastic boxes designed to safely carry or pack semiconductor wafers, masks, or reticles

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 £
China 17,987,037
Ireland 11,973,033
Netherlands 4,487,607
France 3,423,822
Spain 3,162,800

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 £
China 8,382,455 9,604,582 +1,222,127
Ireland 6,101,816 5,871,217 -230,599
Netherlands 2,030,081 2,457,526 +427,445
France 1,777,389 1,646,433 -130,956
Spain 1,657,723 1,505,077 -152,646
Turkey 928,767 1,878,341 +949,574
Belgium 726,624 1,614,061 +887,437
Germany 1,185,480 1,040,475 -145,005
United States 747,877 1,075,667 +327,790
Poland 779,368 832,931 +53,563

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 £
China 19,572,372
Netherlands 3,423,050
Spain 3,187,653
Turkey 2,896,052
Germany 2,881,906

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 £
China 9,143,949 10,428,423 +1,284,474
Netherlands 1,430,904 1,992,146 +561,242
Spain 1,559,315 1,628,338 +69,023
Turkey 962,637 1,933,415 +970,778
Germany 1,679,351 1,202,555 -476,796
Belgium 862,880 1,408,603 +545,723
Ireland 1,016,211 1,173,903 +157,692
United States 941,472 1,077,355 +135,883
United Kingdom 726,866 997,057 +270,191
France 1,061,228 594,309 -466,919

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 36
Inner London - West 34
Greater Manchester 30
West Yorkshire 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24

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 21 25 +4
Inner London - West 21 24 +3
Greater Manchester 17 20 +3
West Yorkshire 17 18 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 15 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 9 -8
Outer London - West and North West 12 10 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 12 -2
West Midlands 10 14 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 14 +6

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) 21,788,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,300,197
Other 10,330,497
Air transport 8,824,237
Road transport 116,849

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) 10,531,594 11,257,067 +725,473
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,480,518 11,819,679 +2,339,161
Other 5,359,933 4,970,564 -389,369
Air transport 4,515,582 4,308,655 -206,927
Road transport 96,485 20,364 -76,121

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,861,858
000 10,330,497
Dover 8,167,422
Southampton 3,915,761
London Heathrow Airport 2,999,916

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 £
Felixstowe 5,248,849 5,613,009 +364,160
000 5,359,933 4,970,564 -389,369
Dover 4,180,389 3,987,033 -193,356
Southampton 2,077,766 1,837,995 -239,771
London Heathrow Airport 1,625,061 1,374,855 -250,206
London Gateway Port 607,951 1,907,953 +1,300,002
Eurotunnel 1,537,043 808,914 -728,129
Immingham Docks 1,064,952 1,224,785 +159,833
Liverpool Docks 910,935 1,278,542 +367,607
Tyne 153,785 1,457,020 +1,303,235

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 141
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 74
Other manufacturing 51
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 34
Manufacture of food products 29

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 63
2026-03 61
2026-02 60
2026-01 60
2025-12 59

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+ 187
1m-15m 179
15m-54m 65
Other 49
0-1m 45

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 £
Turkey 28,529,970
Ireland 11,540,527
Germany 6,784,556
Netherlands 5,018,863
France 4,731,923

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 £
Turkey 12,907,594 15,622,376 +2,714,782
Ireland 5,938,639 5,601,888 -336,751
Germany 3,620,864 3,163,692 -457,172
Netherlands 3,120,407 1,898,456 -1,221,951
France 2,736,906 1,995,017 -741,889
Romania 1,974,024 1,498,067 -475,957
South Africa 1,774,839 1,441,385 -333,454
United States 1,671,353 1,225,312 -446,041
Belgium 1,020,012 1,192,492 +172,480
Spain 1,235,774 825,278 -410,496

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 9,341,731
Nicaragua 247,122
China 172,890
Netherlands 17,927
Sweden 10,028

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 5,613,265 3,728,466 -1,884,799
Nicaragua 0 247,122 +247,122
China 147,415 25,475 -121,940
Netherlands 9,272 8,655 -617
Sweden 0 10,028 +10,028
United States 7,737 767 -6,970
France 3,782 2,259 -1,523
Turkey 1,192 0 -1,192
Canada 578 0 -578
Ireland 490 18 -472

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) 40,756,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,111,343
Other 9,989,352
Air transport 4,862,550
Rail transport 13,894

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) 20,826,726 19,929,575 -897,151
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,907,910 15,203,433 -2,704,477
Other 5,869,362 4,119,990 -1,749,372
Air transport 2,768,488 2,094,062 -674,426
Rail transport 13,894 0 -13,894

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 29,085,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,465,849
000 9,989,352
London Gateway Port 5,669,689
Southampton 3,627,275

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 13,437,066 15,648,737 +2,211,671
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,653,081 10,812,768 -1,840,313
000 5,869,362 4,119,990 -1,749,372
London Gateway Port 3,367,768 2,301,921 -1,065,847
Southampton 2,765,935 861,340 -1,904,595
Liverpool Docks 1,263,109 1,152,464 -110,645
London Heathrow Airport 1,329,557 998,384 -331,173
Holyhead 1,164,317 1,156,466 -7,851
Immingham Docks 1,125,964 1,014,242 -111,722
Dover 781,929 509,500 -272,429

Quick facts

HS code: 39231010

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

Description: Plastic boxes designed to safely carry or pack semiconductor wafers, masks, or reticles