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 17,560,348
Ireland 11,830,201
Netherlands 4,505,939
France 3,460,991
Spain 3,096,624

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 8,047,812 9,512,536 +1,464,724
Ireland 5,936,524 5,893,677 -42,847
Netherlands 2,039,030 2,466,909 +427,879
France 1,719,509 1,741,482 +21,973
Spain 1,543,735 1,552,889 +9,154
Turkey 958,243 1,838,565 +880,322
Belgium 768,460 1,560,784 +792,324
Germany 1,225,055 1,022,681 -202,374
United States 712,918 1,104,575 +391,657
Poland 793,339 895,437 +102,098

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 19,177,774
Netherlands 3,422,766
Spain 3,104,801
Turkey 2,884,936
Germany 2,835,340

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 8,896,923 10,280,851 +1,383,928
Netherlands 1,434,640 1,988,126 +553,486
Spain 1,451,403 1,653,398 +201,995
Turkey 1,033,376 1,851,560 +818,184
Germany 1,727,228 1,108,112 -619,116
Belgium 869,978 1,391,965 +521,987
Ireland 918,630 1,156,295 +237,665
United States 880,005 1,113,348 +233,343
United Kingdom 684,905 1,050,844 +365,939
France 1,069,808 627,331 -442,477

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 37
Inner London - West 35
Greater Manchester 30
West Yorkshire 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23

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 22 25 +3
Inner London - West 19 24 +5
Greater Manchester 17 20 +3
West Yorkshire 20 15 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 16 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 17 8 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 14 12 -2
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 14 +5
West Midlands 10 13 +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) 21,582,296
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,773,018
Other 10,362,447
Air transport 8,822,879
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) 10,408,728 11,173,568 +764,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,075,753 11,697,265 +2,621,512
Other 5,371,715 4,990,732 -380,983
Air transport 4,432,656 4,390,223 -42,433
Road transport 97,407 19,442 -77,965

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,828,151
000 10,362,447
Dover 8,017,827
Southampton 3,662,250
London Heathrow Airport 2,960,619

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 5,247,360 5,580,791 +333,431
000 5,371,715 4,990,732 -380,983
Dover 4,079,306 3,938,521 -140,785
Southampton 2,089,515 1,572,735 -516,780
London Heathrow Airport 1,559,541 1,401,078 -158,463
Immingham Docks 1,098,993 1,266,889 +167,896
London Gateway Port 397,412 1,892,084 +1,494,672
Eurotunnel 1,530,554 745,650 -784,904
Liverpool Docks 807,484 1,260,533 +453,049
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
137
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
72
Other manufacturing
50
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
36
Manufacture of food products
28

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 62
2026-04 63
2026-03 61
2026-02 60
2026-01 60

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+ 186
1m-15m 172
15m-54m 68
Other 49
0-1m 44

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 29,288,274
Ireland 11,606,112
Germany 6,741,628
Netherlands 5,189,230
France 4,723,269

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 13,247,407 16,040,867 +2,793,460
Ireland 5,918,969 5,687,143 -231,826
Germany 3,607,581 3,134,047 -473,534
Netherlands 3,178,583 2,010,647 -1,167,936
France 3,051,487 1,671,782 -1,379,705
Romania 1,962,663 1,558,788 -403,875
South Africa 1,711,593 1,485,055 -226,538
United States 1,454,000 1,213,579 -240,421
Italy 1,255,658 928,678 -326,980
Spain 1,243,507 800,275 -443,232

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 9,653,889
Nicaragua 247,122
China 52,994
Netherlands 17,600
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 5,896,819 3,757,070 -2,139,749
Nicaragua 0 247,122 +247,122
China 27,828 25,166 -2,662
Netherlands 8,942 8,658 -284
Sweden 0 10,028 +10,028
United States 7,737 1,597 -6,140
France 3,695 2,259 -1,436
Turkey 944 0 -944
Canada 578 0 -578
Ireland 489 49 -440

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) 40,504,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,773,101
Other 10,193,215
Air transport 4,827,500
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) 20,263,871 20,241,035 -22,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,349,436 15,423,665 -1,925,771
Other 6,037,396 4,155,819 -1,881,577
Air transport 2,711,915 2,115,585 -596,330
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 29,766,884
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,053,291
000 10,193,215
London Gateway Port 5,642,875
Southampton 2,762,325

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 13,677,714 16,089,170 +2,411,456
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,179,954 10,873,337 -1,306,617
000 6,037,396 4,155,819 -1,881,577
London Gateway Port 3,320,570 2,322,305 -998,265
Southampton 1,909,413 852,912 -1,056,501
Liverpool Docks 1,311,016 1,064,727 -246,289
Holyhead 1,241,660 1,117,557 -124,103
Immingham Docks 1,079,905 1,235,827 +155,922
London Heathrow Airport 1,312,344 988,088 -324,256
East Midlands Airport 784,123 499,926 -284,197

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