Import/export HS code 39232910: Plastic items made from PVC

Packaging or transport items made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

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 £
Belgium 9,758,051
China 7,780,447
Germany 3,199,243
Ireland 715,984
Netherlands 394,336

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 £
Belgium 4,677,340 5,080,711 +403,371
China 4,680,162 3,100,285 -1,579,877
Germany 1,461,554 1,737,689 +276,135
Ireland 408,796 307,188 -101,608
Netherlands 37,406 356,930 +319,524
Turkey 308,162 75,220 -232,942
France 156,908 150,613 -6,295
New Zealand 236,797 0 -236,797
United States 109,797 98,624 -11,173
Italy 71,244 105,123 +33,879

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 £
Belgium 9,637,074
China 8,052,013
Germany 2,449,733
Egypt 741,929
Turkey 425,465

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 £
Belgium 4,578,375 5,058,699 +480,324
China 4,759,634 3,292,379 -1,467,255
Germany 1,093,117 1,356,616 +263,499
Egypt 361,547 380,382 +18,835
Turkey 366,525 58,940 -307,585
Netherlands 8,905 339,300 +330,395
United States 130,831 117,531 -13,300
New Zealand 236,797 0 -236,797
France 97,375 137,026 +39,651
Italy 95,951 115,014 +19,063

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Outer London - West and North West 13
Greater Manchester 11
West Midlands 11
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10

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
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +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) 13,760,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,699,648
Air transport 991,108
Other 821,252
Road transport 5,281

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) 6,495,744 7,264,683 +768,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,170,632 3,529,016 -1,641,616
Air transport 469,829 521,279 +51,450
Other 520,819 300,433 -220,386
Road transport 1,156 4,125 +2,969

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 9,829,705
Felixstowe 5,176,483
Dover 2,323,467
Southampton 2,003,531
London Gateway Port 958,760

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 £
London 4,373,375 5,456,330 +1,082,955
Felixstowe 3,485,793 1,690,690 -1,795,103
Dover 1,122,942 1,200,525 +77,583
Southampton 1,236,860 766,671 -470,189
London Gateway Port 282,609 676,151 +393,542
000 520,819 300,433 -220,386
Dover / Eurotunnel 556,417 117,213 -439,204
Eurotunnel 210,694 308,629 +97,935
Immingham Docks 42,988 354,842 +311,854
London Heathrow Airport 156,491 225,784 +69,293

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Other manufacturing 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 18
2025-10 25
2025-09 19
2025-08 21

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 56
54m+ 51
0-1m 29
15m-54m 13
Other 11

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 £
Latvia 699,666
Ireland 535,406
Estonia 446,084
United States 416,429
Denmark 399,887

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 £
Latvia 414,176 285,490 -128,686
Ireland 247,546 287,860 +40,314
Estonia 339,453 106,631 -232,822
United States 183,434 232,995 +49,561
Denmark 359,873 40,014 -319,859
Netherlands 159,184 206,187 +47,003
Belgium 117,789 193,891 +76,102
France 115,712 191,702 +75,990
Germany 46,994 60,604 +13,610
Switzerland 24,309 64,348 +40,039

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 16,535
XI 16,232
China 4,893
Germany 4,531

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 10,499 6,036 -4,463
XI 3,645 12,587 +8,942
China 1,154 3,739 +2,585
Germany 2,079 2,452 +373

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) 3,168,002
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 609,133
Air transport 569,480
Other 70,671

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) 1,709,403 1,458,599 -250,804
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 388,913 220,220 -168,693
Air transport 290,380 279,100 -11,280
Other 33,996 36,675 +2,679

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,128,391
Immingham Docks 476,004
Liverpool Docks 325,544
East Midlands Airport 234,419
Harwich 218,553

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 1,056,008 1,072,383 +16,375
Immingham Docks 419,473 56,531 -362,942
Liverpool Docks 181,536 144,008 -37,528
East Midlands Airport 160,210 74,209 -86,001
Harwich 112,056 106,497 -5,559
Southampton 102,691 86,313 -16,378
London Heathrow Airport 69,024 101,750 +32,726
London Gateway Port 74,249 31,883 -42,366
Heysham 0 99,474 +99,474
ZLC 7,138 71,856 +64,718

Quick facts

HS code: 39232910

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

Description: Packaging or transport items made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC)