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 10,375,973
China 8,017,651
Germany 3,774,643
France 743,422
Ireland 739,819

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 4,823,251 5,552,722 +729,471
China 4,472,203 3,545,448 -926,755
Germany 1,578,414 2,196,229 +617,815
France 151,792 591,630 +439,838
Ireland 381,168 358,651 -22,517
Netherlands 311,148 85,698 -225,450
Turkey 235,671 80,907 -154,764
Italy 67,038 212,830 +145,792
United States 118,311 78,186 -40,125
United Arab Emirates 71,569 95,894 +24,325

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 10,232,892
China 8,313,379
Germany 2,996,539
Egypt 776,248
France 681,867

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 4,702,112 5,530,780 +828,668
China 4,565,938 3,747,441 -818,497
Germany 1,201,806 1,794,733 +592,927
Egypt 374,532 401,716 +27,184
France 111,122 570,745 +459,623
Netherlands 293,469 59,499 -233,970
Turkey 277,534 64,627 -212,907
Italy 91,745 216,645 +124,900
United States 138,631 93,996 -44,635
India 30,934 143,040 +112,106

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 6 9 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
West Midlands 4 8 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 5 +3
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 6 2 -4

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) 15,229,585
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,966,594
Air transport 1,085,029
Other 810,209
Road transport 27,205

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) 6,720,450 8,509,135 +1,788,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,044,928 3,921,666 -1,123,262
Air transport 469,036 615,993 +146,957
Other 485,484 324,725 -160,759
Road transport 4,125 23,080 +18,955

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 10,587,334
Felixstowe 4,906,209
Dover 2,654,452
Southampton 2,205,543
London Gateway Port 1,178,962

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 4,726,374 5,860,960 +1,134,586
Felixstowe 3,004,222 1,901,987 -1,102,235
Dover 1,054,642 1,599,810 +545,168
Southampton 1,165,749 1,039,794 -125,955
London Gateway Port 424,880 754,082 +329,202
Eurotunnel 181,165 807,109 +625,944
000 485,484 324,725 -160,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 546,430 74,394 -472,036
London Heathrow Airport 119,873 374,789 +254,916
Immingham Docks 299,449 76,101 -223,348

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
57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
40
Other manufacturing
14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 16
2026-03 18
2026-02 19
2026-01 20

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 65
54m+ 50
0-1m 29
Other 12
15m-54m 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 709,528
Ireland 601,886
United States 455,203
Estonia 355,541
France 309,539

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 343,741 365,787 +22,046
Ireland 298,701 303,185 +4,484
United States 234,554 220,649 -13,905
Estonia 257,406 98,135 -159,271
France 158,806 150,733 -8,073
Netherlands 117,539 187,674 +70,135
Belgium 102,377 185,087 +82,710
Kenya 25,409 246,584 +221,175
Denmark 257,716 11,223 -246,493
Germany 36,804 81,361 +44,557

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 16,107
Ireland 15,053
Germany 4,852
China 4,442

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 12,188 3,919 -8,269
Ireland 7,538 7,515 -23
Germany 2,099 2,753 +654
China 1,434 3,008 +1,574

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) 3,069,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 720,043
Air transport 665,826
Other 75,689

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) 1,603,439 1,465,682 -137,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 313,620 406,423 +92,803
Air transport 305,609 360,217 +54,608
Other 39,542 36,147 -3,395

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,028,176
London Gateway Port 347,495
Immingham Docks 331,136
East Midlands Airport 282,435
Liverpool Docks 271,649

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 952,614 1,075,562 +122,948
London Gateway Port 86,719 260,776 +174,057
Immingham Docks 312,444 18,692 -293,752
East Midlands Airport 147,055 135,380 -11,675
Liverpool Docks 236,108 35,541 -200,567
Heysham 0 198,846 +198,846
Southampton 96,106 94,042 -2,064
London Heathrow Airport 69,350 106,468 +37,118
Harwich 77,933 92,589 +14,656
ZLC 35,463 92,182 +56,719

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)