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 10,763,615
China 8,198,830
Germany 3,841,542
Ireland 811,794
Netherlands 410,063

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 4,805,233 5,958,382 +1,153,149
China 4,435,756 3,763,074 -672,682
Germany 1,492,060 2,349,482 +857,422
Ireland 421,786 390,008 -31,778
Netherlands 210,267 199,796 -10,471
France 126,219 240,206 +113,987
Turkey 283,227 80,042 -203,185
Italy 67,412 220,966 +153,554
United States 105,678 93,662 -12,016
United Arab Emirates 67,805 99,658 +31,853

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 10,632,161
China 8,506,069
Germany 3,049,423
Egypt 783,605
Turkey 398,044

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 4,704,878 5,927,283 +1,222,405
China 4,519,410 3,986,659 -532,751
Germany 1,114,743 1,934,680 +819,937
Egypt 379,921 403,684 +23,763
Turkey 334,282 63,762 -270,520
Netherlands 182,323 170,645 -11,678
Italy 92,119 224,781 +132,662
France 76,805 225,321 +148,516
United States 127,462 117,344 -10,118
Malta 61,989 92,395 +30,406

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Outer London - West and North West 14
Greater Manchester 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 8 +2
West Midlands 4 8 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
South East Wales 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 4 +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) 15,376,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,136,710
Air transport 1,143,220
Other 890,595
Road transport 14,431

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) 6,637,865 8,738,336 +2,100,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,003,109 4,133,601 -869,508
Air transport 404,219 739,001 +334,782
Other 534,227 356,368 -177,859
Road transport 1,156 13,275 +12,119

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 10,951,929
Felixstowe 5,225,635
Dover 2,750,598
Southampton 2,122,630
London Gateway Port 1,152,909

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 4,646,573 6,305,356 +1,658,783
Felixstowe 3,231,028 1,994,607 -1,236,421
Dover 1,074,171 1,676,427 +602,256
Southampton 1,134,420 988,210 -146,210
London Gateway Port 299,330 853,579 +554,249
000 534,227 356,368 -177,859
Eurotunnel 169,085 494,268 +325,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 542,742 117,213 -425,529
London Heathrow Airport 112,567 400,273 +287,706
Immingham Docks 204,743 189,027 -15,716

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 55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Other manufacturing 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 18
2026-02 19
2026-01 20
2025-12 16

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 61
54m+ 51
0-1m 29
Other 14
15m-54m 12

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 739,632
Ireland 588,463
United States 462,851
Estonia 447,121
Denmark 335,615

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 370,665 368,967 -1,698
Ireland 275,402 313,061 +37,659
United States 204,508 258,343 +53,835
Estonia 302,067 145,054 -157,013
Denmark 318,681 16,934 -301,747
Belgium 129,466 195,228 +65,762
France 90,268 219,378 +129,110
Netherlands 129,675 170,427 +40,752
Kenya 26,724 248,758 +222,034
Germany 36,301 96,053 +59,752

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 17,142
XI 16,825
Germany 4,823
China 4,540

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 9,300 7,842 -1,458
XI 6,177 10,648 +4,471
Germany 1,907 2,916 +1,009
China 928 3,612 +2,684

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) 3,283,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 754,947
Air transport 691,957
Other 80,829

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) 1,633,734 1,649,974 +16,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 334,423 420,524 +86,101
Air transport 329,683 362,274 +32,591
Other 35,140 45,689 +10,549

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,212,528
Immingham Docks 414,076
London Gateway Port 347,968
Liverpool Docks 275,897
East Midlands Airport 274,288

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 948,089 1,264,439 +316,350
Immingham Docks 377,161 36,915 -340,246
London Gateway Port 77,391 270,577 +193,186
Liverpool Docks 214,346 61,551 -152,795
East Midlands Airport 164,989 109,299 -55,690
London Heathrow Airport 64,606 134,383 +69,777
Southampton 97,911 94,429 -3,482
Heysham 0 170,791 +170,791
Harwich 80,858 82,108 +1,250
ZLC 23,005 105,905 +82,900

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)