Import/export HS code 392340: Plastic spools, reels, and supports

Plastic holders like spools and reels for film, tapes, or similar materials

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.
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* 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 £
Germany 4,582,284
Netherlands 4,487,465
Italy 3,742,313
China 1,593,792
France 1,474,640

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 £
Germany 2,248,381 2,333,903 +85,522
Netherlands 1,888,817 2,598,648 +709,831
Italy 1,699,198 2,043,115 +343,917
China 884,123 709,669 -174,454
France 461,191 1,013,449 +552,258
United States 752,750 302,540 -450,210
Switzerland 508,765 267,636 -241,129
Spain 277,781 373,685 +95,904
Denmark 279,462 239,582 -39,880
Ireland 238,676 156,089 -82,587

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 £
Germany 4,971,172
Italy 4,136,889
Netherlands 3,028,765
China 2,212,603
United States 1,002,935

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 £
Germany 2,390,132 2,581,040 +190,908
Italy 1,719,579 2,417,310 +697,731
Netherlands 1,404,575 1,624,190 +219,615
China 1,099,366 1,113,237 +13,871
United States 690,825 312,110 -378,715
France 173,252 740,114 +566,862
Switzerland 498,013 250,518 -247,495
Spain 282,159 369,567 +87,408
United Kingdom 211,228 361,719 +150,491
Denmark 299,532 239,582 -59,950

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 19
Greater Manchester 15
Inner London - West 15
West Yorkshire 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13

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 15 11 -4
Greater Manchester 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
West Yorkshire 7 14 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 7 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Lancashire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +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) 14,194,941
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,780,426
Air transport 1,717,084
Other 543,855
Road transport 37,467

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) 6,841,665 7,353,276 +511,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,837,081 2,943,345 +1,106,264
Air transport 1,122,855 594,229 -528,626
Other 376,822 167,033 -209,789
Road transport 30,024 7,443 -22,581

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 5,012,925
Immingham Docks 3,196,228
Eurotunnel 3,072,176
Hull 1,518,397
Felixstowe 1,495,283

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 £
Dover 2,350,933 2,661,992 +311,059
Immingham Docks 1,571,152 1,625,076 +53,924
Eurotunnel 1,397,671 1,674,505 +276,834
Hull 178,558 1,339,839 +1,161,281
Felixstowe 942,129 553,154 -388,975
London 286,201 782,116 +495,915
Manchester Airport 590,521 19,192 -571,329
Killingholme 414,579 188,790 -225,789
000 376,822 167,033 -209,789
Southampton 157,948 250,773 +92,825

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 44
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 41
Other manufacturing 35
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 43
2026-03 46
2026-02 49
2026-01 46
2025-12 38

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+ 101
1m-15m 95
15m-54m 27
Other 16
0-1m 6

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 £
Germany 2,371,787
Turkey 1,388,856
China 1,177,769
Japan 1,081,736
Portugal 986,422

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 £
Germany 1,234,627 1,137,160 -97,467
Turkey 684,970 703,886 +18,916
China 719,935 457,834 -262,101
Japan 587,941 493,795 -94,146
Portugal 534,594 451,828 -82,766
Poland 205,138 335,073 +129,935
Czechia 180,858 303,769 +122,911
United States 248,597 162,470 -86,127
Italy 169,596 153,956 -15,640
France 112,050 205,933 +93,883

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 £
Italy 1,063
Taiwan 808
Ireland 648
China 42

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 £
Italy 232 831 +599
Taiwan 622 186 -436
Ireland 479 169 -310
China 32 10 -22

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) 6,425,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,856,002
Air transport 761,827
Other 15,849

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) 2,949,574 3,475,517 +525,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,444,962 1,411,040 -1,033,922
Air transport 376,215 385,612 +9,397
Other 7,002 8,847 +1,845

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,667,230
Felixstowe 1,769,160
Southampton 1,281,614
London Gateway Port 697,413
Eurotunnel 613,336

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 2,138,560 2,528,670 +390,110
Felixstowe 980,920 788,240 -192,680
Southampton 826,686 454,928 -371,758
London Gateway Port 591,379 106,034 -485,345
Eurotunnel 263,922 349,414 +85,492
Dover 247,267 170,924 -76,343
Immingham Docks 150,931 169,521 +18,590
London Heathrow Airport 93,441 108,195 +14,754
East Midlands Airport 103,290 84,849 -18,441
Hull 14,985 143,126 +128,141

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 392340

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

Description: Plastic holders like spools and reels for film, tapes, or similar materials