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

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

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  • 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 4,388,345
Netherlands 3,747,480
Italy 3,447,571
China 1,333,616
France 1,123,857

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 2,413,966 1,974,379 -439,587
Netherlands 1,757,607 1,989,873 +232,266
Italy 2,098,443 1,349,128 -749,315
China 817,868 515,748 -302,120
France 472,823 651,034 +178,211
United States 830,717 275,685 -555,032
Switzerland 335,504 394,150 +58,646
Spain 306,000 303,405 -2,595
Denmark 279,462 170,977 -108,485
Ireland 196,149 185,960 -10,189

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 4,620,789
Italy 3,707,062
Netherlands 2,711,231
China 1,795,561
United States 1,030,328

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 2,492,447 2,128,342 -364,105
Italy 2,138,288 1,568,774 -569,514
Netherlands 1,350,422 1,360,809 +10,387
China 1,035,606 759,955 -275,651
United States 762,997 267,331 -495,666
Switzerland 321,513 374,151 +52,638
France 165,521 447,492 +281,971
Spain 311,457 299,287 -12,170
United Kingdom 256,211 308,136 +51,925
Denmark 271,037 199,472 -71,565

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 18
Greater Manchester 17
West Yorkshire 14
Inner London - West 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12

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 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 10 11 +1
West Yorkshire 8 13 +5
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 7 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 8 -1
Lancashire 7 6 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2

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) 13,104,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,950,690
Air transport 1,622,945
Other 559,415
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) 7,285,326 5,818,846 -1,466,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,719,223 2,231,467 +512,244
Air transport 1,142,507 480,438 -662,069
Other 348,957 210,458 -138,499
Road transport 28,435 9,032 -19,403

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,552,531
Immingham Docks 2,929,352
Eurotunnel 2,741,100
Felixstowe 1,372,134
Hull 971,971

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 2,536,759 2,015,772 -520,987
Immingham Docks 1,845,723 1,083,629 -762,094
Eurotunnel 1,450,919 1,290,181 -160,738
Felixstowe 857,237 514,897 -342,340
Hull 56,002 915,969 +859,967
London 273,840 575,434 +301,594
Killingholme 402,577 263,268 -139,309
Manchester Airport 620,565 16,482 -604,083
000 348,957 210,458 -138,499
Southampton 161,366 227,167 +65,801

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 39
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 38
Other manufacturing 36
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 46
2025-11 43
2025-10 52
2025-09 40
2025-08 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+ 100
1m-15m 84
15m-54m 26
Other 18
0-1m 5

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 2,347,974
Turkey 1,222,574
China 1,112,240
Japan 1,077,253
Portugal 816,596

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 1,366,674 981,300 -385,374
Turkey 636,535 586,039 -50,496
China 738,816 373,424 -365,392
Japan 590,548 486,705 -103,843
Portugal 558,417 258,179 -300,238
Poland 218,613 291,862 +73,249
Czechia 183,792 326,111 +142,319
United States 233,160 165,694 -67,466
France 114,784 199,911 +85,127
Italy 190,691 117,357 -73,334

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 1,290
Ireland 723
Taiwan 622
China 107

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 459 831 +372
Ireland 543 180 -363
Taiwan 622 0 -622
China 107 0 -107

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) 5,938,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,745,111
Air transport 726,176
Other 17,430

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) 3,098,632 2,839,689 -258,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,445,192 1,299,919 -1,145,273
Air transport 351,947 374,229 +22,282
Other 9,647 7,783 -1,864

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,400,079
Felixstowe 1,610,379
Southampton 1,285,142
London Gateway Port 724,787
Dover 494,126

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 2,235,040 2,165,039 -70,001
Felixstowe 998,690 611,689 -387,001
Southampton 852,217 432,925 -419,292
London Gateway Port 511,520 213,267 -298,253
Dover 362,926 131,200 -231,726
Eurotunnel 218,412 215,610 -2,802
Immingham Docks 131,324 120,830 -10,494
East Midlands Airport 92,640 88,069 -4,571
London Heathrow Airport 81,914 94,409 +12,495
Hull 20,606 131,857 +111,251

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