Import/export HS code 3925: Plastic building products

Various plastic items used in construction, not listed elsewhere

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  • 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 £
China 253,572,223
Ireland 121,846,164
Germany 104,394,492
Netherlands 51,134,256
South Korea 50,775,762

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 £
China 129,843,181 123,729,042 -6,114,139
Ireland 62,161,447 59,684,717 -2,476,730
Germany 54,405,686 49,988,806 -4,416,880
Netherlands 25,225,618 25,908,638 +683,020
South Korea 26,021,871 24,753,891 -1,267,980
France 25,665,750 21,545,595 -4,120,155
Belgium 20,789,216 24,622,573 +3,833,357
Poland 20,941,937 20,327,853 -614,084
Taiwan 20,029,831 16,278,244 -3,751,587
Italy 14,823,043 13,529,026 -1,294,017

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 £
China 261,656,084
Germany 110,224,978
Ireland 76,132,467
South Korea 51,089,428
Poland 46,116,417

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 £
China 134,713,599 126,942,485 -7,771,114
Germany 55,749,012 54,475,966 -1,273,046
Ireland 38,516,332 37,616,135 -900,197
South Korea 26,170,050 24,919,378 -1,250,672
Poland 23,651,510 22,464,907 -1,186,603
Belgium 19,806,989 23,248,128 +3,441,139
Taiwan 20,614,335 16,946,612 -3,667,723
Romania 18,572,538 17,452,249 -1,120,289
Italy 15,414,260 15,337,901 -76,359
United States 15,451,865 13,581,407 -1,870,458

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 111
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 108
Greater Manchester 97
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 91
Surrey, East and West Sussex 81

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
West Midlands 83 79 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 78 83 +5
Greater Manchester 68 75 +7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 69 77 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 60 62 +2
West Yorkshire 59 58 -1
Outer London - West and North West 50 52 +2
Inner London - West 48 44 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 52 52 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 47 47 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 447,806,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 435,351,572
Other 54,286,331
Air transport 39,278,895
Road transport 5,716,038

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 228,840,613 218,965,472 -9,875,141
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,396,494 209,955,078 -15,441,416
Other 29,001,831 25,284,500 -3,717,331
Air transport 18,675,133 20,603,762 +1,928,629
Road transport 2,391,539 3,324,499 +932,960
Rail transport 6,804 0 -6,804

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 220,460,456
Dover 162,290,188
London Gateway Port 84,606,685
Southampton 72,982,563
Immingham Docks 72,352,556

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 £
Felixstowe 125,482,079 94,978,377 -30,503,702
Dover 82,154,834 80,135,354 -2,019,480
London Gateway Port 27,477,309 57,129,376 +29,652,067
Southampton 39,456,337 33,526,226 -5,930,111
Immingham Docks 36,074,768 36,277,788 +203,020
000 29,001,831 25,284,500 -3,717,331
Holyhead 22,796,689 22,344,081 -452,608
Eurotunnel 17,102,730 18,952,131 +1,849,401
Liverpool Docks 16,616,521 12,598,876 -4,017,645
Harwich 11,152,993 13,637,174 +2,484,181

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
606
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
242
Specialised construction activities
229
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
112
Other manufacturing
109

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 430
2026-04 428
2026-03 440
2026-02 436
2026-01 383

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 783
54m+ 447
0-1m 309
15m-54m 235
Other 120

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 £
Ireland 232,134,497
United States 74,843,752
France 45,479,228
Netherlands 27,078,738
Australia 17,000,969

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 £
Ireland 115,097,457 117,037,040 +1,939,583
United States 40,580,489 34,263,263 -6,317,226
France 23,389,883 22,089,345 -1,300,538
Netherlands 17,970,293 9,108,445 -8,861,848
Australia 11,076,981 5,923,988 -5,152,993
Sweden 10,166,997 6,754,202 -3,412,795
Germany 8,042,466 7,276,828 -765,638
United Arab Emirates 6,111,702 4,332,495 -1,779,207
Spain 4,917,929 4,638,296 -279,633
Italy 4,886,882 4,344,838 -542,044

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 88,040,379
Ireland 12,161,493
China 9,006,750
Poland 2,137,855
Australia 1,272,495

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 42,950,440 45,089,939 +2,139,499
Ireland 6,223,618 5,937,875 -285,743
China 4,679,273 4,327,477 -351,796
Poland 2,099,103 38,752 -2,060,351
Australia 751,925 520,570 -231,355
Germany 537,744 320,621 -217,123
Indonesia 262,977 265,305 +2,328
Netherlands 211,218 198,684 -12,534
Finland 0 194,278 +194,278
Taiwan 92,148 65,603 -26,545

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) 255,002,449
Other 141,196,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,761,811
Air transport 39,179,129
Rail transport 27,368

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) 131,415,342 123,587,107 -7,828,235
Other 72,007,882 69,188,196 -2,819,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,422,071 58,339,740 -17,082,331
Air transport 22,412,211 16,766,918 -5,645,293
Rail transport 0 27,368 +27,368
Road transport 17,987 0 -17,987

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 141,196,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,481,810
Liverpool Docks 59,542,372
Holyhead 58,026,219
London Gateway Port 37,334,344

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 £
000 72,007,882 69,188,196 -2,819,686
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,358,359 49,123,451 +3,765,092
Liverpool Docks 27,467,739 32,074,633 +4,606,894
Holyhead 26,476,370 31,549,849 +5,073,479
London Gateway Port 23,300,679 14,033,665 -9,267,014
Immingham Docks 21,765,729 14,115,764 -7,649,965
Southampton 19,311,782 12,139,008 -7,172,774
London Heathrow Airport 12,376,716 7,975,430 -4,401,286
Felixstowe 11,100,846 4,952,109 -6,148,737
Dover 7,243,608 5,076,757 -2,166,851

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 3925

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

Description: Various plastic items used in construction, not listed elsewhere