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 262,812,051
Ireland 126,589,845
Germany 109,803,127
South Korea 52,681,702
Netherlands 52,625,433

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 128,671,513 134,140,538 +5,469,025
Ireland 62,510,250 64,079,595 +1,569,345
Germany 54,295,474 55,507,653 +1,212,179
South Korea 26,341,936 26,339,766 -2,170
Netherlands 25,362,409 27,263,024 +1,900,615
France 27,028,150 23,471,869 -3,556,281
Belgium 20,041,407 27,220,056 +7,178,649
Poland 20,826,049 22,747,615 +1,921,566
Taiwan 19,835,829 18,262,139 -1,573,690
Italy 14,719,394 15,288,816 +569,422

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 271,552,821
Germany 115,116,526
Ireland 79,194,571
South Korea 52,910,944
Poland 48,668,939

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 133,970,671 137,582,150 +3,611,479
Germany 55,339,951 59,776,575 +4,436,624
Ireland 38,935,669 40,258,902 +1,323,233
South Korea 26,497,723 26,413,221 -84,502
Poland 23,315,704 25,353,235 +2,037,531
Belgium 19,192,575 25,719,250 +6,526,675
Taiwan 20,497,555 18,881,209 -1,616,346
Romania 19,203,016 18,431,792 -771,224
Italy 15,595,431 16,991,385 +1,395,954
United States 15,763,247 14,641,845 -1,121,402

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 112
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 110
Greater Manchester 105
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 92
West Yorkshire 83

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 80 85 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 76 91 +15
Greater Manchester 74 76 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 70 75 +5
West Yorkshire 61 60 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 58 62 +4
Inner London - West 54 49 -5
Outer London - West and North West 49 55 +6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 55 55 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 46 46 +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) 462,950,552
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 458,026,790
Other 56,607,069
Air transport 40,425,076
Road transport 5,529,805

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) 227,048,983 235,901,569 +8,852,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,513,225 232,513,565 +7,000,340
Other 28,830,964 27,776,105 -1,054,859
Air transport 18,439,261 21,985,815 +3,546,554
Road transport 2,297,779 3,232,026 +934,247
Rail transport 9,888 0 -9,888

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 234,301,862
Dover 169,692,583
London Gateway Port 79,795,689
Southampton 78,347,021
Immingham Docks 76,423,052

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 130,576,356 103,725,506 -26,850,850
Dover 81,025,191 88,667,392 +7,642,201
London Gateway Port 18,785,021 61,010,668 +42,225,647
Southampton 43,154,745 35,192,276 -7,962,469
Immingham Docks 35,038,223 41,384,829 +6,346,606
000 28,830,964 27,776,105 -1,054,859
Holyhead 21,913,683 24,578,971 +2,665,288
Eurotunnel 17,812,246 20,416,967 +2,604,721
Liverpool Docks 17,202,324 13,299,769 -3,902,555
Belfast Port 14,348,557 10,575,982 -3,772,575

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 621
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 250
Specialised construction activities 238
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 115
Other manufacturing 114

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 428
2026-03 440
2026-02 436
2026-01 383
2025-12 350

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 785
54m+ 466
0-1m 323
15m-54m 239
Other 125

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 239,735,272
United States 78,628,830
France 47,498,966
Netherlands 29,695,439
Australia 18,394,819

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 114,374,151 125,361,121 +10,986,970
United States 39,808,949 38,819,881 -989,068
France 23,102,354 24,396,612 +1,294,258
Netherlands 17,739,943 11,955,496 -5,784,447
Australia 12,148,027 6,246,792 -5,901,235
Sweden 10,260,611 7,617,261 -2,643,350
Germany 9,248,809 8,145,674 -1,103,135
United Arab Emirates 6,263,031 4,948,999 -1,314,032
Spain 4,722,220 5,241,019 +518,799
Italy 4,922,950 4,774,694 -148,256

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 90,775,179
Ireland 12,546,777
China 9,241,139
Poland 2,138,679
Australia 1,429,311

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 42,877,653 47,897,526 +5,019,873
Ireland 5,490,091 7,056,686 +1,566,595
China 4,869,689 4,371,450 -498,239
Poland 2,104,313 34,366 -2,069,947
Australia 675,151 754,160 +79,009
Germany 508,609 458,875 -49,734
Indonesia 252,302 264,618 +12,316
Netherlands 211,019 177,498 -33,521
Taiwan 84,175 71,008 -13,167
Italy 82,695 66,303 -16,392

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) 267,264,249
Other 145,407,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,425,559
Air transport 40,603,566
Road transport 29,818

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) 131,787,827 135,476,422 +3,688,595
Other 70,926,957 74,480,073 +3,553,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,710,475 65,715,084 -10,995,391
Air transport 22,077,701 18,525,865 -3,551,836
Road transport 29,818 0 -29,818
Rail transport 0 27,368 +27,368

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 145,407,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,608,805
Liverpool Docks 60,636,964
Holyhead 59,587,792
London Gateway Port 41,510,378

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 70,926,957 74,480,073 +3,553,116
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,951,814 52,656,991 +7,705,177
Liverpool Docks 26,537,387 34,099,577 +7,562,190
Holyhead 27,002,755 32,585,037 +5,582,282
London Gateway Port 25,422,714 16,087,664 -9,335,050
Immingham Docks 22,042,460 16,464,451 -5,578,009
Southampton 19,894,558 14,858,332 -5,036,226
London Heathrow Airport 12,369,465 8,903,241 -3,466,224
Felixstowe 10,839,901 6,247,680 -4,592,221
Dover 8,010,597 5,947,737 -2,062,860

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