Import/export HS code 392510: Large plastic containers

Plastic tanks, reservoirs, and vats with a capacity over 300 liters

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 £
Germany 15,230,859
Ireland 15,087,239
France 6,602,446
Netherlands 5,253,362
Spain 2,897,977

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 5,588,664 9,642,195 +4,053,531
Ireland 7,693,412 7,393,827 -299,585
France 2,801,753 3,800,693 +998,940
Netherlands 2,692,567 2,560,795 -131,772
Spain 1,986,212 911,765 -1,074,447
Finland 2,112,979 615,407 -1,497,572
Belgium 1,137,608 1,489,516 +351,908
Italy 1,346,416 1,246,711 -99,705
South Korea 1,022,874 1,549,596 +526,722
Austria 686,258 569,764 -116,494

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 16,971,384
Ireland 10,104,263
France 5,469,666
Italy 3,810,771
Netherlands 3,159,898

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 6,550,612 10,420,772 +3,870,160
Ireland 5,112,522 4,991,741 -120,781
France 2,724,386 2,745,280 +20,894
Italy 1,528,765 2,282,006 +753,241
Netherlands 1,349,048 1,810,850 +461,802
Finland 2,112,979 814,605 -1,298,374
Spain 1,874,554 817,791 -1,056,763
South Korea 1,022,874 1,549,596 +526,722
Poland 984,277 800,498 -183,779
Austria 837,042 686,056 -150,986

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 11
West Yorkshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Inner London - West 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
West Yorkshire 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Suffolk 7 5 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 2 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 5 -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) 44,162,554
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,823,454
Other 5,861,724
Air transport 532,785
Road transport 15,480

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) 19,067,821 25,094,733 +6,026,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,109,727 5,713,727 -2,396,000
Other 3,158,962 2,702,762 -456,200
Air transport 289,924 242,861 -47,063
Road transport 3,301 12,179 +8,878

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,564,459
000 5,861,724
Immingham Docks 4,872,798
London 4,773,469
Holyhead 4,273,047

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 6,236,156 9,328,303 +3,092,147
000 3,158,962 2,702,762 -456,200
Immingham Docks 1,818,825 3,053,973 +1,235,148
London 3,153,340 1,620,129 -1,533,211
Holyhead 1,784,620 2,488,427 +703,807
Eurotunnel 1,929,241 2,076,681 +147,440
Felixstowe 1,762,184 2,019,064 +256,880
Harwich 1,417,432 1,930,420 +512,988
Liverpool Docks 2,231,120 1,066,796 -1,164,324
Southampton 1,197,256 1,268,285 +71,029

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 50
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 25
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 31
2026-03 32
2026-02 32
2026-01 27
2025-12 27

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 84
54m+ 71
15m-54m 24
0-1m 19
Other 11

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 22,817,272
Sweden 2,553,999
Netherlands 2,362,048
France 2,106,219
United States 1,990,851

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 11,248,608 11,568,664 +320,056
Sweden 2,270,088 283,911 -1,986,177
Netherlands 1,377,135 984,913 -392,222
France 1,159,391 946,828 -212,563
United States 1,455,435 535,416 -920,019
Spain 1,160,967 772,214 -388,753
Greece 851,498 874,843 +23,345
Australia 1,289,919 146,051 -1,143,868
Jordan 1,246,619 0 -1,246,619
Belgium 470,917 495,876 +24,959

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 5,615,995
XI 4,536,297
Poland 2,106,075
Norway 35,079
China 27,523

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 2,773,883 2,842,112 +68,229
XI 2,133,758 2,402,539 +268,781
Poland 2,087,516 18,559 -2,068,957
Norway 0 35,079 +35,079
China 27,520 3 -27,517
Sweden 25,734 0 -25,734
Italy 13,993 0 -13,993
Netherlands 13,836 0 -13,836
Germany 8,981 3,982 -4,999
Belgium 0 4,823 +4,823

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,173,781
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,859,229
Other 16,531,124
Air transport 1,210,062
Road transport 3,842

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,073,844 7,099,937 -2,973,907
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,909,356 8,949,873 +1,040,517
Other 9,621,039 6,910,085 -2,710,954
Air transport 808,110 401,952 -406,158
Road transport 3,842 0 -3,842

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 16,531,124
Liverpool Docks 4,745,427
London Gateway Port 4,185,435
Felixstowe 3,608,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,904,890

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 9,621,039 6,910,085 -2,710,954
Liverpool Docks 2,529,710 2,215,717 -313,993
London Gateway Port 2,226,059 1,959,376 -266,683
Felixstowe 2,275,014 1,333,492 -941,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,492,708 1,412,182 -80,526
Immingham Docks 1,146,022 1,449,123 +303,101
Holyhead 1,045,627 1,436,690 +391,063
Southampton 1,138,625 1,239,254 +100,629
Milford 868,261 1,316,853 +448,592
Heysham 1,205,896 922,254 -283,642

Quick facts

HS code: 392510

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

Description: Plastic tanks, reservoirs, and vats with a capacity over 300 liters