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 15,054,758
Ireland 14,240,832
France 6,292,156
Netherlands 5,389,830
Finland 2,729,077

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 6,042,740 9,012,018 +2,969,278
Ireland 7,458,162 6,782,670 -675,492
France 2,851,288 3,440,868 +589,580
Netherlands 2,753,780 2,636,050 -117,730
Finland 2,727,420 1,657 -2,725,763
Belgium 1,407,942 1,253,498 -154,444
Spain 2,028,103 601,642 -1,426,461
South Korea 1,041,762 1,558,536 +516,774
Italy 1,260,735 1,178,272 -82,463
Austria 680,381 658,564 -21,817

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 16,806,174
Ireland 9,424,877
France 5,159,959
Italy 3,616,447
Netherlands 3,320,200

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 7,034,818 9,771,356 +2,736,538
Ireland 4,828,831 4,596,046 -232,785
France 2,624,408 2,535,551 -88,857
Italy 1,417,675 2,198,772 +781,097
Netherlands 1,520,935 1,799,265 +278,330
Finland 2,895,633 30,985 -2,864,648
South Korea 1,041,762 1,654,290 +612,528
Spain 1,934,704 515,864 -1,418,840
Poland 1,072,417 631,252 -441,165
Austria 795,636 813,378 +17,742

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 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Yorkshire 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Inner London - West 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 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 11 +3
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Suffolk 8 4 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 7 +3
Cheshire 2 6 +4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 7 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 5 -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) 43,023,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,422,708
Other 5,644,909
Air transport 512,288
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) 20,837,850 22,185,711 +1,347,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,904,365 5,518,343 -2,386,022
Other 3,178,501 2,466,408 -712,093
Air transport 309,837 202,451 -107,386
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 15,124,310
000 5,644,909
London 4,972,166
Immingham Docks 4,826,509
Holyhead 4,139,604

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 6,361,972 8,762,338 +2,400,366
000 3,178,501 2,466,408 -712,093
London 3,976,855 995,311 -2,981,544
Immingham Docks 2,594,875 2,231,634 -363,241
Holyhead 1,665,060 2,474,544 +809,484
Eurotunnel 2,024,863 1,792,535 -232,328
Felixstowe 1,793,614 1,839,010 +45,396
Harwich 1,445,246 1,990,754 +545,508
Liverpool Docks 2,167,069 732,181 -1,434,888
Southampton 1,191,279 1,506,589 +315,310

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
46
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
24
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13
Specialised construction activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 34
2026-04 31
2026-03 32
2026-02 32
2026-01 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 86
54m+ 63
15m-54m 22
0-1m 20
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 21,520,907
Sweden 2,544,347
Netherlands 2,037,738
France 1,954,162
Spain 1,763,407

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 11,081,284 10,439,623 -641,661
Sweden 2,359,606 184,741 -2,174,865
Netherlands 1,085,121 952,617 -132,504
France 1,101,179 852,983 -248,196
Spain 1,171,761 591,646 -580,115
Greece 782,808 698,456 -84,352
United States 867,034 550,874 -316,160
Jordan 1,246,619 0 -1,246,619
Belgium 472,708 518,756 +46,048
Denmark 472,749 453,383 -19,366

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 5,430,415
XI 4,137,766
Poland 2,107,209
Norway 41,116
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 2,759,075 2,671,340 -87,735
XI 2,079,449 2,058,317 -21,132
Poland 2,082,539 24,670 -2,057,869
Norway 0 41,116 +41,116
China 27,523 0 -27,523
Sweden 25,734 0 -25,734
Italy 13,993 0 -13,993
Netherlands 13,836 0 -13,836
Belgium 0 11,430 +11,430
Germany 7,354 3,982 -3,372

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) 16,329,052
Other 15,824,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,459,868
Air transport 1,192,541

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) 7,775,071 8,553,981 +778,910
Other 9,531,821 6,292,270 -3,239,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,974,221 6,485,647 -1,488,574
Air transport 779,045 413,496 -365,549

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 15,824,091
Liverpool Docks 3,624,543
London Gateway Port 3,403,011
Felixstowe 3,149,027
Immingham Docks 2,937,939

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 9,531,821 6,292,270 -3,239,551
Liverpool Docks 1,539,572 2,084,971 +545,399
London Gateway Port 1,547,812 1,855,199 +307,387
Felixstowe 1,837,005 1,312,022 -524,983
Immingham Docks 1,409,816 1,528,123 +118,307
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,432,855 1,314,833 -118,022
Holyhead 1,123,205 1,343,718 +220,513
Southampton 896,701 1,220,883 +324,182
Milford 959,696 1,134,895 +175,199
London 1,500,956 512,792 -988,164

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