Import/export HS code 392590: Various plastic building items

Miscellaneous plastic products used in construction

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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 £
China 145,875,978
Germany 82,925,121
Ireland 65,083,691
Netherlands 31,695,812
Poland 25,444,690

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 74,007,675 71,868,303 -2,139,372
Germany 46,041,460 36,883,661 -9,157,799
Ireland 36,329,180 28,754,511 -7,574,669
Netherlands 16,991,678 14,704,134 -2,287,544
Poland 14,137,077 11,307,613 -2,829,464
Belgium 11,908,973 11,993,462 +84,489
Italy 11,854,642 9,498,567 -2,356,075
France 7,896,278 7,331,743 -564,535
Canada 6,998,473 6,692,034 -306,439
United States 6,837,206 5,233,259 -1,603,947

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 152,029,855
Germany 84,645,871
Ireland 44,250,838
Poland 28,900,358
Belgium 23,869,911

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 78,249,683 73,780,172 -4,469,511
Germany 46,026,090 38,619,781 -7,406,309
Ireland 25,005,168 19,245,670 -5,759,498
Poland 15,572,156 13,328,202 -2,243,954
Belgium 11,907,383 11,962,528 +55,145
United States 13,265,578 10,488,302 -2,777,276
Italy 12,265,849 10,547,741 -1,718,108
Netherlands 7,166,890 7,200,465 +33,575
Denmark 6,355,902 4,766,766 -1,589,136
France 5,263,648 4,120,290 -1,143,358

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 96
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 87
Greater Manchester 77
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 67
West Yorkshire 67

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 72 68 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 70 67 -3
Greater Manchester 57 56 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 51 51 +0
West Yorkshire 52 48 -4
Inner London - West 48 37 -11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 50 40 -10
Shropshire and Staffordshire 45 43 -2
Outer London - West and North West 44 37 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40 36 -4

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) 268,745,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 214,536,207
Other 26,348,793
Air transport 13,659,262
Road transport 3,343,963

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) 149,447,119 119,298,102 -30,149,017
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 110,838,475 103,697,732 -7,140,743
Other 14,136,126 12,212,667 -1,923,459
Air transport 6,952,366 6,706,896 -245,470
Road transport 1,355,246 1,988,717 +633,471
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 108,880,557
Dover 87,943,815
Immingham Docks 53,497,480
Southampton 41,799,303
London Gateway Port 32,726,575

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 63,496,158 45,384,399 -18,111,759
Dover 47,098,896 40,844,919 -6,253,977
Immingham Docks 27,647,742 25,849,738 -1,798,004
Southampton 23,222,629 18,576,674 -4,645,955
London Gateway Port 9,137,332 23,589,243 +14,451,911
000 14,136,126 12,212,667 -1,923,459
Holyhead 13,328,226 12,810,634 -517,592
Liverpool Docks 13,818,521 9,019,187 -4,799,334
Eurotunnel 8,432,567 7,232,165 -1,200,402
Harwich 8,641,313 6,567,511 -2,073,802

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 500
Specialised construction activities 206
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 197
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 91
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 90

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 319
2025-11 364
2025-10 371
2025-09 359
2025-08 346

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 621
54m+ 352
0-1m 248
15m-54m 183
Other 98

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 91,423,267
United States 40,231,750
France 35,875,100
Netherlands 25,855,623
Sweden 14,546,691

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 47,795,148 43,628,119 -4,167,029
United States 22,885,985 17,345,765 -5,540,220
France 18,749,937 17,125,163 -1,624,774
Netherlands 15,392,101 10,463,522 -4,928,579
Sweden 8,659,126 5,887,565 -2,771,561
Australia 7,739,375 4,810,840 -2,928,535
Germany 6,981,452 4,457,507 -2,523,945
United Arab Emirates 4,048,708 3,383,360 -665,348
Italy 3,761,405 3,172,007 -589,398
Belgium 3,449,450 3,244,100 -205,350

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 9,812,918
Ireland 2,547,758
China 2,035,962
Australia 1,235,718
Germany 870,389

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 5,441,401 4,371,517 -1,069,884
Ireland 1,150,827 1,396,931 +246,104
China 1,243,794 792,168 -451,626
Australia 652,910 582,808 -70,102
Germany 477,253 393,136 -84,117
Netherlands 174,284 177,844 +3,560
Belgium 63,661 63,810 +149
Italy 70,893 54,801 -16,092
Norway 68,045 27,502 -40,543
India 3,670 38,196 +34,526

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) 179,856,148
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,755,043
Other 37,503,506
Air transport 20,531,495
Road transport 52,280

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) 96,012,578 83,843,570 -12,169,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,773,283 34,981,760 -13,791,523
Other 20,000,258 17,503,248 -2,497,010
Air transport 12,892,936 7,638,559 -5,254,377
Road transport 52,280 0 -52,280
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,574,258
000 37,503,506
Immingham Docks 31,945,863
Holyhead 31,085,620
London Gateway Port 30,526,123

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 36,186,708 36,387,550 +200,842
000 20,000,258 17,503,248 -2,497,010
Immingham Docks 19,875,578 12,070,285 -7,805,293
Holyhead 15,874,741 15,210,879 -663,862
London Gateway Port 18,245,279 12,280,844 -5,964,435
Southampton 14,343,757 11,223,935 -3,119,822
Liverpool Docks 12,604,074 12,363,118 -240,956
Felixstowe 8,488,118 3,675,608 -4,812,510
London Heathrow Airport 7,282,951 3,299,415 -3,983,536
Portsmouth 4,765,982 4,167,472 -598,510

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 392590

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

Description: Miscellaneous plastic products used in construction