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 166,900,600
Germany 87,479,183
Ireland 71,676,372
Netherlands 34,973,132
Belgium 26,487,138

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 76,968,832 89,931,768 +12,962,936
Germany 44,538,918 42,940,265 -1,598,653
Ireland 36,057,857 35,618,515 -439,342
Netherlands 17,391,584 17,581,548 +189,964
Belgium 12,535,952 13,951,186 +1,415,234
Poland 13,412,506 13,031,777 -380,729
Italy 11,237,696 11,857,266 +619,570
France 7,476,008 9,266,634 +1,790,626
Canada 7,178,423 8,471,617 +1,293,194
Denmark 6,508,851 5,426,302 -1,082,549

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 173,446,253
Germany 90,013,363
Ireland 49,062,405
Poland 30,545,095
Belgium 26,494,210

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 80,966,969 92,479,284 +11,512,315
Germany 43,953,852 46,059,511 +2,105,659
Ireland 24,783,083 24,279,322 -503,761
Poland 15,157,922 15,387,173 +229,251
Belgium 12,969,560 13,524,650 +555,090
United States 12,910,643 12,166,489 -744,154
Italy 11,903,417 12,683,301 +779,884
Netherlands 7,530,549 8,585,789 +1,055,240
Denmark 6,479,480 4,893,959 -1,585,521
France 4,831,291 5,005,016 +173,725

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 100
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 94
Greater Manchester 89
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 72
West Yorkshire 66

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 70 75 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 67 77 +10
Greater Manchester 59 68 +9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 55 56 +1
West Yorkshire 48 49 +1
Inner London - West 46 39 -7
Outer London - West and North West 45 45 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 48 42 -6
Shropshire and Staffordshire 43 46 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 40 41 +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) 286,203,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,019,749
Other 28,242,616
Air transport 15,951,900
Road transport 3,883,489

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) 146,383,434 139,819,659 -6,563,775
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 112,857,227 129,162,522 +16,305,295
Other 14,099,553 14,143,063 +43,510
Air transport 7,263,314 8,688,586 +1,425,272
Road transport 1,568,031 2,315,458 +747,427
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 118,552,811
Dover 93,174,542
Immingham Docks 57,586,555
Southampton 43,806,300
London Gateway Port 43,514,035

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 64,937,640 53,615,171 -11,322,469
Dover 45,661,465 47,513,077 +1,851,612
Immingham Docks 27,213,766 30,372,789 +3,159,023
Southampton 22,653,770 21,152,530 -1,501,240
London Gateway Port 10,511,686 33,002,349 +22,490,663
Holyhead 13,774,135 14,672,472 +898,337
000 14,099,553 14,143,063 +43,510
Liverpool Docks 13,462,445 11,335,189 -2,127,256
Harwich 8,348,033 9,377,967 +1,029,934
Eurotunnel 8,607,737 8,366,933 -240,804

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 531
Specialised construction activities 216
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 212
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 96
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 95

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 343
2026-03 355
2026-02 361
2026-01 319
2025-12 276

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 643
54m+ 359
0-1m 273
15m-54m 192
Other 101

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 100,874,510
United States 42,462,344
France 38,204,141
Netherlands 25,312,604
Sweden 14,887,344

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 48,803,232 52,071,278 +3,268,046
United States 24,219,621 18,242,723 -5,976,898
France 18,498,332 19,705,809 +1,207,477
Netherlands 15,269,597 10,043,007 -5,226,590
Sweden 7,749,051 7,138,293 -610,758
Germany 6,551,629 5,925,841 -625,788
Australia 7,473,208 4,278,541 -3,194,667
Italy 3,892,345 3,753,275 -139,070
United Arab Emirates 4,148,073 3,295,979 -852,094
Belgium 3,264,295 3,791,328 +527,033

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 10,420,608
Ireland 2,950,066
China 2,183,215
Australia 1,429,311
Germany 950,292

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 4,867,172 5,553,436 +686,264
Ireland 1,386,869 1,563,197 +176,328
China 1,172,716 1,010,499 -162,217
Australia 675,151 754,160 +79,009
Germany 495,714 454,578 -41,136
Netherlands 194,673 177,313 -17,360
Belgium 66,940 69,751 +2,811
Italy 68,010 65,440 -2,570
Norway 60,410 37,474 -22,936
India 2,695 49,524 +46,829

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) 194,872,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,653,802
Other 40,919,579
Air transport 22,206,539
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) 97,793,919 97,078,670 -715,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 47,416,200 36,237,602 -11,178,598
Other 19,897,190 21,022,389 +1,125,199
Air transport 13,039,314 9,167,225 -3,872,089
Rail transport 0 27,368 +27,368
Road transport 14,770 0 -14,770

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,744,148
000 40,919,579
Holyhead 34,512,850
Immingham Docks 32,969,083
London Gateway Port 30,616,683

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 35,824,156 43,919,992 +8,095,836
000 19,897,190 21,022,389 +1,125,199
Holyhead 15,958,523 18,554,327 +2,595,804
Immingham Docks 19,620,075 13,349,008 -6,271,067
London Gateway Port 19,225,108 11,391,575 -7,833,533
Liverpool Docks 13,047,612 14,590,840 +1,543,228
Southampton 14,174,688 10,766,255 -3,408,433
Felixstowe 7,825,530 4,530,862 -3,294,668
London Heathrow Airport 7,308,370 4,002,592 -3,305,778
Portsmouth 4,870,630 3,599,251 -1,271,379

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