Import/export HS code 39259020: Plastic cable trays

Plastic trunking, ducting, and trays for electrical wiring

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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 £
France 4,006,193
China 3,197,986
Austria 2,637,819
Viet Nam 2,589,945
Italy 2,546,084

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 £
France 1,870,593 2,135,600 +265,007
China 1,197,543 2,000,443 +802,900
Austria 1,084,787 1,553,032 +468,245
Viet Nam 1,632,401 957,544 -674,857
Italy 991,731 1,554,353 +562,622
Germany 1,343,550 740,462 -603,088
Belgium 429,924 1,404,780 +974,856
Ireland 876,024 478,653 -397,371
Thailand 570,170 613,867 +43,697
Japan 1,115,395 67,537 -1,047,858

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 £
Italy 3,292,438
France 3,253,971
China 3,169,209
Austria 2,575,678
Viet Nam 2,512,716

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 £
Italy 1,099,370 2,193,068 +1,093,698
France 1,694,994 1,558,977 -136,017
China 1,166,950 2,002,259 +835,309
Austria 1,397,298 1,178,380 -218,918
Viet Nam 1,593,993 918,723 -675,270
Belgium 65,471 1,370,981 +1,305,510
United States 881,432 468,379 -413,053
Thailand 570,170 631,902 +61,732
Germany 626,098 563,756 -62,342
Japan 1,112,039 67,537 -1,044,502

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
West Midlands 7

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
Shropshire and Staffordshire 5 6 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Essex 1 3 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -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) 14,660,360
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,985,152
Air transport 1,274,922
Other 811,039
Rail transport 9,888

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) 6,515,921 8,144,439 +1,628,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,192,703 3,792,449 -1,400,254
Air transport 669,388 605,534 -63,854
Other 578,325 232,714 -345,611
Rail transport 9,888 0 -9,888
Road transport 6,088 0 -6,088

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,393,666
Felixstowe 6,759,220
Southampton 1,170,789
Eurotunnel 1,155,048
Immingham Docks 1,097,660

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 3,993,778 5,399,888 +1,406,110
Felixstowe 3,776,294 2,982,926 -793,368
Southampton 671,946 498,843 -173,103
Eurotunnel 552,571 602,477 +49,906
Immingham Docks 540,428 557,232 +16,804
Purfleet 250,852 561,401 +310,549
000 578,325 232,714 -345,611
London Gateway Port 301,952 291,142 -10,810
Dover / Eurotunnel 402,733 172,634 -230,099
London 306,519 266,734 -39,785

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 39
Manufacture of electrical equipment 16
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 20
2025-10 25
2025-09 30
2025-08 28

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
54m+ 58
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 9
Other 8
0-1m 4

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 £
Sweden 11,644,551
France 10,468,048
Ireland 6,751,966
Germany 3,429,467
United States 1,116,712

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 £
Sweden 6,550,797 5,093,754 -1,457,043
France 5,347,102 5,120,946 -226,156
Ireland 4,304,116 2,447,850 -1,856,266
Germany 3,100,974 328,493 -2,772,481
United States 852,005 264,707 -587,298
Netherlands 622,433 492,233 -130,200
Canada 823,149 0 -823,149
Belgium 617,721 49,709 -568,012
Barbados 399,764 260,054 -139,710
Italy 199,609 286,523 +86,914

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 730,797
Germany 237,331
Ireland 134,770
China 93,549
India 40,080

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 492,469 238,328 -254,141
Germany 132,016 105,315 -26,701
Ireland 133,659 1,111 -132,548
China 66,139 27,410 -38,729
India 2,036 38,044 +36,008
Italy 829 1,139 +310
Turkey 1,127 9 -1,118
France 352 165 -187
Austria 203 58 -145
Nicaragua 79 0 -79

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) 30,420,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,254,802
Other 3,060,468
Air transport 1,883,870

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) 17,488,416 12,932,309 -4,556,107
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,217,515 2,037,287 -3,180,228
Other 2,219,076 841,392 -1,377,684
Air transport 1,229,912 653,958 -575,954

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,172,787
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,083,130
Liverpool Docks 3,636,472
000 3,060,468
London Gateway Port 1,358,134

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 £
Immingham Docks 9,199,668 4,973,119 -4,226,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,054,354 6,028,776 -1,025,578
Liverpool Docks 2,632,462 1,004,010 -1,628,452
000 2,219,076 841,392 -1,377,684
London Gateway Port 787,656 570,478 -217,178
Portsmouth 848,512 351,503 -497,009
Felixstowe 468,729 691,845 +223,116
Holyhead 507,704 605,246 +97,542
London Heathrow Airport 481,417 246,332 -235,085
Southampton 349,747 263,496 -86,251

Quick facts

HS code: 39259020

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

Description: Plastic trunking, ducting, and trays for electrical wiring