Import/export HS code 392610: Plastic office supplies

Plastic items for office or school use, like organizers and trays

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 £
China 60,221,945
Germany 5,321,182
France 5,215,902
Netherlands 2,330,676
Malaysia 2,177,651

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 33,171,090 27,050,855 -6,120,235
Germany 2,906,399 2,414,783 -491,616
France 2,647,325 2,568,577 -78,748
Netherlands 1,336,616 994,060 -342,556
Malaysia 1,281,127 896,524 -384,603
United States 1,106,462 942,161 -164,301
Taiwan 1,048,311 702,883 -345,428
Turkey 1,110,995 614,147 -496,848
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 845,375 697,247 -148,128
Denmark 777,579 634,807 -142,772

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 68,024,018
Germany 3,198,150
France 2,207,492
Malaysia 1,945,507
Turkey 1,831,559

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 37,807,713 30,216,305 -7,591,408
Germany 1,632,494 1,565,656 -66,838
France 1,126,846 1,080,646 -46,200
Malaysia 909,909 1,035,598 +125,689
Turkey 1,184,534 647,025 -537,509
Taiwan 1,109,110 681,796 -427,314
United States 830,562 686,692 -143,870
Denmark 674,650 641,385 -33,265
India 819,640 481,526 -338,114
Czechia 562,247 554,977 -7,270

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 61
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 39
Outer London - West and North West 38
Inner London - East 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29

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
Inner London - West 38 37 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 18 -12
Outer London - West and North West 24 26 +2
Inner London - East 23 19 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 24 +9
Greater Manchester 23 18 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 21 +3
West Midlands 18 18 +0
West Yorkshire 22 16 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13 10 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,833,355
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,218,515
Air transport 9,465,056
Other 1,288,359
Road transport 150,538

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,973,047 27,860,308 -7,112,739
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,849,287 8,369,228 -1,480,059
Air transport 4,841,158 4,623,898 -217,260
Other 926,275 362,084 -564,191
Road transport 98,147 52,391 -45,756

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 32,508,556
Southampton 20,514,335
London Gateway Port 8,818,422
Dover 4,953,845
Eurotunnel 3,364,464

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 20,040,981 12,467,575 -7,573,406
Southampton 12,865,619 7,648,716 -5,216,903
London Gateway Port 1,935,918 6,882,504 +4,946,586
Dover 2,370,107 2,583,738 +213,631
Eurotunnel 1,787,068 1,577,396 -209,672
London Heathrow Airport 1,971,291 1,357,704 -613,587
London 1,281,168 702,096 -579,072
Birmingham Airport 810,010 975,442 +165,432
Harwich 1,071,706 509,272 -562,434
Liverpool Docks 796,178 669,530 -126,648

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 218
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 196
Other manufacturing 37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 33
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 91
2026-03 105
2026-02 99
2026-01 91
2025-12 78

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 239
54m+ 162
15m-54m 72
0-1m 66
Other 51

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 £
Netherlands 7,363,752
United Arab Emirates 6,648,270
Ireland 5,111,409
United States 4,653,296
France 4,079,080

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 £
Netherlands 3,903,583 3,460,169 -443,414
United Arab Emirates 4,937,937 1,710,333 -3,227,604
Ireland 2,647,256 2,464,153 -183,103
United States 2,432,192 2,221,104 -211,088
France 2,378,220 1,700,860 -677,360
Germany 1,422,077 1,555,357 +133,280
Italy 837,434 1,368,447 +531,013
Belgium 1,298,837 797,731 -501,106
Saudi Arabia 1,292,062 793,580 -498,482
Spain 756,113 901,869 +145,756

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 878,575
Germany 4,525
China 1,970
Ireland 1,869
Belgium 89

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 465,825 412,750 -53,075
Germany 2,776 1,749 -1,027
China 1,495 475 -1,020
Ireland 2 1,867 +1,865
Belgium 67 22 -45
United States 0 29 +29
France 28 0 -28

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) 26,655,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,540,609
Air transport 9,304,017
Other 1,041,005
Road transport 7,537

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) 13,376,851 13,278,519 -98,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,686,700 7,853,909 -3,832,791
Air transport 6,453,029 2,850,988 -3,602,041
Other 548,726 492,279 -56,447
Road transport 7,537 0 -7,537

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,977,408
London Gateway Port 11,400,501
London Heathrow Airport 4,453,522
East Midlands Airport 3,389,093
Southampton 3,211,688

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 9,601,535 9,375,873 -225,662
London Gateway Port 7,449,802 3,950,699 -3,499,103
London Heathrow Airport 3,175,077 1,278,445 -1,896,632
East Midlands Airport 2,499,849 889,244 -1,610,605
Southampton 2,076,878 1,134,810 -942,068
Holyhead 1,460,064 1,497,699 +37,635
Liverpool Docks 881,297 903,979 +22,682
Belfast Port 614,280 925,622 +311,342
Felixstowe 791,805 733,021 -58,784
Dover 667,645 701,588 +33,943

Quick facts

HS code: 392610

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

Description: Plastic items for office or school use, like organizers and trays