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 57,345,340
Germany 5,057,660
France 4,845,347
Netherlands 2,110,880
United States 1,971,754

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 32,840,910 24,504,430 -8,336,480
Germany 2,833,441 2,224,219 -609,222
France 2,518,894 2,326,453 -192,441
Netherlands 1,241,695 869,185 -372,510
United States 1,188,502 783,252 -405,250
Malaysia 1,061,378 833,654 -227,724
Turkey 1,138,512 511,499 -627,013
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 817,000 782,570 -34,430
Taiwan 852,701 633,499 -219,202
Denmark 762,795 595,916 -166,879

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 64,833,137
Germany 2,979,980
France 2,021,966
Turkey 1,745,546
Malaysia 1,667,280

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 37,247,146 27,585,991 -9,661,155
Germany 1,545,593 1,434,387 -111,206
France 1,028,686 993,280 -35,406
Turkey 1,208,929 536,617 -672,312
Malaysia 690,195 977,085 +286,890
Taiwan 946,894 605,082 -341,812
United States 842,700 545,724 -296,976
Denmark 651,913 602,474 -49,439
India 738,160 492,643 -245,517
Czechia 625,447 469,743 -155,704

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 36
Outer London - West and North West 36
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29
Greater Manchester 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 37 37 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 17 -11
Outer London - West and North West 26 23 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 20 +1
Greater Manchester 24 17 -7
Inner London - East 21 17 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 19 -1
West Midlands 19 18 -1
West Yorkshire 19 17 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 14 11 -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) 59,675,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,098,099
Air transport 9,068,737
Other 1,163,145
Road transport 147,487

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) 34,304,440 25,370,602 -8,933,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,561,643 7,536,456 -2,025,187
Air transport 4,701,761 4,366,976 -334,785
Other 886,819 276,326 -610,493
Road transport 102,565 44,922 -57,643

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 30,023,064
Southampton 18,980,054
London Gateway Port 9,584,671
Dover 4,493,106
Eurotunnel 3,241,961

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 18,898,401 11,124,663 -7,773,738
Southampton 12,158,556 6,821,498 -5,337,058
London Gateway Port 3,320,242 6,264,429 +2,944,187
Dover 2,159,871 2,333,235 +173,364
Eurotunnel 1,751,658 1,490,303 -261,355
London Heathrow Airport 1,844,886 1,279,916 -564,970
London 1,174,035 680,194 -493,841
Birmingham Airport 830,860 948,280 +117,420
Liverpool Docks 773,372 724,439 -48,933
Harwich 993,294 448,553 -544,741

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
214
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
191
Other manufacturing
37
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
32
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 99
2026-04 91
2026-03 105
2026-02 99
2026-01 91

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 232
54m+ 159
15m-54m 72
0-1m 65
Other 48

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 6,884,474
United Arab Emirates 5,385,204
Ireland 4,750,705
United States 4,742,604
France 3,777,388

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 3,720,086 3,164,388 -555,698
United Arab Emirates 4,208,129 1,177,075 -3,031,054
Ireland 2,471,095 2,279,610 -191,485
United States 2,383,485 2,359,119 -24,366
France 2,253,942 1,523,446 -730,496
Germany 1,574,408 1,355,160 -219,248
Italy 901,814 1,264,449 +362,635
Belgium 1,205,314 779,328 -425,986
Saudi Arabia 1,111,640 638,452 -473,188
Spain 750,002 915,298 +165,296

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 830,561
Germany 4,653
Ireland 1,981
China 1,934
Belgium 86

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 462,838 367,723 -95,115
Germany 2,884 1,769 -1,115
Ireland 2 1,979 +1,977
China 1,509 425 -1,084
Belgium 71 15 -56
United States 29 0 -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) 25,120,942
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,197,488
Air transport 8,796,978
Other 986,752
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) 12,976,478 12,144,464 -832,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,814,408 6,383,080 -4,431,328
Air transport 6,067,649 2,729,329 -3,338,320
Other 545,814 440,938 -104,876
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 17,918,806
London Gateway Port 9,406,510
London Heathrow Airport 4,257,249
East Midlands Airport 3,127,565
Southampton 2,908,154

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 9,504,022 8,414,784 -1,089,238
London Gateway Port 6,502,833 2,903,677 -3,599,156
London Heathrow Airport 3,100,140 1,157,109 -1,943,031
East Midlands Airport 2,177,160 950,405 -1,226,755
Southampton 2,045,593 862,561 -1,183,032
Holyhead 1,374,156 1,439,897 +65,741
Liverpool Docks 847,870 808,836 -39,034
Belfast Port 595,664 1,040,511 +444,847
Dover 598,698 798,734 +200,036
Felixstowe 850,543 528,892 -321,651

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