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 60,070,645
Germany 5,313,235
France 5,141,330
Netherlands 2,227,577
United States 2,115,750

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 33,215,112 26,855,533 -6,359,579
Germany 2,889,647 2,423,588 -466,059
France 2,606,773 2,534,557 -72,216
Netherlands 1,283,922 943,655 -340,267
United States 1,201,256 914,494 -286,762
Malaysia 1,143,698 888,181 -255,517
Turkey 1,116,331 605,752 -510,579
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 815,596 792,180 -23,416
Taiwan 887,715 691,451 -196,264
Denmark 796,435 650,709 -145,726

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 67,933,084
Germany 3,135,895
France 2,141,171
Turkey 1,826,580
Malaysia 1,807,418

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 37,672,671 30,260,413 -7,412,258
Germany 1,598,424 1,537,471 -60,953
France 1,079,105 1,062,066 -17,039
Turkey 1,194,009 632,571 -561,438
Malaysia 772,972 1,034,446 +261,474
Taiwan 951,533 666,988 -284,545
United States 855,259 644,540 -210,719
Denmark 683,127 657,267 -25,860
India 767,890 522,340 -245,550
Czechia 612,364 500,669 -111,695

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 63
Outer London - West and North West 38
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 37
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 38 38 +0
Outer London - West and North West 25 26 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 19 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 23 +8
Greater Manchester 23 19 -4
Inner London - East 20 19 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 20 +0
West Midlands 18 19 +1
West Yorkshire 18 18 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 11 -1

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) 62,491,697
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,953,531
Air transport 9,537,811
Other 1,252,134
Road transport 149,946

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) 34,666,699 27,824,998 -6,841,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,614,462 8,339,069 -1,275,393
Air transport 4,893,381 4,644,430 -248,951
Other 932,704 319,430 -613,274
Road transport 93,552 56,394 -37,158

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 31,666,480
Southampton 20,019,410
London Gateway Port 9,624,769
Dover 4,802,949
Eurotunnel 3,390,658

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 19,427,688 12,238,792 -7,188,896
Southampton 12,471,438 7,547,972 -4,923,466
London Gateway Port 2,691,835 6,932,934 +4,241,099
Dover 2,235,326 2,567,623 +332,297
Eurotunnel 1,767,873 1,622,785 -145,088
London Heathrow Airport 1,955,396 1,350,651 -604,745
London 1,221,355 727,983 -493,372
Birmingham Airport 844,476 986,632 +142,156
Liverpool Docks 810,137 781,226 -28,911
Harwich 1,035,464 495,854 -539,610

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
220
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
192
Other manufacturing
38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
33
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
20

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 239
54m+ 160
15m-54m 75
0-1m 66
Other 50

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 7,294,424
United Arab Emirates 6,323,607
Ireland 5,062,882
United States 4,944,684
France 4,037,037

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 3,887,440 3,406,984 -480,456
United Arab Emirates 4,949,263 1,374,344 -3,574,919
Ireland 2,622,157 2,440,725 -181,432
United States 2,527,843 2,416,841 -111,002
France 2,307,907 1,729,130 -578,777
Germany 1,545,214 1,510,777 -34,437
Italy 868,591 1,331,146 +462,555
Saudi Arabia 1,279,148 852,927 -426,221
Belgium 1,279,463 835,672 -443,791
Spain 750,614 963,527 +212,913

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 858,133
Germany 4,824
Ireland 1,981
China 1,961
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 458,815 399,318 -59,497
Germany 2,902 1,922 -980
Ireland 2 1,979 +1,977
China 1,498 463 -1,035
Belgium 64 22 -42
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) 26,593,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,462,916
Air transport 9,323,410
Other 1,019,068
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) 13,405,652 13,187,424 -218,228
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,801,590 7,661,326 -4,140,264
Air transport 6,372,816 2,950,594 -3,422,222
Other 539,032 480,036 -58,996
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 18,900,070
London Gateway Port 11,268,231
London Heathrow Airport 4,472,924
East Midlands Airport 3,383,701
Southampton 3,076,121

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 9,674,171 9,225,899 -448,272
London Gateway Port 7,480,448 3,787,783 -3,692,665
London Heathrow Airport 3,224,508 1,248,416 -1,976,092
East Midlands Airport 2,369,098 1,014,603 -1,354,495
Southampton 2,062,740 1,013,381 -1,049,359
Holyhead 1,455,596 1,526,280 +70,684
Liverpool Docks 913,723 890,504 -23,219
Belfast Port 647,740 1,040,511 +392,771
Felixstowe 822,722 669,215 -153,507
Dover 619,432 802,765 +183,333

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