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 55,858,996
Germany 5,197,772
France 4,877,090
Netherlands 2,361,243
Malaysia 2,181,186

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 33,381,977 22,477,019 -10,904,958
Germany 2,975,858 2,221,914 -753,944
France 2,798,126 2,078,964 -719,162
Netherlands 1,473,912 887,331 -586,581
Malaysia 1,533,732 647,454 -886,278
United States 1,010,793 971,726 -39,067
Taiwan 1,129,796 645,667 -484,129
Turkey 1,056,809 633,219 -423,590
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 825,133 679,849 -145,284
Denmark 888,903 504,084 -384,819

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 63,764,977
Germany 3,082,574
France 2,041,782
Taiwan 1,878,423
Malaysia 1,852,189

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 38,293,175 25,471,802 -12,821,373
Germany 1,704,106 1,378,468 -325,638
France 1,214,263 827,519 -386,744
Taiwan 1,219,607 658,816 -560,791
Malaysia 1,107,260 744,929 -362,331
Turkey 1,121,726 681,572 -440,154
United States 835,374 657,324 -178,050
India 870,634 430,761 -439,873
Denmark 785,211 514,470 -270,741
Czechia 573,745 580,512 +6,767

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 59
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 36
Outer London - West and North West 35
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 31 39 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 15 -13
Outer London - West and North West 21 23 +2
Inner London - East 23 18 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 24 +8
Greater Manchester 21 19 -2
West Midlands 20 17 -3
West Yorkshire 21 16 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 14 -8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 10 +0

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) 58,734,904
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,676,360
Air transport 8,682,610
Other 1,364,074
Road transport 148,695

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) 35,308,447 23,426,457 -11,881,990
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,443,843 7,232,517 -3,211,326
Air transport 4,822,686 3,859,924 -962,762
Other 913,096 450,978 -462,118
Road transport 96,526 52,169 -44,357

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 30,616,071
Southampton 20,711,497
London Gateway Port 6,866,894
Dover 4,878,966
London Heathrow Airport 3,150,757

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 19,989,512 10,626,559 -9,362,953
Southampton 13,573,103 7,138,394 -6,434,709
London Gateway Port 1,540,549 5,326,345 +3,785,796
Dover 2,738,802 2,140,164 -598,638
London Heathrow Airport 1,846,543 1,304,214 -542,329
Eurotunnel 1,837,000 1,175,917 -661,083
London 1,280,713 506,612 -774,101
Harwich 1,113,663 564,389 -549,274
Birmingham Airport 832,948 793,509 -39,439
Liverpool Docks 661,241 745,166 +83,925

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 205
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 189
Other manufacturing 35
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 29
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 91
2025-11 98
2025-10 119
2025-09 97
2025-08 95

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 235
54m+ 158
15m-54m 66
0-1m 64
Other 41

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 6,953,998
United Arab Emirates 6,681,213
Ireland 4,790,214
United States 4,148,447
France 4,052,017

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 3,961,523 2,992,475 -969,048
United Arab Emirates 4,995,662 1,685,551 -3,310,111
Ireland 2,810,225 1,979,989 -830,236
United States 2,447,875 1,700,572 -747,303
France 2,564,777 1,487,240 -1,077,537
Germany 1,523,545 1,219,567 -303,978
Belgium 1,253,251 697,003 -556,248
Saudi Arabia 1,190,314 715,681 -474,633
Italy 758,824 803,764 +44,940
Israel 1,063,767 395,964 -667,803

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 864,389
Germany 4,261
China 1,922
Belgium 84
United States 35

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 479,376 385,013 -94,363
Germany 2,066 2,195 +129
China 1,478 444 -1,034
Belgium 62 22 -40
United States 6 29 +23
France 28 0 -28
Ireland 2 0 -2

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) 24,147,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,726,408
Air transport 9,289,536
Other 1,018,019
Road transport 14,252

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) 13,288,372 10,859,343 -2,429,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,874,191 6,852,217 -5,021,974
Air transport 6,483,999 2,805,537 -3,678,462
Other 563,936 454,083 -109,853
Road transport 14,252 0 -14,252

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,533,432
London Gateway Port 11,245,222
London Heathrow Airport 4,297,051
East Midlands Airport 3,684,088
Southampton 2,986,878

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 9,544,648 7,988,784 -1,555,864
London Gateway Port 7,459,878 3,785,344 -3,674,534
London Heathrow Airport 2,861,087 1,435,964 -1,425,123
East Midlands Airport 2,924,909 759,179 -2,165,730
Southampton 1,849,043 1,137,835 -711,208
Holyhead 1,517,825 1,159,782 -358,043
Liverpool Docks 1,117,991 667,588 -450,403
Felixstowe 806,502 642,678 -163,824
Belfast Port 681,463 545,154 -136,309
Dover 648,678 456,041 -192,637

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