Import/export HS code 39269050: Plastic water filters

Plastic buckets and similar items used to filter water in drains

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 £
United States 3,898,600
China 2,072,831
France 1,613,433
Turkey 611,672
Switzerland 568,898

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 £
United States 1,650,248 2,248,352 +598,104
China 1,006,394 1,066,437 +60,043
France 713,800 899,633 +185,833
Turkey 361,694 249,978 -111,716
Switzerland 324,314 244,584 -79,730
Romania 278,368 279,168 +800
Netherlands 291,221 66,198 -225,023
Spain 157,395 191,708 +34,313
Canada 304,901 14,915 -289,986
Malaysia 123,182 54,726 -68,456

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 £
United States 3,500,288
China 2,418,682
Switzerland 1,398,260
Italy 584,047
Romania 567,612

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 £
United States 1,524,988 1,975,300 +450,312
China 1,178,705 1,239,977 +61,272
Switzerland 599,866 798,394 +198,528
Italy 358,036 226,011 -132,025
Romania 288,377 279,235 -9,142
Turkey 338,331 215,069 -123,262
Spain 168,203 193,350 +25,147
Canada 298,019 8,430 -289,589
Mexico 93,588 185,460 +91,872
Germany 170,807 86,332 -84,475

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 22
Inner London - West 22
Greater Manchester 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
West Midlands 17

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 14 11 -3
Inner London - West 15 12 -3
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
West Midlands 11 13 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 11 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 11 +4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 10 +7
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,185,818
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,243,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,611,110
Road transport 482,622
Other 153,288

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 £
Air transport 2,561,977 2,623,841 +61,864
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,655,050 1,588,151 -66,899
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,470,886 1,140,224 -330,662
Road transport 201,311 281,311 +80,000
Other 91,493 61,795 -29,698
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 148,850 +148,850
Rail transport 9,303 0 -9,303

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 2,373,202
Dover 1,387,081
Felixstowe 1,353,606
East Midlands Airport 1,303,192
Eurotunnel 1,031,185

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 £
London Stansted Airport 691,146 1,682,056 +990,910
Dover 718,480 668,601 -49,879
Felixstowe 936,658 416,948 -519,710
East Midlands Airport 788,098 515,094 -273,004
Eurotunnel 402,765 628,420 +225,655
London Heathrow Airport 650,565 311,064 -339,501
Southampton 242,537 430,102 +187,565
ZLC 222,777 270,263 +47,486
London Gateway Port 237,627 140,553 -97,074
London 158,469 88,035 -70,434

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
81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
50
Other manufacturing
22
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
21
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 34
2026-04 35
2026-03 36
2026-02 32
2026-01 27

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+ 118
1m-15m 114
15m-54m 32
0-1m 26
Other 19

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 £
United States 8,317,847
France 4,439,414
Ireland 3,486,216
United Arab Emirates 2,878,612
Spain 2,709,036

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 £
United States 4,743,376 3,574,471 -1,168,905
France 2,210,336 2,229,078 +18,742
Ireland 1,949,100 1,537,116 -411,984
United Arab Emirates 1,647,995 1,230,617 -417,378
Spain 2,509,783 199,253 -2,310,530
Germany 1,391,960 1,187,098 -204,862
Singapore 976,733 1,237,755 +261,022
China 929,027 1,036,724 +107,697
Japan 1,217,735 681,082 -536,653
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 992,428 797,415 -195,013

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 £
Ireland 42,717
Germany 34,863
Netherlands 8,144
XI 4,206
Sweden 2,807

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 £
Ireland 21,172 21,545 +373
Germany 26,816 8,047 -18,769
Netherlands 3,656 4,488 +832
XI 3,824 382 -3,442
Sweden 1,979 828 -1,151
China 636 668 +32
United States 445 309 -136
Italy 297 230 -67
Taiwan 22 52 +30
Belgium 0 2 +2

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 39,252,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,206,094
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,389,266
Other 112,747
Road transport 1,482

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 £
Air transport 23,563,271 15,688,729 -7,874,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,842,306 3,363,788 -478,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 971,480 1,417,786 +446,306
Other 65,953 46,794 -19,159
Road transport 1,482 0 -1,482

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 20,390,647
London Heathrow Airport 12,075,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,231,280
ZLC 2,686,474
London Stansted Airport 2,168,000

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 £
East Midlands Airport 13,474,304 6,916,343 -6,557,961
London Heathrow Airport 6,540,684 5,534,842 -1,005,842
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,183,108 2,048,172 -134,936
ZLC 1,010,442 1,676,032 +665,590
London Stansted Airport 876,169 1,291,831 +415,662
Liverpool Docks 632,418 688,043 +55,625
Holyhead 537,699 666,723 +129,024
Birmingham Airport 650,502 8,227 -642,275
Manchester Airport 488,134 156,424 -331,710
London Gateway Port 307,509 275,541 -31,968

Quick facts

HS code: 39269050

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

Description: Plastic buckets and similar items used to filter water in drains