Import/export HS code 39269050: Plastic water filters

Plastic buckets and similar items used to filter water in drains

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  • 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 3,496,717
China 2,115,717
France 1,679,860
Turkey 627,088
Switzerland 620,958

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 1,797,504 1,699,213 -98,291
China 855,713 1,260,004 +404,291
France 685,185 994,675 +309,490
Turkey 363,551 263,537 -100,014
Switzerland 308,128 312,830 +4,702
Romania 274,866 292,403 +17,537
Netherlands 388,371 71,815 -316,556
Spain 137,575 217,779 +80,204
Canada 303,333 16,520 -286,813
New Zealand 205,374 59,957 -145,417

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 3,071,323
China 2,494,385
Switzerland 1,442,671
Italy 618,772
Romania 577,345

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 1,634,570 1,436,753 -197,817
China 1,072,985 1,421,400 +348,415
Switzerland 540,679 901,992 +361,313
Italy 310,303 308,469 -1,834
Romania 284,875 292,470 +7,595
Turkey 340,188 228,628 -111,560
Spain 156,143 219,497 +63,354
Canada 300,944 10,035 -290,909
Mexico 118,848 181,266 +62,418
Germany 191,459 97,747 -93,712

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 24
Inner London - West 24
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19
Greater Manchester 19
West Midlands 18

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 16 12 -4
Inner London - West 16 13 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 9 -5
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
West Midlands 13 12 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 11 +4
Essex 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2

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 4,837,697
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,350,370
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,888,459
Road transport 502,411
Other 213,106

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 2,619,616 2,218,081 -401,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,562,374 1,787,996 +225,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,561,168 1,327,291 -233,877
Road transport 159,995 342,416 +182,421
Other 152,557 60,549 -92,008
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 1,765,940
East Midlands Airport 1,515,794
Dover 1,420,297
Felixstowe 1,398,570
Eurotunnel 1,054,094

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 700,094 1,065,846 +365,752
East Midlands Airport 931,857 583,937 -347,920
Dover 611,245 809,052 +197,807
Felixstowe 878,133 520,437 -357,696
Eurotunnel 397,376 656,718 +259,342
London Heathrow Airport 670,961 329,515 -341,446
Southampton 282,201 461,697 +179,496
ZLC 188,558 323,953 +135,395
London Gateway Port 334,162 171,966 -162,196
London 171,644 92,581 -79,063

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 85
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Other manufacturing 24
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 21
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 35
2026-03 36
2026-02 32
2026-01 27
2025-12 18

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+ 122
1m-15m 118
15m-54m 35
0-1m 31
Other 20

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 8,607,973
France 4,711,825
United Arab Emirates 3,750,873
Ireland 3,605,502
Germany 2,780,325

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 4,777,730 3,830,243 -947,487
France 2,393,131 2,318,694 -74,437
United Arab Emirates 2,383,300 1,367,573 -1,015,727
Ireland 1,894,210 1,711,292 -182,918
Germany 1,513,057 1,267,268 -245,789
Spain 338,338 2,376,715 +2,038,377
Singapore 816,094 1,489,132 +673,038
China 809,539 1,148,273 +338,734
Japan 1,253,238 628,440 -624,798
Netherlands 1,338,292 507,894 -830,398

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 £
Germany 42,394
Ireland 42,222
Netherlands 9,104
XI 4,223
Sweden 3,195

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 £
Germany 33,415 8,979 -24,436
Ireland 17,908 24,314 +6,406
Netherlands 3,935 5,169 +1,234
XI 3,778 445 -3,333
Sweden 2,269 926 -1,343
China 692 679 -13
Italy 489 278 -211
United States 453 276 -177
Taiwan 62 52 -10
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 41,710,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,395,983
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,427,100
Other 121,228
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 22,456,946 19,253,126 -3,203,820
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,877,628 3,518,355 -359,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 903,976 1,523,124 +619,148
Other 70,175 51,053 -19,122
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 21,942,944
London Heathrow Airport 12,521,657
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,354,949
ZLC 2,541,581
London Stansted Airport 2,131,510

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 11,931,956 10,010,988 -1,920,968
London Heathrow Airport 6,501,478 6,020,179 -481,299
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,283,611 2,071,338 -212,273
ZLC 1,001,612 1,539,969 +538,357
London Stansted Airport 747,105 1,384,405 +637,300
Liverpool Docks 553,112 751,941 +198,829
Holyhead 498,053 742,986 +244,933
Birmingham Airport 649,181 9,548 -639,633
Manchester Airport 481,854 169,514 -312,340
Aberdeen Airport 640,868 0 -640,868

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