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 3,145,380
China 1,715,896
France 1,418,383
Switzerland 559,540
Romania 543,237

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 2,011,494 1,133,886 -877,608
China 819,568 896,328 +76,760
France 725,927 692,456 -33,471
Switzerland 318,847 240,693 -78,154
Romania 311,568 231,669 -79,899
Turkey 369,928 162,928 -207,000
Netherlands 389,857 39,080 -350,777
Spain 206,175 123,761 -82,414
Canada 238,002 82,602 -155,400
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 2,771,469
China 2,030,249
Switzerland 1,167,446
Italy 578,094
Romania 554,659

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 1,848,196 923,273 -924,923
China 1,046,750 983,499 -63,251
Switzerland 544,111 623,335 +79,224
Italy 349,826 228,268 -121,558
Romania 316,170 238,489 -77,681
Turkey 346,565 128,019 -218,546
Germany 283,623 73,562 -210,061
Spain 224,743 125,479 -99,264
Canada 235,613 76,117 -159,496
Mexico 113,873 178,696 +64,823

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22
West Midlands 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16
Greater Manchester 16

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 16 11 -5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 9 -9
West Midlands 14 10 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 7 -6
Greater Manchester 13 5 -8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 10 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 9 4 -5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 4 -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 4,397,995
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,075,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,506,806
Road transport 367,300
Other 199,803

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 2,767,852 1,630,143 -1,137,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,805,210 1,270,649 -534,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,575,771 931,035 -644,736
Road transport 140,232 227,068 +86,836
Other 158,681 41,122 -117,559
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 141,483 +141,483
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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,646,662
Dover 1,362,859
London Stansted Airport 1,321,035
Felixstowe 1,285,344
London Heathrow Airport 900,228

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 £
East Midlands Airport 1,183,867 462,795 -721,072
Dover 690,764 672,095 -18,669
London Stansted Airport 679,207 641,828 -37,379
Felixstowe 930,008 355,336 -574,672
London Heathrow Airport 594,307 305,921 -288,386
Eurotunnel 406,365 374,195 -32,170
Southampton 304,464 271,316 -33,148
London Gateway Port 307,404 172,607 -134,797
ZLC 167,570 228,874 +61,304
London 186,051 52,284 -133,767

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 51
Other manufacturing 22
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20
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
2026-01 27
2025-11 27
2025-10 35
2025-09 27
2025-08 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+ 117
1m-15m 108
15m-54m 32
0-1m 28
Other 17

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 7,660,261
France 4,167,596
United Arab Emirates 3,580,621
Ireland 3,304,811
Spain 2,680,798

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 4,706,440 2,953,821 -1,752,619
France 2,420,173 1,747,423 -672,750
United Arab Emirates 2,400,807 1,179,814 -1,220,993
Ireland 1,865,211 1,439,600 -425,611
Spain 302,001 2,378,797 +2,076,796
Germany 1,492,701 792,187 -700,514
China 1,207,888 952,465 -255,423
Singapore 795,987 1,150,369 +354,382
Japan 1,324,821 527,462 -797,359
Netherlands 1,392,873 377,118 -1,015,755

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 41,916
Ireland 36,576
Netherlands 6,816
XI 4,044
Sweden 3,286

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 34,593 7,323 -27,270
Ireland 17,934 18,642 +708
Netherlands 4,462 2,354 -2,108
XI 3,735 309 -3,426
Sweden 2,166 1,120 -1,046
China 534 643 +109
United States 434 218 -216
Italy 489 144 -345
Taiwan 62 29 -33
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 37,543,588
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,540,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,426,240
Other 109,727
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 22,592,160 14,951,428 -7,640,732
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,846,425 2,694,228 -1,152,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,289,868 1,136,372 -153,496
Other 72,016 37,711 -34,305
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 20,501,683
London Heathrow Airport 10,684,493
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,788,631
ZLC 2,045,081
London Stansted Airport 1,644,565

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 12,149,651 8,352,032 -3,797,619
London Heathrow Airport 6,555,943 4,128,550 -2,427,393
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,287,145 1,501,486 -785,659
ZLC 929,486 1,115,595 +186,109
London Stansted Airport 763,715 880,850 +117,135
Holyhead 544,844 568,543 +23,699
Liverpool Docks 514,593 520,474 +5,881
Birmingham Airport 635,956 225,555 -410,401
Southampton 682,100 177,399 -504,701
London Gateway Port 384,951 296,120 -88,831

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