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39174000 — Plastics and plastic articles

Commodity code 39174000 covers plastics and plastic articles, within HMRC chapter 39 (plastics and plastic articles). 889 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 79 counties and 463 towns.

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889Businesses trading
79Counties
463Towns
25,252Import declarations

Counties trading under 39174000

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Aberdeen City

1 town
80 businessesView →

Greater London

27 towns
62 businessesView →

West Midlands

14 towns
39 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

22 towns
36 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

16 towns
32 businessesView →

Essex

15 towns
29 businessesView →

South Yorkshire

15 towns
29 businessesView →

Hampshire

18 towns
27 businessesView →

Kent

14 towns
25 businessesView →

Derbyshire

17 towns
24 businessesView →

Cambridgeshire

11 towns
23 businessesView →

West Yorkshire

12 towns
22 businessesView →

Cheshire

10 towns
18 businessesView →

Nottinghamshire

11 towns
18 businessesView →

Lancashire

11 towns
18 businessesView →

Warwickshire

8 towns
16 businessesView →

Surrey

11 towns
16 businessesView →

West Sussex

9 towns
16 businessesView →

Worcestershire

9 towns
16 businessesView →

Leicestershire

9 towns
16 businessesView →

Staffordshire

8 towns
16 businessesView →

Northamptonshire

7 towns
15 businessesView →

Berkshire

9 towns
14 businessesView →

Suffolk

10 towns
14 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 39174000

The most active 3 of 889. Log in to see them all.

Most active business

R S COMPONENTS LTD

Corby, Northamptonshire 2457 import declarations 2784 export declarations NN17 *Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28Ch. 29 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or textile materials, appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves).

▼ Expected to slow by 6.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity2457 in the last 6 months
R S COMPONENTS LTD — Sep 24: 446 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Oct 24: 475 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Nov 24: 458 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Dec 24: 451 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jan 25: 465 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Feb 25: 493 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Mar 25: 494 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Apr 25: 488 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — May 25: 497 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jun 25: 475 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jul 25: 525 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Aug 25: 484 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Sep 25: 453 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Oct 25: 489 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Nov 25: 511 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Dec 25: 442 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jan 26: 495 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Feb 26: 525 import declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Mar 26: 482 import declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Apr 26: 495 import declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — May 26: 519 import declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jun 26: 533 import declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jul 26: 428 import declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Sep 26: 423 import declarations (modelled forecast)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Oct 26: 457 import declarations (modelled forecast)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Nov 26: 477 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity2784 in the last 6 months
R S COMPONENTS LTD — Sep 24: 573 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Oct 24: 567 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Nov 24: 582 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Dec 24: 541 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jan 25: 543 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Feb 25: 561 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Mar 25: 611 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Apr 25: 570 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — May 25: 557 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jun 25: 551 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jul 25: 578 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Aug 25: 553 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Sep 25: 532 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Oct 25: 569 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Nov 25: 543 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Dec 25: 516 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jan 26: 533 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Feb 26: 549 export declarations (historic)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Mar 26: 565 export declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Apr 26: 550 export declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — May 26: 551 export declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jun 26: 542 export declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Jul 26: 576 export declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Sep 26: 472 export declarations (modelled forecast)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Oct 26: 505 export declarations (modelled forecast)R S COMPONENTS LTD — Nov 26: 482 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 613 import declarations 805 export declarations PE1 *Ch. 26Ch. 27Ch. 32Ch. 38 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include transmission shafts, incl. cam shafts and crank shafts, and cranks, appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves).

▼ Expected to slow by 18.5% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity613 in the last 6 months
PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Sep 24: 133 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Oct 24: 140 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Nov 24: 140 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Dec 24: 127 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jan 25: 129 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Feb 25: 139 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Mar 25: 139 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Apr 25: 136 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — May 25: 140 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jun 25: 139 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jul 25: 147 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Aug 25: 142 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Sep 25: 140 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Oct 25: 126 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Nov 25: 118 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Dec 25: 119 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jan 26: 120 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Feb 26: 112 import declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Mar 26: 119 import declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Apr 26: 112 import declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — May 26: 127 import declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jun 26: 130 import declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jul 26: 125 import declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Sep 26: 114 import declarations (modelled forecast)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Oct 26: 103 import declarations (modelled forecast)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Nov 26: 96 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity805 in the last 6 months
PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Sep 24: 139 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Oct 24: 152 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Nov 24: 149 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Dec 24: 150 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jan 25: 140 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Feb 25: 157 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Mar 25: 155 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Apr 25: 153 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — May 25: 164 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jun 25: 150 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jul 25: 166 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Aug 25: 160 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Sep 25: 151 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Oct 25: 152 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Nov 25: 158 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Dec 25: 154 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jan 26: 154 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Feb 26: 152 export declarations (historic)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Mar 26: 162 export declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Apr 26: 147 export declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — May 26: 157 export declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jun 26: 168 export declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Jul 26: 171 export declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Sep 26: 142 export declarations (modelled forecast)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Oct 26: 143 export declarations (modelled forecast)PERKINS ENGINES COMPANY LTD - PETERBOROUGH — Nov 26: 149 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD

Amersham, Buckinghamshire 496 import declarations 297 export declarations HP7 *Ch. 21Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 28 Active in 5 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like (excl. pressure-reducing valves, valves for the control of pneumatic power transmission, check "non-return" valves and safety or relief valves), machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying gases (excl. isotope separators and intake air filters for internal combustion engines, and catalytic converters and particulate filters for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combust.

▼ Expected to slow by 5.2% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity496 in the last 6 months
GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Sep 24: 95 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Oct 24: 107 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Nov 24: 92 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Dec 24: 89 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jan 25: 100 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Feb 25: 97 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Mar 25: 99 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Apr 25: 94 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — May 25: 80 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jun 25: 96 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jul 25: 96 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Aug 25: 101 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Sep 25: 94 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Oct 25: 102 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Nov 25: 94 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Dec 25: 91 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jan 26: 109 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Feb 26: 101 import declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Mar 26: 97 import declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Apr 26: 108 import declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — May 26: 103 import declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jun 26: 90 import declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jul 26: 98 import declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Aug 26: 0 import declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Sep 26: 89 import declarations (modelled forecast)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Oct 26: 97 import declarations (modelled forecast)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Nov 26: 89 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity297 in the last 6 months
GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Sep 24: 18 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Oct 24: 13 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Nov 24: 42 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Dec 24: 27 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jan 25: 16 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Feb 25: 14 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Mar 25: 30 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Apr 25: 24 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — May 25: 30 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jun 25: 40 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jul 25: 60 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Aug 25: 52 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Sep 25: 65 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Oct 25: 59 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Nov 25: 50 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Dec 25: 47 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jan 26: 53 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Feb 26: 59 export declarations (historic)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Mar 26: 59 export declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Apr 26: 64 export declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — May 26: 54 export declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jun 26: 55 export declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Jul 26: 65 export declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Aug 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Sep 26: 112 export declarations (modelled forecast)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Oct 26: 102 export declarations (modelled forecast)GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIO NS OPERATIO NS UK LTD — Nov 26: 86 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 39174000

What goods does commodity code 39174000 cover?

Plastics and plastic articles. It sits in HMRC chapter 39, plastics and plastic articles. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 39174000?

889 businesses filed customs declarations against code 39174000 in the last six months, spread across 79 counties and 463 towns, totalling 25,252 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 39174000?

The busiest counties are Aberdeen City (80 businesses), Greater London (62 businesses), West Midlands (39 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.