How to export polyethylene film and sheets to Germany? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 3920 from Türkiye into Germany came to €201m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 18.4% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: +3.3%.
Figures are for heading 3920: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Germany
Heading 3920 · September 2025 – August 2026
€201m+3.3% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €194m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by Germany, from its own import statistics.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341. Growth rates and shares are calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for them.
Licence(opens in a new tab)Dataset DS-059341(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 16 October 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in Germany
The market's own import figures for heading 3920, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €1.09bn-3.6% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 18.4%17.2% in the 12 months before
As an EU member, Germany counts its imports from outside the EU; Türkiye's share is its share of those.
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 United States | €243m | 22.3% |
 Türkiye | €201m | 18.4% |
 United Kingdom | €178m | 16.3% |
 Switzerland | €121m | 11.1% |
 China | €92.7m | 8.5% |
Rules notified to the WTO
Rules for this product in Germany as notified to the WTO: draft regulations, emergency measures and their changes, newest first.
- G/TBT/N/EU/1203Technical rules (TBT)New ruleNotified by the European Union
Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 as regards the management of the Union register, compliance documentation, test methods, and documents to be presented upon release for free circulation
Products: PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF (HS 39); Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs (ICS 67.250)
Notified on 16 April 2026Comments until 15 June 2026
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- G/SPS/N/EU/940Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)New ruleNotified by the European Union
Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 as regards the management of the Union register, compliance documentation, test methods, and documents to be presented upon release for free circulation (Text with EEA relevance)
Products: Plastics and articles thereof (HS code 39); Materials and articles in contact with foodstuffs (ICS code 67.250)
Notified on 15 April 2026Comments until 14 June 2026
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- G/SPS/N/EU/875/Add.1Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)AddendumNotified by the European Union
Transitional measures for plastic materials and articles manufactured with salicylic acid or untreated wood flour or fibres
Products: Platics and Articles Thereof (HS code(s): 39)
Notified on 20 November 2025
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- G/SPS/N/EU/875Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)New ruleNotified by the European Union
Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1442 as regards the transitional measures for plastic materials and articles manufactured with salicylic acid or untreated wood flour or fibres
Products: Platics and Articles Thereof (HS code(s): 39)
Notified on 6 August 2025Comments until 5 October 2025
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- G/SPS/N/EU/741/Add.1Food safety, animal and plant health (SPS)AddendumNotified by the European Union
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/351 of 21 February 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 282/2008, and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 on good manufacturing practice for materials and articles intended to come into contact with food as regards recycled plastic and other matters related to quality control and manufacturing of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
Products: Plastics and articles thereof (HS code(s): 39)
Notified on 2 April 2025
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6 notifications in all; none open for comments. Titles and products as notified, in English.
Source: the World Trade Organization's ePing.
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 3920.10
Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
Official Turkish title: Etilen polimerlerden levha, plaka, şerit, film, folye; gözeneksiz, takviye edilmemiş, mesnetsiz
Heading 3920Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive); non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, n.e.c. in chapter 39
Türkiye exported €438m of HS 3920.10 in 2025: rank 105 of 5,132 subheadings.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.
7 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
- 3920.10.23.00.00Non-cellular polyethylene film of a thickness of >= 20 micrometres but <= 40 micrometres, for the production of photoresist film used in the manufacture of semiconductors or printed circuits
- 3920.10.24.00.00Stretch film of non-cellular polyethylene, not printed, of a thickness of <= 0,125 mm and of a specific gravity of < 0,94
- 3920.10.25.00.00Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polyethylene, printed, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or not further worked than surface-worked or only cut to square or rectangular shapes, of a thickness of <= 0,125 mm and of a specific gravity of < 0,94, n.e.s. (excl. not printed stretch film, and polyethylene film of a thickness of >= 20 but <= 40 micrometres for the production of photoresist film used in the manufacture of semiconductors or printed circuits)
- 3920.10.28.00.00Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polythene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or not further worked than surface-worked or only cut to square or rectangular shapes, of a thickness of <= 0,125 mm and of a specific gravity of >= 0,94, n.e.s.
- 3920.10.40.00.00Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of ethylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or not further worked than surface-worked or only cut to square or rectangular shapes, of a thickness of <= 0,125 mm (other than self-adhesive, and wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918)
- 3920.10.81.00.00Synthetic paper pulp in the form of moist sheets made from unconnected finely branched non-cellular polyethylene fibrils, whether or not blended with cellulose fibres in a quantity <= 15%, containing poly(vinyl alcohol) dissolved in water as the moistening agent, with a thickness of > 0,125 mm
- 3920.10.89.00.00Plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, of unexpanded polymers of ethylene, not reinforced and non-cellular "laminated" or supported or similarly combined with other materials, unworked or not further worked than surface-worked or only cut to square or rectangular shapes, with a thickness of > 0,125 mm (other than self-adhesive and floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918, and synthetic paper pulp in the form of moist sheets made from unconnected finely branched polyethylene fibrils, whether or not blended with cellulose fibres in a quantity >= 15%, containing poly"vinyl alcohol" dissolved in water as the moistening agent)
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)UN Statistics Division: HS 2022 (H6)(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Türkiye rank among Germany's suppliers of polyethylene film and sheets?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 18.4% of Germany's imports of HS 3920: No. 2 of 57 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of polyethylene film and sheets to Germany growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €201m of goods under HS 3920 went from Türkiye to Germany: +3.3% on the 12 months before.