How to export polyethylene film and sheets to the United Kingdom? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 3920 from Türkiye into the United Kingdom came to £205m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 11.2% of its imports. Against the 12 months before: +10.6%.
Figures are for heading 3920: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into the United Kingdom
Heading 3920 · September 2025 – August 2026
£205m+10.6% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: £185m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by the United Kingdom, from its own import statistics.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: HM Revenue & Customs, overseas trade statistics; imports by the country goods were consigned from. Growth rates and shares are calculated by Birlesa.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in the United Kingdom
The market's own import figures for heading 3920, last 12 months.
- Imports from the world, 12 months
- £1.83bn+3% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share
- 11.2%10.4% in the 12 months before
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 Germany | £349m | 19.1% |
 Türkiye | £205m | 11.2% |
 France | £178m | 9.7% |
 United States | £100m | 5.5% |
 Italy | £98.1m | 5.4% |
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 the United Kingdom's suppliers of polyethylene film and sheets?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 11.2% of the United Kingdom's imports of HS 3920: No. 2 of 77 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of polyethylene film and sheets to the United Kingdom growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), £205m of goods under HS 3920 went from Türkiye to the United Kingdom: +10.6% on the 12 months before.