These are the latest HMRC export figures for February 2023 for PE-based plastics – commodity code 391510. Only destinations of more than 1,000 tonnes per month are included.
Europe continued to dominate the exports of PE-based plastics in March with 15,278 tonnes going there out of a total of 24,307 tonnes.
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This was an improvement on February when 19,327 tonnes left the UK with 12,070 tonnes of this going to Europe.
In March, European trade represented 63% of exports compared to 62% in February.
Total non-EU trade improved in March to 9,029 tonnes compared to 7,256 tonnes in the previous month.
| March 2023 | February 2023 | March 2022 | |
| Turkey | 7,383 | 5,724 | 5,883 |
| Netherlands | 6,866 | 5,682 | 6,547 |
| Belgium | 2,722 | 1,881 | 2,486 |
| Germany | 2,111 | 1,567 | 1,361 |
| Vietnam | 1,212 | 931 | 0 |
