These are the latest HMRC export figures for May 2023 for PE-based plastics – commodity code 391510. Only destinations of more than 1,000 tonnes per month are included.
Exports were down a little in May to 23,031 tonnes in total compared to April’s 23,540 tonnes.
Although exports have shown a small decline since reaching a 2023 high of 24,307 tonnes, they still remain much better than 19,327 tonnes in February and 17,243 tonnes in January.
With 54%, the European Union remains the majority destination, and this was largely similar in April. Turkey remains the largest single destination.
| May 2023 | April 2023 | May 2022 | |
| Turkey | 7,605 | 9,035 | 6,288 |
| Netherlands | 4,750 | 6,020 | 6,338 |
| Belgium | 2,119 | 1,880 | 1,729 |
| Malaysia | 1,924 | 469 | 330 |
| Germany | 1,603 | 1,736 | 2,197 |
