These are the latest HMRC export figures for April 2025 for PE-based plastics – commodity code 391510. Only destinations of more than 1,000 tonnes per month are included.
Polymer – Commodity code 391510
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Polymer exports leaving UK shores during April across Europe and Asia registered a decrease compared to March, with 21,354 tonnes of PE-based plastics for recycling leaving the UK, compared to 24,419 in March.
Turkey remains the dominant destination of polymer exports, although it saw a reduction of tonnes received in April, registering 7,860 tonnes compared to 10,100 tonnes in March.
Other destinations registered a mixed picture.
| April 2025 | March 2025 | April 2024 | |
| Turkey | 7,860 | 10,100 | 7,552 |
| Malaysia | 3,741 | 2,217 | 279 |
| Netherlands | 2,989 | 4,106 | 4,682 |
| Indonesia | 1,087 | 780 | – |
