These are the latest HMRC export figures for January 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 January across Europe and Asia, increased slightly compared to December, with 17,111 tonnes of PE-based plastics for recycling leaving the UK, compared to 16,077 in December.
Despite the marginal decrease, Turkey remains the dominant destination of polymer exports, with 5,094 tonnes received in January, compared to 6,723 tonnes in December.
| January 2025 | December 2024 | January 2024 | |
| Turkey | 5,094 | 6,723 | 4,825 |
| Netherlands | 4,266 | 2,695 | 4,369 |
| Italy | 1,732 | 404 | 744 |
| Belgium | 1,214 | 571 | 873 |
| Germany | 1,017 | 634 | 549 |
