Import/export HS code 3918: Plastic floor and wall coverings

Plastic floor coverings, wall coverings, or ceiling coverings, available in rolls or tiles. These can be self-adhesive or non-adhesive

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 418,496,706
Belgium 172,211,284
Germany 59,892,786
Netherlands 45,681,476
France 39,207,348

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 222,079,862 196,416,844 -25,663,018
Belgium 86,002,424 86,208,860 +206,436
Germany 28,748,374 31,144,412 +2,396,038
Netherlands 22,246,075 23,435,401 +1,189,326
France 18,388,369 20,818,979 +2,430,610
Slovenia 16,109,632 16,356,025 +246,393
Viet Nam 14,811,302 9,116,456 -5,694,846
South Korea 11,923,330 10,128,246 -1,795,084
Luxembourg 10,675,468 8,716,785 -1,958,683
United States 9,095,535 9,311,295 +215,760

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 456,188,150
Belgium 131,457,501
Germany 51,739,920
France 45,027,871
Slovenia 37,962,240

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 238,103,363 218,084,787 -20,018,576
Belgium 64,690,071 66,767,430 +2,077,359
Germany 25,855,272 25,884,648 +29,376
France 21,496,788 23,531,083 +2,034,295
Slovenia 19,019,721 18,942,519 -77,202
Luxembourg 18,560,671 15,813,678 -2,746,993
Netherlands 16,285,156 16,375,862 +90,706
South Korea 16,026,722 13,258,245 -2,768,477
Viet Nam 15,650,267 10,489,512 -5,160,755
United States 9,302,835 9,443,151 +140,316

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 45
Greater Manchester 37
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 36
Outer London - West and North West 34
West Midlands 33

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 31 25 -6
Greater Manchester 25 26 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24 28 +4
Outer London - West and North West 23 23 +0
West Midlands 25 23 -2
West Yorkshire 24 20 -4
Inner London - East 17 20 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 25 +4
Essex 18 19 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 10 -11

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 548,008,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 350,837,757
Other 28,514,622
Air transport 23,986,303
Rail transport 4,808,442

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 276,745,847 271,262,682 -5,483,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 181,019,160 169,818,597 -11,200,563
Other 18,763,831 9,750,791 -9,013,040
Air transport 12,980,559 11,005,744 -1,974,815
Rail transport 2,750,552 2,057,890 -692,662
Road transport 100,011 152,632 +52,621

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 220,170,087
Southampton 146,889,976
London Gateway Port 92,928,014
Dover 92,278,727
Immingham Docks 61,381,355

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Felixstowe 123,693,551 96,476,536 -27,217,015
Southampton 94,540,662 52,349,314 -42,191,348
London Gateway Port 21,251,600 71,676,414 +50,424,814
Dover 44,494,741 47,783,986 +3,289,245
Immingham Docks 29,170,360 32,210,995 +3,040,635
London 26,069,873 24,689,680 -1,380,193
Eurotunnel 26,942,173 21,325,737 -5,616,436
Killingholme 19,785,624 22,040,026 +2,254,402
Hull 18,780,786 20,426,534 +1,645,748
Purfleet 14,517,824 15,619,899 +1,102,075

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 226
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 176
Specialised construction activities 54
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 24

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 109
2026-03 122
2026-02 98
2026-01 98
2025-12 90

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 259
54m+ 156
15m-54m 85
0-1m 83
Other 72

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 67,032,346
Germany 42,240,950
Ireland 38,736,575
France 32,861,035
Australia 18,214,130

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 29,990,788 37,041,558 +7,050,770
Germany 20,564,248 21,676,702 +1,112,454
Ireland 18,607,821 20,128,754 +1,520,933
France 16,973,884 15,887,151 -1,086,733
Australia 8,129,124 10,085,006 +1,955,882
Canada 6,906,492 7,773,153 +866,661
Poland 3,002,795 7,664,872 +4,662,077
Spain 4,148,463 5,027,774 +879,311
Italy 3,360,253 4,665,032 +1,304,779
Netherlands 2,946,369 5,056,975 +2,110,606

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Czechia 20,403,194
XI 3,505,220
China 3,227,632
Belgium 1,731,893
Switzerland 1,506,392

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Czechia 10,826,289 9,576,905 -1,249,384
XI 1,738,847 1,766,373 +27,526
China 1,058,213 2,169,419 +1,111,206
Belgium 993,372 738,521 -254,851
Switzerland 1,131,636 374,756 -756,880
Ireland 226,730 298,249 +71,519
Viet Nam 114,183 100,180 -14,003
Slovenia 86,962 68,620 -18,342
Germany 19,322 62,368 +43,046
Slovakia 31,887 5,867 -26,020

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 159,671,820
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 149,606,065
Other 33,651,002
Air transport 17,329,474
Road transport 87,934

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,750,230 86,921,590 +14,171,360
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 68,593,302 81,012,763 +12,419,461
Other 17,211,961 16,439,041 -772,920
Air transport 9,437,304 7,892,170 -1,545,134
Road transport 85,923 2,011 -83,912

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 91,439,296
London Gateway Port 50,566,867
Southampton 41,433,345
Felixstowe 36,177,343
000 33,651,002

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,248,777 48,190,519 +4,941,742
London Gateway Port 18,764,266 31,802,601 +13,038,335
Southampton 19,542,873 21,890,472 +2,347,599
Felixstowe 17,930,612 18,246,731 +316,119
000 17,211,961 16,439,041 -772,920
Liverpool Docks 14,088,730 12,151,374 -1,937,356
Holyhead 7,938,948 9,905,453 +1,966,505
Dover 5,006,062 7,976,829 +2,970,767
Immingham Docks 5,204,573 6,791,983 +1,587,410
London Heathrow Airport 5,841,554 4,755,398 -1,086,156

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 3918

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Plastic floor coverings, wall coverings, or ceiling coverings, available in rolls or tiles. These can be self-adhesive or non-adhesive