Import/export HS code 39181010: PVC-coated coverings

Plastic coverings with a base material coated or covered with PVC

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Belgium 144,092,323
China 55,574,196
Germany 37,806,406
Netherlands 35,383,781
Slovenia 28,923,533

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 £
Belgium 73,894,566 70,197,757 -3,696,809
China 29,102,921 26,471,275 -2,631,646
Germany 19,521,020 18,285,386 -1,235,634
Netherlands 17,908,544 17,475,237 -433,307
Slovenia 16,149,152 12,774,381 -3,374,771
France 12,018,537 9,984,274 -2,034,263
Luxembourg 6,674,912 4,696,327 -1,978,585
Sweden 5,073,993 5,286,419 +212,426
United States 3,216,753 2,572,942 -643,811
South Korea 2,734,286 2,098,899 -635,387

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 £
Belgium 110,804,223
China 60,155,490
Germany 38,386,009
Slovenia 34,102,680
France 28,007,714

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 £
Belgium 54,616,024 56,188,199 +1,572,175
China 31,954,416 28,201,074 -3,753,342
Germany 20,881,039 17,504,970 -3,376,069
Slovenia 19,024,938 15,077,742 -3,947,196
France 14,909,907 13,097,807 -1,812,100
Luxembourg 16,118,897 10,993,365 -5,125,532
Netherlands 13,464,621 12,281,292 -1,183,329
South Korea 5,539,262 4,432,216 -1,107,046
Sweden 3,007,420 3,446,370 +438,950
United States 3,225,334 2,993,066 -232,268

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7
Outer London - West and North West 7

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 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Lancashire 6 1 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 3 -2
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Merseyside 5 3 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 245,369,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 111,001,537
Air transport 7,627,079
Other 6,933,808
Rail transport 4,639,773

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 133,814,123 111,555,470 -22,258,653
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,247,649 57,753,888 +4,506,239
Air transport 4,332,264 3,294,815 -1,037,449
Other 3,410,358 3,523,450 +113,092
Rail transport 2,093,617 2,546,156 +452,539
Road transport 24,213 21,533 -2,680

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 59,345,936
Immingham Docks 50,568,955
London 39,682,519
Felixstowe 35,276,120
Killingholme 34,688,385

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 £
Dover 31,121,448 28,224,488 -2,896,960
Immingham Docks 26,252,605 24,316,350 -1,936,255
London 19,563,959 20,118,560 +554,601
Felixstowe 18,593,377 16,682,743 -1,910,634
Killingholme 16,925,496 17,762,889 +837,393
Eurotunnel 19,901,440 12,634,701 -7,266,739
Hull 12,474,820 17,481,028 +5,006,208
Purfleet 12,304,927 11,065,914 -1,239,013
Southampton 11,356,315 10,107,709 -1,248,606
Middlesbrough 5,015,028 3,550,226 -1,464,802

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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Specialised construction activities 10
Air transport 7
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 18
2025-10 25
2025-09 26
2025-08 26

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
54m+ 49
1m-15m 45
15m-54m 17
Other 11
0-1m 5

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 38,697,627
France 17,906,477
Germany 15,835,110
Ireland 13,678,099
Canada 8,193,170

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 22,712,610 15,985,017 -6,727,593
France 9,630,773 8,275,704 -1,355,069
Germany 7,614,824 8,220,286 +605,462
Ireland 7,834,678 5,843,421 -1,991,257
Canada 3,946,551 4,246,619 +300,068
Australia 3,648,519 3,193,516 -455,003
Poland 2,208,342 2,226,762 +18,420
Spain 2,040,533 1,664,526 -376,007
Sweden 2,946,547 261,747 -2,684,800
Netherlands 1,910,117 1,188,009 -722,108

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 19,955,872
Belgium 1,377,632
Ireland 406,041
XI 157,409
Slovenia 128,028

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 10,703,156 9,252,716 -1,450,440
Belgium 917,130 460,502 -456,628
Ireland 89,000 317,041 +228,041
XI 129,317 28,092 -101,225
Slovenia 92,500 35,528 -56,972
China 32,624 41,275 +8,651
Switzerland 36,343 5,614 -30,729
Slovakia 35,519 5,912 -29,607
Netherlands 0 23,199 +23,199
Germany 0 13,445 +13,445

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) 67,217,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,440,762
Other 22,512,831
Air transport 11,058,733
Road transport 25,433

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) 38,014,155 29,203,735 -8,810,420
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,656,696 21,784,066 -3,872,630
Other 12,245,995 10,266,836 -1,979,159
Air transport 6,567,848 4,490,885 -2,076,963
Road transport 25,433 0 -25,433

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,287,069
000 22,512,831
Felixstowe 21,596,268
Southampton 16,867,531
London Gateway Port 13,725,214

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 15,951,140 14,335,929 -1,615,211
000 12,245,995 10,266,836 -1,979,159
Felixstowe 11,661,014 9,935,254 -1,725,760
Southampton 11,021,109 5,846,422 -5,174,687
London Gateway Port 6,170,878 7,554,336 +1,383,458
Liverpool Docks 6,233,188 4,741,466 -1,491,722
Holyhead 4,942,552 3,678,575 -1,263,977
London Heathrow Airport 4,449,806 2,786,782 -1,663,024
Immingham Docks 3,348,987 1,001,512 -2,347,475
Dover 1,580,581 1,589,821 +9,240

Quick facts

HS code: 39181010

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

Description: Plastic coverings with a base material coated or covered with PVC