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 156,734,821
China 63,878,352
Germany 40,871,648
Netherlands 38,399,043
Slovenia 32,445,264

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 74,385,326 82,349,495 +7,964,169
China 29,106,644 34,771,708 +5,665,064
Germany 18,599,951 22,271,697 +3,671,746
Netherlands 18,533,849 19,865,194 +1,331,345
Slovenia 16,109,632 16,335,632 +226,000
France 11,574,604 13,669,841 +2,095,237
Sweden 6,188,423 6,200,456 +12,033
Luxembourg 7,011,802 4,759,890 -2,251,912
United States 3,130,453 3,059,455 -70,998
South Korea 2,722,629 2,724,592 +1,963

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 121,596,048
China 68,703,514
Germany 41,293,152
Slovenia 37,958,781
France 31,800,960

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 55,560,314 66,035,734 +10,475,420
China 31,733,102 36,970,412 +5,237,310
Germany 20,221,566 21,071,586 +850,020
Slovenia 19,019,721 18,939,060 -80,661
France 14,823,914 16,977,046 +2,153,132
Luxembourg 15,424,876 12,579,782 -2,845,094
Netherlands 13,577,368 14,382,258 +804,890
South Korea 5,868,329 4,805,243 -1,063,086
Sweden 3,992,300 4,329,052 +336,752
United States 3,332,662 3,299,999 -32,663

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6

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 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Lancashire 5 2 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0

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) 266,802,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,566,093
Air transport 8,012,056
Other 7,470,416
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 131,618,128 135,184,383 +3,566,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,858,292 71,707,801 +15,849,509
Air transport 4,241,443 3,770,613 -470,830
Other 3,399,878 4,070,538 +670,660
Rail transport 2,750,552 2,057,890 -692,662
Road transport 26,192 106,008 +79,816

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 66,849,917
Immingham Docks 56,504,135
London 43,198,000
Felixstowe 40,050,324
Killingholme 39,000,023

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 30,404,569 36,445,348 +6,040,779
Immingham Docks 26,647,841 29,856,294 +3,208,453
London 20,629,612 22,568,388 +1,938,776
Felixstowe 18,917,883 21,132,441 +2,214,558
Killingholme 17,468,200 21,531,823 +4,063,623
Eurotunnel 19,085,109 14,652,007 -4,433,102
Hull 14,232,600 19,292,121 +5,059,521
Purfleet 12,441,600 13,760,000 +1,318,400
Southampton 10,919,996 13,639,385 +2,719,389
London Gateway Port 3,181,971 6,641,881 +3,459,910

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 50
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Specialised construction activities 10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 7
Air transport 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 25
2026-03 23
2026-02 22
2026-01 21
2025-12 16

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+ 52
1m-15m 44
15m-54m 17
Other 13
0-1m 8

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 41,820,920
France 17,503,174
Germany 17,357,246
Ireland 13,579,749
Canada 9,278,607

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 22,675,675 19,145,245 -3,530,430
France 9,514,162 7,989,012 -1,525,150
Germany 7,679,463 9,677,783 +1,998,320
Ireland 7,556,175 6,023,574 -1,532,601
Canada 4,332,273 4,946,334 +614,061
Australia 3,498,751 3,953,839 +455,088
Poland 2,258,988 3,164,743 +905,755
Spain 2,107,662 2,035,504 -72,158
Netherlands 1,878,736 1,490,273 -388,463
Italy 1,469,419 1,653,178 +183,759

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
Belgium 1,450,762
Ireland 396,422
XI 161,855
Slovenia 155,582

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
Belgium 848,212 602,550 -245,662
Ireland 173,377 223,045 +49,668
XI 130,802 31,053 -99,749
Slovenia 86,962 68,620 -18,342
China 35,196 62,593 +27,397
Slovakia 31,887 5,867 -26,020
Switzerland 26,650 9,746 -16,904
Netherlands 0 23,199 +23,199
Germany 1,438 16,267 +14,829

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) 70,675,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,952,244
Other 23,085,110
Air transport 11,884,672
Road transport 6,504

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) 35,577,005 35,098,115 -478,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,789,111 25,163,133 -625,978
Other 12,349,151 10,735,959 -1,613,192
Air transport 6,710,583 5,174,089 -1,536,494
Road transport 6,504 0 -6,504

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 33,234,775
Felixstowe 23,814,964
000 23,085,110
Southampton 17,168,473
London Gateway Port 15,071,270

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 16,258,424 16,976,351 +717,927
Felixstowe 9,983,202 13,831,762 +3,848,560
000 12,349,151 10,735,959 -1,613,192
Southampton 11,484,608 5,683,865 -5,800,743
London Gateway Port 6,438,026 8,633,244 +2,195,218
Liverpool Docks 6,880,115 5,204,958 -1,675,157
Holyhead 4,495,136 3,785,066 -710,070
London Heathrow Airport 4,456,209 3,315,767 -1,140,442
Dover 1,498,362 1,777,535 +279,173
Immingham Docks 1,663,270 1,288,277 -374,993

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