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 150,265,509
China 61,589,899
Germany 39,625,238
Netherlands 36,640,815
Slovenia 30,848,573

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 76,698,596 73,566,913 -3,131,683
China 28,033,289 33,556,610 +5,523,321
Germany 18,979,044 20,646,194 +1,667,150
Netherlands 18,717,394 17,923,421 -793,973
Slovenia 15,708,042 15,140,531 -567,511
France 11,273,125 13,646,446 +2,373,321
Sweden 6,772,681 5,814,721 -957,960
Luxembourg 7,028,113 3,867,048 -3,161,065
United States 3,014,181 2,866,064 -148,117
South Korea 2,737,269 2,494,218 -243,051

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 117,420,627
China 66,282,651
Germany 39,720,906
Slovenia 35,992,848
France 30,828,646

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 57,691,919 59,728,708 +2,036,789
China 30,931,080 35,351,571 +4,420,491
Germany 20,285,836 19,435,070 -850,766
Slovenia 18,713,701 17,279,147 -1,434,554
France 14,672,217 16,156,429 +1,484,212
Netherlands 13,501,758 13,030,561 -471,197
Luxembourg 15,275,535 10,718,365 -4,557,170
South Korea 5,828,834 4,353,966 -1,474,868
Sweden 4,581,080 4,020,025 -561,055
United States 3,482,871 2,759,216 -723,655

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
West Midlands 7
Greater Manchester 6
Lancashire 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 12 6 -6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 7 +3
West Midlands 7 3 -4
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Lancashire 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 5 +4
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1

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) 254,516,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,746,966
Other 7,683,929
Air transport 7,578,923
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) 130,232,482 124,283,823 -5,948,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,518,819 66,228,147 +7,709,328
Other 3,561,185 4,122,744 +561,559
Air transport 4,114,395 3,464,528 -649,867
Rail transport 3,385,268 1,423,174 -1,962,094
Road transport 28,108 104,092 +75,984

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 64,043,760
Immingham Docks 54,341,337
London 42,730,649
Felixstowe 38,554,870
Killingholme 37,530,977

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 30,166,175 33,877,585 +3,711,410
Immingham Docks 26,187,759 28,153,578 +1,965,819
London 22,676,875 20,053,774 -2,623,101
Felixstowe 18,372,333 20,182,537 +1,810,204
Killingholme 18,539,565 18,991,412 +451,847
Hull 15,837,328 16,721,531 +884,203
Eurotunnel 18,561,437 13,589,026 -4,972,411
Purfleet 12,825,151 11,903,440 -921,711
Southampton 10,525,150 13,457,393 +2,932,243
London Gateway Port 3,861,804 6,338,281 +2,476,477

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
25
Specialised construction activities
10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 25
2026-03 23
2026-02 22
2026-01 21

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+ 48
1m-15m 44
15m-54m 17
Other 13
0-1m 7

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 39,293,809
Germany 16,876,084
France 15,938,137
Ireland 12,782,689
Canada 9,104,689

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 21,211,135 18,082,674 -3,128,461
Germany 8,036,531 8,839,553 +803,022
France 8,850,760 7,087,377 -1,763,383
Ireland 7,611,550 5,171,139 -2,440,411
Canada 4,491,734 4,612,955 +121,221
Australia 3,793,826 4,063,053 +269,227
Poland 2,090,060 3,263,375 +1,173,315
Spain 2,147,887 1,757,404 -390,483
Netherlands 2,000,712 1,339,918 -660,794
United Arab Emirates 1,323,930 1,846,082 +522,152

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 18,833,447
Belgium 1,339,993
Ireland 386,656
Slovenia 150,341
China 102,028

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 10,389,536 8,443,911 -1,945,625
Belgium 678,270 661,723 -16,547
Ireland 322,786 63,870 -258,916
Slovenia 76,732 73,609 -3,123
China 34,629 67,399 +32,770
XI 59,648 24,127 -35,521
Slovakia 27,392 6,284 -21,108
Switzerland 22,712 9,746 -12,966
Netherlands 0 23,199 +23,199
Germany 3,872 13,833 +9,961

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) 67,981,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,102,536
Other 21,280,856
Air transport 11,506,731

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) 34,952,557 33,028,599 -1,923,958
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,993,716 23,108,820 -2,884,896
Other 11,769,599 9,511,257 -2,258,342
Air transport 6,773,744 4,732,987 -2,040,757

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,073,249
Felixstowe 23,242,156
000 21,280,856
Southampton 15,716,820
London Gateway Port 15,068,279

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 16,482,179 15,591,070 -891,109
Felixstowe 10,134,742 13,107,414 +2,972,672
000 11,769,599 9,511,257 -2,258,342
Southampton 10,268,477 5,448,343 -4,820,134
London Gateway Port 7,526,389 7,541,890 +15,501
Liverpool Docks 6,432,340 5,104,461 -1,327,879
Holyhead 4,544,466 3,212,311 -1,332,155
London Heathrow Airport 4,525,257 3,026,870 -1,498,387
Dover 1,530,841 1,722,509 +191,668
Immingham Docks 1,451,417 1,208,832 -242,585

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