Import/export HS code 490890: Various types of decals

Various decals not covered by specific categories, including non-heat-resistant or specialty designs for different surfaces

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 £
Germany 6,682,791
Turkey 5,285,566
United States 4,913,486
Ireland 4,844,913
Norway 4,660,383

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 £
Germany 1,436,489 5,246,302 +3,809,813
Turkey 2,563,535 2,722,031 +158,496
United States 2,436,600 2,476,886 +40,286
Ireland 2,134,168 2,710,745 +576,577
Norway 2,035,057 2,625,326 +590,269
Italy 1,621,104 1,510,351 -110,753
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,269,528 769,656 -499,872
Viet Nam 698,757 901,560 +202,803
China 709,626 590,958 -118,668
Spain 789,706 225,353 -564,353

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 £
Germany 6,494,371
Turkey 5,289,265
United States 4,945,943
Ireland 4,749,973
Norway 4,662,662

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 £
Germany 1,345,872 5,148,499 +3,802,627
Turkey 2,566,507 2,722,758 +156,251
United States 2,379,871 2,566,072 +186,201
Ireland 2,071,652 2,678,321 +606,669
Norway 2,036,577 2,626,085 +589,508
Italy 1,564,360 1,425,227 -139,133
China 1,492,414 1,190,140 -302,274
Viet Nam 749,445 934,709 +185,264
Spain 753,270 215,582 -537,688
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 689,534 271,238 -418,296

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
Inner London - East 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14

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 21 11 -10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 10 -10
Inner London - East 13 7 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 6 -7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Outer London - West and North West 8 10 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 8 12 +4
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 30,686,658
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,234,085
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,030,770
Road transport 160,461
Other 142,468

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 £
Air transport 15,354,717 15,331,941 -22,776
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,456,135 5,777,950 +4,321,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,170,718 860,052 -310,666
Road transport 3,909 156,552 +152,643
Other 76,579 65,889 -10,690
Rail transport 3,323 0 -3,323

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 22,388,690
Dover 5,425,904
London Heathrow Airport 5,252,748
London Stansted Airport 1,351,033
Eurotunnel 786,448

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 £
East Midlands Airport 10,814,210 11,574,480 +760,270
Dover 793,437 4,632,467 +3,839,030
London Heathrow Airport 2,952,574 2,300,174 -652,400
London Stansted Airport 652,837 698,196 +45,359
Eurotunnel 140,963 645,485 +504,522
Birmingham Airport 363,130 340,927 -22,203
Holyhead 322,397 372,065 +49,668
London Gateway Port 399,143 281,857 -117,286
Thamesport 217,062 215,123 -1,939
Felixstowe 293,867 136,754 -157,113

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 86
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Other manufacturing 28
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 39
2025-10 55
2025-09 52
2025-08 55

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 117
54m+ 108
15m-54m 34
Other 32
0-1m 27

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 £
Belgium 5,576,492
France 4,710,824
United States 3,965,704
Germany 1,592,638
Netherlands 1,441,127

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 £
Belgium 2,424,266 3,152,226 +727,960
France 2,529,965 2,180,859 -349,106
United States 1,776,495 2,189,209 +412,714
Germany 921,320 671,318 -250,002
Netherlands 423,965 1,017,162 +593,197
Turkey 555,895 461,727 -94,168
Ireland 632,936 360,976 -271,960
Poland 542,969 446,217 -96,752
Spain 581,725 247,895 -333,830
Italy 359,672 379,902 +20,230

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 £
Portugal 117,170
Belgium 5,284
Taiwan 1,280
XI 951
Austria 194

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 £
Portugal 68,732 48,438 -20,294
Belgium 5,284 0 -5,284
Taiwan 767 513 -254
XI 396 555 +159
Austria 0 194 +194
Ireland 142 0 -142
China 7 0 -7

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 19,521,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,748,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,482
Other 125,053
Road transport 5,413

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 £
Air transport 10,129,151 9,392,254 -736,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,147,640 4,600,742 +453,102
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,891 190,591 +100,700
Other 75,335 49,718 -25,617
Road transport 5,413 0 -5,413

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 9,838,976
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,263,422
London Stansted Airport 4,350,522
ZLC 2,439,984
London Heathrow Airport 1,918,302

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,680,266 5,158,710 +478,444
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,242,749 4,020,673 +777,924
London Stansted Airport 2,579,751 1,770,771 -808,980
ZLC 991,735 1,448,249 +456,514
London Heathrow Airport 1,120,645 797,657 -322,988
Manchester Airport 697,055 209,134 -487,921
Dover 433,738 310,652 -123,086
Holyhead 373,756 234,618 -139,138
London Gateway Port 53,863 136,855 +82,992
000 75,335 49,718 -25,617

Quick facts

HS code: 490890

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

Description: Various decals not covered by specific categories, including non-heat-resistant or specialty designs for different surfaces