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 11,069,939
Turkey 6,348,756
United States 5,283,608
Norway 5,123,396
Ireland 5,069,918

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 3,048,887 8,021,052 +4,972,165
Turkey 2,741,924 3,606,832 +864,908
United States 2,370,233 2,913,375 +543,142
Norway 2,769,836 2,353,560 -416,276
Ireland 2,212,332 2,857,586 +645,254
Italy 1,585,907 2,001,469 +415,562
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,052,280 1,234,897 +182,617
Viet Nam 710,241 1,515,924 +805,683
China 734,635 692,625 -42,010
Austria 525,394 428,446 -96,948

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 10,854,472
Turkey 6,358,408
Norway 5,381,175
United States 5,303,516
Ireland 4,954,315

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 2,977,925 7,876,547 +4,898,622
Turkey 2,751,477 3,606,931 +855,454
Norway 2,753,839 2,627,336 -126,503
United States 2,455,560 2,847,956 +392,396
Ireland 2,127,803 2,826,512 +698,709
Italy 1,487,814 1,955,020 +467,206
China 1,628,156 1,520,465 -107,691
Viet Nam 779,352 1,527,909 +748,557
Austria 481,191 420,318 -60,873
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 332,919 562,653 +229,734

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 31
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
Inner London - East 18
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16
Outer London - West and North West 16

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 19 18 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 10 -8
Inner London - East 13 8 -5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 12 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 9 12 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 13 +7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 7 -5
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 7 -4

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 33,996,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,067,051
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,415,221
Other 161,590
Road transport 160,461

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 15,383,563 18,612,534 +3,228,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,480,060 8,586,991 +5,106,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,045,817 1,369,404 +323,587
Other 89,707 71,883 -17,824
Road transport 160,461 0 -160,461
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 24,540,451
Dover 7,579,222
London Heathrow Airport 6,170,300
Harwich 2,125,602
London Stansted Airport 1,664,502

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 11,020,710 13,519,741 +2,499,031
Dover 2,589,179 4,990,043 +2,400,864
London Heathrow Airport 2,859,321 3,310,979 +451,658
Harwich 11,435 2,114,167 +2,102,732
London Stansted Airport 715,460 949,042 +233,582
Eurotunnel 240,494 937,680 +697,186
Holyhead 480,020 531,215 +51,195
London Gateway Port 367,851 370,382 +2,531
Birmingham Airport 227,938 413,708 +185,770
Thamesport 154,758 430,067 +275,309

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
94
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
65
Other manufacturing
21
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 52
2026-04 45
2026-03 50
2026-02 44
2026-01 32

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+ 121
1m-15m 114
15m-54m 36
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 5,619,997
France 5,474,480
United States 4,799,939
Germany 1,750,544
Netherlands 1,640,417

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 2,402,438 3,217,559 +815,121
France 2,557,488 2,916,992 +359,504
United States 2,051,530 2,748,409 +696,879
Germany 889,657 860,887 -28,770
Netherlands 500,388 1,140,029 +639,641
China 102,324 1,522,642 +1,420,318
Ireland 537,888 611,619 +73,731
Mexico 383,521 759,925 +376,404
Turkey 565,981 556,598 -9,383
Poland 537,281 522,836 -14,445

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 133,441
XI 15,927
Belgium 5,284
Austria 4,509
Taiwan 1,886

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 82,653 50,788 -31,865
XI 113 15,814 +15,701
Belgium 5,284 0 -5,284
Austria 194 4,315 +4,121
Taiwan 927 959 +32
Ireland 142 349 +207
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 23,971,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,857,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 457,589
Other 161,679

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 10,204,360 13,767,183 +3,562,823
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,072,187 4,784,975 +712,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,600 375,989 +294,389
Other 89,338 72,341 -16,997

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,288,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,351,374
London Stansted Airport 4,958,699
London Heathrow Airport 3,393,929
ZLC 3,303,476

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 4,604,591 6,684,159 +2,079,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,312,825 4,038,549 +725,724
London Stansted Airport 2,648,873 2,309,826 -339,047
London Heathrow Airport 1,043,842 2,350,087 +1,306,245
ZLC 1,099,919 2,203,557 +1,103,638
Manchester Airport 736,218 140,805 -595,413
Dover 388,541 300,274 -88,267
Holyhead 275,150 396,485 +121,335
London Gateway Port 54,784 293,318 +238,534
000 89,338 72,341 -16,997

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