Import/export HS code 56021090: Treated or coated fabrics

Fabrics that are impregnated, coated, or laminated for added durability or functionality

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 3,408,930
Netherlands 1,125,212
Italy 993,238
Denmark 868,475
China 850,629

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 1,776,967 1,631,963 -145,004
Netherlands 733,559 391,653 -341,906
Italy 439,595 553,643 +114,048
Denmark 382,835 485,640 +102,805
China 485,328 365,301 -120,027
United States 344,612 324,964 -19,648
Poland 246,256 137,864 -108,392
India 90,597 250,064 +159,467
France 214,968 105,181 -109,787
Spain 151,614 132,830 -18,784

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 3,185,399
Netherlands 1,044,851
Denmark 1,022,414
Italy 1,018,567
China 927,746

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 1,562,414 1,622,985 +60,571
Netherlands 717,524 327,327 -390,197
Denmark 568,451 453,963 -114,488
Italy 469,506 549,061 +79,555
China 480,877 446,869 -34,008
United States 349,301 320,695 -28,606
Spain 207,858 191,256 -16,602
Poland 255,357 130,281 -125,076
India 93,349 251,514 +158,165
France 165,670 109,341 -56,329

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Inner London - West 9
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 8
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Greater Manchester 4 8 +4
West Midlands 6 4 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 7 3 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 6 2 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +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) 6,825,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,397,770
Air transport 853,226
Other 97,528
Road transport 35,974

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) 3,544,470 3,281,283 -263,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,377,121 1,020,649 -356,472
Air transport 460,062 393,164 -66,898
Other 34,349 63,179 +28,830
Road transport 1,874 34,100 +32,226

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,352,350
Dover 2,256,790
London 651,418
Eurotunnel 598,992
Felixstowe 561,965

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,298,578 1,053,772 -244,806
Dover 874,273 1,382,517 +508,244
London 206,715 444,703 +237,988
Eurotunnel 411,153 187,839 -223,314
Felixstowe 377,435 184,530 -192,905
Killingholme 496,244 27,374 -468,870
London Gateway Port 88,863 351,486 +262,623
Liverpool Docks 209,228 176,509 -32,719
London Heathrow Airport 243,713 141,077 -102,636
Harwich 274,452 102,450 -172,002

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 39
Other manufacturing 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of textiles 10
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 20
2025-11 25
2025-10 24
2025-09 22
2025-08 15

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 57
54m+ 36
15m-54m 18
0-1m 10
Other 10

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 £
France 5,356,285
Denmark 3,325,732
Netherlands 2,801,349
Turkey 2,752,676
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,048,247

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 £
France 3,068,208 2,288,077 -780,131
Denmark 1,836,037 1,489,695 -346,342
Netherlands 1,628,904 1,172,445 -456,459
Turkey 1,487,271 1,265,405 -221,866
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 701,215 1,347,032 +645,817
Spain 1,135,463 907,646 -227,817
Sweden 841,609 1,030,933 +189,324
Poland 535,750 510,539 -25,211
Germany 684,026 225,430 -458,596
South Korea 524,000 370,924 -153,076

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 £
China 4,846
Ireland 4,828
Belgium 384
Poland 136

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 £
China 3,585 1,261 -2,324
Ireland 4,819 9 -4,810
Belgium 0 384 +384
Poland 136 0 -136

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,387,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,039,421
Air transport 956,331
Other 52,775
Road transport 2,802

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,503,832 7,883,682 -2,620,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,011,514 5,027,907 +16,393
Air transport 322,137 634,194 +312,057
Other 33,265 19,510 -13,755
Road transport 2,802 0 -2,802

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,374,926
Immingham Docks 4,945,564
London Gateway Port 3,012,738
Harwich 2,371,541
Felixstowe 1,481,290

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 7,576,992 5,797,934 -1,779,058
Immingham Docks 2,567,319 2,378,245 -189,074
London Gateway Port 527,674 2,485,064 +1,957,390
Harwich 1,293,558 1,077,983 -215,575
Felixstowe 1,193,094 288,196 -904,898
Southampton 1,156,741 209,852 -946,889
Portsmouth 473,274 507,103 +33,829
London Heathrow Airport 257,942 544,624 +286,682
Dover 220,294 43,188 -177,106
London 176,378 37,438 -138,940

Quick facts

HS code: 56021090

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

Description: Fabrics that are impregnated, coated, or laminated for added durability or functionality