Import/export HS code 590190: Various stiffened or treated fabrics

All other types of stiffened or treated fabrics not specifically listed, used for various industrial purposes

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 £
China 11,170,750
United States 1,519,606
Netherlands 685,022
India 549,248
Italy 546,452

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 £
China 6,427,362 4,743,388 -1,683,974
United States 550,361 969,245 +418,884
Netherlands 352,746 332,276 -20,470
India 272,942 276,306 +3,364
Italy 226,359 320,093 +93,734
Belgium 207,562 219,688 +12,126
Dominican Republic 180,356 163,340 -17,016
Germany 152,076 83,294 -68,782
France 134,582 19,632 -114,950
Denmark 59,302 38,583 -20,719

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 £
China 11,670,467
United States 1,563,143
Italy 544,225
India 523,938
Belgium 437,599

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 £
China 6,773,387 4,897,080 -1,876,307
United States 578,807 984,336 +405,529
Italy 225,500 318,725 +93,225
India 266,644 257,294 -9,350
Belgium 207,562 230,037 +22,475
Dominican Republic 180,356 165,171 -15,185
Viet Nam 112,224 158,667 +46,443
Poland 68,916 101,829 +32,913
Germany 66,783 12,825 -53,958
France 70,209 7,857 -62,352

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 40
Inner London - West 22
Inner London - East 10
West Central Scotland 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9

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
Greater Manchester 23 21 -2
Inner London - West 14 16 +2
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
West Central Scotland 8 4 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 4 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Northern Ireland 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,814,273
Air transport 1,795,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,554,180
Other 905,035
Road transport 69,864

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,452,690 5,361,583 -1,091,107
Air transport 774,656 1,020,988 +246,332
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 877,786 676,394 -201,392
Other 689,392 215,643 -473,749
Road transport 44,607 25,257 -19,350

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,557,028
London Gateway Port 3,206,789
Southampton 3,160,503
Liverpool Docks 967,387
000 905,035

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 £
Felixstowe 2,552,453 1,004,575 -1,547,878
London Gateway Port 972,273 2,234,516 +1,262,243
Southampton 2,106,507 1,053,996 -1,052,511
Liverpool Docks 524,371 443,016 -81,355
000 689,392 215,643 -473,749
Manchester Airport 251,029 548,310 +297,281
London 391,936 381,953 -9,983
499 20,028 445,115 +425,087
Dover 331,559 66,979 -264,580
London Heathrow Airport 156,537 181,039 +24,502

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 93
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 44
Other manufacturing 10
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 22
2026-02 20
2026-01 17
2025-12 20

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 71
0-1m 44
54m+ 33
15m-54m 18
Other 11

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 £
Ireland 332,430
Peru 226,175
France 163,549
United States 161,784
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 119,168

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 £
Ireland 147,408 185,022 +37,614
Peru 225,244 931 -224,313
France 128,813 34,736 -94,077
United States 97,134 64,650 -32,484
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 105,265 13,903 -91,362
Czechia 25,511 41,386 +15,875
Netherlands 34,619 28,971 -5,648
Ukraine 62,282 0 -62,282
South Africa 20,456 40,658 +20,202
Sweden 4,452 56,538 +52,086

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 £
Ireland 7,041
China 5,295
India 2,724
Spain 1,712
XI 630

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 £
Ireland 7,041 0 -7,041
China 1,788 3,507 +1,719
India 1,112 1,612 +500
Spain 535 1,177 +642
XI 300 330 +30
Taiwan 0 4 +4

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) 953,948
Air transport 670,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 159,231
Other 17,406

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) 498,626 455,322 -43,304
Air transport 546,049 124,611 -421,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,651 112,580 +65,929
Other 10,776 6,630 -4,146

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 481,639
London Heathrow Airport 453,607
Holyhead 188,934
London Gateway Port 107,945
East Midlands Airport 107,872

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 244,119 237,520 -6,599
London Heathrow Airport 428,869 24,738 -404,131
Holyhead 87,012 101,922 +14,910
London Gateway Port 35,074 72,871 +37,797
East Midlands Airport 61,294 46,578 -14,716
Liverpool Docks 26,929 64,811 +37,882
Newhaven 67,500 0 -67,500
ZLC 28,406 35,309 +6,903
London Stansted Airport 24,431 13,900 -10,531
Immingham Docks 17,226 20,124 +2,898

Quick facts

HS code: 590190

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

Description: All other types of stiffened or treated fabrics not specifically listed, used for various industrial purposes