Import/export HS code 590310: Plastic-coated fabrics with PVC

Textile fabrics coated or laminated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for waterproofing or protection

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* 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 12,943,950
Turkey 11,233,417
Belgium 9,585,003
Portugal 3,468,945
Ireland 2,750,010

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 6,832,759 6,111,191 -721,568
Turkey 5,502,379 5,731,038 +228,659
Belgium 4,726,383 4,858,620 +132,237
Portugal 1,858,779 1,610,166 -248,613
Ireland 1,368,754 1,381,256 +12,502
Germany 1,522,932 1,106,462 -416,470
France 1,231,082 1,030,736 -200,346
Czechia 1,052,263 899,954 -152,309
Taiwan 546,914 742,540 +195,626
Netherlands 472,987 551,951 +78,964

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 14,217,502
Turkey 11,383,888
Belgium 9,719,683
Portugal 3,777,499
Poland 2,696,407

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 7,397,902 6,819,600 -578,302
Turkey 5,520,593 5,863,295 +342,702
Belgium 4,911,635 4,808,048 -103,587
Portugal 2,059,032 1,718,467 -340,565
Poland 1,193,170 1,503,237 +310,067
Germany 1,539,111 869,999 -669,112
South Korea 901,445 840,504 -60,941
Taiwan 643,019 663,612 +20,593
Czechia 270,224 898,686 +628,462
Italy 515,748 416,053 -99,695

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 34
Greater Manchester 26
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
Inner London - West 17
Lancashire 17

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
West Yorkshire 26 26 +0
Greater Manchester 23 17 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 19 +3
Inner London - West 13 9 -4
Lancashire 14 15 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 13 +0
West Midlands 13 9 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 8 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 6 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3

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) 26,068,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,964,993
Air transport 4,075,463
Road transport 2,463,848
Other 277,486

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) 12,919,126 13,149,299 +230,173
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,329,541 10,635,452 -1,694,089
Air transport 2,145,549 1,929,914 -215,635
Road transport 1,200,192 1,263,656 +63,464
Other 120,300 157,186 +36,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,159,630
Dover 7,633,585
Eurotunnel 6,739,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,435,180
Thamesport 4,113,905

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 4,820,657 3,338,973 -1,481,684
Dover 3,951,320 3,682,265 -269,055
Eurotunnel 3,511,506 3,227,843 -283,663
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,136,131 2,299,049 +162,918
Thamesport 2,264,985 1,848,920 -416,065
Southampton 2,512,616 1,309,313 -1,203,303
London Gateway Port 1,139,552 2,662,330 +1,522,778
Immingham Docks 1,797,775 1,619,614 -178,161
ZLC 1,402,738 1,549,504 +146,766
Birmingham Airport 701,891 779,665 +77,774

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
99
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
52
Other manufacturing
42
Manufacture of furniture
34
Manufacture of textiles
34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 75
2026-04 85
2026-03 80
2026-02 73
2026-01 75

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 187
54m+ 74
0-1m 57
15m-54m 40
Other 18

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 £
Czechia 9,545,295
Germany 5,181,022
Poland 4,176,853
Netherlands 3,085,696
United States 2,579,010

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 £
Czechia 5,914,912 3,630,383 -2,284,529
Germany 2,823,224 2,357,798 -465,426
Poland 2,293,177 1,883,676 -409,501
Netherlands 1,650,876 1,434,820 -216,056
United States 1,142,045 1,436,965 +294,920
France 1,161,027 976,936 -184,091
Spain 659,157 1,055,758 +396,601
Morocco 780,525 878,772 +98,247
Italy 737,282 708,749 -28,533
Turkey 814,037 627,480 -186,557

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 £
Spain 160,384
Belgium 63,873
France 8,138
Germany 5,999
Ireland 3,109

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 £
Spain 71,090 89,294 +18,204
Belgium 40,575 23,298 -17,277
France 2,697 5,441 +2,744
Germany 551 5,448 +4,897
Ireland 0 3,109 +3,109
China 1,800 981 -819
Czechia 0 2,619 +2,619
Turkey 0 352 +352
XI 102 62 -40
Greece 0 64 +64

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) 34,227,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,072,691
Air transport 4,401,161
Other 252,109

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) 19,055,024 15,172,606 -3,882,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,907,921 2,164,770 -743,151
Air transport 2,276,548 2,124,613 -151,935
Other 120,139 131,970 +11,831

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,715,243
London Heathrow Airport 1,946,718
Immingham Docks 1,879,625
London Gateway Port 1,542,015
Southampton 1,436,166

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 16,880,096 12,835,147 -4,044,949
London Heathrow Airport 1,108,972 837,746 -271,226
Immingham Docks 997,109 882,516 -114,593
London Gateway Port 1,135,447 406,568 -728,879
Southampton 464,236 971,930 +507,694
East Midlands Airport 524,984 442,161 -82,823
Felixstowe 352,708 496,482 +143,774
Hull 283,468 466,272 +182,804
Holyhead 379,693 284,319 -95,374
Liverpool Docks 510,235 132,690 -377,545

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 590310

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

Description: Textile fabrics coated or laminated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for waterproofing or protection