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 13,621,050
Turkey 11,534,248
Belgium 10,145,164
Portugal 3,659,086
Germany 3,022,056

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 7,112,514 6,508,536 -603,978
Turkey 5,417,806 6,116,442 +698,636
Belgium 4,872,277 5,272,887 +400,610
Portugal 1,952,543 1,706,543 -246,000
Germany 1,701,935 1,320,121 -381,814
Ireland 1,386,122 1,479,857 +93,735
France 1,098,469 1,201,358 +102,889
Czechia 1,119,210 962,038 -157,172
Taiwan 609,340 876,864 +267,524
Italy 580,230 508,499 -71,731

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 14,987,569
Turkey 11,685,591
Belgium 10,330,709
Portugal 3,974,297
Germany 2,760,143

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 7,691,835 7,295,734 -396,101
Turkey 5,436,829 6,248,762 +811,933
Belgium 4,936,926 5,393,783 +456,857
Portugal 2,117,220 1,857,077 -260,143
Germany 1,700,369 1,059,774 -640,595
Poland 1,088,135 1,617,501 +529,366
South Korea 927,248 959,873 +32,625
Taiwan 681,543 827,803 +146,260
Czechia 345,271 958,761 +613,490
Italy 544,551 450,840 -93,711

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 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
Inner London - West 18
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 25 27 +2
Greater Manchester 21 17 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 18 +2
Inner London - West 14 9 -5
Lancashire 14 15 +1
West Midlands 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 13 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
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) 27,535,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,357,516
Air transport 4,464,428
Road transport 2,690,841
Other 292,489

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) 13,011,364 14,524,633 +1,513,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,797,990 11,559,526 -1,238,464
Air transport 2,298,685 2,165,743 -132,942
Road transport 1,438,787 1,252,054 -186,733
Other 149,787 142,702 -7,085

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,175,531
Dover 8,372,305
Eurotunnel 6,978,222
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,594,097
Southampton 4,335,392

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 5,404,965 3,770,566 -1,634,399
Dover 4,313,381 4,058,924 -254,457
Eurotunnel 3,293,385 3,684,837 +391,452
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,091,856 2,502,241 +410,385
Southampton 2,813,225 1,522,167 -1,291,058
Thamesport 2,198,702 1,850,653 -348,049
London Gateway Port 765,600 2,704,860 +1,939,260
Immingham Docks 1,627,466 1,832,360 +204,894
ZLC 1,556,068 1,620,140 +64,072
Birmingham Airport 845,507 757,818 -87,689

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 98
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Other manufacturing 42
Manufacture of textiles 35
Manufacture of furniture 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 85
2026-03 80
2026-02 73
2026-01 75
2025-12 66

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 184
54m+ 75
0-1m 56
15m-54m 43
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 10,355,206
Germany 5,485,600
Poland 4,274,361
Netherlands 3,431,258
United States 2,587,772

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 6,339,729 4,015,477 -2,324,252
Germany 2,807,543 2,678,057 -129,486
Poland 2,086,047 2,188,314 +102,267
Netherlands 2,011,866 1,419,392 -592,474
United States 978,148 1,609,624 +631,476
France 1,140,579 1,094,913 -45,666
Spain 670,198 1,013,969 +343,771
Turkey 891,142 786,171 -104,971
Morocco 793,643 823,896 +30,253
Italy 821,156 693,004 -128,152

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 160,261
Belgium 66,343
XI 9,352
France 8,322
Germany 5,999

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 73,895 86,366 +12,471
Belgium 40,128 26,215 -13,913
XI 9,290 62 -9,228
France 2,951 5,371 +2,420
Germany 190 5,809 +5,619
China 1,870 1,007 -863
Czechia 0 2,619 +2,619
Turkey 0 103 +103
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) 36,245,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,371,161
Air transport 4,730,391
Other 260,611
Road transport 1,710

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) 19,634,356 16,611,389 -3,022,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,648,895 2,722,266 +73,371
Air transport 2,308,396 2,421,995 +113,599
Other 131,849 128,762 -3,087
Road transport 1,710 0 -1,710

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,653,741
London Heathrow Airport 2,087,808
Immingham Docks 1,793,120
London Gateway Port 1,663,886
Southampton 1,270,664

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 17,251,728 14,402,013 -2,849,715
London Heathrow Airport 1,117,559 970,249 -147,310
Immingham Docks 997,442 795,678 -201,764
London Gateway Port 966,521 697,365 -269,156
Southampton 292,219 978,445 +686,226
East Midlands Airport 599,609 502,636 -96,973
Felixstowe 454,024 511,690 +57,666
Liverpool Docks 487,450 273,660 -213,790
Hull 249,407 479,373 +229,966
Harwich 426,425 281,832 -144,593

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