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 13,020,711
Turkey 10,940,806
Belgium 9,106,730
Portugal 3,589,853
Germany 3,011,937

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 7,324,539 5,696,172 -1,628,367
Turkey 5,524,716 5,416,090 -108,626
Belgium 5,083,472 4,023,258 -1,060,214
Portugal 1,888,214 1,701,639 -186,575
Germany 1,727,954 1,283,983 -443,971
Ireland 1,467,699 1,185,004 -282,695
France 1,039,170 997,114 -42,056
Czechia 1,091,126 835,677 -255,449
Taiwan 518,623 739,884 +221,261
Netherlands 603,592 465,348 -138,244

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 14,364,674
Turkey 11,056,911
Belgium 9,475,967
Portugal 3,904,146
Germany 2,770,065

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 7,924,606 6,440,068 -1,484,538
Turkey 5,541,335 5,515,576 -25,759
Belgium 5,191,708 4,284,259 -907,449
Portugal 2,059,855 1,844,291 -215,564
Germany 1,639,313 1,130,752 -508,561
Poland 1,058,152 1,235,946 +177,794
South Korea 1,005,104 633,788 -371,316
Taiwan 595,043 663,105 +68,062
Czechia 557,213 597,204 +39,991
United Kingdom 624,819 281,362 -343,457

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 27
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Inner London - West 20
Lancashire 19

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 24 27 +3
Greater Manchester 20 22 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 15 -1
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
Lancashire 16 15 -1
West Midlands 12 10 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 12 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 9 +4

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) 25,670,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,050,045
Air transport 4,211,817
Road transport 2,599,127
Other 252,880

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) 13,180,752 12,490,142 -690,610
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,105,592 9,944,453 -3,161,139
Air transport 2,429,754 1,782,063 -647,691
Road transport 1,707,729 891,398 -816,331
Other 160,800 92,080 -68,720

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,091,523
Dover 7,628,790
Eurotunnel 6,534,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,625,756
Southampton 4,311,049

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 5,704,313 3,387,210 -2,317,103
Dover 4,206,422 3,422,368 -784,054
Eurotunnel 3,202,306 3,332,364 +130,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,162,477 2,463,279 +300,802
Southampton 2,746,638 1,564,411 -1,182,227
Thamesport 2,173,086 1,709,248 -463,838
Immingham Docks 1,884,214 1,287,606 -596,608
ZLC 1,847,091 1,186,092 -660,999
London Gateway Port 547,599 1,984,600 +1,437,001
Killingholme 831,331 741,511 -89,820

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 96
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 53
Other manufacturing 42
Manufacture of textiles 33
Manufacture of furniture 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 75
2025-11 79
2025-10 87
2025-09 73
2025-08 76

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 182
54m+ 74
0-1m 56
15m-54m 42
Other 17

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 10,266,541
Germany 5,144,021
Poland 3,885,950
Netherlands 3,238,272
United States 2,194,814

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 6,425,528 3,841,013 -2,584,515
Germany 2,840,127 2,303,894 -536,233
Poland 1,980,950 1,905,000 -75,950
Netherlands 1,945,938 1,292,334 -653,604
United States 914,295 1,280,519 +366,224
France 1,051,908 916,063 -135,845
Italy 813,116 783,059 -30,057
Turkey 758,696 699,774 -58,922
Morocco 794,293 596,542 -197,751
Spain 536,274 819,033 +282,759

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 139,825
Belgium 58,947
XI 9,290
France 8,012
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 77,038 62,787 -14,251
Belgium 35,216 23,731 -11,485
XI 9,290 0 -9,290
France 4,678 3,334 -1,344
Germany 18 5,981 +5,963
Czechia 2,838 555 -2,283
China 1,763 946 -817
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) 34,310,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,080,249
Air transport 4,561,702
Other 232,277
Road transport 18,033

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) 19,277,514 15,033,433 -4,244,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,762,617 2,317,632 -444,985
Air transport 2,499,811 2,061,891 -437,920
Other 133,644 98,633 -35,011
Road transport 18,033 0 -18,033

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,113,649
London Heathrow Airport 2,085,288
Immingham Docks 1,712,053
London Gateway Port 1,601,269
Southampton 1,061,336

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 17,110,138 13,003,511 -4,106,627
London Heathrow Airport 1,166,954 918,334 -248,620
Immingham Docks 1,016,399 695,654 -320,745
London Gateway Port 844,272 756,997 -87,275
Southampton 373,811 687,525 +313,714
East Midlands Airport 627,490 374,109 -253,381
Liverpool Docks 469,005 368,785 -100,220
Harwich 415,588 357,591 -57,997
Felixstowe 383,955 341,060 -42,895
Holyhead 413,467 276,193 -137,274

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