Import/export HS code 590320: Plastic-coated fabrics with polyurethane

Textile fabrics coated or laminated with polyurethane for flexibility and durability

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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 19,847,640
Netherlands 13,629,924
United States 13,479,674
Poland 8,692,117
Turkey 7,924,465

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 10,595,464 9,252,176 -1,343,288
Netherlands 4,689,586 8,940,338 +4,250,752
United States 6,907,222 6,572,452 -334,770
Poland 4,457,686 4,234,431 -223,255
Turkey 4,210,732 3,713,733 -496,999
Germany 3,938,529 3,323,546 -614,983
Belgium 3,332,981 3,225,285 -107,696
Taiwan 2,623,340 2,534,715 -88,625
Italy 1,358,867 2,640,347 +1,281,480
Japan 1,970,276 978,330 -991,946

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 20,821,429
Netherlands 13,206,816
Poland 8,489,795
United States 8,262,230
Turkey 7,913,080

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 11,110,938 9,710,491 -1,400,447
Netherlands 4,541,653 8,665,163 +4,123,510
Poland 4,416,536 4,073,259 -343,277
United States 4,171,778 4,090,452 -81,326
Turkey 4,202,075 3,711,005 -491,070
Japan 4,635,855 3,159,046 -1,476,809
Germany 3,427,086 3,238,891 -188,195
Taiwan 3,135,904 2,866,805 -269,099
Belgium 2,816,636 3,024,869 +208,233
Italy 1,412,168 1,860,886 +448,718

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 39
Inner London - West 36
West Yorkshire 31
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 25

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 27 30 +3
Inner London - West 27 21 -6
West Yorkshire 28 16 -12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22 21 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 20 +1
West Midlands 16 17 +1
Inner London - East 17 9 -8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Kent 12 8 -4
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0

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) 45,452,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,063,981
Air transport 17,255,883
Road transport 4,324,723
Other 2,637,868

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) 19,749,794 25,702,579 +5,952,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,893,490 14,170,491 -2,722,999
Air transport 8,890,950 8,364,933 -526,017
Road transport 3,233,869 1,090,854 -2,143,015
Other 773,183 1,864,685 +1,091,502

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,862,752
Felixstowe 12,779,401
Southampton 11,262,071
Immingham Docks 9,844,498
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,475,509

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 £
Dover 8,166,898 8,695,854 +528,956
Felixstowe 7,773,003 5,006,398 -2,766,605
Southampton 6,141,317 5,120,754 -1,020,563
Immingham Docks 2,491,965 7,352,533 +4,860,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,408,598 4,066,911 -341,687
London Heathrow Airport 3,455,459 2,879,267 -576,192
ZLC 3,624,573 1,520,341 -2,104,232
East Midlands Airport 1,817,869 2,598,481 +780,612
London 1,910,535 1,634,265 -276,270
000 773,183 1,864,685 +1,091,502

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 117
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Other manufacturing 61
Manufacture of textiles 42
Manufacture of wearing apparel 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 84
2026-03 97
2026-02 75
2026-01 95
2025-12 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 244
54m+ 85
0-1m 61
15m-54m 46
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 £
United States 11,311,488
China 7,606,170
Germany 5,274,354
Poland 4,402,223
Spain 3,294,422

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 £
United States 5,107,336 6,204,152 +1,096,816
China 4,452,383 3,153,787 -1,298,596
Germany 2,658,479 2,615,875 -42,604
Poland 2,463,926 1,938,297 -525,629
Spain 1,434,184 1,860,238 +426,054
Italy 1,260,657 1,311,506 +50,849
Czechia 1,271,429 1,182,077 -89,352
Turkey 1,073,362 1,347,560 +274,198
France 1,525,983 783,406 -742,577
Denmark 1,069,729 848,695 -221,034

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 £
Italy 89,648
Nicaragua 51,128
XI 47,575
United States 35,016
China 22,566

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 £
Italy 46,405 43,243 -3,162
Nicaragua 0 51,128 +51,128
XI 40,790 6,785 -34,005
United States 19,266 15,750 -3,516
China 9,126 13,440 +4,314
Switzerland 6,009 8,904 +2,895
France 899 2,388 +1,489
Germany 0 779 +779
Belgium 451 5 -446

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) 29,687,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,494,002
Air transport 11,749,561
Other 487,823
Road transport 4,171

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) 15,691,944 13,995,975 -1,695,969
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,188,047 11,305,955 +1,117,908
Air transport 5,568,698 6,180,863 +612,165
Other 248,769 239,054 -9,715
Road transport 4,171 0 -4,171

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,182,559
Liverpool Docks 7,956,783
Southampton 5,024,124
London Heathrow Airport 4,530,536
London Gateway Port 3,165,953

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 14,537,667 12,644,892 -1,892,775
Liverpool Docks 4,479,405 3,477,378 -1,002,027
Southampton 2,735,586 2,288,538 -447,048
London Heathrow Airport 1,668,138 2,862,398 +1,194,260
London Gateway Port 1,247,866 1,918,087 +670,221
East Midlands Airport 1,576,467 1,563,245 -13,222
Felixstowe 740,921 2,077,617 +1,336,696
Immingham Docks 1,116,919 1,396,562 +279,643
Manchester Airport 731,070 903,998 +172,928
ZLC 394,539 532,895 +138,356

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 590320

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

Description: Textile fabrics coated or laminated with polyurethane for flexibility and durability