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

Textile fabrics coated or laminated with polyurethane for flexibility and durability

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 17,798,819
United States 13,235,229
Netherlands 11,411,156
Poland 7,883,182
Turkey 7,478,268

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 10,542,982 7,255,837 -3,287,145
United States 7,282,396 5,952,833 -1,329,563
Netherlands 4,311,486 7,099,670 +2,788,184
Poland 3,933,813 3,949,369 +15,556
Turkey 4,335,141 3,143,127 -1,192,014
Germany 4,098,897 2,552,568 -1,546,329
Belgium 3,344,102 2,804,296 -539,806
Taiwan 2,343,357 2,528,589 +185,232
Italy 1,460,059 2,393,519 +933,460
Japan 2,047,322 938,079 -1,109,243

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 18,723,090
Netherlands 11,205,110
United States 8,292,739
Poland 7,687,669
Japan 7,476,056

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 11,091,911 7,631,179 -3,460,732
Netherlands 4,187,043 7,018,067 +2,831,024
United States 4,443,734 3,849,005 -594,729
Poland 3,886,792 3,800,877 -85,915
Japan 4,814,983 2,661,073 -2,153,910
Turkey 4,326,336 3,140,753 -1,185,583
Germany 3,554,913 2,595,395 -959,518
Taiwan 2,867,127 2,852,192 -14,935
Belgium 2,842,429 2,619,655 -222,774
Italy 1,492,622 1,514,318 +21,696

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 38
Inner London - West 35
West Yorkshire 31
West Midlands 25
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 24

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 28 29 +1
Inner London - West 27 17 -10
West Yorkshire 24 19 -5
West Midlands 18 18 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 20 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 21 +1
Inner London - East 12 14 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Kent 12 10 -2
Outer London - West and North West 9 5 -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) 40,308,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,961,276
Air transport 16,085,015
Road transport 4,604,433
Other 2,500,276

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) 18,701,289 21,606,970 +2,905,681
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,659,716 12,301,560 -5,358,156
Air transport 8,984,079 7,100,936 -1,883,143
Road transport 3,787,293 817,140 -2,970,153
Other 596,336 1,903,940 +1,307,604

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,412,214
Felixstowe 12,153,733
Southampton 11,192,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,710,453
Immingham Docks 7,610,423

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 7,946,380 7,465,834 -480,546
Felixstowe 6,884,729 5,269,004 -1,615,725
Southampton 7,202,834 3,989,616 -3,213,218
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,799,446 3,911,007 +111,561
Immingham Docks 1,850,415 5,760,008 +3,909,593
London Heathrow Airport 3,557,687 2,391,229 -1,166,458
ZLC 4,139,502 1,230,250 -2,909,252
East Midlands Airport 1,817,505 2,423,625 +606,120
London 2,247,149 1,348,294 -898,855
000 596,336 1,903,940 +1,307,604

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 116
Other manufacturing 60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
Manufacture of textiles 41
Manufacture of wearing apparel 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 95
2025-11 91
2025-10 90
2025-09 80
2025-08 80

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 237
54m+ 82
0-1m 58
15m-54m 45
Other 19

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 9,602,589
China 7,531,191
Germany 4,916,510
Poland 4,194,212
Spain 3,018,032

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 4,781,580 4,821,009 +39,429
China 4,802,372 2,728,819 -2,073,553
Germany 2,893,402 2,023,108 -870,294
Poland 2,586,536 1,607,676 -978,860
Spain 1,397,204 1,620,828 +223,624
Italy 1,113,489 1,257,530 +144,041
Czechia 1,417,763 931,592 -486,171
France 1,618,709 683,977 -934,732
Turkey 1,186,300 1,104,197 -82,103
Australia 937,460 791,802 -145,658

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 79,830
XI 61,776
Nicaragua 47,763
United States 33,985
China 17,734

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 45,355 34,475 -10,880
XI 38,797 22,979 -15,818
Nicaragua 0 47,763 +47,763
United States 23,983 10,002 -13,981
China 12,322 5,412 -6,910
Switzerland 5,133 6,747 +1,614
France 241 1,901 +1,660
Belgium 451 0 -451

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) 27,629,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,926,769
Air transport 9,912,813
Other 458,284
Road transport 26,384

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) 15,963,065 11,666,046 -4,297,019
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,269,006 9,657,763 -611,243
Air transport 5,202,303 4,710,510 -491,793
Other 242,838 215,446 -27,392
Road transport 26,384 0 -26,384

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,510,564
Liverpool Docks 7,464,031
Southampton 4,752,018
London Heathrow Airport 3,177,529
East Midlands Airport 3,057,986

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 14,985,161 10,525,403 -4,459,758
Liverpool Docks 3,960,727 3,503,304 -457,423
Southampton 2,874,848 1,877,170 -997,678
London Heathrow Airport 1,368,003 1,809,526 +441,523
East Midlands Airport 1,468,002 1,589,984 +121,982
Felixstowe 1,325,994 1,548,105 +222,111
London Gateway Port 1,123,669 1,429,486 +305,817
Immingham Docks 1,022,876 999,286 -23,590
Manchester Airport 782,802 551,692 -231,110
ZLC 367,304 459,057 +91,753

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