Import/export HS code 590390: Various plastic-coated fabrics

Textile fabrics coated or laminated with plastics other than PVC or polyurethane

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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 £
Italy 21,435,868
China 16,408,654
Germany 15,213,677
Turkey 10,401,939
United States 9,862,250

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 £
Italy 10,331,587 11,104,281 +772,694
China 8,718,459 7,690,195 -1,028,264
Germany 7,334,763 7,878,914 +544,151
Turkey 5,245,314 5,156,625 -88,689
United States 5,570,997 4,291,253 -1,279,744
France 2,433,409 3,497,472 +1,064,063
Netherlands 2,336,371 2,534,023 +197,652
Spain 534,370 2,523,401 +1,989,031
Belgium 1,247,805 1,448,798 +200,993
Denmark 1,821,797 596,534 -1,225,263

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 18,134,525
Italy 17,913,214
Germany 16,158,726
Turkey 10,532,478
United States 10,297,782

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 9,680,860 8,453,665 -1,227,195
Italy 8,139,343 9,773,871 +1,634,528
Germany 7,446,575 8,712,151 +1,265,576
Turkey 5,379,202 5,153,276 -225,926
United States 6,029,409 4,268,373 -1,761,036
France 1,329,006 1,820,358 +491,352
Netherlands 1,569,177 1,527,679 -41,498
Spain 434,838 2,506,469 +2,071,631
Denmark 1,818,321 717,583 -1,100,738
Belgium 918,314 1,553,986 +635,672

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 85
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42
Greater Manchester 42
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40
West Yorkshire 38

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
Inner London - West 66 40 -26
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 31 30 -1
Greater Manchester 32 30 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28 32 +4
West Yorkshire 30 26 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 27 22 -5
Inner London - East 23 19 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 19 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 15 -4
Lancashire 19 15 -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) 44,156,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,493,529
Air transport 16,020,439
Other 6,023,254
Road transport 4,062,541

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) 19,259,375 24,896,628 +5,637,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,685,942 13,807,587 -2,878,355
Air transport 8,634,924 7,385,515 -1,249,409
Other 3,419,431 2,603,823 -815,608
Road transport 1,831,825 2,230,716 +398,891

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 27,739,542
Felixstowe 14,410,953
London Heathrow Airport 7,712,735
Southampton 7,657,547
000 6,023,254

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 12,365,642 15,373,900 +3,008,258
Felixstowe 7,595,334 6,815,619 -779,715
London Heathrow Airport 4,442,034 3,270,701 -1,171,333
Southampton 4,346,478 3,311,069 -1,035,409
000 3,419,431 2,603,823 -815,608
Eurotunnel 1,353,166 3,110,118 +1,756,952
ZLC 1,702,029 2,574,472 +872,443
Immingham Docks 1,886,926 2,201,553 +314,627
London 1,694,772 1,498,973 -195,799
Thamesport 1,340,211 1,375,270 +35,059

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
194
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
111
Other manufacturing
77
Manufacture of textiles
55
Manufacture of wearing apparel
42

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 123
2026-04 126
2026-03 116
2026-02 126
2026-01 110

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 326
54m+ 167
0-1m 99
15m-54m 67
Other 49

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 £
Italy 9,177,173
Israel 7,185,739
Ireland 5,211,360
Poland 5,045,760
United States 4,901,067

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 £
Italy 4,504,303 4,672,870 +168,567
Israel 3,833,474 3,352,265 -481,209
Ireland 2,527,163 2,684,197 +157,034
Poland 2,395,188 2,650,572 +255,384
United States 2,227,076 2,673,991 +446,915
France 2,097,825 2,202,196 +104,371
Romania 2,605,064 1,506,793 -1,098,271
Netherlands 1,937,260 2,121,228 +183,968
Turkey 2,970,674 272,000 -2,698,674
Germany 1,338,605 1,788,772 +450,167

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 £
XI 193,384
China 122,866
Turkey 38,827
Germany 3,063
Netherlands 1,886

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 £
XI 124,811 68,573 -56,238
China 37,168 85,698 +48,530
Turkey 12,407 26,420 +14,013
Germany 2,657 406 -2,251
Netherlands 1,344 542 -802
Ireland 0 686 +686
Greece 0 342 +342
Nicaragua 0 299 +299
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 261 +261
Taiwan 0 40 +40

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) 44,787,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,505,673
Air transport 7,788,189
Other 390,075

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) 24,055,832 20,731,540 -3,324,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,884,526 8,621,147 -263,379
Air transport 4,097,520 3,690,669 -406,851
Other 201,747 188,328 -13,419

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,300,752
London Gateway Port 7,961,491
Felixstowe 5,017,912
Immingham Docks 3,785,389
Holyhead 2,858,288

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 15,798,314 14,502,438 -1,295,876
London Gateway Port 4,391,284 3,570,207 -821,077
Felixstowe 2,305,984 2,711,928 +405,944
Immingham Docks 2,154,744 1,630,645 -524,099
Holyhead 1,329,376 1,528,912 +199,536
Dover 1,721,268 1,080,456 -640,812
London Heathrow Airport 1,369,385 1,303,889 -65,496
Southampton 1,016,968 866,557 -150,411
Liverpool Docks 887,697 926,567 +38,870
ZLC 953,695 731,772 -221,923

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 590390

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

Description: Textile fabrics coated or laminated with plastics other than PVC or polyurethane