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 21,969,997
China 16,699,956
Germany 15,115,166
Turkey 10,186,305
United States 9,600,521

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 10,698,181 11,271,816 +573,635
China 8,662,990 8,036,966 -626,024
Germany 7,102,294 8,012,872 +910,578
Turkey 5,029,914 5,156,391 +126,477
United States 5,774,330 3,826,191 -1,948,139
France 2,434,636 3,331,726 +897,090
Netherlands 2,294,953 2,492,612 +197,659
Spain 552,532 2,445,812 +1,893,280
Belgium 1,124,422 1,466,781 +342,359
Denmark 1,761,497 656,834 -1,104,663

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 18,453,419
Italy 17,833,969
Germany 15,851,953
Turkey 10,313,594
United States 10,075,606

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 9,602,070 8,851,349 -750,721
Italy 8,436,424 9,397,545 +961,121
Germany 7,236,905 8,615,048 +1,378,143
Turkey 5,141,588 5,172,006 +30,418
United States 6,235,490 3,840,116 -2,395,374
Netherlands 1,561,868 1,539,802 -22,066
France 1,303,594 1,708,915 +405,321
Spain 461,254 2,464,338 +2,003,084
Denmark 1,758,021 777,883 -980,138
Belgium 797,436 1,578,289 +780,853

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 44
Greater Manchester 44
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 41 -25
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32 30 -2
Greater Manchester 32 30 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 27 33 +6
West Yorkshire 29 26 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 29 22 -7
Inner London - East 23 19 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 19 16 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21 19 -2
Lancashire 17 17 +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) 43,466,798
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,752,614
Air transport 15,799,214
Other 6,608,636
Road transport 4,025,441

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) 18,932,937 24,533,861 +5,600,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,607,537 14,145,077 -2,462,460
Air transport 8,821,735 6,977,479 -1,844,256
Other 3,425,795 3,182,841 -242,954
Road transport 1,839,863 2,185,578 +345,715

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 27,829,600
Felixstowe 14,467,880
Southampton 7,835,697
London Heathrow Airport 7,662,899
000 6,608,636

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 12,350,360 15,479,240 +3,128,880
Felixstowe 7,457,524 7,010,356 -447,168
Southampton 4,638,099 3,197,598 -1,440,501
London Heathrow Airport 4,631,324 3,031,575 -1,599,749
000 3,425,795 3,182,841 -242,954
ZLC 1,614,504 2,628,108 +1,013,604
Immingham Docks 1,697,178 2,259,250 +562,072
Eurotunnel 1,267,206 2,653,822 +1,386,616
London 1,550,504 1,675,407 +124,903
Thamesport 1,457,825 1,393,004 -64,821

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 108
Other manufacturing 76
Manufacture of textiles 55
Manufacture of wearing apparel 43

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 126
2026-03 116
2026-02 126
2026-01 110
2025-12 99

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+ 168
0-1m 100
15m-54m 68
Other 52

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 9,462,468
Israel 7,050,778
Ireland 5,192,354
Poland 5,044,723
United States 4,977,076

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 4,780,729 4,681,739 -98,990
Israel 3,625,854 3,424,924 -200,930
Ireland 2,479,666 2,712,688 +233,022
Poland 2,248,588 2,796,135 +547,547
United States 2,204,408 2,772,668 +568,260
Netherlands 1,983,315 2,250,474 +267,159
France 2,011,074 2,221,631 +210,557
Romania 2,312,592 1,791,834 -520,758
Turkey 3,170,289 274,461 -2,895,828
Germany 1,299,669 1,817,820 +518,151

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 195,797
China 113,172
Turkey 34,111
Germany 2,989
Netherlands 1,642

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 127,529 68,268 -59,261
China 35,026 78,146 +43,120
Turkey 10,344 23,767 +13,423
Germany 2,614 375 -2,239
Netherlands 1,344 298 -1,046
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) 45,150,012
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,741,177
Air transport 7,806,763
Other 376,264

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) 23,729,196 21,420,816 -2,308,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,939,633 8,801,544 -138,089
Air transport 4,178,048 3,628,715 -549,333
Other 200,217 176,047 -24,170

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,670,375
London Gateway Port 7,978,002
Felixstowe 5,304,853
Immingham Docks 3,955,471
Holyhead 2,865,795

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 15,793,954 14,876,421 -917,533
London Gateway Port 4,382,090 3,595,912 -786,178
Felixstowe 2,447,748 2,857,105 +409,357
Immingham Docks 2,089,986 1,865,485 -224,501
Holyhead 1,423,933 1,441,862 +17,929
Dover 1,756,255 987,585 -768,670
London Heathrow Airport 1,391,124 1,209,045 -182,079
Southampton 986,525 838,498 -148,027
Liverpool Docks 875,660 942,617 +66,957
ZLC 1,002,557 756,357 -246,200

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