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 20,428,606
China 15,587,972
Germany 14,701,511
Turkey 10,034,877
United States 9,548,700

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 10,203,184 10,225,422 +22,238
China 8,525,846 7,062,126 -1,463,720
Germany 7,509,435 7,192,076 -317,359
Turkey 5,263,925 4,770,952 -492,973
United States 5,578,123 3,970,577 -1,607,546
France 2,616,623 3,181,687 +565,064
Netherlands 2,273,533 2,409,429 +135,896
Spain 530,287 2,491,380 +1,961,093
Belgium 1,199,284 1,377,268 +177,984
Denmark 1,502,789 587,962 -914,827

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 17,279,515
Italy 17,089,355
Germany 15,701,027
Turkey 10,164,520
United States 9,970,670

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 9,497,342 7,782,173 -1,715,169
Italy 8,189,521 8,899,834 +710,313
Germany 7,798,822 7,902,205 +103,383
Turkey 5,400,635 4,763,885 -636,750
United States 6,061,052 3,909,618 -2,151,434
France 1,306,103 1,734,968 +428,865
Netherlands 1,491,567 1,465,108 -26,459
Spain 433,582 2,471,555 +2,037,973
Belgium 889,392 1,465,922 +576,530
Denmark 1,499,313 709,011 -790,302

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 80
Greater Manchester 42
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 40
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 61 39 -22
Greater Manchester 33 29 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 30 29 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 30 29 -1
West Yorkshire 31 25 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 22 -3
Inner London - East 22 19 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 19 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 15 -3
Lancashire 18 15 -3

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) 42,556,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,839,423
Air transport 15,554,813
Other 5,729,060
Road transport 4,007,885

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) 19,638,608 22,917,780 +3,279,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,018,644 12,820,779 -3,197,865
Air transport 8,665,117 6,889,696 -1,775,421
Other 3,279,630 2,449,430 -830,200
Road transport 1,985,807 2,022,078 +36,271

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,613,752
Felixstowe 13,630,217
London Heathrow Airport 7,488,510
Southampton 7,180,718
000 5,729,060

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 12,574,217 14,039,535 +1,465,318
Felixstowe 7,326,464 6,303,753 -1,022,711
London Heathrow Airport 4,498,372 2,990,138 -1,508,234
Southampton 4,190,546 2,990,172 -1,200,374
000 3,279,630 2,449,430 -830,200
Eurotunnel 1,327,905 3,058,751 +1,730,846
ZLC 1,839,066 2,365,834 +526,768
Immingham Docks 1,948,820 2,001,218 +52,398
London 2,026,552 1,138,471 -888,081
Thamesport 1,287,160 1,311,961 +24,801

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
189
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
110
Other manufacturing
77
Manufacture of textiles
55
Manufacture of wearing apparel
40

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 315
54m+ 164
0-1m 98
15m-54m 66
Other 48

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 8,918,262
Israel 6,835,433
Ireland 5,039,971
Poland 4,941,940
United States 4,619,322

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 4,731,882 4,186,380 -545,502
Israel 3,867,203 2,968,230 -898,973
Ireland 2,566,354 2,473,617 -92,737
Poland 2,579,945 2,361,995 -217,950
United States 2,432,066 2,187,256 -244,810
France 2,254,355 1,933,446 -320,909
Romania 2,919,504 1,191,208 -1,728,296
Netherlands 1,676,476 1,994,780 +318,304
Turkey 2,925,511 259,307 -2,666,204
Germany 1,301,178 1,718,760 +417,582

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 184,169
China 121,664
Turkey 38,616
Germany 2,985
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 120,209 63,960 -56,249
China 43,490 78,174 +34,684
Turkey 14,857 23,759 +8,902
Germany 2,579 406 -2,173
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) 43,189,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,787,045
Air transport 7,485,075
Other 379,369

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) 24,711,298 18,478,465 -6,232,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,287,310 7,499,735 -1,787,575
Air transport 4,019,752 3,465,323 -554,429
Other 205,839 173,530 -32,309

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,250,051
London Gateway Port 7,435,546
Felixstowe 4,874,429
Immingham Docks 3,459,181
Dover 2,773,446

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 16,569,728 12,680,323 -3,889,405
London Gateway Port 4,374,766 3,060,780 -1,313,986
Felixstowe 2,436,601 2,437,828 +1,227
Immingham Docks 2,009,099 1,450,082 -559,017
Dover 1,769,416 1,004,030 -765,386
Holyhead 1,255,019 1,470,581 +215,562
London Heathrow Airport 1,277,105 1,239,702 -37,403
Southampton 1,161,965 700,418 -461,547
Liverpool Docks 959,737 828,044 -131,693
ZLC 952,261 670,047 -282,214

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