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 20,370,898
China 15,683,288
Germany 13,956,276
Turkey 9,838,729
United States 9,282,518

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 10,942,789 9,428,109 -1,514,680
China 9,145,088 6,538,200 -2,606,888
Germany 6,850,503 7,105,773 +255,270
Turkey 5,102,783 4,735,946 -366,837
United States 5,117,395 4,165,123 -952,272
France 2,317,948 2,807,817 +489,869
Netherlands 2,416,874 2,309,842 -107,032
Denmark 1,887,232 1,190,045 -697,187
Belgium 831,587 1,396,253 +564,666
Spain 504,437 1,419,520 +915,083

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 17,316,285
Italy 15,769,409
Germany 14,453,429
Turkey 10,018,128
United States 9,847,140

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 10,008,875 7,307,410 -2,701,465
Italy 8,499,956 7,269,453 -1,230,503
Germany 7,198,955 7,254,474 +55,519
Turkey 5,210,007 4,808,121 -401,886
United States 5,249,020 4,598,120 -650,900
Denmark 1,884,756 1,310,113 -574,643
Netherlands 1,630,017 1,376,867 -253,150
France 1,340,936 1,303,030 -37,906
Belgium 838,814 1,258,845 +420,031
Spain 415,620 1,445,706 +1,030,086

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 83
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42
Greater Manchester 41
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 41
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39

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 63 40 -23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 29 27 -2
Greater Manchester 30 27 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 28 32 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 30 23 -7
West Yorkshire 27 27 +0
Inner London - East 24 16 -8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 21 18 -3
Lancashire 15 19 +4
West Midlands 17 16 -1

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) 39,291,044
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,941,634
Air transport 15,107,289
Other 6,911,043
Road transport 3,823,546

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) 19,571,161 19,719,883 +148,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,664,138 12,277,496 -4,386,642
Air transport 8,146,313 6,960,976 -1,185,337
Other 3,397,539 3,513,504 +115,965
Road transport 1,445,168 2,378,378 +933,210

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,395,649
Felixstowe 13,982,809
London Heathrow Airport 7,823,968
Southampton 7,449,687
000 6,911,043

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 12,145,731 12,249,918 +104,187
Felixstowe 8,748,170 5,234,639 -3,513,531
London Heathrow Airport 4,165,071 3,658,897 -506,174
Southampton 4,403,320 3,046,367 -1,356,953
000 3,397,539 3,513,504 +115,965
ZLC 1,208,899 2,880,709 +1,671,810
Immingham Docks 1,290,046 2,406,432 +1,116,386
London 1,510,350 1,758,024 +247,674
Thamesport 1,489,569 1,162,195 -327,374
Eurotunnel 1,274,116 1,356,805 +82,689

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 191
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 111
Other manufacturing 74
Manufacture of textiles 56
Manufacture of wearing apparel 45

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 110
2025-11 131
2025-10 134
2025-09 133
2025-08 114

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 328
54m+ 166
0-1m 101
15m-54m 66
Other 50

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 8,302,614
Israel 6,863,688
Ireland 5,002,968
United States 4,642,009
Netherlands 4,452,001

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 4,820,947 3,481,667 -1,339,280
Israel 3,569,407 3,294,281 -275,126
Ireland 2,656,254 2,346,714 -309,540
United States 2,101,534 2,540,475 +438,941
Netherlands 2,453,359 1,998,642 -454,717
Poland 2,040,186 2,261,025 +220,839
France 2,040,301 2,110,902 +70,601
Romania 1,904,269 2,174,446 +270,177
Turkey 3,218,108 151,290 -3,066,818
Germany 1,497,187 1,402,763 -94,424

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 190,722
China 92,194
Turkey 26,803
Germany 2,922
Netherlands 2,118

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 129,728 60,994 -68,734
China 26,416 65,778 +39,362
Turkey 5,039 21,764 +16,725
Germany 889 2,033 +1,144
Netherlands 1,575 543 -1,032
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) 42,495,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,480,148
Air transport 8,712,579
Other 343,150
Road transport 11,716

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) 23,903,162 18,592,639 -5,310,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,954,138 8,526,010 -428,128
Air transport 5,213,155 3,499,424 -1,713,731
Other 184,202 158,948 -25,254
Road transport 11,716 0 -11,716

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,901,111
London Gateway Port 7,522,311
Felixstowe 5,640,557
Immingham Docks 3,915,786
Holyhead 2,897,032

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 16,207,907 12,693,204 -3,514,703
London Gateway Port 4,686,755 2,835,556 -1,851,199
Felixstowe 2,544,122 3,096,435 +552,313
Immingham Docks 1,981,901 1,933,885 -48,016
Holyhead 1,767,608 1,129,424 -638,184
Dover 1,825,005 638,015 -1,186,990
London Heathrow Airport 1,242,434 1,013,074 -229,360
Southampton 537,051 1,184,079 +647,028
Newcastle Airport 1,720,269 0 -1,720,269
ZLC 782,179 868,614 +86,435

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