Import/export HS code 59039010: Various plastic-impregnated fabrics

Fabrics treated with plastics like cellulose derivatives for added strength

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 £
Italy 15,518,486
Turkey 6,493,592
United States 5,739,252
China 3,354,838
Germany 2,968,986

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 7,280,938 8,237,548 +956,610
Turkey 3,071,828 3,421,764 +349,936
United States 3,680,439 2,058,813 -1,621,626
China 1,807,650 1,547,188 -260,462
Germany 1,528,591 1,440,395 -88,196
France 621,027 1,073,078 +452,051
South Korea 565,713 366,176 -199,537
Netherlands 381,530 355,417 -26,113
Portugal 282,293 374,114 +91,821
Pakistan 286,254 200,258 -85,996

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 £
Italy 15,267,033
Turkey 6,532,144
United States 5,899,815
China 3,680,843
Germany 2,943,438

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 £
Italy 7,029,209 8,237,824 +1,208,615
Turkey 3,094,101 3,438,043 +343,942
United States 3,781,067 2,118,748 -1,662,319
China 1,981,554 1,699,289 -282,265
Germany 1,415,888 1,527,550 +111,662
South Korea 571,936 335,798 -236,138
France 398,978 430,105 +31,127
Portugal 338,464 375,789 +37,325
Netherlands 287,219 315,549 +28,330
Pakistan 335,504 200,258 -135,246

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14
Inner London - West 11
Greater Manchester 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 14 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 3 -3
Essex 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1
Lancashire 5 6 +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) 21,176,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,408,918
Air transport 6,404,501
Road transport 2,052,043
Other 933,687

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) 9,734,384 11,442,042 +1,707,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,147,918 4,261,000 -886,918
Air transport 4,113,053 2,291,448 -1,821,605
Road transport 805,200 1,246,843 +441,643
Other 559,034 374,653 -184,381

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,732,203
London Heathrow Airport 5,450,185
Felixstowe 5,310,427
ZLC 2,555,719
Southampton 1,688,301

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 8,019,640 8,712,563 +692,923
London Heathrow Airport 3,520,287 1,929,898 -1,590,389
Felixstowe 2,933,081 2,377,346 -555,735
ZLC 831,993 1,723,726 +891,733
Southampton 1,010,757 677,544 -333,213
Dover / Eurotunnel 862,542 592,541 -270,001
Eurotunnel 318,117 905,254 +587,137
Thamesport 571,182 615,165 +43,983
000 559,034 374,653 -184,381
London Gateway Port 200,308 502,652 +302,344

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 44
Other manufacturing 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of textiles 12
Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 33
2026-03 35
2026-02 36
2026-01 32
2025-12 26

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 74
54m+ 38
15m-54m 20
0-1m 10
Other 10

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 8,069,507
Poland 3,514,025
France 3,032,941
Netherlands 2,673,457
Germany 905,691

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 4,192,111 3,877,396 -314,715
Poland 1,464,985 2,049,040 +584,055
France 1,460,649 1,572,292 +111,643
Netherlands 1,134,385 1,539,072 +404,687
Germany 317,919 587,772 +269,853
Turkey 406,747 187,412 -219,335
United States 295,517 203,010 -92,507
Canada 132,691 344,956 +212,265
Ireland 186,165 273,483 +87,318
Sweden 191,070 211,483 +20,413

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 £
China 101,112
Turkey 3,040
Germany 2,905
Netherlands 1,642
Ireland 532

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 £
China 30,138 70,974 +40,836
Turkey 770 2,270 +1,500
Germany 2,614 291 -2,323
Netherlands 1,344 298 -1,046
Ireland 0 532 +532
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 251 +251
Greece 0 224 +224
Taiwan 0 10 +10

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) 19,288,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,940,890
Air transport 1,696,381
Other 109,725

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) 9,148,451 10,139,590 +991,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,063,616 877,274 -186,342
Air transport 790,241 906,140 +115,899
Other 34,866 74,859 +39,993

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,001,750
Immingham Docks 1,706,765
Hull 948,999
Felixstowe 613,233
Dover 492,985

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 7,865,146 8,136,604 +271,458
Immingham Docks 809,181 897,584 +88,403
Hull 246,566 702,433 +455,867
Felixstowe 488,510 124,723 -363,787
Dover 16,726 476,259 +459,533
London Heathrow Airport 255,233 236,170 -19,063
East Midlands Airport 212,499 166,175 -46,324
Liverpool Docks 236,982 126,941 -110,041
London Stansted Airport 32,279 331,581 +299,302
ZLC 217,681 136,662 -81,019

Quick facts

HS code: 59039010

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

Description: Fabrics treated with plastics like cellulose derivatives for added strength