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 15,604,778
Turkey 6,616,829
United States 5,862,055
China 3,374,719
Germany 2,941,315

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 7,309,689 8,295,089 +985,400
Turkey 3,165,736 3,451,093 +285,357
United States 3,468,739 2,393,316 -1,075,423
China 1,945,525 1,429,194 -516,331
Germany 1,565,042 1,376,273 -188,769
France 701,976 1,094,400 +392,424
South Korea 593,001 330,135 -262,866
Netherlands 376,344 373,200 -3,144
Portugal 316,605 325,918 +9,313
Spain 140,761 394,292 +253,531

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 15,340,150
Turkey 6,658,629
United States 5,986,808
China 3,699,316
Germany 2,938,722

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 6,722,843 8,617,307 +1,894,464
Turkey 3,188,009 3,470,620 +282,611
United States 3,573,080 2,413,728 -1,159,352
China 2,115,718 1,583,598 -532,120
Germany 1,454,468 1,484,254 +29,786
France 479,876 456,833 -23,043
South Korea 600,435 299,757 -300,678
Portugal 372,776 327,593 -45,183
Netherlands 290,912 317,125 +26,213
Pakistan 323,399 200,258 -123,141

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 18
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 13 14 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Essex 5 4 -1
Lancashire 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +2

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) 21,578,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,302,023
Air transport 6,506,954
Road transport 2,060,912
Other 938,232

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) 9,781,738 11,796,728 +2,014,990
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,083,616 4,218,407 -865,209
Air transport 3,871,717 2,635,237 -1,236,480
Road transport 876,906 1,184,006 +307,100
Other 889,700 48,532 -841,168

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,378,889
London Heathrow Airport 5,560,528
Felixstowe 5,380,692
ZLC 2,564,588
Eurotunnel 1,738,290

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 7,870,434 8,508,455 +638,021
London Heathrow Airport 3,298,321 2,262,207 -1,036,114
Felixstowe 2,891,102 2,489,590 -401,512
ZLC 993,273 1,571,315 +578,042
Eurotunnel 394,637 1,343,653 +949,016
Southampton 1,062,324 622,125 -440,199
Dover / Eurotunnel 834,042 802,954 -31,088
Thamesport 487,662 574,486 +86,824
000 889,700 48,532 -841,168
London Gateway Port 266,872 439,171 +172,299

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
Manufacture of textiles
13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
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
2026-05 40
2026-04 33
2026-03 35
2026-02 36
2026-01 32

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 7,829,963
Poland 3,499,192
France 3,127,328
Netherlands 2,715,950
Germany 923,587

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 3,845,574 3,984,389 +138,815
Poland 1,567,810 1,931,382 +363,572
France 1,571,769 1,555,559 -16,210
Netherlands 1,318,535 1,397,415 +78,880
Germany 359,553 564,034 +204,481
United States 280,952 227,015 -53,937
Ireland 193,191 291,340 +98,149
Canada 131,591 344,956 +213,365
Sweden 238,333 212,316 -26,017
Turkey 209,531 184,951 -24,580

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 111,052
Turkey 3,077
Germany 2,979
Netherlands 1,886
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 32,488 78,564 +46,076
Turkey 770 2,307 +1,537
Germany 2,614 365 -2,249
Netherlands 1,344 542 -802
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) 19,427,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,741,725
Air transport 1,729,102
Other 120,020

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) 9,243,214 10,184,034 +940,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 924,756 816,969 -107,787
Air transport 759,711 969,391 +209,680
Other 37,216 82,804 +45,588

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,935,736
Immingham Docks 1,730,016
Hull 993,692
Dover 561,884
London Heathrow Airport 543,627

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 7,727,191 8,208,545 +481,354
Immingham Docks 1,028,587 701,429 -327,158
Hull 341,999 651,693 +309,694
Dover 15,588 546,296 +530,708
London Heathrow Airport 253,503 290,124 +36,621
Felixstowe 295,198 118,815 -176,383
Liverpool Docks 236,982 126,941 -110,041
London Stansted Airport 35,013 328,847 +293,834
ZLC 227,694 128,679 -99,015
East Midlands Airport 179,289 169,221 -10,068

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