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 13,646,325
Turkey 6,095,966
United States 5,836,407
China 3,267,995
Germany 2,839,823

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 6,978,364 6,667,961 -310,403
Turkey 2,872,777 3,223,189 +350,412
United States 3,097,615 2,738,792 -358,823
China 1,999,914 1,268,081 -731,833
Germany 1,618,341 1,221,482 -396,859
France 669,465 857,029 +187,564
South Korea 421,135 388,352 -32,783
Netherlands 396,613 397,067 +454
Pakistan 256,333 301,789 +45,456
Portugal 243,385 285,163 +41,778

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 13,347,472
Turkey 6,131,003
United States 6,009,910
China 3,587,563
Germany 2,815,220

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 7,006,738 6,340,734 -666,004
Turkey 2,890,060 3,240,943 +350,883
United States 3,215,717 2,794,193 -421,524
China 2,174,817 1,412,746 -762,071
Germany 1,500,954 1,314,266 -186,688
South Korea 433,582 356,506 -77,076
France 448,071 264,109 -183,962
Pakistan 326,762 301,789 -24,973
Netherlands 273,026 354,304 +81,278
Portugal 274,855 326,704 +51,849

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 13
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 10
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 15 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Essex 6 3 -3
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) 19,055,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,846,091
Air transport 6,381,063
Road transport 1,951,180
Other 933,537

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) 10,009,856 9,046,141 -963,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,242,027 3,604,064 -1,637,963
Air transport 3,461,790 2,919,273 -542,517
Road transport 418,870 1,532,310 +1,113,440
Other 62,868 870,669 +807,801

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,386,069
London Heathrow Airport 5,502,812
Felixstowe 4,978,882
ZLC 2,454,856
Southampton 1,689,204

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 8,302,787 7,083,282 -1,219,505
London Heathrow Airport 2,894,227 2,608,585 -285,642
Felixstowe 3,331,711 1,647,171 -1,684,540
ZLC 445,663 2,009,193 +1,563,530
Southampton 824,634 864,570 +39,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 866,202 504,183 -362,019
Thamesport 667,373 474,636 -192,737
000 62,868 870,669 +807,801
London Gateway Port 109,196 489,410 +380,214
Eurotunnel 282,182 232,071 -50,111

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 39
Other manufacturing 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of textiles 12
Manufacture of other transport equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 30
2025-10 38
2025-09 39
2025-08 27

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 77
54m+ 37
15m-54m 20
Other 10
0-1m 9

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 6,966,912
France 2,973,179
Poland 2,959,661
Netherlands 2,545,265
Germany 843,536

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 4,105,304 2,861,608 -1,243,696
France 1,450,841 1,522,338 +71,497
Poland 1,412,349 1,547,312 +134,963
Netherlands 1,141,003 1,404,262 +263,259
Germany 374,086 469,450 +95,364
Turkey 451,941 90,793 -361,148
United States 256,831 254,792 -2,039
Canada 135,653 322,577 +186,924
Morocco 188,660 193,062 +4,402
Sweden 191,097 188,619 -2,478

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 79,457
Germany 2,838
Turkey 2,586
Netherlands 2,118
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 20,471 58,986 +38,515
Germany 889 1,949 +1,060
Turkey 641 1,945 +1,304
Netherlands 1,575 543 -1,032
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) 16,940,764
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,107,290
Air transport 1,677,004
Other 88,025
Road transport 3,806

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) 8,981,004 7,959,760 -1,021,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,262,730 844,560 -418,170
Air transport 693,035 983,969 +290,934
Other 23,576 64,449 +40,873
Road transport 3,806 0 -3,806

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,244,245
Immingham Docks 1,714,451
Hull 738,692
Felixstowe 663,368
London Heathrow Airport 455,940

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 7,965,744 6,278,501 -1,687,243
Immingham Docks 705,649 1,008,802 +303,153
Hull 225,796 512,896 +287,100
Felixstowe 601,968 61,400 -540,568
London Heathrow Airport 244,852 211,088 -33,764
London Stansted Airport 52,979 338,571 +285,592
East Midlands Airport 209,595 151,574 -58,021
ZLC 111,865 248,847 +136,982
Liverpool Docks 159,392 198,691 +39,299
Dover 15,694 305,068 +289,374

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