Import/export HS code 59039091: Fabrics with cellulose or other plastics (right side)

Fabrics coated with cellulose or other plastics, with the fabric visible on one side

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 5,419,067
Germany 5,143,619
China 2,662,136
France 2,178,924
Netherlands 1,741,826

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 3,121,167 2,297,900 -823,267
Germany 2,277,411 2,866,208 +588,797
China 1,557,917 1,104,219 -453,698
France 941,091 1,237,833 +296,742
Netherlands 933,456 808,370 -125,086
Sweden 779,868 612,853 -167,015
United States 576,140 119,314 -456,826
India 33,146 337,240 +304,094
Turkey 213,449 76,806 -136,643
Hungary 163,684 63,764 -99,920

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 £
Germany 5,601,131
China 3,031,784
Netherlands 1,635,438
United States 1,288,012
Italy 1,014,573

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 £
Germany 2,665,001 2,936,130 +271,129
China 1,713,294 1,318,490 -394,804
Netherlands 903,954 731,484 -172,470
United States 670,508 617,504 -53,004
Italy 583,514 431,059 -152,455
France 325,182 550,716 +225,534
India 33,146 341,748 +308,602
Sweden 227,109 132,413 -94,696
Turkey 224,270 83,950 -140,320
Hungary 163,684 63,764 -99,920

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Inner London - West 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Greater Manchester 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
West Yorkshire 9 12 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 8 +5
South East Wales 7 5 -2
Lancashire 3 5 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 2 -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) 7,969,144
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,903,391
Other 5,628,129
Air transport 1,439,045
Road transport 167,240

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) 3,713,473 4,255,671 +542,198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,108,169 2,795,222 -312,947
Other 3,196,028 2,432,101 -763,927
Air transport 867,930 571,115 -296,815
Road transport 150,881 16,359 -134,522

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,628,129
Dover 4,049,537
London 2,525,991
Southampton 2,053,352
Felixstowe 1,784,173

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 £
000 3,196,028 2,432,101 -763,927
Dover 1,635,350 2,414,187 +778,837
London 1,254,913 1,271,078 +16,165
Southampton 1,246,972 806,380 -440,592
Felixstowe 891,587 892,586 +999
Immingham Docks 443,071 475,435 +32,364
Thamesport 294,453 342,201 +47,748
Eurotunnel 369,856 198,868 -170,988
Tyne 320,235 158,004 -162,231
London Gateway Port 159,820 261,498 +101,678

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of textiles 14
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 34
2025-10 33
2025-09 30
2025-08 31

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 62
54m+ 32
0-1m 24
15m-54m 15
Other 11

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 £
Germany 1,400,029
North Macedonia 736,228
Hungary 713,225
Netherlands 684,902
Viet Nam 665,540

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 £
Germany 747,236 652,793 -94,443
North Macedonia 726,801 9,427 -717,374
Hungary 112,294 600,931 +488,637
Netherlands 279,214 405,688 +126,474
Viet Nam 233,899 431,641 +197,742
Ireland 212,774 204,396 -8,378
United States 95,830 243,790 +147,960
France 126,235 104,092 -22,143
China 198,351 1,221 -197,130
Morocco 57,053 119,392 +62,339

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 178,015
Turkey 23,651
China 4,717
Ireland 154
Germany 41

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 117,021 60,994 -56,027
Turkey 4,291 19,360 +15,069
China 4 4,713 +4,709
Ireland 0 154 +154
Germany 0 41 +41
Taiwan 0 30 +30
Greece 0 22 +22
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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) 4,354,366
Air transport 1,239,855
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,108,064
Other 206,836

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) 2,285,930 2,068,436 -217,494
Air transport 819,762 420,093 -399,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 406,595 701,469 +294,874
Other 121,316 85,520 -35,796

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,293,307
Southampton 519,360
Immingham Docks 473,765
London Heathrow Airport 369,924
ZLC 358,130

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 1,895,903 1,397,404 -498,499
Southampton 85,339 434,021 +348,682
Immingham Docks 282,184 191,581 -90,603
London Heathrow Airport 274,244 95,680 -178,564
ZLC 197,339 160,791 -36,548
East Midlands Airport 178,836 129,606 -49,230
Liverpool Docks 24,154 257,578 +233,424
Dover 88,651 171,785 +83,134
000 121,316 85,520 -35,796
Felixstowe 122,229 0 -122,229

Quick facts

HS code: 59039091

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

Description: Fabrics coated with cellulose or other plastics, with the fabric visible on one side