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 £
Germany 5,599,474
Italy 4,201,878
China 2,699,653
France 2,457,830
Netherlands 1,703,528

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 £
Germany 2,910,364 2,689,110 -221,254
Italy 2,084,440 2,117,438 +32,998
China 1,642,929 1,056,724 -586,205
France 1,223,310 1,234,520 +11,210
Netherlands 932,089 771,439 -160,650
Sweden 811,510 725,156 -86,354
India 171,847 501,856 +330,009
United States 478,024 178,742 -299,282
Turkey 220,607 203,225 -17,382
Czechia 98,958 121,177 +22,219

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 6,287,334
China 3,102,159
Netherlands 1,577,775
United States 1,253,530
Italy 1,020,543

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 3,203,733 3,083,601 -120,132
China 1,860,968 1,241,191 -619,777
Netherlands 860,233 717,542 -142,691
United States 972,994 280,536 -692,458
Italy 557,074 463,469 -93,605
France 271,215 667,280 +396,065
India 171,847 569,244 +397,397
Turkey 237,234 172,946 -64,288
Sweden 228,356 122,978 -105,378
Taiwan 127,924 84,530 -43,394

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 16
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 11
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 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 10 12 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
South East Wales 6 4 -2
Lancashire 5 4 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 3 +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) 8,845,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,115,697
Other 4,464,679
Air transport 1,516,388
Road transport 182,195

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) 4,253,236 4,592,350 +339,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,638,634 2,477,063 -1,161,571
Other 2,208,631 2,256,048 +47,417
Air transport 847,905 668,483 -179,422
Road transport 150,881 31,314 -119,567

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,733,521
000 4,464,679
London 2,385,308
Southampton 2,134,155
Felixstowe 1,896,564

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 2,107,089 2,626,432 +519,343
000 2,208,631 2,256,048 +47,417
London 1,606,191 779,117 -827,074
Southampton 1,293,758 840,397 -453,361
Felixstowe 875,283 1,021,281 +145,998
Immingham Docks 510,656 501,652 -9,004
Eurotunnel 324,643 437,878 +113,235
Thamesport 390,039 228,436 -161,603
London Gateway Port 314,534 137,729 -176,805
Tyne 279,097 96,925 -182,172

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
43
Other manufacturing
22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Manufacture of textiles
16
Manufacture of wearing apparel
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 33
2026-03 31
2026-02 33
2026-01 29

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 69
54m+ 34
0-1m 20
15m-54m 17
Other 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 £
Germany 1,462,423
Hungary 853,968
Netherlands 779,825
Viet Nam 535,516
Ireland 450,843

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 687,542 774,881 +87,339
Hungary 276,277 577,691 +301,414
Netherlands 303,088 476,737 +173,649
Viet Nam 535,516 0 -535,516
Ireland 231,583 219,260 -12,323
United States 189,584 183,874 -5,710
France 101,706 97,461 -4,245
Morocco 125,799 27,396 -98,403
Norway 74,247 77,460 +3,213
China 120,562 10,824 -109,738

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 171,462
Turkey 35,291
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 107,502 63,960 -43,542
Turkey 14,033 21,258 +7,225
China 19 4,698 +4,679
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) 3,918,795
Air transport 1,055,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 999,618
Other 211,923

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) 1,753,254 2,165,541 +412,287
Air transport 620,042 435,946 -184,096
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 726,174 273,444 -452,730
Other 121,554 90,369 -31,185

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,695,399
Southampton 544,740
Immingham Docks 404,652
ZLC 384,708
Dover 364,953

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 1,282,045 1,413,354 +131,309
Southampton 519,360 25,380 -493,980
Immingham Docks 294,773 109,879 -184,894
ZLC 196,723 187,985 -8,738
Dover 29,718 335,235 +305,517
Liverpool Docks 133,101 177,220 +44,119
London Heathrow Airport 221,836 40,837 -180,999
East Midlands Airport 105,141 142,920 +37,779
000 121,554 90,369 -31,185
Holyhead 61,016 86,508 +25,492

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