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 5,598,258
Italy 5,055,237
China 2,779,614
France 2,483,213
Netherlands 1,796,565

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 2,590,421 3,007,837 +417,416
Italy 2,649,470 2,405,767 -243,703
China 1,593,726 1,185,888 -407,838
France 1,067,121 1,416,092 +348,971
Netherlands 961,326 835,239 -126,087
Sweden 734,572 842,320 +107,748
United States 592,858 201,765 -391,093
India 28,892 602,272 +573,380
Turkey 227,331 146,186 -81,145
Czechia 106,904 135,569 +28,665

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 6,259,546
China 3,192,079
Netherlands 1,672,286
United States 1,390,799
Italy 1,056,926

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 2,744,427 3,515,119 +770,692
China 1,789,361 1,402,718 -386,643
Netherlands 897,145 775,141 -122,004
United States 1,036,274 354,525 -681,749
Italy 569,784 487,142 -82,642
France 304,255 661,973 +357,718
India 28,892 667,840 +638,948
Sweden 201,958 167,040 -34,918
Turkey 241,522 118,343 -123,179
Taiwan 122,893 97,799 -25,094

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 10
Inner London - West 10

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 13 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
South East Wales 6 5 -1
Lancashire 5 4 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 1 -3

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) 8,939,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,290,661
Other 5,322,350
Air transport 1,606,079
Road transport 170,835

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) 3,911,711 5,027,924 +1,116,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,463,702 2,826,959 -636,743
Other 2,713,734 2,608,616 -105,118
Air transport 853,687 752,392 -101,295
Road transport 150,881 19,954 -130,927

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,322,350
Dover 4,745,473
London 2,438,137
Southampton 2,191,366
Felixstowe 2,044,469

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 2,713,734 2,608,616 -105,118
Dover 2,073,796 2,671,677 +597,881
London 1,244,593 1,193,544 -51,049
Southampton 1,353,452 837,914 -515,538
Felixstowe 861,072 1,183,397 +322,325
Immingham Docks 439,440 562,928 +123,488
Eurotunnel 310,754 459,504 +148,750
Thamesport 400,259 233,588 -166,671
London Gateway Port 179,302 276,692 +97,390
Tyne 316,856 108,493 -208,363

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Other manufacturing 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
2026-04 33
2026-03 31
2026-02 33
2026-01 29
2025-12 22

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 68
54m+ 32
0-1m 25
15m-54m 16
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 1,513,971
Hungary 853,968
Netherlands 785,447
Viet Nam 535,516
Ireland 449,751

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 681,499 832,472 +150,973
Hungary 163,269 690,699 +527,430
Netherlands 277,433 508,014 +230,581
Viet Nam 535,516 0 -535,516
Ireland 206,970 242,781 +35,811
United States 136,902 236,599 +99,697
North Macedonia 265,499 7,899 -257,600
France 104,494 108,172 +3,678
Morocco 54,516 124,242 +69,726
Norway 98,880 77,460 -21,420

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 183,090
Turkey 30,505
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 114,822 68,268 -46,554
Turkey 9,467 21,038 +11,571
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) 4,366,796
Air transport 1,158,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,018,420
Other 218,765

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) 1,880,676 2,486,120 +605,444
Air transport 710,163 448,552 -261,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 684,138 334,282 -349,856
Other 124,293 94,472 -29,821

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,134,205
Southampton 534,904
Immingham Docks 423,819
ZLC 411,341
Dover 373,178

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 1,456,326 1,677,879 +221,553
Southampton 516,980 17,924 -499,056
Immingham Docks 268,346 155,473 -112,873
ZLC 220,622 190,719 -29,903
Dover 57,756 315,422 +257,666
London Heathrow Airport 286,163 42,900 -243,263
Liverpool Docks 59,625 248,941 +189,316
East Midlands Airport 108,830 159,891 +51,061
000 124,293 94,472 -29,821
Holyhead 54,492 86,824 +32,332

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