Import/export HS code 6306: Tarpaulins, awnings, tents, and sails

Includes tarpaulins, awnings, sunblinds, tents, sails for boats, and camping goods like temporary canopies

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 £
China 159,360,809
Germany 30,990,868
Bangladesh 26,395,902
Netherlands 19,522,261
Poland 11,765,669

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 £
China 89,699,356 69,661,453 -20,037,903
Germany 15,246,014 15,744,854 +498,840
Bangladesh 15,396,851 10,999,051 -4,397,800
Netherlands 10,197,215 9,325,046 -872,169
Poland 6,434,573 5,331,096 -1,103,477
France 4,964,785 5,590,435 +625,650
Denmark 4,660,421 5,042,566 +382,145
Belgium 3,943,561 4,500,408 +556,847
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,275,060 2,864,525 -1,410,535
Sri Lanka 3,907,533 2,966,891 -940,642

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 £
China 179,866,734
Bangladesh 31,725,991
Germany 27,141,101
Poland 15,911,017
Viet Nam 9,556,636

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 £
China 99,909,800 79,956,934 -19,952,866
Bangladesh 18,402,369 13,323,622 -5,078,747
Germany 12,946,256 14,194,845 +1,248,589
Poland 8,611,233 7,299,784 -1,311,449
Viet Nam 4,369,323 5,187,313 +817,990
Netherlands 3,441,730 4,833,677 +1,391,947
Sri Lanka 3,923,861 3,022,269 -901,592
South Africa 2,857,176 2,583,226 -273,950
Belgium 1,693,089 2,315,305 +622,216
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,798,368 1,207,271 -1,591,097

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 85
Inner London - West 75
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 66
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 52
Surrey, East and West Sussex 49

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
Greater Manchester 49 63 +14
Inner London - West 51 48 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 43 38 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 34 41 +7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36 32 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32 29 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 30 30 +0
Essex 30 33 +3
Inner London - East 25 31 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25 27 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 191,184,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,923,364
Air transport 31,482,479
Other 19,863,030
Road transport 1,141,696

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 101,680,961 89,503,814 -12,177,147
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,379,080 46,544,284 +1,165,204
Air transport 16,940,491 14,541,988 -2,398,503
Other 16,461,929 3,401,101 -13,060,828
Road transport 636,388 505,308 -131,080

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 111,991,348
London Gateway Port 43,987,867
Southampton 30,090,140
Dover 21,271,570
000 19,863,030

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 £
Felixstowe 66,436,047 45,555,301 -20,880,746
London Gateway Port 19,935,036 24,052,831 +4,117,795
Southampton 17,955,765 12,134,375 -5,821,390
Dover 9,804,002 11,467,568 +1,663,566
000 16,461,929 3,401,101 -13,060,828
Immingham Docks 7,556,405 8,935,409 +1,379,004
499 1,496,233 10,565,516 +9,069,283
London Heathrow Airport 6,472,063 5,361,559 -1,110,504
Eurotunnel 5,734,620 5,861,163 +126,543
London 4,511,297 6,776,286 +2,264,989

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
343
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
288
Other manufacturing
68
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
66
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
56

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 220
2026-04 261
2026-03 218
2026-02 197
2026-01 138

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 460
0-1m 247
54m+ 243
15m-54m 132
Other 81

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 £
France 12,111,460
Ireland 8,033,981
Netherlands 7,631,529
Sweden 7,337,013
Germany 6,496,014

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 £
France 4,982,783 7,128,677 +2,145,894
Ireland 4,363,759 3,670,222 -693,537
Netherlands 5,168,550 2,462,979 -2,705,571
Sweden 4,779,999 2,557,014 -2,222,985
Germany 3,506,398 2,989,616 -516,782
Denmark 3,874,262 2,517,466 -1,356,796
Spain 1,163,655 2,361,804 +1,198,149
Poland 2,004,846 1,229,287 -775,559
Finland 1,245,848 1,773,813 +527,965
United States 1,468,984 1,406,449 -62,535

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 6,154,527
China 147,365
Bangladesh 105,157
Viet Nam 42,126
Ireland 40,547

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 3,417,273 2,737,254 -680,019
China 55,441 91,924 +36,483
Bangladesh 29,889 75,268 +45,379
Viet Nam 16,853 25,273 +8,420
Ireland 12,913 27,634 +14,721
India 2,772 2,366 -406
Sweden 163 3,842 +3,679
Germany 1,376 1,324 -52
South Korea 255 85 -170
France 0 105 +105

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) 37,898,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,390,284
Air transport 12,082,468
Other 6,547,422
Road transport 1,725

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) 20,830,686 17,068,179 -3,762,507
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,004,978 10,385,306 -619,672
Air transport 6,094,069 5,988,399 -105,670
Other 3,555,936 2,991,486 -564,450
Road transport 1,725 0 -1,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,182,928
Immingham Docks 15,089,034
000 6,547,422
London Heathrow Airport 4,849,905
East Midlands Airport 4,619,715

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 13,495,008 10,687,920 -2,807,088
Immingham Docks 7,057,804 8,031,230 +973,426
000 3,555,936 2,991,486 -564,450
London Heathrow Airport 2,404,749 2,445,156 +40,407
East Midlands Airport 2,538,944 2,080,771 -458,173
London 3,062,932 1,061,374 -2,001,558
Harwich 1,481,802 1,127,197 -354,605
Southampton 1,448,887 608,026 -840,861
Dover 826,877 836,350 +9,473
London Gateway Port 787,722 732,068 -55,654

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6306

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

Description: Includes tarpaulins, awnings, sunblinds, tents, sails for boats, and camping goods like temporary canopies