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 169,576,376
Germany 32,429,020
Bangladesh 31,887,547
Netherlands 21,926,387
Poland 12,833,377

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 91,278,181 78,298,195 -12,979,986
Germany 15,798,567 16,630,453 +831,886
Bangladesh 16,251,513 15,636,034 -615,479
Netherlands 10,924,156 11,002,231 +78,075
Poland 7,167,695 5,665,682 -1,502,013
France 5,263,870 6,453,552 +1,189,682
Denmark 4,778,935 5,495,000 +716,065
Belgium 3,446,348 5,068,892 +1,622,544
Sri Lanka 4,039,013 3,266,909 -772,104
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,269,393 3,673,621 +404,228

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 191,124,419
Bangladesh 38,067,707
Germany 28,356,422
Poland 17,432,233
Netherlands 9,373,073

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 100,706,437 90,417,982 -10,288,455
Bangladesh 19,156,198 18,911,509 -244,689
Germany 13,676,737 14,679,685 +1,002,948
Poland 9,623,720 7,808,513 -1,815,207
Netherlands 4,869,422 4,503,651 -365,771
Viet Nam 3,560,854 5,598,637 +2,037,783
Sri Lanka 3,910,808 3,417,571 -493,237
South Africa 2,790,087 3,085,449 +295,362
Belgium 1,709,433 2,400,935 +691,502
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,130,194 1,881,282 -248,912

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 86
Inner London - West 69
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 68
Surrey, East and West Sussex 53
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 50

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 48 69 +21
Inner London - West 47 48 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 39 42 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 40 33 -7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 31 42 +11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 30 33 +3
Essex 33 34 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 31 33 +2
Inner London - East 26 31 +5
Outer London - West and North West 29 29 +0

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) 202,503,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 99,191,596
Air transport 33,666,501
Other 23,326,192
Road transport 1,213,466

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) 101,304,796 101,198,415 -106,381
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,575,691 50,615,905 +2,040,214
Air transport 17,012,738 16,653,763 -358,975
Other 15,383,186 7,943,006 -7,440,180
Road transport 539,857 673,609 +133,752

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 123,392,691
London Gateway Port 44,256,707
Southampton 32,664,366
000 23,326,192
Dover 22,637,320

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 70,924,401 52,468,290 -18,456,111
London Gateway Port 16,472,394 27,784,313 +11,311,919
Southampton 17,737,223 14,927,143 -2,810,080
000 15,383,186 7,943,006 -7,440,180
Dover 10,038,927 12,598,393 +2,559,466
Immingham Docks 7,434,626 9,574,448 +2,139,822
London Heathrow Airport 7,045,782 6,152,437 -893,345
London 6,021,255 7,079,734 +1,058,479
Eurotunnel 5,413,768 6,582,470 +1,168,702
499 927,909 9,371,414 +8,443,505

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 354
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 292
Other manufacturing 70
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 66
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 57

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 261
2026-03 217
2026-02 196
2026-01 138
2025-12 138

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 473
0-1m 254
54m+ 247
15m-54m 135
Other 83

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 14,143,598
Ireland 8,447,535
Netherlands 8,121,350
Denmark 7,352,249
Germany 7,207,222

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 5,999,450 8,144,148 +2,144,698
Ireland 4,324,215 4,123,320 -200,895
Netherlands 5,099,044 3,022,306 -2,076,738
Denmark 4,415,537 2,936,712 -1,478,825
Germany 3,571,056 3,636,166 +65,110
Sweden 4,639,719 2,254,988 -2,384,731
Spain 933,911 2,652,999 +1,719,088
United States 2,029,870 1,356,356 -673,514
Poland 2,019,314 1,232,070 -787,244
Finland 297,636 1,964,359 +1,666,723

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 6,428,361
China 138,383
Bangladesh 90,691
Ireland 40,547
Viet Nam 31,959

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 3,270,725 3,157,636 -113,089
China 41,247 97,136 +55,889
Bangladesh 27,559 63,132 +35,573
Ireland 12,891 27,656 +14,765
Viet Nam 10,186 21,773 +11,587
India 2,902 2,066 -836
Sweden 163 3,842 +3,679
Germany 1,193 1,507 +314
South Korea 255 85 -170
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 65 +65

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) 40,344,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,974,426
Air transport 12,866,163
Other 6,787,959
Road transport 12,068

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) 21,394,445 18,949,959 -2,444,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,918,546 11,055,880 +137,334
Air transport 6,661,897 6,204,266 -457,631
Other 3,386,963 3,400,996 +14,033
Road transport 12,068 0 -12,068

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,120,294
Immingham Docks 14,993,879
000 6,787,959
London Heathrow Airport 5,259,724
East Midlands Airport 4,940,911

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 14,814,241 11,306,053 -3,508,188
Immingham Docks 6,862,250 8,131,629 +1,269,379
000 3,386,963 3,400,996 +14,033
London Heathrow Airport 2,787,849 2,471,875 -315,974
East Midlands Airport 2,721,839 2,219,072 -502,767
London 2,956,852 1,441,155 -1,515,697
Harwich 412,691 2,131,520 +1,718,829
Southampton 1,604,758 606,459 -998,299
Dover 899,932 988,165 +88,233
London Gateway Port 858,309 778,199 -80,110

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