Import/export HS code 3918: Plastic floor and wall coverings

Plastic floor coverings, wall coverings, or ceiling coverings, available in rolls or tiles. These can be self-adhesive or non-adhesive

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* 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 399,615,644
Belgium 167,734,736
Germany 58,570,292
Netherlands 43,703,798
France 37,418,616

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 214,237,420 185,378,224 -28,859,196
Belgium 87,474,203 80,260,533 -7,213,670
Germany 30,929,475 27,640,817 -3,288,658
Netherlands 21,931,284 21,772,514 -158,770
France 20,009,658 17,408,958 -2,600,700
Slovenia 16,293,705 14,182,130 -2,111,575
Viet Nam 13,296,740 10,648,106 -2,648,634
South Korea 10,472,437 10,717,301 +244,864
Luxembourg 9,409,931 8,603,489 -806,442
United States 8,916,543 8,565,146 -351,397

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 432,419,811
Belgium 128,178,518
Germany 50,163,034
France 42,998,168
Slovenia 35,835,897

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 228,856,757 203,563,054 -25,293,703
Belgium 66,054,725 62,123,793 -3,930,932
Germany 26,811,723 23,351,311 -3,460,412
France 22,728,759 20,269,409 -2,459,350
Slovenia 19,253,723 16,582,174 -2,671,549
Luxembourg 18,865,351 15,241,920 -3,623,431
Netherlands 16,736,721 14,982,455 -1,754,266
South Korea 14,232,399 13,992,669 -239,730
Viet Nam 14,449,682 11,537,240 -2,912,442
United States 9,038,347 8,889,259 -149,088

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 43
Greater Manchester 41
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34
West Midlands 34
West Yorkshire 34

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
Inner London - West 33 21 -12
Greater Manchester 25 27 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 26 +1
West Midlands 20 24 +4
West Yorkshire 28 20 -8
Outer London - West and North West 24 17 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 13 -11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 23 +2
Inner London - East 14 17 +3
Essex 16 18 +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) 513,733,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 342,510,422
Other 31,037,467
Air transport 23,249,554
Rail transport 4,641,377

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) 263,397,845 250,335,385 -13,062,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 184,946,683 157,563,739 -27,382,944
Other 18,679,044 12,358,423 -6,320,621
Air transport 12,658,381 10,591,173 -2,067,208
Rail transport 1,523,175 3,118,202 +1,595,027
Road transport 91,754 66,485 -25,269

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 212,458,036
Southampton 150,932,713
Dover 87,983,700
London Gateway Port 69,964,685
Immingham Docks 57,246,472

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 118,623,084 93,834,952 -24,788,132
Southampton 96,926,988 54,005,725 -42,921,263
Dover 46,898,185 41,085,515 -5,812,670
London Gateway Port 10,828,649 59,136,036 +48,307,387
Immingham Docks 29,156,925 28,089,547 -1,067,378
London 26,641,860 24,393,113 -2,248,747
Eurotunnel 27,508,168 20,918,710 -6,589,458
Killingholme 17,492,441 21,040,924 +3,548,483
Hull 17,216,809 20,191,658 +2,974,849
000 18,679,044 12,358,423 -6,320,621

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 208
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 166
Specialised construction activities 52
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 98
2025-11 112
2025-10 108
2025-09 117
2025-08 112

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 252
54m+ 151
15m-54m 82
0-1m 77
Other 66

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 £
United States 56,907,918
Germany 41,506,898
Ireland 37,424,485
France 33,863,579
Australia 16,136,076

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 £
United States 29,019,155 27,888,763 -1,130,392
Germany 21,726,064 19,780,834 -1,945,230
Ireland 18,844,571 18,579,914 -264,657
France 17,281,251 16,582,328 -698,923
Australia 8,958,539 7,177,537 -1,781,002
Canada 6,602,994 7,213,875 +610,881
Spain 3,900,513 4,252,587 +352,074
Italy 2,928,485 4,882,500 +1,954,015
United Arab Emirates 3,266,142 4,395,186 +1,129,044
Poland 2,716,314 4,437,831 +1,721,517

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 £
Czechia 20,892,594
XI 3,718,993
China 2,654,825
Belgium 1,725,154
Switzerland 1,701,179

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 £
Czechia 10,468,310 10,424,284 -44,026
XI 1,934,930 1,784,063 -150,867
China 1,069,940 1,584,885 +514,945
Belgium 1,088,730 636,424 -452,306
Switzerland 1,017,064 684,115 -332,949
Ireland 126,902 428,756 +301,854
Slovenia 93,344 41,105 -52,239
Viet Nam 3,717 110,583 +106,866
Germany 19,827 47,389 +27,562
Slovakia 34,269 9,175 -25,094

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,896,627
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,080,057
Other 33,583,066
Air transport 16,666,220
Road transport 175,261

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,718,240 71,178,387 -8,539,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,695,362 69,384,695 +3,689,333
Other 16,875,919 16,707,147 -168,772
Air transport 8,517,908 8,148,312 -369,596
Road transport 156,307 18,954 -137,353

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,018,400
London Gateway Port 46,853,340
Felixstowe 35,304,260
000 33,583,066
Southampton 33,204,916

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 42,222,040 40,796,360 -1,425,680
London Gateway Port 20,025,469 26,827,871 +6,802,402
Felixstowe 21,516,872 13,787,388 -7,729,484
000 16,875,919 16,707,147 -168,772
Southampton 17,033,496 16,171,420 -862,076
Liverpool Docks 13,329,361 11,654,453 -1,674,908
Holyhead 8,419,921 9,122,990 +703,069
Immingham Docks 7,636,454 5,930,264 -1,706,190
Dover 3,617,325 8,398,263 +4,780,938
London Heathrow Airport 5,315,836 5,007,890 -307,946

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 3918

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

Description: Plastic floor coverings, wall coverings, or ceiling coverings, available in rolls or tiles. These can be self-adhesive or non-adhesive