Import/export HS code 39181010: PVC-coated coverings

Plastic coverings with a base material coated or covered with PVC

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 £
Belgium 149,273,734
China 57,610,856
Germany 39,799,679
Netherlands 36,859,783
Slovenia 30,454,300

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 £
Belgium 72,664,204 76,609,530 +3,945,326
China 28,471,820 29,139,036 +667,216
Germany 20,003,356 19,796,323 -207,033
Netherlands 17,766,544 19,093,239 +1,326,695
Slovenia 16,291,601 14,162,699 -2,128,902
France 11,985,980 11,045,849 -940,131
Luxembourg 6,583,610 5,063,041 -1,520,569
Sweden 4,718,237 5,812,141 +1,093,904
United States 3,278,797 2,891,322 -387,475
South Korea 2,629,799 2,371,715 -258,084

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 £
Belgium 114,800,635
China 62,415,285
Germany 40,079,270
Slovenia 35,831,296
France 29,215,462

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 £
Belgium 53,482,761 61,317,874 +7,835,113
China 31,278,471 31,136,814 -141,657
Germany 20,980,252 19,099,018 -1,881,234
Slovenia 19,251,619 16,579,677 -2,671,942
France 14,736,215 14,479,247 -256,968
Luxembourg 16,318,786 12,000,865 -4,317,921
Netherlands 13,496,765 13,419,596 -77,169
South Korea 5,522,964 4,855,871 -667,093
United States 3,306,476 3,289,788 -16,688
Sweden 2,689,411 3,765,613 +1,076,202

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7

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 10 7 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 3 -3
Lancashire 6 1 -5
Outer London - West and North West 2 5 +3
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 4 1 -3
Merseyside 5 3 -2

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) 256,715,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,176,132
Air transport 8,035,429
Other 7,114,514
Rail transport 4,639,773

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) 135,058,807 121,656,442 -13,402,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 50,987,259 63,188,873 +12,201,614
Air transport 4,348,080 3,687,349 -660,731
Other 3,275,822 3,838,692 +562,870
Rail transport 1,521,571 3,118,202 +1,596,631
Road transport 25,557 21,533 -4,024

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 62,543,881
Immingham Docks 52,293,298
London 40,836,555
Felixstowe 36,507,259
Killingholme 35,748,942

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 31,960,924 30,582,957 -1,377,967
Immingham Docks 26,139,664 26,153,634 +13,970
London 18,646,532 22,190,023 +3,543,491
Felixstowe 17,755,345 18,751,914 +996,569
Killingholme 16,495,746 19,253,196 +2,757,450
Eurotunnel 19,818,311 14,334,430 -5,483,881
Hull 11,756,531 19,045,167 +7,288,636
Purfleet 12,225,744 12,029,327 -196,417
Southampton 11,325,381 11,125,119 -200,262
Middlesbrough 5,268,452 3,860,373 -1,408,079

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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Specialised construction activities 10
Air transport 7
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 18
2025-10 25
2025-09 26
2025-08 26

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
54m+ 49
1m-15m 48
15m-54m 17
Other 12
0-1m 5

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 40,201,982
France 18,763,585
Germany 16,323,036
Ireland 14,378,454
Canada 8,751,879

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 22,959,656 17,242,326 -5,717,330
France 9,632,700 9,130,885 -501,815
Germany 7,421,984 8,901,052 +1,479,068
Ireland 7,852,945 6,525,509 -1,327,436
Canada 4,181,152 4,570,727 +389,575
Australia 3,951,124 3,305,208 -645,916
Poland 2,130,543 2,468,337 +337,794
Spain 2,033,471 1,826,299 -207,172
Sweden 3,089,819 282,997 -2,806,822
Netherlands 1,728,280 1,457,154 -271,126

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
Belgium 1,451,268
Ireland 409,737
XI 193,173
Slovenia 134,449

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
Belgium 925,854 525,414 -400,440
Ireland 92,185 317,552 +225,367
XI 145,443 47,730 -97,713
Slovenia 93,344 41,105 -52,239
China 30,008 44,592 +14,584
Switzerland 39,900 8,267 -31,633
Slovakia 34,269 9,175 -25,094
Netherlands 0 23,199 +23,199
Germany 0 13,445 +13,445

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) 70,889,958
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,269,995
Other 23,597,600
Air transport 11,476,572
Road transport 47,418

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) 39,698,611 31,191,347 -8,507,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,117,253 24,152,742 -964,511
Other 12,040,594 11,557,006 -483,588
Air transport 5,783,249 5,693,323 -89,926
Road transport 47,418 0 -47,418

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,608,136
000 23,597,600
Felixstowe 22,675,242
Southampton 17,370,355
London Gateway Port 14,789,028

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 15,600,494 16,007,642 +407,148
000 12,040,594 11,557,006 -483,588
Felixstowe 12,281,031 10,394,211 -1,886,820
Southampton 11,032,069 6,338,286 -4,693,783
London Gateway Port 6,743,675 8,045,353 +1,301,678
Liverpool Docks 6,367,584 5,204,052 -1,163,532
Holyhead 4,886,955 4,124,702 -762,253
London Heathrow Airport 3,789,927 3,694,931 -94,996
Immingham Docks 3,479,458 1,091,764 -2,387,694
Dover 1,645,533 1,662,711 +17,178

Quick facts

HS code: 39181010

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

Description: Plastic coverings with a base material coated or covered with PVC