Import/export HS code 490890: Various types of decals

Various decals not covered by specific categories, including non-heat-resistant or specialty designs for different surfaces

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 6,772,653
Turkey 5,376,485
United States 5,187,105
Ireland 5,109,099
Norway 4,773,937

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 1,345,270 5,427,383 +4,082,113
Turkey 2,619,083 2,757,402 +138,319
United States 2,511,126 2,675,979 +164,853
Ireland 2,233,500 2,875,599 +642,099
Norway 2,086,349 2,687,588 +601,239
Italy 1,657,514 1,590,552 -66,962
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,262,007 810,127 -451,880
Viet Nam 586,377 1,013,940 +427,563
China 736,108 628,515 -107,593
Spain 1,018,765 256,478 -762,287

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 6,583,411
Turkey 5,380,184
United States 5,195,331
Ireland 5,010,605
Norway 4,776,216

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 1,259,773 5,323,638 +4,063,865
Turkey 2,622,055 2,758,129 +136,074
United States 2,429,286 2,766,045 +336,759
Ireland 2,170,336 2,840,269 +669,933
Norway 2,087,869 2,688,347 +600,478
Italy 1,598,661 1,501,861 -96,800
China 1,502,516 1,269,180 -233,336
Viet Nam 637,065 1,047,089 +410,024
Spain 984,566 240,917 -743,649
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 707,046 271,238 -435,808

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17
Inner London - East 17
Outer London - West and North West 15

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 19 13 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 11 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 6 -7
Inner London - East 12 8 -4
Outer London - West and North West 9 11 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 12 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 10 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 31,997,490
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,309,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,152,604
Road transport 162,129
Other 146,163

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 £
Air transport 15,855,821 16,141,669 +285,848
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,296,249 6,012,919 +4,716,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,207,982 944,622 -263,360
Road transport 5,577 156,552 +150,975
Other 77,049 69,114 -7,935
Rail transport 3,323 0 -3,323

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 23,438,548
Dover 5,498,888
London Heathrow Airport 5,395,233
London Stansted Airport 1,396,015
Eurotunnel 786,448

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 £
East Midlands Airport 11,426,093 12,012,455 +586,362
Dover 760,095 4,738,793 +3,978,698
London Heathrow Airport 2,837,354 2,557,879 -279,475
London Stansted Airport 647,967 748,048 +100,081
Eurotunnel 121,486 664,962 +543,476
Birmingham Airport 393,569 369,097 -24,472
London Gateway Port 382,498 314,879 -67,619
Holyhead 228,423 466,039 +237,616
Felixstowe 289,566 168,256 -121,310
Thamesport 224,342 231,560 +7,218

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 87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Other manufacturing 31
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 20
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 39
2025-10 55
2025-09 52
2025-08 55

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 119
54m+ 111
15m-54m 35
Other 33
0-1m 27

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 £
Belgium 5,875,892
France 5,037,724
United States 4,052,353
Germany 1,659,706
Netherlands 1,460,155

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 £
Belgium 2,662,930 3,212,962 +550,032
France 2,633,385 2,404,339 -229,046
United States 1,699,637 2,352,716 +653,079
Germany 912,199 747,507 -164,692
Netherlands 422,271 1,037,884 +615,613
Turkey 545,376 530,944 -14,432
Poland 541,649 487,263 -54,386
Ireland 604,164 415,891 -188,273
Spain 538,212 338,936 -199,276
Italy 348,539 412,332 +63,793

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 £
Portugal 117,170
Belgium 5,284
XI 2,589
Taiwan 1,350
Austria 194

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 £
Portugal 68,732 48,438 -20,294
Belgium 5,284 0 -5,284
XI 2,034 555 -1,479
Taiwan 788 562 -226
Austria 0 194 +194
Ireland 142 0 -142
Nicaragua 67 0 -67
China 7 0 -7

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 20,344,989
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,130,116
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 331,748
Other 126,853
Road transport 13,325

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 £
Air transport 10,083,737 10,261,252 +177,515
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,296,214 4,833,902 +537,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 141,157 190,591 +49,434
Other 77,086 49,767 -27,319
Road transport 13,325 0 -13,325

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,323,016
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,602,487
London Stansted Airport 4,484,331
ZLC 2,572,648
London Heathrow Airport 1,969,009

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 £
East Midlands Airport 4,819,438 5,503,578 +684,140
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,426,347 4,176,140 +749,793
London Stansted Airport 2,503,682 1,980,649 -523,033
ZLC 1,049,960 1,522,688 +472,728
London Heathrow Airport 1,098,798 870,211 -228,587
Manchester Airport 570,629 365,836 -204,793
Dover 433,311 332,056 -101,255
Holyhead 344,054 286,012 -58,042
London Gateway Port 53,863 136,855 +82,992
000 77,086 49,767 -27,319

Quick facts

HS code: 490890

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

Description: Various decals not covered by specific categories, including non-heat-resistant or specialty designs for different surfaces