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 6,001,010
Turkey 5,447,432
United States 5,273,659
Ireland 5,182,411
Norway 4,906,120

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 1,342,446 4,658,564 +3,316,118
Turkey 2,739,268 2,708,164 -31,104
United States 2,590,767 2,682,892 +92,125
Ireland 2,336,695 2,845,716 +509,021
Norway 2,135,689 2,770,431 +634,742
Italy 1,638,313 1,557,065 -81,248
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,085,363 935,962 -149,401
Viet Nam 486,736 1,012,755 +526,019
China 756,805 603,740 -153,065
Spain 1,036,486 254,246 -782,240

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 5,824,971
Turkey 5,451,131
United States 5,239,127
Ireland 5,081,343
Norway 4,908,399

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 1,276,341 4,548,630 +3,272,289
Turkey 2,742,240 2,708,891 -33,349
United States 2,454,206 2,784,921 +330,715
Ireland 2,282,380 2,798,963 +516,583
Norway 2,137,209 2,771,190 +633,981
Italy 1,580,419 1,468,349 -112,070
China 1,341,011 1,434,188 +93,177
Viet Nam 537,424 1,045,904 +508,480
Spain 999,772 238,685 -761,087
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 718,800 213,370 -505,430

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
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 20 11 -9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 11 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 7 -6
Inner London - East 11 10 -1
Outer London - West and North West 8 12 +4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 9 12 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 9 -3
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 10 -1
West Midlands 9 8 -1

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 32,347,768
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,467,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,098,104
Road transport 162,129
Other 148,730

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 16,022,344 16,325,424 +303,080
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,325,158 5,142,630 +3,817,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,184,694 913,410 -271,284
Road transport 5,577 156,552 +150,975
Other 63,638 85,092 +21,454
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 23,472,133
London Heathrow Airport 5,559,581
Dover 4,721,382
London Stansted Airport 1,527,450
Birmingham Airport 811,293

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 11,414,478 12,057,655 +643,177
London Heathrow Airport 2,903,121 2,656,460 -246,661
Dover 787,592 3,933,790 +3,146,198
London Stansted Airport 722,306 805,144 +82,838
Birmingham Airport 492,374 318,919 -173,455
Eurotunnel 115,398 651,583 +536,185
London Gateway Port 384,085 332,030 -52,055
Holyhead 240,126 404,041 +163,915
Felixstowe 298,103 171,207 -126,896
Southampton 246,556 178,544 -68,012

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 63
Other manufacturing 32
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
2025-11 39
2025-10 55
2025-09 52
2025-08 55
2025-07 60

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+ 109
15m-54m 36
Other 33
0-1m 28

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 5,906,138
France 5,086,566
United States 3,926,845
Germany 1,550,393
Netherlands 1,411,369

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 2,696,154 3,209,984 +513,830
France 2,703,512 2,383,054 -320,458
United States 1,642,120 2,284,725 +642,605
Germany 900,811 649,582 -251,229
Netherlands 437,073 974,296 +537,223
Ireland 594,610 456,532 -138,078
Turkey 546,904 490,666 -56,238
Poland 528,185 502,533 -25,652
Spain 552,421 337,940 -214,481
Mexico 416,077 363,824 -52,253

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 3,498
Taiwan 1,430
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 2,889 609 -2,280
Taiwan 792 638 -154
Austria 0 194 +194
Nicaragua 189 0 -189
Ireland 142 0 -142
XU 32 18 -14
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 20,346,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,094,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 321,863
Other 127,964
Road transport 17,027

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 10,252,794 10,093,999 -158,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,248,862 4,845,195 +596,333
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 142,982 178,881 +35,899
Other 78,067 49,897 -28,170
Road transport 17,027 0 -17,027

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 10,345,689
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,569,714
London Stansted Airport 4,406,294
ZLC 2,522,499
London Heathrow Airport 2,057,209

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 5,012,075 5,333,614 +321,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,428,263 4,141,451 +713,188
London Stansted Airport 2,400,102 2,006,192 -393,910
ZLC 1,053,080 1,469,419 +416,339
London Heathrow Airport 1,222,787 834,422 -388,365
Manchester Airport 527,222 432,062 -95,160
Dover 392,951 342,999 -49,952
Holyhead 382,505 276,762 -105,743
London Gateway Port 53,863 136,855 +82,992
000 78,067 49,897 -28,170

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