Import/export HS code 590190: Various stiffened or treated fabrics

All other types of stiffened or treated fabrics not specifically listed, used for various industrial purposes

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 11,303,565
United States 1,032,655
Netherlands 629,865
India 558,807
Italy 485,606

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 6,287,512 5,016,053 -1,271,459
United States 548,114 484,541 -63,573
Netherlands 310,424 319,441 +9,017
India 340,613 218,194 -122,419
Italy 246,870 238,736 -8,134
Dominican Republic 205,132 194,653 -10,479
Belgium 212,193 186,029 -26,164
Germany 182,817 86,128 -96,689
France 120,443 72,417 -48,026
Denmark 61,867 39,531 -22,336

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 11,801,905
United States 1,088,979
India 531,193
Italy 484,557
Belgium 408,982

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 6,646,193 5,155,712 -1,490,481
United States 582,809 506,170 -76,639
India 332,011 199,182 -132,829
Italy 246,028 238,529 -7,499
Belgium 212,604 196,378 -16,226
Dominican Republic 196,240 194,653 -1,587
Viet Nam 48,624 220,613 +171,989
Poland 109,594 54,667 -54,927
France 63,313 37,996 -25,317
Germany 68,255 14,068 -54,187

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 40
Inner London - West 20
West Central Scotland 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - East 9

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 22 20 -2
Inner London - West 13 15 +2
West Central Scotland 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +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) 11,555,068
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,537,374
Air transport 1,383,318
Other 1,268,084
Road transport 61,571

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) 6,275,537 5,279,531 -996,006
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 966,147 571,227 -394,920
Air transport 726,571 656,747 -69,824
Other 814,772 453,312 -361,460
Road transport 27,176 34,395 +7,219

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,879,104
Southampton 3,526,625
London Gateway Port 2,599,514
000 1,268,084
Liverpool Docks 881,336

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 2,377,143 1,501,961 -875,182
Southampton 2,567,842 958,783 -1,609,059
London Gateway Port 694,511 1,905,003 +1,210,492
000 814,772 453,312 -361,460
Liverpool Docks 414,074 467,262 +53,188
London 392,996 332,900 -60,096
Dover 347,205 89,578 -257,627
Manchester Airport 252,442 118,267 -134,175
London Heathrow Airport 122,815 233,395 +110,580
Immingham Docks 190,748 138,668 -52,080

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 97
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Other manufacturing 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 28
2025-09 29
2025-08 26
2025-07 27

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 72
0-1m 43
54m+ 33
15m-54m 19
Other 9

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 £
Ireland 307,954
Peru 226,175
France 180,205
United States 155,817
Canada 120,728

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 £
Ireland 154,978 152,976 -2,002
Peru 0 226,175 +226,175
France 136,635 43,570 -93,065
United States 88,648 67,169 -21,479
Canada 104,736 15,992 -88,744
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 70,797 43,990 -26,807
United Arab Emirates 70,031 9,654 -60,377
Australia 74,517 0 -74,517
Netherlands 30,124 36,824 +6,700
Czechia 48,428 15,847 -32,581

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 £
Ireland 7,041
China 3,393
India 2,062
Spain 535
XI 397

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 £
Ireland 7,041 0 -7,041
China 1,026 2,367 +1,341
India 845 1,217 +372
Spain 535 0 -535
XI 148 249 +101
Taiwan 0 4 +4

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) 900,354
Air transport 862,243
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,689
Other 13,432

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) 521,234 379,120 -142,114
Air transport 456,543 405,700 -50,843
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,639 53,050 -13,589
Other 9,595 3,837 -5,758

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 608,587
Dover / Eurotunnel 450,192
Holyhead 186,207
East Midlands Airport 124,323
London Gateway Port 89,432

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 326,685 281,902 -44,783
Dover / Eurotunnel 266,225 183,967 -82,258
Holyhead 81,363 104,844 +23,481
East Midlands Airport 72,358 51,965 -20,393
London Gateway Port 39,113 50,319 +11,206
ZLC 29,052 40,594 +11,542
Newhaven 67,500 0 -67,500
Liverpool Docks 36,198 18,867 -17,331
London Stansted Airport 27,394 25,525 -1,869
Immingham Docks 24,879 12,909 -11,970

Quick facts

HS code: 590190

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

Description: All other types of stiffened or treated fabrics not specifically listed, used for various industrial purposes