Import/export HS code 590310: Plastic-coated fabrics with PVC

Textile fabrics coated or laminated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for waterproofing or protection

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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 13,673,529
Turkey 11,332,446
Belgium 9,436,612
Portugal 3,684,447
Germany 3,119,416

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 7,104,975 6,568,554 -536,421
Turkey 5,424,797 5,907,649 +482,852
Belgium 4,954,954 4,481,658 -473,296
Portugal 1,724,629 1,959,818 +235,189
Germany 1,765,931 1,353,485 -412,446
Ireland 1,441,975 1,333,717 -108,258
France 1,149,033 1,105,346 -43,687
Czechia 1,102,407 940,178 -162,229
Taiwan 577,679 797,675 +219,996
Netherlands 624,813 501,757 -123,056

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 15,092,505
Turkey 11,471,025
Belgium 9,776,416
Portugal 4,151,111
Germany 2,897,960

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 7,766,971 7,325,534 -441,437
Turkey 5,459,518 6,011,507 +551,989
Belgium 4,981,088 4,795,328 -185,760
Portugal 2,045,354 2,105,757 +60,403
Germany 1,723,274 1,174,686 -548,588
Poland 962,455 1,387,742 +425,287
South Korea 930,538 748,527 -182,011
Taiwan 641,991 738,919 +96,928
Czechia 674,985 598,589 -76,396
Italy 517,529 415,069 -102,460

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 35
Greater Manchester 27
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 21
Inner London - West 20
Lancashire 19

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
West Yorkshire 25 28 +3
Greater Manchester 20 23 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 16 15 -1
Inner London - West 14 11 -3
Lancashire 15 15 +0
West Midlands 12 10 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 14 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 9 +4

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) 26,761,160
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,179,430
Air transport 4,389,337
Road transport 2,730,198
Other 267,550

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) 13,019,615 13,741,545 +721,930
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,815,689 11,363,741 -1,451,948
Air transport 2,515,178 1,874,159 -641,019
Road transport 1,751,985 978,213 -773,772
Other 161,697 105,853 -55,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,619,743
Dover 8,029,116
Eurotunnel 6,725,745
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,842,986
Southampton 4,446,189

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 5,632,167 3,987,576 -1,644,591
Dover 4,139,647 3,889,469 -250,178
Eurotunnel 3,114,715 3,611,030 +496,315
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,205,505 2,637,481 +431,976
Southampton 2,451,770 1,994,419 -457,351
Thamesport 2,144,193 1,896,823 -247,370
Immingham Docks 1,882,049 1,404,455 -477,594
ZLC 1,862,756 1,307,047 -555,709
London Gateway Port 521,688 2,016,988 +1,495,300
Killingholme 740,920 861,881 +120,961

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 99
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Other manufacturing 42
Manufacture of textiles 36
Manufacture of furniture 32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 75
2025-11 79
2025-10 87
2025-09 73
2025-08 76

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 186
54m+ 75
0-1m 56
15m-54m 42
Other 19

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 £
Czechia 11,025,280
Germany 5,347,033
Poland 4,112,562
Netherlands 3,388,596
United States 2,426,844

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 £
Czechia 6,716,239 4,309,041 -2,407,198
Germany 2,784,657 2,562,376 -222,281
Poland 1,940,968 2,171,594 +230,626
Netherlands 1,959,517 1,429,079 -530,438
United States 1,037,791 1,389,053 +351,262
France 1,034,454 988,627 -45,827
Italy 806,095 808,381 +2,286
Turkey 697,995 773,925 +75,930
Morocco 770,988 673,939 -97,049
Spain 504,334 882,215 +377,881

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 £
Spain 144,756
Belgium 62,781
XI 9,290
France 8,339
Germany 5,999

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 £
Spain 76,474 68,282 -8,192
Belgium 36,579 26,202 -10,377
XI 9,290 0 -9,290
France 4,520 3,819 -701
Germany 18 5,981 +5,963
Czechia 2,838 555 -2,283
China 1,501 1,570 +69
Turkey 0 103 +103
Greece 0 64 +64

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) 35,914,567
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,406,558
Air transport 4,811,851
Other 242,245
Road transport 20,666

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) 19,206,973 16,707,594 -2,499,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,915,200 2,491,358 -423,842
Air transport 2,536,734 2,275,117 -261,617
Other 134,225 108,020 -26,205
Road transport 20,666 0 -20,666

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,675,215
London Heathrow Airport 2,201,395
Immingham Docks 1,827,282
London Gateway Port 1,606,519
Southampton 1,066,006

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 17,190,926 14,484,289 -2,706,637
London Heathrow Airport 1,201,566 999,829 -201,737
Immingham Docks 1,058,611 768,671 -289,940
London Gateway Port 757,321 849,198 +91,877
Southampton 354,301 711,705 +357,404
East Midlands Airport 632,880 409,301 -223,579
Liverpool Docks 532,929 378,245 -154,684
Harwich 400,952 417,887 +16,935
Felixstowe 461,128 341,935 -119,193
Holyhead 407,160 299,463 -107,697

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 590310

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

Description: Textile fabrics coated or laminated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for waterproofing or protection