Import/export HS code 59039010: Various plastic-impregnated fabrics

Fabrics treated with plastics like cellulose derivatives for added strength

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 £
Italy 14,555,715
Turkey 6,780,955
United States 6,233,029
China 3,396,496
Germany 3,186,007

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 £
Italy 7,456,753 7,098,962 -357,791
Turkey 3,211,478 3,569,477 +357,999
United States 3,016,895 3,216,134 +199,239
China 1,893,572 1,502,924 -390,648
Germany 1,753,200 1,432,807 -320,393
France 858,137 929,225 +71,088
Netherlands 360,474 422,852 +62,378
South Korea 397,910 378,342 -19,568
Pakistan 256,333 301,789 +45,456
Portugal 228,717 300,298 +71,581

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 £
Italy 14,190,632
Turkey 6,813,827
United States 6,409,308
China 3,748,018
Germany 3,159,078

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 £
Italy 7,495,761 6,694,871 -800,890
Turkey 3,226,976 3,586,851 +359,875
United States 3,153,206 3,256,102 +102,896
China 2,079,302 1,668,716 -410,586
Germany 1,646,162 1,512,916 -133,246
France 577,905 406,816 -171,089
South Korea 405,214 351,639 -53,575
Portugal 315,330 341,839 +26,509
Pakistan 332,759 301,789 -30,970
Netherlands 201,891 382,084 +180,193

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 15 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -1
Inner London - West 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 3 -4
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 6 +3
Essex 6 3 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 5 +1

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) 20,819,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,415,830
Air transport 6,902,765
Road transport 1,935,550
Other 928,480

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) 10,671,275 10,148,473 -522,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,571,575 3,844,255 -1,727,320
Air transport 3,488,197 3,414,568 -73,629
Road transport 415,485 1,520,065 +1,104,580
Other 61,941 866,539 +804,598

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,598,653
London Heathrow Airport 5,941,843
Felixstowe 5,691,333
ZLC 2,450,322
Southampton 1,697,406

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 8,740,315 7,858,338 -881,977
London Heathrow Airport 2,993,344 2,948,499 -44,845
Felixstowe 3,764,304 1,927,029 -1,837,275
ZLC 453,374 1,996,948 +1,543,574
Southampton 666,652 1,030,754 +364,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 617,104 766,528 +149,424
Thamesport 714,510 257,805 -456,705
000 61,941 866,539 +804,598
Eurotunnel 560,213 339,543 -220,670
London Gateway Port 76,986 406,206 +329,220

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 42
Other manufacturing 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of textiles 14
Manufacture of other transport equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 38
2025-09 39
2025-08 27
2025-07 41

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 82
54m+ 42
15m-54m 21
Other 10
0-1m 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 £
Italy 6,938,514
Poland 3,048,577
France 2,969,663
Netherlands 2,431,130
Germany 785,441

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 £
Italy 3,617,941 3,320,573 -297,368
Poland 1,355,165 1,693,412 +338,247
France 1,361,906 1,607,757 +245,851
Netherlands 1,037,566 1,393,564 +355,998
Germany 316,845 468,596 +151,751
Turkey 601,380 89,811 -511,569
United States 298,667 266,489 -32,178
Canada 114,418 361,505 +247,087
Sweden 192,436 172,883 -19,553
Ireland 159,256 196,273 +37,017

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 £
China 80,223
Turkey 3,132
Germany 3,035
Netherlands 2,118
Ireland 532

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 £
China 12,975 67,248 +54,273
Turkey 1,136 1,996 +860
Germany 751 2,284 +1,533
Netherlands 1,137 981 -156
Ireland 0 532 +532
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 251 +251
Greece 0 224 +224
Taiwan 0 10 +10
XU 0 9 +9

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) 16,968,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,285,217
Air transport 1,798,164
Other 89,534
Road transport 4,928

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) 8,160,853 8,807,460 +646,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,618,600 666,617 -951,983
Air transport 763,895 1,034,269 +270,374
Other 15,999 73,535 +57,536
Road transport 4,928 0 -4,928

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,412,481
Immingham Docks 1,650,541
Felixstowe 788,175
Hull 690,038
London Heathrow Airport 523,579

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 7,346,534 7,065,947 -280,587
Immingham Docks 713,371 937,170 +223,799
Felixstowe 697,383 90,792 -606,591
Hull 158,093 531,945 +373,852
London Heathrow Airport 270,788 252,791 -17,997
East Midlands Airport 273,196 146,301 -126,895
London Stansted Airport 55,267 338,571 +283,304
London Gateway Port 264,172 103,653 -160,519
ZLC 108,701 241,596 +132,895
Liverpool Docks 171,462 137,356 -34,106

Quick facts

HS code: 59039010

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

Description: Fabrics treated with plastics like cellulose derivatives for added strength