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 14,619,994
Turkey 6,364,151
United States 6,205,643
China 3,385,829
Germany 3,120,810

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 7,270,015 7,349,979 +79,964
Turkey 2,765,259 3,598,892 +833,633
United States 3,097,538 3,108,105 +10,567
China 1,767,106 1,618,723 -148,383
Germany 1,746,342 1,374,468 -371,874
France 862,017 936,027 +74,010
Netherlands 333,464 489,850 +156,386
South Korea 421,135 388,352 -32,783
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 14,321,141
Turkey 6,399,188
United States 6,381,711
China 3,721,711
Germany 3,097,385

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 7,303,649 7,017,492 -286,157
Turkey 2,780,757 3,618,431 +837,674
United States 3,223,776 3,157,935 -65,841
China 1,955,186 1,766,525 -188,661
Germany 1,638,958 1,458,427 -180,531
France 636,887 340,101 -296,786
South Korea 428,439 361,649 -66,790
Pakistan 332,759 301,789 -30,970
Netherlands 186,857 444,481 +257,624
Portugal 260,187 341,839 +81,652

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
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 10
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
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 7 +0
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 3 -3
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) 20,632,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,304,015
Air transport 6,750,597
Road transport 1,951,180
Other 933,876

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) 10,491,576 10,141,166 -350,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,175,237 4,128,778 -1,046,459
Air transport 3,331,457 3,419,140 +87,683
Road transport 418,870 1,532,310 +1,113,440
Other 61,355 872,521 +811,166

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,438,086
London Heathrow Airport 5,866,295
Felixstowe 5,298,669
ZLC 2,458,776
Southampton 1,693,381

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 8,553,694 7,884,392 -669,302
London Heathrow Airport 2,894,638 2,971,657 +77,019
Felixstowe 3,225,600 2,073,069 -1,152,531
ZLC 449,583 2,009,193 +1,559,610
Southampton 828,811 864,570 +35,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 711,049 684,974 -26,075
Thamesport 710,180 493,004 -217,176
000 61,355 872,521 +811,166
Eurotunnel 552,599 328,037 -224,562
London Gateway Port 81,082 519,427 +438,345

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 41
Other manufacturing 27
Manufacture of textiles 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of other transport equipment 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 32
2025-11 30
2025-10 38
2025-09 39
2025-08 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 81
54m+ 38
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 7,021,273
Poland 3,063,225
France 3,011,829
Netherlands 2,598,305
Germany 845,599

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 3,712,933 3,308,340 -404,593
Poland 1,398,086 1,665,139 +267,053
France 1,365,188 1,646,641 +281,453
Netherlands 1,144,375 1,453,930 +309,555
Germany 349,353 496,246 +146,893
Turkey 450,789 93,067 -357,722
United States 269,136 266,489 -2,647
Canada 154,130 322,577 +168,447
Morocco 190,710 193,062 +2,352
Sweden 191,097 188,619 -2,478

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 79,594
Turkey 3,099
Germany 3,013
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 17,800 61,794 +43,994
Turkey 1,103 1,996 +893
Germany 741 2,272 +1,531
Netherlands 1,356 762 -594
Ireland 0 532 +532
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 251 +251
Greece 0 224 +224
Taiwan 0 10 +10

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) 17,215,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,269,712
Air transport 1,780,130
Other 88,850
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) 8,435,070 8,780,478 +345,408
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,414,771 854,941 -559,830
Air transport 758,521 1,021,609 +263,088
Other 21,000 67,850 +46,850
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 14,501,539
Immingham Docks 1,760,536
Hull 738,692
Felixstowe 674,581
London Heathrow Airport 511,145

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 7,516,847 6,984,692 -532,155
Immingham Docks 695,108 1,065,428 +370,320
Hull 196,247 542,445 +346,198
Felixstowe 609,162 65,419 -543,743
London Heathrow Airport 297,663 213,482 -84,181
East Midlands Airport 241,583 163,720 -77,863
London Stansted Airport 55,267 338,571 +283,304
Liverpool Docks 171,462 198,691 +27,229
ZLC 110,099 251,735 +141,636
London Gateway Port 249,475 104,145 -145,330

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