Import/export HS code 59039091: Fabrics with cellulose or other plastics (right side)

Fabrics coated with cellulose or other plastics, with the fabric visible on one side

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 5,631,689
Italy 5,505,661
China 2,628,426
France 2,281,283
Netherlands 1,913,517

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 2,364,648 3,267,041 +902,393
Italy 3,055,025 2,450,636 -604,389
China 1,425,219 1,203,207 -222,012
France 539,910 1,741,373 +1,201,463
Netherlands 992,799 920,718 -72,081
Sweden 831,237 670,965 -160,272
United States 514,636 176,515 -338,121
Turkey 219,285 90,840 -128,445
India 43,559 226,432 +182,873
Hungary 119,434 108,014 -11,420

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 5,951,050
China 3,049,433
Netherlands 1,778,331
United States 1,382,628
Italy 1,076,590

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 2,222,331 3,728,719 +1,506,388
China 1,593,188 1,456,245 -136,943
Netherlands 933,450 844,881 -88,569
United States 661,929 720,699 +58,770
Italy 574,075 502,515 -71,560
France 389,858 563,464 +173,606
Sweden 228,952 160,777 -68,175
Turkey 212,372 99,130 -113,242
India 43,559 227,637 +184,078
Hungary 119,434 108,014 -11,420

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 15
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
West Yorkshire 10 13 +3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 10 6 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 7 +3
South East Wales 7 5 -2
Lancashire 3 5 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0

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) 8,615,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,985,572
Other 5,773,314
Air transport 1,434,243
Road transport 167,240

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) 3,753,204 4,862,347 +1,109,143
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,614,135 3,371,437 +757,302
Other 3,215,800 2,557,514 -658,286
Air transport 835,999 598,244 -237,755
Road transport 136,847 30,393 -106,454

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,773,314
Dover 4,118,978
London 2,887,009
Southampton 2,028,961
Felixstowe 1,794,792

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 £
000 3,215,800 2,557,514 -658,286
Dover 1,223,428 2,895,550 +1,672,122
London 1,261,918 1,625,091 +363,173
Southampton 1,073,105 955,856 -117,249
Felixstowe 896,840 897,952 +1,112
Immingham Docks 484,511 503,431 +18,920
Eurotunnel 486,018 202,405 -283,613
Thamesport 285,189 375,536 +90,347
Tyne 298,555 238,558 -59,997
London Gateway Port 151,173 273,885 +122,712

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 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Other manufacturing 22
Manufacture of textiles 16
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 34
2025-10 33
2025-09 30
2025-08 31
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 66
54m+ 33
0-1m 26
15m-54m 15
Other 11

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 £
Germany 1,494,490
North Macedonia 1,486,529
Viet Nam 741,981
Netherlands 721,433
Hungary 713,225

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 £
Germany 828,937 665,553 -163,384
North Macedonia 1,477,102 9,427 -1,467,675
Viet Nam 310,340 431,641 +121,301
Netherlands 290,881 430,552 +139,671
Hungary 2,083 711,142 +709,059
Ireland 207,034 230,526 +23,492
United States 55,987 303,003 +247,016
France 123,419 106,985 -16,434
China 221,835 1,221 -220,614
Morocco 82,724 97,799 +15,075

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 £
XI 186,840
Turkey 23,651
China 4,717
Ireland 359
XU 196

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 £
XI 123,624 63,216 -60,408
Turkey 0 23,651 +23,651
China 2 4,715 +4,713
Ireland 205 154 -51
XU 0 196 +196
Germany 0 41 +41
Taiwan 0 30 +30
Greece 0 22 +22
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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) 5,180,683
Air transport 1,427,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,193,221
Other 215,866
Road transport 5,825

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) 2,918,802 2,261,881 -656,921
Air transport 972,129 455,866 -516,263
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 451,904 741,317 +289,413
Other 123,831 92,035 -31,796
Road transport 5,825 0 -5,825

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,175,152
Immingham Docks 547,849
Southampton 519,360
London Heathrow Airport 461,782
ZLC 380,970

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 2,639,270 1,535,882 -1,103,388
Immingham Docks 278,441 269,408 -9,033
Southampton 81,937 437,423 +355,486
London Heathrow Airport 366,102 95,680 -270,422
ZLC 205,739 175,231 -30,508
East Midlands Airport 197,810 148,032 -49,778
Liverpool Docks 14,193 262,388 +248,195
Dover 83,587 146,000 +62,413
000 123,831 92,035 -31,796
Felixstowe 116,765 5,464 -111,301

Quick facts

HS code: 59039091

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

Description: Fabrics coated with cellulose or other plastics, with the fabric visible on one side