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 5,630,631
Italy 5,591,009
China 2,684,175
France 2,263,403
Netherlands 1,847,893

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 2,400,914 3,229,717 +828,803
Italy 3,088,282 2,502,727 -585,555
China 1,336,339 1,347,836 +11,497
France 994,747 1,268,656 +273,909
Netherlands 960,239 887,654 -72,585
Sweden 821,065 657,442 -163,623
United States 586,242 121,169 -465,073
India 43,559 337,240 +293,681
Turkey 217,602 90,840 -126,762
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 5,963,245
China 3,094,443
Netherlands 1,710,716
United States 1,398,888
Italy 1,083,712

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 2,690,450 3,272,795 +582,345
China 1,525,999 1,568,444 +42,445
Netherlands 900,866 809,850 -91,016
United States 743,617 655,271 -88,346
Italy 601,639 482,073 -119,566
France 394,413 568,491 +174,078
Sweden 242,288 147,254 -95,034
India 43,559 341,748 +298,189
Turkey 210,236 97,984 -112,252
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
Inner London - West 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9
Greater Manchester 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 8 13 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 10 7 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 8 +5
South East Wales 7 5 -2
Lancashire 3 5 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 2 -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) 8,608,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,043,699
Other 5,804,885
Air transport 1,501,182
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) 3,928,973 4,679,451 +750,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,861,646 3,182,053 +320,407
Other 3,189,223 2,615,662 -573,561
Air transport 886,567 614,615 -271,952
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 5,804,885
Dover 4,209,672
London 2,802,895
Southampton 2,075,722
Felixstowe 1,825,855

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 3,189,223 2,615,662 -573,561
Dover 1,688,925 2,520,747 +831,822
London 1,265,306 1,537,589 +272,283
Southampton 1,061,198 1,014,524 -46,674
Felixstowe 895,293 930,562 +35,269
Immingham Docks 470,940 489,122 +18,182
Eurotunnel 492,202 215,454 -276,748
Thamesport 276,377 398,719 +122,342
Tyne 288,651 215,871 -72,780
London Gateway Port 152,908 276,658 +123,750

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Other manufacturing 21
Manufacture of textiles 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 34
2025-10 33
2025-09 30
2025-08 31

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 64
54m+ 33
0-1m 25
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 1,494,817
North Macedonia 992,915
Viet Nam 741,981
Netherlands 722,749
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 788,216 706,601 -81,615
North Macedonia 983,488 9,427 -974,061
Viet Nam 310,340 431,641 +121,301
Netherlands 281,212 441,537 +160,325
Hungary 2,083 711,142 +709,059
Ireland 214,451 220,699 +6,248
United States 81,423 267,263 +185,840
France 126,235 104,092 -22,143
Morocco 82,724 119,392 +36,668
China 198,351 1,221 -197,130

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 187,117
Turkey 23,651
China 4,717
Ireland 154
Germany 41

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 121,428 65,689 -55,739
Turkey 3,319 20,332 +17,013
China 4 4,713 +4,709
Ireland 0 154 +154
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) 4,757,424
Air transport 1,370,113
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,153,072
Other 215,938

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) 2,444,142 2,313,282 -130,860
Air transport 932,132 437,981 -494,151
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 447,187 705,885 +258,698
Other 124,751 91,187 -33,564

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,688,787
Southampton 519,360
Immingham Docks 508,790
London Heathrow Airport 461,782
ZLC 370,886

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 2,120,114 1,568,673 -551,441
Southampton 81,937 437,423 +355,486
Immingham Docks 260,400 248,390 -12,010
London Heathrow Airport 366,102 95,680 -270,422
ZLC 193,766 177,120 -16,646
East Midlands Airport 197,546 131,165 -66,381
Liverpool Docks 24,154 257,578 +233,424
Dover 80,960 179,476 +98,516
000 124,751 91,187 -33,564
Holyhead 44,772 78,085 +33,313

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