Import/export HS code 59050010: Parallel yarn wall coverings

Wall coverings made with parallel yarns attached to a backing material

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 £
China 1,059,530
Italy 513,059
United States 178,416
Netherlands 169,898
Belgium 168,512

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 596,723 462,807 -133,916
Italy 214,001 299,058 +85,057
United States 101,153 77,263 -23,890
Netherlands 114,271 55,627 -58,644
Belgium 77,510 91,002 +13,492
Germany 39,845 105,210 +65,365
Philippines 60,054 59,086 -968
India 0 86,412 +86,412
France 16,620 69,289 +52,669
South Korea 47,985 31,977 -16,008

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 1,161,265
Italy 572,088
Netherlands 173,655
Germany 134,544
India 125,844

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 651,471 509,794 -141,677
Italy 279,198 292,890 +13,692
Netherlands 85,068 88,587 +3,519
Germany 29,334 105,210 +75,876
India 1,383 124,461 +123,078
Philippines 62,942 59,086 -3,856
United States 63,171 52,375 -10,796
South Korea 67,130 31,977 -35,153
Belgium 21,868 30,430 +8,562
Poland 14,533 16,964 +2,431

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Outer London - West and North West 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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
Inner London - West 9 14 +5
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Devon 0 1 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,592,075
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 591,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 512,650
Other 8,021

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 £
Air transport 785,316 806,759 +21,443
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 312,704 278,690 -34,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 208,795 303,855 +95,060
Other 0 8,021 +8,021

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,006,612
East Midlands Airport 449,014
Dover 329,116
Southampton 300,139
Thamesport 148,461

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 455,423 551,189 +95,766
East Midlands Airport 263,025 185,989 -77,036
Dover 131,818 197,298 +65,480
Southampton 201,381 98,758 -102,623
Thamesport 37,637 110,824 +73,187
London 43,125 71,578 +28,453
London Stansted Airport 51,225 44,093 -7,132
London Gateway Port 28,503 60,646 +32,143
Eurotunnel 30,221 7,012 -23,209
Felixstowe 20,842 8,462 -12,380

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 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of paper and paper products 4
Specialised construction activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 12
2025-09 10
2025-08 7

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 18
54m+ 7
Other 7
0-1m 6
15m-54m 2

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 £
United States 3,266,372
United Arab Emirates 639,686
France 487,056
Italy 384,384
Switzerland 221,575

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 £
United States 1,645,011 1,621,361 -23,650
United Arab Emirates 531,186 108,500 -422,686
France 278,682 208,374 -70,308
Italy 115,683 268,701 +153,018
Switzerland 94,953 126,622 +31,669
Israel 136,864 5,960 -130,904
Canada 10,089 107,760 +97,671
Viet Nam 0 99,440 +99,440
Netherlands 63,479 21,283 -42,196
Turkey 71,679 1,769 -69,910

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 5,782,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 209,306
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,640
Road transport 875

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 £
Air transport 3,060,307 2,722,224 -338,083
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 111,257 98,049 -13,208
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,194 5,446 -144,748
Road transport 875 0 -875

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,947,694
London Stansted Airport 1,844,354
ZLC 759,753
London Heathrow Airport 706,584
Manchester Airport 519,381

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 £
East Midlands Airport 908,098 1,039,596 +131,498
London Stansted Airport 1,136,865 707,489 -429,376
ZLC 421,634 338,119 -83,515
London Heathrow Airport 123,557 583,027 +459,470
Manchester Airport 465,388 53,993 -411,395
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,428 57,704 -31,724
London Gateway Port 136,864 2,403 -134,461
Immingham Docks 31,881 6,559 -25,322
Dover 3,278 21,983 +18,705
Birmingham Airport 5,640 0 -5,640

Quick facts

HS code: 59050010

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

Description: Wall coverings made with parallel yarns attached to a backing material