Import/export HS code 5907: Treated or painted fabrics

Textile fabrics treated with chemicals, paints, or coatings, including painted canvas for theatrical scenery or studio backdrops

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  • 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 49,563,706
Germany 6,184,512
Turkey 4,478,565
Italy 2,547,612
Poland 2,404,151

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 25,350,149 24,213,557 -1,136,592
Germany 3,571,529 2,612,983 -958,546
Turkey 1,811,774 2,666,791 +855,017
Italy 1,261,042 1,286,570 +25,528
Poland 2,272,060 132,091 -2,139,969
Spain 1,164,840 897,822 -267,018
United States 945,836 312,736 -633,100
South Korea 569,523 415,421 -154,102
Belgium 335,214 573,639 +238,425
Romania 392,837 265,015 -127,822

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 51,659,275
Turkey 4,604,806
Italy 2,516,021
United Kingdom 2,167,541
Spain 2,005,094

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 25,953,370 25,705,905 -247,465
Turkey 1,935,851 2,668,955 +733,104
Italy 1,244,689 1,271,332 +26,643
United Kingdom 2,085,980 81,561 -2,004,419
Spain 1,143,808 861,286 -282,522
Germany 1,046,261 796,522 -249,739
South Korea 667,320 623,466 -43,854
United States 865,550 222,041 -643,509
France 223,680 256,057 +32,377
India 214,732 167,390 -47,342

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 24
Greater Manchester 19
West Yorkshire 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13

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 16 22 +6
Greater Manchester 15 14 -1
West Yorkshire 15 15 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 10 +1
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 8 -2
Lancashire 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 8 +2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,851,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,565,197
Other 6,607,106
Air transport 6,259,094
Road transport 823,048

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,640,247 25,211,284 -1,428,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,431,478 4,133,719 -297,759
Other 3,943,003 2,664,103 -1,278,900
Air transport 3,420,132 2,838,962 -581,170
Road transport 500,870 322,178 -178,692
Rail transport 0 2,310 +2,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 24,807,573
Southampton 14,186,509
000 6,607,106
London Gateway Port 5,613,218
Belfast Port 3,957,337

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 £
Felixstowe 12,486,714 12,320,859 -165,855
Southampton 8,382,731 5,803,778 -2,578,953
000 3,943,003 2,664,103 -1,278,900
London Gateway Port 834,069 4,779,149 +3,945,080
Belfast Port 2,107,338 1,849,999 -257,339
Dover 1,629,429 1,964,668 +335,239
London 2,065,387 401,860 -1,663,527
Eurotunnel 1,425,383 892,855 -532,528
London Heathrow Airport 1,261,068 586,219 -674,849
Birmingham Airport 716,649 682,276 -34,373

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 69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Other manufacturing 26
Manufacture of textiles 25
Manufacture of furniture 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 53
2025-10 52
2025-09 48
2025-08 52

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 113
54m+ 64
0-1m 40
15m-54m 33
Other 13

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 £
Poland 30,860,061
United States 9,589,775
Romania 8,018,673
Moldova 7,892,339
Ireland 7,156,938

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 £
Poland 15,366,406 15,493,655 +127,249
United States 4,321,131 5,268,644 +947,513
Romania 3,515,663 4,503,010 +987,347
Moldova 3,664,105 4,228,234 +564,129
Ireland 3,483,928 3,673,010 +189,082
Viet Nam 2,460,292 4,114,502 +1,654,210
China 1,872,044 2,494,661 +622,617
Bulgaria 2,164,341 2,140,883 -23,458
Netherlands 1,668,530 1,551,985 -116,545
Italy 1,762,953 1,268,829 -494,124

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 £
Turkey 2,269,612
China 2,077,957
XI 1,301,801
Germany 126,306
Spain 35,005

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 £
Turkey 1,172,428 1,097,184 -75,244
China 999,378 1,078,579 +79,201
XI 703,034 598,767 -104,267
Germany 81,584 44,722 -36,862
Spain 18,463 16,542 -1,921
Italy 4,107 4,589 +482
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,206 4,381 +175
Ireland 0 7,039 +7,039
Taiwan 2,503 2,122 -381
Netherlands 888 3,653 +2,765

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) 70,953,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,307,022
Air transport 11,857,126
Other 5,864,157
Road transport 60,003

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) 35,271,113 35,682,415 +411,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,058,348 14,248,674 -809,674
Air transport 4,854,727 7,002,399 +2,147,672
Other 2,993,515 2,870,642 -122,873
Road transport 60,003 0 -60,003

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,060,846
London Gateway Port 14,208,075
Immingham Docks 13,888,027
Southampton 7,862,103
Harwich 5,948,006

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 21,826,669 22,234,177 +407,508
London Gateway Port 8,598,310 5,609,765 -2,988,545
Immingham Docks 7,849,913 6,038,114 -1,811,799
Southampton 2,679,194 5,182,909 +2,503,715
Harwich 2,135,464 3,812,542 +1,677,078
000 2,993,515 2,870,642 -122,873
London Heathrow Airport 2,074,030 2,234,939 +160,909
Manchester Airport 1,481,420 2,769,140 +1,287,720
Hull 1,390,866 1,901,039 +510,173
Felixstowe 807,920 1,745,542 +937,622

Quick facts

HS code: 5907

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

Description: Textile fabrics treated with chemicals, paints, or coatings, including painted canvas for theatrical scenery or studio backdrops