Import/export HS code 6306: Tarpaulins, awnings, tents, and sails

Includes tarpaulins, awnings, sunblinds, tents, sails for boats, and camping goods like temporary canopies

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 162,672,414
Bangladesh 31,916,161
Germany 31,359,342
Netherlands 22,278,815
Poland 12,647,051

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 87,174,946 75,497,468 -11,677,478
Bangladesh 15,753,174 16,162,987 +409,813
Germany 15,779,347 15,579,995 -199,352
Netherlands 12,482,433 9,796,382 -2,686,051
Poland 7,776,687 4,870,364 -2,906,323
France 5,726,657 4,835,631 -891,026
Denmark 4,887,953 5,046,965 +159,012
Belgium 3,304,426 4,694,195 +1,389,769
Sri Lanka 4,131,464 3,638,898 -492,566
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,439,189 4,622,778 +3,183,589

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 182,642,671
Bangladesh 38,346,387
Germany 27,514,152
Poland 17,419,274
Netherlands 9,263,825

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 96,511,849 86,130,822 -10,381,027
Bangladesh 18,819,158 19,527,229 +708,071
Germany 14,145,555 13,368,597 -776,958
Poland 10,516,893 6,902,381 -3,614,512
Netherlands 5,833,177 3,430,648 -2,402,529
Viet Nam 3,529,592 4,685,219 +1,155,627
Sri Lanka 4,147,117 3,705,905 -441,212
South Africa 2,799,296 2,650,169 -149,127
Italy 2,539,884 1,801,551 -738,333
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 884,438 2,992,135 +2,107,697

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 78
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 67
Inner London - West 64
Surrey, East and West Sussex 49
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 48

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
Greater Manchester 48 61 +13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 42 41 -1
Inner London - West 48 39 -9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 39 30 -9
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 28 39 +11
Essex 33 34 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 26 -8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 30 28 -2
Inner London - East 28 29 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 32 26 -6

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) 188,479,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,283,269
Air transport 33,622,656
Other 27,815,327
Road transport 1,205,074

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) 95,634,717 92,845,193 -2,789,524
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,801,398 45,481,871 -6,319,527
Air transport 16,731,047 16,891,609 +160,562
Other 15,225,102 12,590,225 -2,634,877
Road transport 598,615 606,459 +7,844

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 125,083,735
London Gateway Port 34,457,451
Southampton 33,365,325
000 27,815,327
Dover 21,055,670

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 70,576,302 54,507,433 -16,068,869
London Gateway Port 11,055,339 23,402,112 +12,346,773
Southampton 17,788,719 15,576,606 -2,212,113
000 15,225,102 12,590,225 -2,634,877
Dover 10,255,610 10,800,060 +544,450
Immingham Docks 7,663,039 8,586,832 +923,793
London Heathrow Airport 7,377,654 6,172,566 -1,205,088
Eurotunnel 5,732,961 6,277,581 +544,620
London 7,152,993 4,391,466 -2,761,527
Harwich 6,557,902 2,389,676 -4,168,226

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 341
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 280
Other manufacturing 69
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 52

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 139
2025-11 133
2025-10 189
2025-09 166
2025-08 174

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 448
0-1m 241
54m+ 237
15m-54m 130
Other 79

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 £
France 13,804,199
Ireland 8,467,445
Denmark 7,744,323
Netherlands 7,687,220
Germany 7,033,673

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 £
France 7,080,127 6,724,072 -356,055
Ireland 4,578,083 3,889,362 -688,721
Denmark 4,138,287 3,606,036 -532,251
Netherlands 4,853,468 2,833,752 -2,019,716
Germany 3,619,226 3,414,447 -204,779
Sweden 2,960,516 3,295,685 +335,169
United States 2,407,588 1,334,943 -1,072,645
Spain 1,101,632 2,531,258 +1,429,626
Poland 503,214 1,895,415 +1,392,201
Finland 271,897 1,230,010 +958,113

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 6,183,502
China 94,384
Bangladesh 57,040
Ireland 22,212
Viet Nam 19,330

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 2,973,968 3,209,534 +235,566
China 48,009 46,375 -1,634
Bangladesh 30,818 26,222 -4,596
Ireland 12,930 9,282 -3,648
Viet Nam 11,793 7,537 -4,256
India 2,966 2,252 -714
Germany 0 2,507 +2,507
South Korea 144 111 -33
France 245 0 -245
Sweden 163 0 -163

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) 38,947,789
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,161,819
Air transport 12,549,536
Other 6,411,898
Road transport 92,551

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) 20,456,335 18,491,454 -1,964,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,066,807 11,095,012 +1,028,205
Air transport 6,621,153 5,928,383 -692,770
Other 3,097,016 3,314,882 +217,866
Road transport 92,551 0 -92,551

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,030,641
Immingham Docks 14,110,425
000 6,411,898
East Midlands Airport 5,161,913
London Heathrow Airport 4,942,271

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 13,699,211 11,331,430 -2,367,781
Immingham Docks 6,223,448 7,886,977 +1,663,529
000 3,097,016 3,314,882 +217,866
East Midlands Airport 2,501,108 2,660,805 +159,697
London Heathrow Airport 2,774,346 2,167,925 -606,421
London 2,868,674 1,341,512 -1,527,162
Southampton 1,096,219 1,464,120 +367,901
Harwich 373,328 2,021,892 +1,648,564
Dover 1,066,267 997,356 -68,911
Holyhead 753,863 785,204 +31,341

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6306

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

Description: Includes tarpaulins, awnings, sunblinds, tents, sails for boats, and camping goods like temporary canopies