Import/export HS code 53110090: Woven fabrics made from other plant fibers

Woven fabrics made from various plant-based fibers (excluding ramie), used in a wide range of textile applications

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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 £
India 510,423
Italy 406,742
Netherlands 341,165
China 338,537
Sri Lanka 153,610

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 £
India 266,815 243,608 -23,207
Italy 179,080 227,662 +48,582
Netherlands 207,278 133,887 -73,391
China 200,280 138,257 -62,023
Sri Lanka 152,050 1,560 -150,490
Philippines 77,757 62,993 -14,764
France 43,831 66,065 +22,234
Turkey 67,897 40,808 -27,089
Spain 40,765 33,508 -7,257
Bangladesh 18,427 35,942 +17,515

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 643,190
India 448,331
Italy 440,666
Sri Lanka 153,610
Philippines 147,638

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 358,853 284,337 -74,516
India 272,274 176,057 -96,217
Italy 194,384 246,282 +51,898
Sri Lanka 152,050 1,560 -150,490
Philippines 82,311 65,327 -16,984
Turkey 68,914 44,459 -24,455
France 35,300 68,081 +32,781
Bangladesh 18,427 78,722 +60,295
Belgium 18,741 36,776 +18,035
Spain 27,626 20,012 -7,614

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Inner London - East 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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 14 14 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 4 +3
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,234,909
Air transport 596,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 565,696
Other 7,738

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) 771,223 463,686 -307,537
Air transport 249,522 347,150 +97,628
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 280,807 284,889 +4,082
Other 3,649 4,089 +440

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 515,243
Felixstowe 434,028
London Heathrow Airport 253,759
Immingham Docks 219,113
East Midlands Airport 158,606

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 Gateway Port 354,615 160,628 -193,987
Felixstowe 207,287 226,741 +19,454
London Heathrow Airport 135,790 117,969 -17,821
Immingham Docks 152,502 66,611 -85,891
East Midlands Airport 44,958 113,648 +68,690
London 44,989 91,727 +46,738
London Stansted Airport 44,422 83,463 +39,041
Dover 70,347 42,330 -28,017
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,735 42,052 -27,683
Southampton 50,308 44,420 -5,888

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Specialised construction activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6
Manufacture of textiles 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 7
2026-02 10
2026-01 7
2025-12 6

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 41
0-1m 16
54m+ 16
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 384,859
Thailand 135,470
Ireland 104,263
China 99,760
France 88,117

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 126,924 257,935 +131,011
Thailand 12,995 122,475 +109,480
Ireland 81,951 22,312 -59,639
China 72,667 27,093 -45,574
France 40,263 47,854 +7,591
Mexico 52,534 0 -52,534
Netherlands 21,568 16,644 -4,924
Spain 6,957 11,470 +4,513
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 17,573 +17,573
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 16,051 0 -16,051

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 805,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 210,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,649
Road transport 2,725

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 356,678 448,480 +91,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,104 89,448 -31,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,829 53,820 +41,991
Road transport 2,725 0 -2,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 235,533
London Heathrow Airport 189,432
East Midlands Airport 143,697
Manchester Airport 128,569
ZLC 109,698

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 £
London Stansted Airport 105,729 129,804 +24,075
London Heathrow Airport 28,138 161,294 +133,156
East Midlands Airport 97,037 46,660 -50,377
Manchester Airport 102,412 26,157 -76,255
ZLC 26,087 83,611 +57,524
Holyhead 70,201 14,179 -56,022
Dover 32,333 30,057 -2,276
Southampton 0 36,247 +36,247
London Gateway Port 8,838 17,573 +8,735
Heysham 11,750 7,200 -4,550

Quick facts

HS code: 53110090

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from various plant-based fibers (excluding ramie), used in a wide range of textile applications