Import/export HS code 540245: Nylon or polyamide yarn (other types)

Nylon or polyamide yarn for various textile and industrial uses

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 £
United States 2,787,902
Italy 2,489,248
Switzerland 1,449,972
Spain 943,919
Belgium 763,886

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 £
United States 1,734,036 1,053,866 -680,170
Italy 1,069,998 1,419,250 +349,252
Switzerland 977,820 472,152 -505,668
Spain 534,756 409,163 -125,593
Belgium 54,788 709,098 +654,310
China 284,778 340,657 +55,879
Germany 264,088 166,828 -97,260
Viet Nam 140,111 119,073 -21,038
Slovenia 37,475 197,169 +159,694
Netherlands 59,831 157,251 +97,420

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 £
United States 4,377,360
Italy 2,773,973
Spain 931,510
China 854,971
Switzerland 686,765

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 £
United States 2,608,184 1,769,176 -839,008
Italy 1,266,840 1,507,133 +240,293
Spain 450,974 480,536 +29,562
China 442,266 412,705 -29,561
Switzerland 241,887 444,878 +202,991
Viet Nam 176,000 155,214 -20,786
Slovenia 42,862 183,269 +140,407
Romania 112,024 105,854 -6,170
South Korea 44,482 116,511 +72,029
Poland 48,070 57,683 +9,613

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Greater Manchester 2
Lancashire 2
West Yorkshire 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Cumbria 1 0 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Essex 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,138,776
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,826,260
Air transport 765,935
Road transport 81,625

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) 3,060,132 2,078,644 -981,488
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,733,308 3,092,952 +1,359,644
Air transport 727,008 38,927 -688,081
Road transport 0 81,625 +81,625

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,070,306
Southampton 1,466,657
London Gateway Port 1,374,278
Felixstowe 903,001
Killingholme 892,528

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 £
Dover 666,361 1,403,945 +737,584
Southampton 412,791 1,053,866 +641,075
London Gateway Port 1,304,078 70,200 -1,233,878
Felixstowe 419,578 483,423 +63,845
Killingholme 230,897 661,631 +430,734
Hull 638,513 217,189 -421,324
Portsmouth 360,555 248,944 -111,611
Eurotunnel 285,815 256,126 -29,689
Birmingham Airport 490,197 19,084 -471,113
ZLC 110,606 285,487 +174,881

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles
14
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
3
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 6
2026-03 4
2026-02 6
2026-01 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 11
54m+ 7
0-1m 3
15m-54m 3
Other 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 £
Italy 738,359
Belgium 638,664
Germany 499,829
India 446,076
Netherlands 304,714

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 £
Italy 354,205 384,154 +29,949
Belgium 301,026 337,638 +36,612
Germany 161,964 337,865 +175,901
India 210,420 235,656 +25,236
Netherlands 259,791 44,923 -214,868
Czechia 87,102 191,318 +104,216
Spain 88,959 137,988 +49,029
Switzerland 17,353 47,409 +30,056
Romania 17,468 42,730 +25,262
France 17,647 34,608 +16,961

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) 2,856,945
Air transport 547,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,029

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) 1,295,802 1,561,143 +265,341
Air transport 250,787 296,333 +45,546
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,491 57,538 +15,047

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,540,841
Manchester Airport 355,842
Immingham Docks 248,389
London Heathrow Airport 140,380
Southampton 57,790

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 1,019,806 1,521,035 +501,229
Manchester Airport 152,758 203,084 +50,326
Immingham Docks 225,278 23,111 -202,167
London Heathrow Airport 60,008 80,372 +20,364
Southampton 22,943 34,847 +11,904
East Midlands Airport 26,663 11,726 -14,937
Hull 35,198 0 -35,198
Dover 11,444 16,997 +5,553
London Gateway Port 19,548 4,168 -15,380
Felixstowe 0 18,523 +18,523

Quick facts

HS code: 540245

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

Description: Nylon or polyamide yarn for various textile and industrial uses