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 £
Italy 2,411,854
United States 2,336,459
Switzerland 1,345,854
Spain 940,224
Belgium 754,101

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 £
Italy 1,166,464 1,245,390 +78,926
United States 1,504,563 831,896 -672,667
Switzerland 873,702 472,152 -401,550
Spain 532,663 407,561 -125,102
Belgium 139,071 615,030 +475,959
China 282,750 297,396 +14,646
Germany 271,503 148,825 -122,678
Viet Nam 179,807 79,377 -100,430
Slovenia 29,146 193,194 +164,048
Netherlands 66,798 145,011 +78,213

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 3,752,842
Italy 2,681,402
Spain 927,815
China 799,094
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 2,311,944 1,440,898 -871,046
Italy 1,349,169 1,332,233 -16,936
Spain 448,881 478,934 +30,053
China 447,653 351,441 -96,212
Switzerland 241,887 444,878 +202,991
Viet Nam 215,696 115,518 -100,178
Romania 119,707 98,171 -21,536
Slovenia 32,752 179,294 +146,542
South Korea 44,482 116,511 +72,029
Poland 38,540 57,683 +19,143

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 4 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,743,555
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,455,156
Air transport 716,926
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,836,610 2,906,945 +1,070,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,795,663 1,659,493 -1,136,170
Air transport 690,239 26,687 -663,552
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 2,016,966
Southampton 1,466,657
London Gateway Port 923,825
Killingholme 892,528
Felixstowe 857,712

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 762,834 1,254,132 +491,298
Southampton 634,761 831,896 +197,135
London Gateway Port 893,321 30,504 -862,817
Killingholme 338,232 554,296 +216,064
Felixstowe 417,550 440,162 +22,612
Hull 465,438 217,189 -248,249
Portsmouth 358,462 247,342 -111,120
Eurotunnel 292,096 214,645 -77,451
Birmingham Airport 454,418 6,844 -447,574
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+ 6
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 701,330
Belgium 584,431
Germany 499,829
India 436,095
Czechia 272,603

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 339,053 362,277 +23,224
Belgium 276,352 308,079 +31,727
Germany 339,610 160,219 -179,391
India 221,887 214,208 -7,679
Czechia 117,666 154,937 +37,271
Netherlands 203,459 44,923 -158,536
Spain 120,340 106,607 -13,733
Switzerland 13,895 47,409 +33,514
Romania 22,320 33,394 +11,074
France 32,999 19,256 -13,743

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) 2,695,592
Air transport 537,139
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) 1,461,431 1,234,161 -227,270
Air transport 262,254 274,885 +12,631
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 2,421,209
Manchester Airport 345,861
Immingham Docks 206,668
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 1,211,148 1,210,061 -1,087
Manchester Airport 164,225 181,636 +17,411
Immingham Docks 183,557 23,111 -160,446
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 27,452 989 -26,463
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