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 2,740,268
Italy 2,412,840
Switzerland 1,635,005
Spain 992,085
Belgium 738,513

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 1,321,245 1,419,023 +97,778
Italy 1,120,333 1,292,507 +172,174
Switzerland 1,151,952 483,053 -668,899
Spain 648,199 343,886 -304,313
Belgium 9,785 728,728 +718,943
China 236,839 388,596 +151,757
Germany 253,663 177,253 -76,410
Slovenia 55,029 166,966 +111,937
Viet Nam 99,994 119,759 +19,765
France 149,592 54,064 -95,528

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 4,514,008
Italy 2,694,925
Spain 922,486
China 862,338
Switzerland 687,516

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 2,324,379 2,189,629 -134,750
Italy 1,303,263 1,391,662 +88,399
Spain 538,769 383,717 -155,052
China 401,694 460,644 +58,950
Switzerland 242,030 445,486 +203,456
Viet Nam 135,883 155,900 +20,017
Slovenia 60,416 173,166 +112,750
Romania 117,704 105,854 -11,850
South Korea 61,348 116,511 +55,163
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 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) 5,017,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,000,346
Air transport 801,356
Road transport 26,363

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) 1,987,566 3,029,627 +1,042,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,554,019 2,446,327 -107,692
Air transport 777,343 24,013 -753,330
Road transport 0 26,363 +26,363

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,990,275
Southampton 1,419,023
London Gateway Port 1,374,278
Killingholme 1,047,669
Felixstowe 863,570

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 685,072 1,305,203 +620,131
Southampton 0 1,419,023 +1,419,023
London Gateway Port 1,304,078 70,200 -1,233,878
Killingholme 415,179 632,490 +217,311
Felixstowe 331,522 532,048 +200,526
Hull 583,217 272,485 -310,732
Portsmouth 344,010 216,149 -127,861
Birmingham Airport 497,278 20,455 -476,823
Eurotunnel 285,363 214,927 -70,436
ZLC 110,749 286,095 +175,346

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
2026-04 6
2026-03 4
2026-02 6
2026-01 7
2025-12 4

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 784,329
Belgium 634,570
Germany 516,642
India 428,126
Netherlands 374,512

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 374,526 409,803 +35,277
Belgium 341,282 293,288 -47,994
Germany 186,383 330,259 +143,876
India 195,684 232,442 +36,758
Netherlands 329,589 44,923 -284,666
Czechia 87,102 191,318 +104,216
Spain 88,959 137,988 +49,029
Switzerland 17,353 47,409 +30,056
France 17,647 34,608 +16,961
Romania 17,468 33,619 +16,151

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) 2,965,510
Air transport 546,882
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) 1,439,785 1,525,725 +85,940
Air transport 248,793 298,089 +49,296
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 2,579,608
Manchester Airport 344,793
Immingham Docks 248,389
London Heathrow Airport 140,380
Felixstowe 88,321

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 1,093,991 1,485,617 +391,626
Manchester Airport 147,767 197,026 +49,259
Immingham Docks 225,278 23,111 -202,167
London Heathrow Airport 55,038 85,342 +30,304
Felixstowe 69,798 18,523 -51,275
Southampton 22,943 34,847 +11,904
East Midlands Airport 34,630 14,570 -20,060
Hull 35,198 0 -35,198
Dover 11,444 16,997 +5,553
London Gateway Port 19,548 4,168 -15,380

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