Import/export HS code 540419: Various synthetic monofilament

Synthetic threads not made of elastomers or polypropylene. Used in various industries

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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 £
Germany 5,551,690
China 2,281,772
Italy 1,964,420
Taiwan 1,086,453
Viet Nam 999,424

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 £
Germany 2,437,874 3,113,816 +675,942
China 1,112,555 1,169,217 +56,662
Italy 1,020,861 943,559 -77,302
Taiwan 680,041 406,412 -273,629
Viet Nam 367,184 632,240 +265,056
United States 320,286 600,840 +280,554
France 433,945 340,105 -93,840
Netherlands 394,649 363,929 -30,720
Mexico 104,119 105,540 +1,421
Turkey 98,434 68,009 -30,425

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 £
Germany 5,853,231
China 2,512,664
Italy 1,986,094
United States 1,119,765
Taiwan 1,115,447

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 £
Germany 2,683,745 3,169,486 +485,741
China 1,274,770 1,237,894 -36,876
Italy 1,083,413 902,681 -180,732
United States 378,054 741,711 +363,657
Taiwan 665,174 450,273 -214,901
Viet Nam 333,978 607,154 +273,176
Poland 384,964 144,769 -240,195
Romania 29,418 237,833 +208,415
Mexico 110,485 105,540 -4,945
Turkey 99,740 71,753 -27,987

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Essex 7
Lancashire 6
Greater Manchester 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
West Yorkshire 10 10 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Essex 5 6 +1
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 0 3 +3

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) 7,044,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,954,259
Air transport 1,397,612
Other 128,586
Road transport 74,524

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) 3,407,030 3,637,467 +230,437
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,252,458 3,701,801 +449,343
Air transport 667,914 729,698 +61,784
Other 37,483 91,103 +53,620
Road transport 51,644 22,880 -28,764

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,851,687
Dover 3,321,417
Immingham Docks 3,116,708
Thamesport 844,132
Southampton 758,214

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 1,890,945 1,960,742 +69,797
Dover 1,819,821 1,501,596 -318,225
Immingham Docks 1,282,386 1,834,322 +551,936
Thamesport 373,196 470,936 +97,740
Southampton 176,100 582,114 +406,014
Eurotunnel 428,709 315,873 -112,836
London Heathrow Airport 155,378 191,573 +36,195
London 213,245 130,943 -82,302
Grangemouth Docks 144,079 147,665 +3,586
East Midlands Airport 81,790 174,236 +92,446

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing 32
Manufacture of textiles 20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 25
2026-02 23
2026-01 20
2025-12 15

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 52
54m+ 19
15m-54m 14
0-1m 10
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 £
Germany 6,741,886
Canada 3,288,861
United States 3,075,535
China 1,574,555
Netherlands 1,524,808

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 £
Germany 3,611,787 3,130,099 -481,688
Canada 1,724,415 1,564,446 -159,969
United States 1,773,154 1,302,381 -470,773
China 819,202 755,353 -63,849
Netherlands 671,528 853,280 +181,752
Japan 483,239 426,606 -56,633
Italy 282,703 571,928 +289,225
Czechia 323,906 296,023 -27,883
France 285,295 129,929 -155,366
India 84,919 199,744 +114,825

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 £
Germany 27,541
Viet Nam 18,126
China 10,871
Japan 6,151
Italy 3,716

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 £
Germany 12,979 14,562 +1,583
Viet Nam 10,285 7,841 -2,444
China 5,755 5,116 -639
Japan 3,296 2,855 -441
Italy 2,358 1,358 -1,000
United States 0 675 +675
Taiwan 312 50 -262
France 0 23 +23

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) 10,533,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,547,459
Air transport 3,783,573
Other 67,465
Road transport 11,991

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) 5,507,452 5,026,100 -481,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,342,295 3,205,164 -137,131
Air transport 2,033,050 1,750,523 -282,527
Other 34,985 32,480 -2,505
Road transport 11,991 0 -11,991

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,564,324
Liverpool Docks 3,234,107
Southampton 1,803,047
Felixstowe 1,608,382
London Heathrow Airport 1,578,397

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 4,395,678 4,168,646 -227,032
Liverpool Docks 1,709,799 1,524,308 -185,491
Southampton 663,639 1,139,408 +475,769
Felixstowe 635,690 972,692 +337,002
London Heathrow Airport 935,179 643,218 -291,961
East Midlands Airport 661,107 482,274 -178,833
London Gateway Port 912,926 190,348 -722,578
ZLC 328,865 442,181 +113,316
Hull 423,955 8,299 -415,656
Immingham Docks 59,997 191,002 +131,005

Quick facts

HS code: 540419

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

Description: Synthetic threads not made of elastomers or polypropylene. Used in various industries