Import/export HS code 540419: Various synthetic monofilament

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

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* 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 5,424,814
China 2,315,445
Italy 1,952,286
Taiwan 1,119,694
Viet Nam 1,061,361

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 2,420,743 3,004,071 +583,328
China 1,144,791 1,170,654 +25,863
Italy 978,612 973,674 -4,938
Taiwan 752,234 367,460 -384,774
Viet Nam 436,503 624,858 +188,355
United States 442,021 504,377 +62,356
France 435,888 341,568 -94,320
Netherlands 378,500 307,722 -70,778
Mexico 109,876 101,893 -7,983
Turkey 104,948 61,495 -43,453

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 5,665,808
China 2,514,759
Italy 1,981,351
Taiwan 1,165,422
United States 1,145,037

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 2,607,014 3,058,794 +451,780
China 1,282,018 1,232,741 -49,277
Italy 1,045,177 936,174 -109,003
Taiwan 780,115 385,307 -394,808
United States 498,501 646,536 +148,035
Viet Nam 361,837 626,365 +264,528
Poland 450,882 86,389 -364,493
Romania 32,302 254,508 +222,206
Mexico 109,876 101,893 -7,983
Turkey 106,254 65,239 -41,015

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 8
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 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Essex 5 7 +2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1

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) 7,065,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,830,997
Air transport 1,416,028
Other 123,672
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,528,208 3,537,056 +8,848
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,343,668 3,487,329 +143,661
Air transport 672,515 743,513 +70,998
Other 32,913 90,759 +57,846
Road transport 58,158 16,366 -41,792

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,971,382
Dover 3,213,118
Immingham Docks 3,075,665
Thamesport 816,395
Southampton 736,689

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 2,078,298 1,893,084 -185,214
Dover 1,652,790 1,560,328 -92,462
Immingham Docks 1,403,803 1,671,862 +268,059
Thamesport 362,503 453,892 +91,389
Southampton 299,085 437,604 +138,519
Eurotunnel 414,545 319,551 -94,994
London Heathrow Airport 178,694 177,046 -1,648
London 202,268 135,771 -66,497
London Stansted Airport 129,790 171,717 +41,927
Grangemouth Docks 146,790 144,954 -1,836

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Other manufacturing
31
Manufacture of textiles
19
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
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
2026-05 25
2026-04 20
2026-03 25
2026-02 23
2026-01 20

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+ 20
15m-54m 12
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 6,804,941
United States 3,227,353
Canada 3,081,991
China 1,719,646
Netherlands 1,564,519

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 3,702,409 3,102,532 -599,877
United States 1,812,560 1,414,793 -397,767
Canada 1,596,638 1,485,353 -111,285
China 844,841 874,805 +29,964
Netherlands 688,771 875,748 +186,977
Japan 495,020 411,666 -83,354
Italy 357,824 513,262 +155,438
Czechia 239,198 279,015 +39,817
India 93,929 205,612 +111,683
Spain 76,809 197,780 +120,971

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 26,082
Viet Nam 18,099
China 8,945
Japan 5,340
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 13,550 12,532 -1,018
Viet Nam 11,246 6,853 -4,393
China 4,225 4,720 +495
Japan 2,577 2,763 +186
Italy 2,579 1,137 -1,442
United States 0 675 +675
Taiwan 140 50 -90
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) 10,304,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,448,934
Air transport 3,951,287
Other 63,070
Road transport 2,084

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) 5,313,862 4,990,750 -323,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,320,906 3,128,028 -192,878
Air transport 2,074,360 1,876,927 -197,433
Other 34,317 28,753 -5,564
Road transport 2,084 0 -2,084

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,369,124
Liverpool Docks 3,027,237
Southampton 1,886,986
London Heathrow Airport 1,759,977
Felixstowe 1,680,090

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 4,337,658 4,031,466 -306,192
Liverpool Docks 1,580,592 1,446,645 -133,947
Southampton 778,587 1,108,399 +329,812
London Heathrow Airport 911,065 848,912 -62,153
Felixstowe 660,877 1,019,213 +358,336
East Midlands Airport 684,317 456,075 -228,242
London Gateway Port 895,053 199,094 -695,959
ZLC 356,675 355,615 -1,060
Immingham Docks 62,877 272,685 +209,808
Hull 267,062 7,178 -259,884

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