Import/export HS code 540753: Polyester fabrics with multi-colored yarns

Fabrics made from polyester yarns of different colors, creating colorful patterns

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 £
Turkey 15,636,808
China 2,747,957
Belgium 1,328,591
India 1,240,578
Denmark 1,033,470

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 £
Turkey 7,552,127 8,084,681 +532,554
China 1,568,428 1,179,529 -388,899
Belgium 502,278 826,313 +324,035
India 835,478 405,100 -430,378
Denmark 338,359 695,111 +356,752
Italy 485,672 400,921 -84,751
South Korea 532,146 234,292 -297,854
Germany 334,384 251,397 -82,987
Czechia 167,716 334,825 +167,109
Lithuania 153,157 292,341 +139,184

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 £
Turkey 16,500,516
China 3,800,086
Netherlands 1,343,123
India 1,336,604
Italy 1,306,544

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 £
Turkey 7,935,546 8,564,970 +629,424
China 1,931,177 1,868,909 -62,268
Netherlands 551,369 791,754 +240,385
India 898,511 438,093 -460,418
Italy 779,161 527,383 -251,778
South Korea 639,722 329,680 -310,042
Belgium 220,039 195,270 -24,769
Spain 217,165 194,345 -22,820
Germany 94,722 179,762 +85,040
Lithuania 129,555 100,153 -29,402

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 35
West Yorkshire 29
Inner London - East 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
Lancashire 11

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
Inner London - West 26 24 -2
West Yorkshire 19 24 +5
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Lancashire 11 8 -3
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
West Midlands 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 1 -4

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) 12,096,694
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,675,750
Road transport 1,682,014
Air transport 1,463,639
Other 412

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) 6,358,897 5,737,797 -621,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,684,086 5,991,664 +307,578
Road transport 801,184 880,830 +79,646
Air transport 714,503 749,136 +34,633
Other 412 0 -412

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,532,945
Belfast Port 5,681,248
Felixstowe 2,918,507
Dover 2,661,179
ZLC 2,505,361

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 / Eurotunnel 3,105,442 3,427,503 +322,061
Belfast Port 2,752,198 2,929,050 +176,852
Felixstowe 1,563,359 1,355,148 -208,211
Dover 1,106,696 1,554,483 +447,787
ZLC 1,305,950 1,199,411 -106,539
Southampton 1,038,032 373,047 -664,985
London Gateway Port 534,070 636,161 +102,091
Eurotunnel 616,943 400,552 -216,391
Thamesport 444,036 428,324 -15,712
East Midlands Airport 146,501 203,541 +57,040

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
67
Manufacture of furniture
40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
28
Manufacture of textiles
23
Other manufacturing
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 48
2026-04 44
2026-03 52
2026-02 52
2026-01 45

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 84
54m+ 34
0-1m 31
15m-54m 30
Other 12

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 £
Romania 2,085,126
Poland 1,575,804
Germany 894,001
France 437,103
Netherlands 399,889

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 £
Romania 1,185,047 900,079 -284,968
Poland 1,012,507 563,297 -449,210
Germany 429,839 464,162 +34,323
France 250,788 186,315 -64,473
Netherlands 212,264 187,625 -24,639
United States 185,041 158,089 -26,952
Canada 227,757 94,385 -133,372
Turkey 66,350 157,620 +91,270
Hungary 77,884 85,068 +7,184
Italy 126,644 31,210 -95,434

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 £
Switzerland 1,214

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 £
Switzerland 1,103 111 -992

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) 6,057,486
Air transport 1,421,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 220,275
Road transport 7,833
Other 1,214

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) 3,570,901 2,486,585 -1,084,316
Air transport 719,077 702,232 -16,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,250 148,025 +75,775
Road transport 7,833 0 -7,833
Other 1,103 111 -992

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,908,559
East Midlands Airport 832,938
Dover 609,847
Immingham Docks 333,248
London Heathrow Airport 262,575

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 2,882,615 2,025,944 -856,671
East Midlands Airport 465,393 367,545 -97,848
Dover 281,092 328,755 +47,663
Immingham Docks 201,304 131,944 -69,360
London Heathrow Airport 87,945 174,630 +86,685
London Gateway Port 62,798 97,775 +34,977
London Stansted Airport 80,089 71,427 -8,662
ZLC 80,910 45,150 -35,760
Felixstowe 66,333 0 -66,333
Hull 51,162 3,985 -47,177

Quick facts

HS code: 540753

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

Description: Fabrics made from polyester yarns of different colors, creating colorful patterns