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 14,990,830
China 2,679,879
Belgium 1,242,228
India 1,152,593
Denmark 1,018,039

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 7,340,542 7,650,288 +309,746
China 1,587,253 1,092,626 -494,627
Belgium 455,216 787,012 +331,796
India 773,823 378,770 -395,053
Denmark 330,593 687,446 +356,853
Italy 462,448 370,987 -91,461
South Korea 484,415 234,292 -250,123
Germany 298,072 244,152 -53,920
Czechia 197,689 298,142 +100,453
Lithuania 166,349 274,225 +107,876

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 15,828,487
China 3,694,545
Netherlands 1,260,942
India 1,243,715
Italy 1,234,440

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 7,729,802 8,098,685 +368,883
China 1,938,399 1,756,146 -182,253
Netherlands 505,798 755,144 +249,346
India 835,686 408,029 -427,657
Italy 749,979 484,461 -265,518
South Korea 589,895 325,108 -264,787
Spain 185,795 189,077 +3,282
Belgium 177,978 181,524 +3,546
Germany 88,581 175,267 +86,686
Lithuania 133,746 91,038 -42,708

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
West Yorkshire 29
Inner London - East 13
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 25 24 -1
West Yorkshire 20 23 +3
Inner London - East 7 10 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Lancashire 11 8 -3
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
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) 11,719,295
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,943,514
Road transport 1,642,516
Air transport 1,404,325
Other 172

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) 6,351,938 5,367,357 -984,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,251,191 5,692,323 +441,132
Road transport 774,229 868,287 +94,058
Air transport 710,882 693,443 -17,439
Other 172 0 -172

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,121,767
Belfast Port 5,592,904
Felixstowe 2,750,358
Dover 2,534,367
ZLC 2,405,119

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 2,874,366 3,247,401 +373,035
Belfast Port 2,891,059 2,701,845 -189,214
Felixstowe 1,459,828 1,290,530 -169,298
Dover 1,050,293 1,484,074 +433,781
ZLC 1,226,986 1,178,133 -48,853
Southampton 1,028,452 369,663 -658,789
London Gateway Port 519,859 590,418 +70,559
Eurotunnel 553,666 388,405 -165,261
Thamesport 415,864 406,694 -9,170
East Midlands Airport 162,705 183,509 +20,804

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
64
Manufacture of furniture
40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
27
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 83
54m+ 33
0-1m 30
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 1,919,878
Poland 1,472,937
Germany 858,598
France 419,002
Netherlands 382,293

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 1,148,419 771,459 -376,960
Poland 970,832 502,105 -468,727
Germany 437,788 420,810 -16,978
France 263,164 155,838 -107,326
Netherlands 207,362 174,931 -32,431
United States 177,322 149,096 -28,226
Canada 220,479 84,671 -135,808
Turkey 74,490 147,656 +73,166
Hungary 69,568 77,155 +7,587
Italy 121,844 21,205 -100,639

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 1,202

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 1,141 61 -1,080

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) 5,673,904
Air transport 1,355,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 220,275
Road transport 7,833
Other 1,202

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) 3,480,017 2,193,887 -1,286,130
Air transport 756,894 598,859 -158,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,250 148,025 +75,775
Road transport 7,833 0 -7,833
Other 1,141 61 -1,080

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,560,650
East Midlands Airport 784,872
Dover 592,503
Immingham Docks 317,819
London Heathrow Airport 257,821

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 2,778,776 1,781,874 -996,902
East Midlands Airport 446,693 338,179 -108,514
Dover 296,284 296,219 -65
Immingham Docks 197,982 119,837 -78,145
London Heathrow Airport 137,275 120,546 -16,729
London Gateway Port 62,798 97,775 +34,977
London Stansted Airport 73,353 66,417 -6,936
ZLC 89,925 35,145 -54,780
Felixstowe 66,333 0 -66,333
Hull 55,147 0 -55,147

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