Import/export HS code 540773: Synthetic fabrics with multi-colored yarns

Fabrics made from synthetic yarns of different colors, creating unique 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 6,396,357
Belgium 2,595,842
China 2,279,352
India 1,909,559
Italy 1,529,986

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 3,349,067 3,047,290 -301,777
Belgium 1,353,109 1,242,733 -110,376
China 1,219,333 1,060,019 -159,314
India 992,767 916,792 -75,975
Italy 920,743 609,243 -311,500
Portugal 656,911 638,669 -18,242
France 362,419 441,797 +79,378
Spain 176,323 171,220 -5,103
Germany 89,864 100,800 +10,936
United States 39,068 121,421 +82,353

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 7,010,143
Belgium 2,386,711
China 2,386,082
India 2,043,538
Italy 1,710,839

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 3,636,699 3,373,444 -263,255
Belgium 1,208,379 1,178,332 -30,047
China 1,274,410 1,111,672 -162,738
India 1,050,282 993,256 -57,026
Italy 971,554 739,285 -232,269
Portugal 716,188 788,107 +71,919
Spain 135,433 173,172 +37,739
Romania 56,262 45,843 -10,419
Sri Lanka 0 78,921 +78,921
Germany 37,446 40,135 +2,689

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 36
West Yorkshire 28
Lancashire 14
Greater Manchester 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10

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 31 24 -7
West Yorkshire 24 21 -3
Lancashire 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 9 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 8 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 1 -5
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 4 -1

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) 8,901,407
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,208,262
Air transport 1,382,252
Road transport 276,284
Other 112,763

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) 4,767,595 4,133,812 -633,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,614,502 3,593,760 -20,742
Air transport 633,293 748,959 +115,666
Road transport 123,086 153,198 +30,112
Other 101,852 10,911 -90,941

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,478,981
ZLC 3,082,621
Dover 2,841,672
London Gateway Port 1,527,407
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,226,228

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 1,837,970 1,641,011 -196,959
ZLC 1,720,849 1,361,772 -359,077
Dover 1,444,557 1,397,115 -47,442
London Gateway Port 857,491 669,916 -187,575
Dover / Eurotunnel 722,915 503,313 -219,602
Southampton 660,617 548,403 -112,214
Eurotunnel 551,445 529,541 -21,904
Liverpool Docks 32,340 434,622 +402,282
Newhaven 255,912 178,097 -77,815
Manchester Airport 140,341 171,510 +31,169

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
63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
31
Manufacture of furniture
29
Manufacture of textiles
25
Manufacture of wearing apparel
8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 48
2026-03 47
2026-02 44
2026-01 41

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 88
54m+ 29
0-1m 27
15m-54m 24
Other 9

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 2,003,728
Sweden 801,975
United States 794,785
Poland 542,448
United Arab Emirates 426,711

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 1,185,698 818,030 -367,668
Sweden 401,346 400,629 -717
United States 310,896 483,889 +172,993
Poland 208,676 333,772 +125,096
United Arab Emirates 104,940 321,771 +216,831
Netherlands 300,618 111,687 -188,931
France 195,118 201,576 +6,458
Ireland 138,857 114,745 -24,112
Romania 159,675 86,349 -73,326
Australia 124,750 74,168 -50,582

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) 4,316,220
Air transport 2,732,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 582,707

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) 2,417,744 1,898,476 -519,268
Air transport 1,246,735 1,485,646 +238,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,481 302,226 +21,745

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,701,013
Dover 1,032,782
East Midlands Airport 736,569
Immingham Docks 724,285
London Heathrow Airport 705,018

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 1,472,706 1,228,307 -244,399
Dover 640,703 392,079 -248,624
East Midlands Airport 359,547 377,022 +17,475
Immingham Docks 365,997 358,288 -7,709
London Heathrow Airport 287,546 417,472 +129,926
ZLC 252,464 171,389 -81,075
London Stansted Airport 184,139 183,294 -845
Manchester Airport 118,903 183,740 +64,837
London Gateway Port 63,110 116,163 +53,053
Birmingham Airport 33,415 78,043 +44,628

Quick facts

HS code: 540773

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

Description: Fabrics made from synthetic yarns of different colors, creating unique patterns