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 6,376,940
Belgium 2,422,976
China 2,127,383
India 1,823,103
Italy 1,484,274

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 3,601,906 2,775,034 -826,872
Belgium 1,460,907 962,069 -498,838
China 1,203,913 923,470 -280,443
India 1,008,466 814,637 -193,829
Italy 672,715 811,559 +138,844
Portugal 730,920 490,961 -239,959
France 294,998 401,563 +106,565
Spain 162,573 171,851 +9,278
Germany 92,811 64,135 -28,676
United States 51,550 45,364 -6,186

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 6,880,526
Belgium 2,262,269
China 2,216,863
India 1,947,780
Italy 1,593,407

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 3,900,791 2,979,735 -921,056
Belgium 1,254,258 1,008,011 -246,247
China 1,242,937 973,926 -269,011
India 1,062,501 885,279 -177,222
Italy 701,720 891,687 +189,967
Portugal 755,251 581,485 -173,766
Spain 147,390 137,506 -9,884
Romania 78,484 40,876 -37,608
France 64,682 27,376 -37,306
Germany 33,374 15,340 -18,034

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 39
West Yorkshire 27
Lancashire 14
Greater Manchester 13
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 32 23 -9
West Yorkshire 24 22 -2
Lancashire 11 12 +1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 3 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) 8,875,888
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,495,849
Air transport 1,235,194
Road transport 240,177
Other 134,908

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) 4,798,414 4,077,474 -720,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,639,204 2,856,645 -782,559
Air transport 731,972 503,222 -228,750
Road transport 127,020 113,157 -13,863
Other 99,009 35,899 -63,110

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,389,175
ZLC 3,004,922
Dover 2,697,323
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,598,590
London Gateway Port 1,364,865

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 2,020,937 1,368,238 -652,699
ZLC 1,753,419 1,251,503 -501,916
Dover 1,275,300 1,422,023 +146,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 953,228 645,362 -307,866
London Gateway Port 781,711 583,154 -198,557
Southampton 518,710 597,900 +79,190
Eurotunnel 578,822 441,441 -137,381
Newhaven 242,334 137,855 -104,479
East Midlands Airport 128,556 154,515 +25,959
Manchester Airport 207,258 60,174 -147,084

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 61
Manufacture of furniture 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
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
2026-01 41
2025-11 50
2025-10 45
2025-09 44
2025-08 39

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 93
54m+ 28
15m-54m 25
0-1m 24
Other 8

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 1,949,162
Sweden 708,951
United States 637,368
Netherlands 458,887
Poland 423,239

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 1,198,465 750,697 -447,768
Sweden 406,484 302,467 -104,017
United States 290,942 346,426 +55,484
Netherlands 292,115 166,772 -125,343
Poland 221,606 201,633 -19,973
France 209,581 90,757 -118,824
Romania 218,053 57,421 -160,632
United Arab Emirates 86,337 175,675 +89,338
Ireland 143,134 106,114 -37,020
Australia 127,820 73,882 -53,938

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) 4,102,639
Air transport 2,399,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 458,220
Road transport 12,501

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) 2,482,275 1,620,364 -861,911
Air transport 1,178,542 1,220,820 +42,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 332,849 125,371 -207,478
Road transport 12,501 0 -12,501

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,573,557
Dover 1,005,140
London Heathrow Airport 666,665
East Midlands Airport 640,500
Immingham Docks 625,938

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 1,637,328 936,229 -701,099
Dover 596,128 409,012 -187,116
London Heathrow Airport 313,733 352,932 +39,199
East Midlands Airport 364,688 275,812 -88,876
Immingham Docks 352,915 273,023 -79,892
ZLC 206,169 200,324 -5,845
London Stansted Airport 153,124 159,196 +6,072
Manchester Airport 118,731 131,668 +12,937
Birmingham Airport 20,852 89,462 +68,610
Holyhead 43,977 30,784 -13,193

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