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 6,065,533
Belgium 2,491,851
China 2,196,982
India 1,780,975
Italy 1,448,171

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 3,405,909 2,659,624 -746,285
Belgium 1,305,298 1,186,553 -118,745
China 1,273,197 923,785 -349,412
India 932,340 848,635 -83,705
Italy 914,471 533,700 -380,771
Portugal 655,729 581,181 -74,548
France 375,890 401,685 +25,795
Spain 185,941 140,384 -45,557
Germany 84,789 100,800 +16,011
United States 58,436 100,258 +41,822

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 6,675,315
China 2,303,712
Belgium 2,286,247
India 1,906,383
Italy 1,617,645

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 3,691,683 2,983,632 -708,051
China 1,332,239 971,473 -360,766
Belgium 1,182,248 1,103,999 -78,249
India 1,001,570 904,813 -96,757
Italy 960,468 657,177 -303,291
Portugal 721,217 724,408 +3,191
Spain 144,098 142,336 -1,762
Romania 53,843 45,843 -8,000
Sri Lanka 4,729 74,192 +69,463
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 34
West Yorkshire 28
Lancashire 14
Greater Manchester 11
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 29 24 -5
West Yorkshire 25 20 -5
Lancashire 13 10 -3
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 9 +3
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 4 +0
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) 8,440,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,912,887
Air transport 1,317,945
Road transport 261,260
Other 92,207

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) 4,680,789 3,759,804 -920,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,710,168 3,202,719 -507,449
Air transport 674,264 643,681 -30,583
Road transport 122,126 139,134 +17,008
Other 86,714 5,493 -81,221

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,260,914
ZLC 2,882,270
Dover 2,708,310
London Gateway Port 1,516,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,156,958

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 1,872,787 1,388,127 -484,660
ZLC 1,662,811 1,219,459 -443,352
Dover 1,429,356 1,278,954 -150,402
London Gateway Port 908,626 607,731 -300,895
Dover / Eurotunnel 722,331 434,627 -287,704
Southampton 638,223 517,235 -120,988
Eurotunnel 534,912 494,196 -40,716
Liverpool Docks 75,874 391,088 +315,214
Newhaven 255,912 178,097 -77,815
Manchester Airport 131,058 164,347 +33,289

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
30
Manufacture of furniture
27
Manufacture of textiles
24
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 83
0-1m 28
54m+ 28
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 1,891,303
United States 779,862
Sweden 776,856
Poland 535,080
United Arab Emirates 415,710

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 1,125,413 765,890 -359,523
United States 343,221 436,641 +93,420
Sweden 405,033 371,823 -33,210
Poland 211,772 323,308 +111,536
United Arab Emirates 106,285 309,425 +203,140
Netherlands 312,555 80,977 -231,578
France 193,244 195,975 +2,731
Ireland 134,334 102,972 -31,362
Romania 124,049 80,440 -43,609
Australia 129,042 67,450 -61,592

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) 4,076,215
Air transport 2,653,766
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 573,234

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) 2,316,832 1,759,383 -557,449
Air transport 1,305,370 1,348,396 +43,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 277,232 296,002 +18,770

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,527,238
Dover 997,426
Immingham Docks 702,089
East Midlands Airport 698,923
London Heathrow Airport 681,635

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 1,345,032 1,182,206 -162,826
Dover 672,939 324,487 -348,452
Immingham Docks 369,343 332,746 -36,597
East Midlands Airport 339,191 359,732 +20,541
London Heathrow Airport 324,746 356,889 +32,143
ZLC 266,631 153,880 -112,751
London Stansted Airport 179,408 176,544 -2,864
Manchester Airport 145,613 154,267 +8,654
London Gateway Port 63,110 116,163 +53,053
Birmingham Airport 39,060 72,398 +33,338

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