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 6,315,759
Belgium 2,596,443
China 2,360,468
India 1,930,918
Italy 1,559,103

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 3,271,341 3,044,418 -226,923
Belgium 1,434,661 1,161,782 -272,879
China 1,337,586 1,022,882 -314,704
India 984,124 946,794 -37,330
Italy 915,268 643,835 -271,433
Portugal 686,967 600,766 -86,201
France 344,727 457,278 +112,551
Spain 176,008 178,509 +2,501
Germany 86,928 103,832 +16,904
United States 43,691 93,747 +50,056

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 6,933,284
China 2,468,231
Belgium 2,371,644
India 2,064,428
Italy 1,671,165

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 3,614,590 3,318,694 -295,896
China 1,389,790 1,078,441 -311,349
Belgium 1,224,833 1,146,811 -78,022
India 1,043,594 1,020,834 -22,760
Italy 958,112 713,053 -245,059
Portugal 746,244 745,720 -524
Spain 141,369 173,291 +31,922
Romania 55,657 48,817 -6,840
Germany 34,669 44,797 +10,128
Sri Lanka 0 78,921 +78,921

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 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 34 23 -11
West Yorkshire 24 21 -3
Lancashire 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 9 +3
Outer London - East and North East 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 3 4 +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) 8,916,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,129,214
Air transport 1,404,004
Road transport 273,012
Other 115,496

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) 4,764,889 4,151,421 -613,468
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,665,964 3,463,250 -202,714
Air transport 710,392 693,612 -16,780
Road transport 124,296 148,716 +24,420
Other 91,704 23,792 -67,912

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,601,023
ZLC 3,105,983
Dover 2,841,538
London Gateway Port 1,436,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,303,897

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 1,908,498 1,692,525 -215,973
ZLC 1,769,235 1,336,748 -432,487
Dover 1,459,167 1,382,371 -76,796
London Gateway Port 855,802 580,399 -275,403
Dover / Eurotunnel 699,689 604,208 -95,481
Southampton 620,050 580,492 -39,558
Eurotunnel 569,696 518,442 -51,254
Liverpool Docks 32,340 380,146 +347,806
Newhaven 247,730 156,952 -90,778
Manchester Airport 186,655 150,010 -36,645

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 62
Manufacture of furniture 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
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
2026-04 48
2026-03 47
2026-02 44
2026-01 41
2025-12 38

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
15m-54m 27
54m+ 27
0-1m 26
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 2,024,307
United States 780,008
Sweden 772,451
Poland 510,630
Netherlands 423,830

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 1,210,796 813,511 -397,285
United States 290,937 489,071 +198,134
Sweden 410,954 361,497 -49,457
Poland 213,347 297,283 +83,936
Netherlands 316,492 107,338 -209,154
United Arab Emirates 98,882 293,290 +194,408
France 184,230 193,935 +9,705
Romania 169,778 93,238 -76,540
Ireland 137,001 118,424 -18,577
Australia 124,508 75,503 -49,005

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) 4,320,531
Air transport 2,649,027
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 545,970
Road transport 973

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) 2,466,244 1,854,287 -611,957
Air transport 1,159,131 1,489,896 +330,765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,249 275,721 +5,472
Road transport 973 0 -973

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,706,662
Dover 1,043,126
East Midlands Airport 731,609
London Heathrow Airport 691,097
Immingham Docks 689,552

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 1,530,696 1,175,966 -354,730
Dover 643,323 399,803 -243,520
East Midlands Airport 352,296 379,313 +27,017
London Heathrow Airport 257,950 433,147 +175,197
Immingham Docks 373,140 316,412 -56,728
ZLC 226,259 186,767 -39,492
London Stansted Airport 171,056 181,540 +10,484
Manchester Airport 114,650 174,730 +60,080
London Gateway Port 63,110 97,534 +34,424
Birmingham Airport 27,172 84,286 +57,114

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