Import/export HS code 540783: Synthetic fabrics with multi-colored yarns

Fabrics made from synthetic 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 £
Italy 2,172,307
Belgium 1,944,747
Turkey 947,874
India 846,506
Spain 566,427

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 £
Italy 1,264,152 908,155 -355,997
Belgium 1,165,494 779,253 -386,241
Turkey 464,976 482,898 +17,922
India 398,832 447,674 +48,842
Spain 234,424 332,003 +97,579
France 91,194 91,952 +758
Germany 79,807 59,865 -19,942
Poland 42,315 2,840 -39,475
Pakistan 44,424 0 -44,424
China 20,984 15,321 -5,663

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 £
Italy 2,264,805
Belgium 1,930,480
Turkey 1,023,723
India 910,312
Spain 592,325

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 £
Italy 1,301,467 963,338 -338,129
Belgium 1,151,895 778,585 -373,310
Turkey 515,208 508,515 -6,693
India 429,256 481,056 +51,800
Spain 250,907 341,418 +90,511
France 47,124 33,725 -13,399
Poland 42,315 5,712 -36,603
Pakistan 44,424 0 -44,424
China 23,130 16,942 -6,188
United Kingdom 15,065 7,871 -7,194

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14
Lancashire 11
West Yorkshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 7

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 11 16 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 8 -1
Lancashire 7 11 +4
West Yorkshire 9 6 -3
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
Greater Manchester 5 1 -4
West Midlands 0 5 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Kent 2 4 +2

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) 4,685,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,207,125
Air transport 602,298
Road transport 509,660
Other 42,470

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) 2,687,555 1,998,008 -689,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 609,123 598,002 -11,121
Air transport 316,358 285,940 -30,418
Road transport 248,780 260,880 +12,100
Other 15,459 27,011 +11,552

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,259,702
Eurotunnel 738,057
ZLC 605,489
London Gateway Port 338,513
Dover / Eurotunnel 311,563

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 1,819,453 1,440,249 -379,204
Eurotunnel 481,705 256,352 -225,353
ZLC 330,904 274,585 -56,319
London Gateway Port 128,851 209,662 +80,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,948 161,615 +11,667
London 175,030 108,735 -66,295
Felixstowe 158,306 110,404 -47,902
Southampton 110,219 128,470 +18,251
Thamesport 122,495 111,265 -11,230
London Heathrow Airport 126,529 94,884 -31,645

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 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of furniture 21
Manufacture of textiles 13
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 21
2025-10 32
2025-09 20
2025-08 21

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 57
54m+ 24
0-1m 15
15m-54m 13
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 £
Romania 166,807
Ireland 155,681
Poland 139,721
United States 139,107
United Arab Emirates 93,059

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 158,197 8,610 -149,587
Ireland 35,711 119,970 +84,259
Poland 74,563 65,158 -9,405
United States 72,223 66,884 -5,339
United Arab Emirates 9,564 83,495 +73,931
Netherlands 26,531 34,893 +8,362
Italy 38,822 21,182 -17,640
Bahrain 12,272 30,920 +18,648
Viet Nam 0 40,802 +40,802
France 5,525 19,229 +13,704

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 £
XI 137,396

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 £
XI 18,721 118,675 +99,954

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 504,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 469,549
Other 137,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,659
Road transport 1,866

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 £
Air transport 208,056 296,918 +88,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 308,935 160,614 -148,321
Other 18,721 118,675 +99,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,407 65,252 +52,845
Road transport 1,866 0 -1,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 294,872
East Midlands Airport 175,350
London Heathrow Airport 140,872
000 137,396
Harwich 107,185

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 230,987 63,885 -167,102
East Midlands Airport 96,198 79,152 -17,046
London Heathrow Airport 51,949 88,923 +36,974
000 18,721 118,675 +99,954
Harwich 46,401 60,784 +14,383
London Stansted Airport 51,110 40,429 -10,681
London Gateway Port 6,338 65,252 +58,914
Manchester Airport 5,778 53,554 +47,776
Dover 18,419 24,017 +5,598
ZLC 4,887 31,336 +26,449

Quick facts

HS code: 540783

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

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