Import/export HS code 540832: Dyed woven fabrics (other types)

Colored fabrics, not made from high-tenacity yarn. Suitable for a wide range of textile products

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 1,819,237
Lithuania 670,771
Spain 351,000
France 277,247
Turkey 90,195

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 1,075,109 744,128 -330,981
Lithuania 418,517 252,254 -166,263
Spain 141,807 209,193 +67,386
France 127,109 150,138 +23,029
Turkey 63,986 26,209 -37,777
China 63,812 14,775 -49,037
Japan 46,186 6,297 -39,889
Germany 19,785 21,786 +2,001
United Arab Emirates 28,224 10,261 -17,963
South Korea 9,495 9,174 -321

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 1,866,745
Lithuania 680,486
Spain 251,359
France 184,563
Japan 153,358

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 1,017,433 849,312 -168,121
Lithuania 418,517 261,969 -156,548
Spain 121,472 129,887 +8,415
France 143,641 40,922 -102,719
Japan 60,043 93,315 +33,272
Turkey 91,965 31,780 -60,185
China 80,821 26,679 -54,142
United Kingdom 35,177 8,251 -26,926
United Arab Emirates 19,948 10,261 -9,687
India 16,547 2,980 -13,567

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4

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 24 17 -7
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 6 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Essex 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Outer London - South 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 3 1 -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) 2,104,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 711,688
Air transport 672,295
Road transport 32,843

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) 1,222,265 882,216 -340,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 475,010 236,678 -238,332
Air transport 315,978 356,317 +40,339
Road transport 31,861 982 -30,879

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,823,356
Thamesport 325,662
London Heathrow Airport 262,345
London Gateway Port 258,407
Eurotunnel 218,207

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 1,036,403 786,953 -249,450
Thamesport 212,067 113,595 -98,472
London Heathrow Airport 81,064 181,281 +100,217
London Gateway Port 157,516 100,891 -56,625
Eurotunnel 143,314 74,893 -68,421
London Stansted Airport 94,849 80,028 -14,821
East Midlands Airport 113,309 47,298 -66,011
Felixstowe 94,947 16,524 -78,423
Birmingham Airport 20,873 36,185 +15,312
ZLC 32,947 982 -31,965

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Manufacture of textiles 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 15
2025-11 16
2025-10 11
2025-09 13
2025-08 12

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 41
54m+ 18
0-1m 11
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 £
France 148,684
Portugal 113,964
Canada 98,760
United States 95,554
China 88,220

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 £
France 10,235 138,449 +128,214
Portugal 99,783 14,181 -85,602
Canada 97,062 1,698 -95,364
United States 32,407 63,147 +30,740
China 41,410 46,810 +5,400
India 16,730 34,126 +17,396
Thailand 35,236 5,711 -29,525
Azerbaijan 1,624 17,258 +15,634
Bahrain 0 12,890 +12,890
Malaysia 11,660 0 -11,660

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 £
China 391

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 £
China 367 24 -343

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 402,940
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 302,818
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,843
Other 391

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 234,349 168,591 -65,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 122,762 180,056 +57,294
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,506 30,337 -25,169
Other 367 24 -343

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 263,903
London Heathrow Airport 235,365
East Midlands Airport 82,625
London Stansted Airport 54,314
London Gateway Port 46,396

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 105,229 158,674 +53,445
London Heathrow Airport 151,404 83,961 -67,443
East Midlands Airport 42,317 40,308 -2,009
London Stansted Airport 21,877 32,437 +10,560
London Gateway Port 46,396 0 -46,396
Dover 17,533 18,731 +1,198
Southampton 0 30,337 +30,337
Manchester Airport 12,986 5,711 -7,275
ZLC 5,765 6,174 +409
Felixstowe 9,110 0 -9,110

Quick facts

HS code: 540832

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

Description: Colored fabrics, not made from high-tenacity yarn. Suitable for a wide range of textile products