Import/export HS code 540833: Woven fabrics with multi-colored yarns (other types)

Fabrics made from yarns of different colors, not high-tenacity. Used for creating unique patterns without printing

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 845,215
Turkey 478,857
France 361,741
Portugal 163,865
India 86,257

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 491,178 354,037 -137,141
Turkey 251,509 227,348 -24,161
France 222,915 138,826 -84,089
Portugal 112,956 50,909 -62,047
India 56,179 30,078 -26,101
United States 25,476 51,853 +26,377
Lithuania 6,696 48,210 +41,514
Sri Lanka 14,259 4,492 -9,767
Switzerland 3,345 15,367 +12,022
Taiwan 0 8,482 +8,482

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 874,093
Turkey 504,743
France 285,302
Portugal 171,567
India 153,798

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 494,787 379,306 -115,481
Turkey 258,704 246,039 -12,665
France 186,955 98,347 -88,608
Portugal 112,956 58,611 -54,345
India 95,135 58,663 -36,472
Lithuania 6,696 49,656 +42,960
United States 15,581 37,739 +22,158
Sri Lanka 14,259 11,736 -2,523
Switzerland 3,345 0 -3,345
United Kingdom 2,523 0 -2,523

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
West Yorkshire 10
Outer London - West and North West 6
Lancashire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 18 18 +0
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Essex 1 1 +0

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) 1,149,314
Air transport 748,675
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 176,280
Road transport 58,048
Other 8,625

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) 635,325 513,989 -121,336
Air transport 432,563 316,112 -116,451
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,452 92,828 +9,376
Road transport 38,370 19,678 -18,692
Other 3,087 5,538 +2,451

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 383,111
Dover 351,840
East Midlands Airport 239,677
London 228,460
London Stansted Airport 195,700

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 / Eurotunnel 203,327 179,784 -23,543
Dover 166,104 185,736 +19,632
East Midlands Airport 163,726 75,951 -87,775
London 160,591 67,869 -92,722
London Stansted Airport 85,903 109,797 +23,894
London Heathrow Airport 110,529 77,741 -32,788
Eurotunnel 101,224 70,316 -30,908
Manchester Airport 57,158 27,620 -29,538
Thamesport 24,535 52,194 +27,659
ZLC 38,370 19,678 -18,692

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 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of furniture 9
Manufacture of textiles 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 15
2025-08 16

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 37
0-1m 17
54m+ 17
15m-54m 9
Other 5

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 £
United States 94,392
France 54,249
Italy 14,433
United Arab Emirates 11,060
Canada 11,028

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 £
United States 51,289 43,103 -8,186
France 21,609 32,640 +11,031
Italy 6,728 7,705 +977
United Arab Emirates 5,182 5,878 +696
Canada 7,407 3,621 -3,786
Netherlands 4,235 6,432 +2,197
China 4,822 3,735 -1,087
Germany 5,130 2,510 -2,620
Azerbaijan 2,432 4,724 +2,292
Portugal 1,224 5,888 +4,664

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 202,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,658
Road transport 1,722

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 108,142 94,613 -13,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,584 47,074 +6,490
Road transport 1,722 0 -1,722

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 98,354
East Midlands Airport 67,528
Dover 65,659
London Heathrow Airport 33,484
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,999

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 £
London Stansted Airport 52,417 45,937 -6,480
East Midlands Airport 40,783 26,745 -14,038
Dover 24,555 41,104 +16,549
London Heathrow Airport 11,553 21,931 +10,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,029 5,970 -10,059
Manchester Airport 3,389 0 -3,389
ZLC 1,722 0 -1,722

Quick facts

HS code: 540833

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

Description: Fabrics made from yarns of different colors, not high-tenacity. Used for creating unique patterns without printing