Import/export HS code 55051010: Waste of nylon or polyamides

Recycled or leftover materials from nylon or similar synthetic fiber production

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 £
South Korea 305,254
Germany 163,365
United States 61,354
Portugal 27,361
Italy 13,676

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 £
South Korea 305,254 0 -305,254
Germany 157,020 6,345 -150,675
United States 0 61,354 +61,354
Portugal 27,361 0 -27,361
Italy 13,676 0 -13,676
Netherlands 1,114 11,089 +9,975
France 0 7,345 +7,345
Pakistan 0 7,259 +7,259
China 4,605 0 -4,605
Thailand 1,201 0 -1,201

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 £
South Korea 305,254
Germany 75,464
United States 63,255
Belgium 57,503
Japan 32,059

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 £
South Korea 305,254 0 -305,254
Germany 75,464 0 -75,464
United States 1,114 62,141 +61,027
Belgium 57,503 0 -57,503
Japan 24,053 8,006 -16,047
Portugal 27,361 0 -27,361
United Kingdom 10,055 10,001 -54
Pakistan 0 7,259 +7,259
Taiwan 0 5,985 +5,985
China 5,806 0 -5,806

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1

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
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 427,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 174,788
Air transport 1,201

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359,021 68,613 -290,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,009 24,779 -125,230
Air transport 1,201 0 -1,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 363,952
Dover 92,864
London Gateway Port 85,316
Thamesport 27,361
Immingham Docks 18,683

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 302,598 61,354 -241,244
Dover 85,519 7,345 -78,174
London Gateway Port 85,316 0 -85,316
Thamesport 27,361 0 -27,361
Immingham Docks 1,249 17,434 +16,185
Southampton 0 7,259 +7,259
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,621 0 -3,621
Liverpool Docks 3,366 0 -3,366
London Heathrow Airport 1,201 0 -1,201

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-06 1

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 1

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 2,363,522
Germany 2,303,327
Turkey 533,768
Italy 513,247
Belgium 282,122

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 2,165,578 197,944 -1,967,634
Germany 1,647,629 655,698 -991,931
Turkey 386,150 147,618 -238,532
Italy 465,816 47,431 -418,385
Belgium 276,206 5,916 -270,290
Pakistan 7,500 192,922 +185,422
United States 127,727 58,221 -69,506
Portugal 107,166 55,511 -51,655
Netherlands 111,411 23,021 -88,390
India 12,619 59,258 +46,639

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) 5,503,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,516,744
Air transport 31,824

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) 4,613,779 889,260 -3,724,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 803,733 713,011 -90,722
Air transport 21,069 10,755 -10,314

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,516,697
Immingham Docks 955,414
Harwich 939,992
Felixstowe 629,174
Southampton 383,966

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 3,176,031 340,666 -2,835,365
Immingham Docks 633,816 321,598 -312,218
Harwich 623,564 316,428 -307,136
Felixstowe 470,156 159,018 -311,138
Southampton 21,109 362,857 +341,748
Dover 232,786 27,646 -205,140
London Gateway Port 156,655 74,058 -82,597
Hull 56,239 0 -56,239
East Midlands Airport 16,218 5,960 -10,258
Liverpool Docks 21,892 0 -21,892

Quick facts

HS code: 55051010

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

Description: Recycled or leftover materials from nylon or similar synthetic fiber production