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 160,709 2,656 -158,053
United States 0 61,354 +61,354
Portugal 27,361 0 -27,361
Italy 13,676 0 -13,676
Netherlands 0 11,089 +11,089
France 0 7,345 +7,345
Pakistan 0 7,259 +7,259
China 1,239 0 -1,239

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 62,141
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 0 62,141 +62,141
Belgium 57,503 0 -57,503
Japan 27,742 4,317 -23,425
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
Italy 3,621 0 -3,621

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) 426,520
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 171,422

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) 357,907 68,613 -289,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,332 21,090 -129,242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 362,838
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 301,484 61,354 -240,130
Dover 85,519 7,345 -78,174
London Gateway Port 85,316 0 -85,316
Thamesport 27,361 0 -27,361
Immingham Docks 4,938 13,745 +8,807
Southampton 0 7,259 +7,259
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,621 0 -3,621

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 2,492,097
Germany 2,381,310
Turkey 585,458
Italy 554,509
Pakistan 418,322

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 2,269,871 222,226 -2,047,645
Germany 1,539,575 841,735 -697,840
Turkey 368,173 217,285 -150,888
Italy 441,350 113,159 -328,191
Pakistan 14,656 403,666 +389,010
United States 127,727 92,715 -35,012
Belgium 191,518 7,290 -184,228
Netherlands 111,411 23,021 -88,390
Portugal 77,406 54,311 -23,095
India 34,186 66,537 +32,351

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) 5,648,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,860,128
Air transport 32,880

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) 4,464,347 1,183,908 -3,280,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 831,109 1,029,019 +197,910
Air transport 21,069 11,811 -9,258

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,427,303
Immingham Docks 1,053,554
Harwich 1,023,416
Felixstowe 752,899
Southampton 487,060

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 3,018,049 409,254 -2,608,795
Immingham Docks 631,641 421,913 -209,728
Harwich 761,049 262,367 -498,682
Felixstowe 452,179 300,720 -151,459
Southampton 28,265 458,795 +430,530
London Gateway Port 178,222 132,091 -46,131
Dover 178,895 27,053 -151,842
London 9,150 130,934 +121,784
Liverpool Docks 21,892 69,800 +47,908
East Midlands Airport 16,218 7,016 -9,202

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