Import/export HS code 55051070: Waste of polypropylene fibers

Recycled or leftover materials from polypropylene 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 £
Belgium 304,468

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 £
Belgium 248,644 55,824 -192,820

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 £
Belgium 304,468

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 £
Belgium 248,644 55,824 -192,820

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) 238,047
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,421

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) 197,268 40,779 -156,489
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,376 15,045 -36,331

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 160,102
Killingholme 44,169
Eurotunnel 41,517
Immingham Docks 39,510
Felixstowe 19,170

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 119,323 40,779 -78,544
Killingholme 29,124 15,045 -14,079
Eurotunnel 41,517 0 -41,517
Immingham Docks 39,510 0 -39,510
Felixstowe 19,170 0 -19,170

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Company Months traded
BORGERS LIMITED 1
FENTEX LIMITED 1
PARM GROUP LTD 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 1,145,949
Belgium 452,821
Germany 31,762
Italy 31,558
Netherlands 2,929

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 556,272 589,677 +33,405
Belgium 254,987 197,834 -57,153
Germany 12,684 19,078 +6,394
Italy 16,573 14,985 -1,588
Netherlands 0 2,929 +2,929
Greece 1,315 0 -1,315

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,319,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 346,507

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 634,008 685,819 +51,811
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 207,823 138,684 -69,139

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 990,516
Immingham Docks 349,516
Dover 166,910
Middlesbrough 93,068
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,934

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 500,356 490,160 -10,196
Immingham Docks 171,969 177,547 +5,578
Dover 130,345 36,565 -93,780
Middlesbrough 16,688 76,380 +59,692
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,662 33,272 +20,610
Hull 0 10,579 +10,579
ZLC 9,811 0 -9,811

Quick facts

HS code: 55051070

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

Description: Recycled or leftover materials from polypropylene fiber production