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 315,305

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 228,847 86,458 -142,389

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 315,305

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 228,847 86,458 -142,389

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) 77,258

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) 158,446 79,601 -78,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,401 6,857 -63,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 160,102
Eurotunnel 60,542
Immingham Docks 39,510
Killingholme 35,981
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 80,501 79,601 -900
Eurotunnel 60,542 0 -60,542
Immingham Docks 39,510 0 -39,510
Killingholme 29,124 6,857 -22,267
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 1,105,590
Belgium 435,457
Italy 31,558
Germany 25,368
Greece 1,315

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 541,520 564,070 +22,550
Belgium 232,278 203,179 -29,099
Italy 0 31,558 +31,558
Germany 0 25,368 +25,368
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) 1,275,483
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 323,805

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) 608,856 666,627 +57,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 166,257 157,548 -8,709

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 968,277
Immingham Docks 318,682
Dover 166,640
Middlesbrough 72,899
ZLC 35,021

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 475,020 493,257 +18,237
Immingham Docks 143,269 175,413 +32,144
Dover 105,547 61,093 -44,454
Middlesbrough 8,285 64,614 +56,329
ZLC 35,021 0 -35,021
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,971 22,148 +14,177
Hull 0 7,650 +7,650

Quick facts

HS code: 55051070

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

Description: Recycled or leftover materials from polypropylene fiber production