Import/export HS code 55121910: Printed synthetic fabrics

Woven synthetic fabrics with printed designs or patterns

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 £
China 472,219
Germany 392,679
Pakistan 235,468
India 186,798
Italy 88,118

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 £
China 79,245 392,974 +313,729
Germany 191,598 201,081 +9,483
Pakistan 97,210 138,258 +41,048
India 106,529 80,269 -26,260
Italy 78,247 9,871 -68,376
Switzerland 36,589 9,547 -27,042
Sweden 20,277 21,116 +839
Turkey 13,414 23,291 +9,877
Austria 0 25,138 +25,138
United States 13,003 3,026 -9,977

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 £
China 472,219
Germany 387,713
Pakistan 235,468
India 198,706
Italy 85,274

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 £
China 79,245 392,974 +313,729
Germany 187,398 200,315 +12,917
Pakistan 97,210 138,258 +41,048
India 109,596 89,110 -20,486
Italy 74,447 10,827 -63,620
Switzerland 36,589 28,136 -8,453
Sweden 20,277 21,116 +839
Turkey 14,808 25,884 +11,076
Spain 1,232 14,001 +12,769
United States 13,003 1,773 -11,230

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 10
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Lancashire 3
West Midlands 3

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 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 0 -3
Lancashire 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 0 3 +3
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 0 2 +2

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) 825,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 505,902
Air transport 228,480
Road transport 28,640
Other 5,051

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) 293,789 531,390 +237,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 267,936 237,966 -29,970
Air transport 66,659 161,821 +95,162
Road transport 20,927 7,713 -13,214
Other 2,754 2,297 -457

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 566,878
Dover 329,691
Southampton 125,106
London Heathrow Airport 115,553
Eurotunnel 114,313

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 145,432 421,446 +276,014
Dover 186,491 143,200 -43,291
Southampton 93,566 31,540 -62,026
London Heathrow Airport 16,771 98,782 +82,011
Eurotunnel 56,695 57,618 +923
London Gateway Port 25,286 43,412 +18,126
East Midlands Airport 14,180 40,991 +26,811
499 0 36,332 +36,332
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,851 24,342 +14,491
London Stansted Airport 15,565 13,248 -2,317

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
15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of textiles
6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Manufacture of wearing apparel
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 6
2026-03 5
2026-02 4
2026-01 4

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 23
0-1m 6
15m-54m 6
54m+ 5
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 £
Morocco 654,225
United States 349,894
France 155,171
Singapore 126,009
Viet Nam 78,800

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 £
Morocco 424,852 229,373 -195,479
United States 215,829 134,065 -81,764
France 62,339 92,832 +30,493
Singapore 114,318 11,691 -102,627
Viet Nam 11,038 67,762 +56,724
Lithuania 22,124 50,585 +28,461
Ireland 34,373 34,070 -303
China 40,448 13,184 -27,264
Germany 20,729 29,083 +8,354
Japan 4,974 29,526 +24,552

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
India 29,306

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
India 14,638 14,668 +30

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 1,075,780
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 822,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,995
Other 29,306

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 596,349 479,431 -116,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 507,359 315,124 -192,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,575 26,420 +9,845
Other 14,638 14,668 +30

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 653,146
East Midlands Airport 540,836
London Heathrow Airport 333,390
London Stansted Airport 136,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,554

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 £
Portsmouth 424,852 228,294 -196,558
East Midlands Airport 446,380 94,456 -351,924
London Heathrow Airport 50,087 283,303 +233,216
London Stansted Airport 64,358 72,380 +8,022
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,151 55,403 +12,252
ZLC 27,595 27,102 -493
Dover 18,958 13,526 -5,432
000 14,638 14,668 +30
London Gateway Port 0 23,879 +23,879
Immingham Docks 9,553 8,156 -1,397

Quick facts

HS code: 55121910

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

Description: Woven synthetic fabrics with printed designs or patterns