Import/export HS code 551430: Colorful woven synthetic fabrics

Woven fabrics made of synthetic fibers, featuring yarns of different colors

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Italy 613,000
India 224,155
France 174,979
Turkey 136,666
Spain 77,387

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 £
Italy 312,900 300,100 -12,800
India 133,898 90,257 -43,641
France 103,114 71,865 -31,249
Turkey 67,474 69,192 +1,718
Spain 32,191 45,196 +13,005
Germany 29,382 32,438 +3,056
United States 13,718 21,423 +7,705
Belgium 10,032 13,100 +3,068
China 10,697 0 -10,697
Switzerland 8,246 0 -8,246

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 £
Italy 686,334
India 259,081
Turkey 149,100
France 115,416
Spain 80,793

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 £
Italy 354,320 332,014 -22,306
India 160,625 98,456 -62,169
Turkey 79,908 69,192 -10,716
France 61,366 54,050 -7,316
Spain 32,191 48,602 +16,411
Germany 10,480 16,088 +5,608
Belgium 6,522 16,346 +9,824
United States 4,618 11,388 +6,770
China 15,859 0 -15,859
Pakistan 4,094 0 -4,094

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Lancashire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
West Yorkshire 5

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 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 6 +3
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3
Essex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 0 2 +2
Merseyside 2 1 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 787,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 356,787
Air transport 193,656
Road transport 40,131
Other 841

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 383,835 403,907 +20,072
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,447 153,340 -50,107
Air transport 118,142 75,514 -42,628
Road transport 26,756 13,375 -13,381
Other 0 841 +841

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 257,373
Dover 221,450
London 208,641
London Gateway Port 159,140
Southampton 108,099

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 £
Eurotunnel 170,262 87,111 -83,151
Dover 111,806 109,644 -2,162
London 57,379 151,262 +93,883
London Gateway Port 80,695 78,445 -2,250
Southampton 94,717 13,382 -81,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,718 53,703 +12,985
Thamesport 22,995 60,551 +37,556
East Midlands Airport 55,608 19,066 -36,542
London Stansted Airport 48,551 15,777 -32,774
ZLC 26,756 16,524 -10,232

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 25
Manufacture of textiles 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of furniture 4
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 5
2025-08 7

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 27
15m-54m 12
Other 7
0-1m 6
54m+ 6

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 £
United States 548,125
France 197,350
Ireland 75,262
Germany 40,219
Canada 36,508

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 £
United States 400,080 148,045 -252,035
France 112,292 85,058 -27,234
Ireland 31,115 44,147 +13,032
Germany 7,084 33,135 +26,051
Canada 30,288 6,220 -24,068
Italy 10,865 21,998 +11,133
United Arab Emirates 27,943 3,306 -24,637
Portugal 9,744 8,596 -1,148
Switzerland 11,499 4,713 -6,786
Philippines 4,609 11,293 +6,684

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 930,028
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 215,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,846
Road transport 5,093

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 562,501 367,527 -194,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 135,046 80,418 -54,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,472 6,374 +902
Road transport 5,093 0 -5,093

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 506,042
London Stansted Airport 267,803
Dover 128,303
London Heathrow Airport 119,209
Holyhead 35,375

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 £
East Midlands Airport 281,143 224,899 -56,244
London Stansted Airport 208,830 58,973 -149,857
Dover 85,468 42,835 -42,633
London Heathrow Airport 54,203 65,006 +10,803
Holyhead 18,222 17,153 -1,069
ZLC 13,272 17,621 +4,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,310 13,183 -127
Manchester Airport 10,146 0 -10,146
Portsmouth 9,894 0 -9,894
London Gateway Port 2,942 6,374 +3,432

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 551430

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

Description: Woven fabrics made of synthetic fibers, featuring yarns of different colors