Import/export HS code 55151190: Various fabrics with viscose rayon

Woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and viscose rayon, not specified elsewhere

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 1,530,346
Turkey 1,432,594
Italy 514,787
India 291,779
Morocco 179,288

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 1,001,614 528,732 -472,882
Turkey 1,029,831 402,763 -627,068
Italy 266,042 248,745 -17,297
India 167,175 124,604 -42,571
Morocco 89,197 90,091 +894
Indonesia 168,959 2,412 -166,547
France 112,086 43,850 -68,236
Germany 33,452 13,671 -19,781
Portugal 10,527 32,286 +21,759
South Korea 38,316 1,855 -36,461

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 £
Turkey 1,605,141
China 1,570,305
Italy 476,536
India 333,895
Indonesia 171,371

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 £
Turkey 1,124,564 480,577 -643,987
China 1,004,715 565,590 -439,125
Italy 268,904 207,632 -61,272
India 178,643 155,252 -23,391
Indonesia 168,959 2,412 -166,547
Morocco 48,479 80,306 +31,827
France 53,271 5,589 -47,682
Portugal 8,563 32,286 +23,723
South Korea 38,316 1,855 -36,461
United Kingdom 23,497 14,822 -8,675

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
Outer London - West and North West 10
Greater Manchester 8
West Yorkshire 8
West Midlands 6

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 11 19 +8
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Lancashire 5 2 -3
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +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) 2,098,190
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,023,858
Air transport 420,790
Road transport 43,157
Other 18,558

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) 1,361,689 736,501 -625,188
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,378,859 644,999 -733,860
Air transport 221,196 199,594 -21,602
Road transport 11,741 31,416 +19,675
Other 18,558 0 -18,558

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,342,695
Dover 1,080,862
Dover / Eurotunnel 416,799
London Gateway Port 394,008
ZLC 359,399

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 1,039,708 302,987 -736,721
Dover 754,532 326,330 -428,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 232,767 184,032 -48,735
London Gateway Port 91,361 302,647 +211,286
ZLC 239,292 120,107 -119,185
Southampton 205,144 38,349 -166,795
East Midlands Airport 111,895 55,143 -56,752
Eurotunnel 113,398 34,153 -79,245
London Heathrow Airport 61,530 50,382 -11,148
Thamesport 45,790 47,292 +1,502

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 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of furniture 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8
Manufacture of textiles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 9
2026-02 11
2026-01 8
2025-12 11

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 41
54m+ 19
0-1m 15
15m-54m 12
Other 8

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 1,803,021
Tunisia 964,124
Ireland 542,555
Sri Lanka 467,538
Ukraine 396,787

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 1,168,097 634,924 -533,173
Tunisia 705,932 258,192 -447,740
Ireland 261,564 280,991 +19,427
Sri Lanka 249,272 218,266 -31,006
Ukraine 139,014 257,773 +118,759
Romania 283,923 95,671 -188,252
United States 138,236 61,040 -77,196
France 64,399 74,999 +10,600
China 45,080 59,909 +14,829
Indonesia 57,641 20,942 -36,699

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) 4,510,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 614,287
Air transport 589,604

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) 2,836,605 1,673,977 -1,162,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 286,817 327,470 +40,653
Air transport 269,383 320,221 +50,838

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,968,994
Portsmouth 844,592
Holyhead 461,314
London Gateway Port 322,282
East Midlands Airport 201,811

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 1,982,394 986,600 -995,794
Portsmouth 503,304 341,288 -162,016
Holyhead 191,676 269,638 +77,962
London Gateway Port 208,157 114,125 -94,032
East Midlands Airport 118,846 82,965 -35,881
London Stansted Airport 90,230 84,241 -5,989
Felixstowe 31,199 137,272 +106,073
Dover 74,577 79,431 +4,854
Southampton 59,326 71,742 +12,416
Manchester Airport 33,452 86,948 +53,496

Quick facts

HS code: 55151190

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

Description: Woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and viscose rayon, not specified elsewhere