Import/export HS code 551513: Woven fabrics mixed with wool or fine animal hair

Fabrics made mainly or solely with synthetic fibers mixed with wool or fine animal hair

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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 £
India 751,030
Italy 448,630
Czechia 340,656
Portugal 298,383
Japan 208,203

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 £
India 413,064 337,966 -75,098
Italy 206,363 242,267 +35,904
Czechia 181,527 159,129 -22,398
Portugal 165,074 133,309 -31,765
Japan 0 208,203 +208,203
Denmark 74,465 115,846 +41,381
China 39,952 67,185 +27,233
Germany 53,400 47,980 -5,420
France 23,683 47,387 +23,704
Turkey 39,681 1,501 -38,180

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 £
India 752,187
Italy 473,766
Czechia 344,110
Portugal 297,226
Japan 203,866

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 £
India 413,064 339,123 -73,941
Italy 211,378 262,388 +51,010
Czechia 181,527 162,583 -18,944
Portugal 165,074 132,152 -32,922
Japan 0 203,866 +203,866
United Kingdom 58,225 67,559 +9,334
China 42,567 74,058 +31,491
Germany 45,371 46,815 +1,444
Denmark 5,371 77,549 +72,178
Turkey 40,754 3,061 -37,693

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - West and North West 7
Greater Manchester 4
West Midlands 4

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 12 13 +1
Inner London - East 8 1 -7
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
West Midlands 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 1 4 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0

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) 1,128,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 963,540
Air transport 534,656
Other 35,378

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) 534,293 594,335 +60,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 494,397 469,143 -25,254
Air transport 196,085 338,571 +142,486
Other 18,738 16,640 -2,098

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 661,771
Dover 502,261
Eurotunnel 395,641
Manchester Airport 242,502
Newhaven 187,945

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 372,277 289,494 -82,783
Dover 156,517 345,744 +189,227
Eurotunnel 239,163 156,478 -82,685
Manchester Airport 49,420 193,082 +143,662
Newhaven 105,013 82,932 -22,081
Birmingham Airport 54,752 79,898 +25,146
Liverpool Docks 0 102,915 +102,915
Thamesport 67,261 20,232 -47,029
Immingham Docks 55,262 26,075 -29,187
London Stansted Airport 39,360 26,024 -13,336

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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of wearing apparel 11
Manufacture of textiles 9
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 9
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 6

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 31
0-1m 12
54m+ 11
15m-54m 5
Other 4

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 £
Denmark 2,538,255
Kuwait 307,007
Italy 278,617
China 259,050
Lithuania 235,510

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 £
Denmark 1,397,383 1,140,872 -256,511
Kuwait 0 307,007 +307,007
Italy 130,766 147,851 +17,085
China 126,080 132,970 +6,890
Lithuania 130,260 105,250 -25,010
South Korea 100,096 127,652 +27,556
Indonesia 91,327 34,873 -56,454
Ukraine 46,821 62,123 +15,302
United States 52,856 46,884 -5,972
Ireland 51,247 41,609 -9,638

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) 3,102,966
Air transport 1,415,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 619,855

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) 1,698,971 1,403,995 -294,976
Air transport 515,608 899,855 +384,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 385,095 234,760 -150,335

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,524,382
London Heathrow Airport 514,249
Dover / Eurotunnel 492,086
East Midlands Airport 394,845
Manchester Airport 318,859

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,386,966 1,137,416 -249,550
London Heathrow Airport 257,715 256,534 -1,181
Dover / Eurotunnel 296,346 195,740 -100,606
East Midlands Airport 190,025 204,820 +14,795
Manchester Airport 11,696 307,163 +295,467
Southampton 159,952 157,267 -2,685
London Gateway Port 125,486 35,582 -89,904
ZLC 53,920 85,503 +31,583
Holyhead 46,382 35,145 -11,237
Felixstowe 31,117 40,703 +9,586

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 551513

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

Description: Fabrics made mainly or solely with synthetic fibers mixed with wool or fine animal hair