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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  • 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 £
India 733,077
Japan 522,768
Italy 405,109
Portugal 363,158
Czechia 357,534

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 327,037 406,040 +79,003
Japan 102,915 419,853 +316,938
Italy 259,144 145,965 -113,179
Portugal 136,159 226,999 +90,840
Czechia 201,031 156,503 -44,528
Denmark 115,435 137,442 +22,007
China 27,747 78,642 +50,895
Germany 36,621 62,269 +25,648
France 42,525 6,884 -35,641
Lithuania 7,028 32,019 +24,991

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 644,496
Japan 517,372
Italy 436,712
Portugal 362,001
Czechia 360,988

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 327,037 317,459 -9,578
Japan 102,915 414,457 +311,542
Italy 277,569 159,143 -118,426
Portugal 136,159 225,842 +89,683
Czechia 204,485 156,503 -47,982
China 29,022 176,312 +147,290
United Kingdom 78,481 92,858 +14,377
Denmark 56,970 57,128 +158
Germany 28,592 64,014 +35,422
Turkey 33,535 4,707 -28,828

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - East 5
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 10 11 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
West Midlands 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,220,786
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,209,810
Air transport 609,083
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 493,449 727,337 +233,888
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 598,206 611,604 +13,398
Air transport 234,745 374,338 +139,593
Other 19,461 15,917 -3,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 831,676
Dover 546,090
Eurotunnel 407,349
Manchester Airport 314,982
Newhaven 253,649

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 273,484 558,192 +284,708
Dover 252,538 293,552 +41,014
Eurotunnel 220,474 186,875 -33,599
Manchester Airport 57,857 257,125 +199,268
Newhaven 98,520 155,129 +56,609
Birmingham Airport 76,134 58,427 -17,707
Liverpool Docks 102,915 0 -102,915
Thamesport 46,143 34,724 -11,419
Immingham Docks 65,230 4,654 -60,576
London Stansted Airport 41,306 25,943 -15,363

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
23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Manufacture of textiles
10
Manufacture of wearing apparel
8
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
2026-05 7
2026-04 3
2026-03 7
2026-02 9
2026-01 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 29
0-1m 12
54m+ 10
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 2,516,627
Kuwait 313,786
China 299,606
South Korea 273,198
Italy 256,329

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 1,609,968 906,659 -703,309
Kuwait 0 313,786 +313,786
China 124,449 175,157 +50,708
South Korea 140,711 132,487 -8,224
Italy 165,221 91,108 -74,113
Lithuania 135,881 87,486 -48,395
Ukraine 102,150 53,495 -48,655
Indonesia 60,108 56,689 -3,419
Ireland 59,457 57,317 -2,140
United States 59,464 56,784 -2,680

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) 3,176,670
Air transport 1,543,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 510,507

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) 2,015,637 1,161,033 -854,604
Air transport 624,709 918,460 +293,751
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 268,842 241,665 -27,177

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,501,454
London Heathrow Airport 592,706
Dover / Eurotunnel 480,571
East Midlands Airport 404,684
Manchester Airport 348,279

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 1,596,095 905,359 -690,736
London Heathrow Airport 269,642 323,064 +53,422
Dover / Eurotunnel 305,119 175,452 -129,667
East Midlands Airport 197,621 207,063 +9,442
Manchester Airport 47,562 300,717 +253,155
Southampton 166,866 136,099 -30,767
ZLC 74,632 74,781 +149
London Gateway Port 91,961 49,643 -42,318
Holyhead 56,258 40,488 -15,770
Dover 24,274 54,954 +30,680

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