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 742,524
Japan 522,768
Italy 469,536
Portugal 364,602
Czechia 337,630

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 360,165 382,359 +22,194
Japan 0 522,768 +522,768
Italy 311,908 157,628 -154,280
Portugal 173,412 191,190 +17,778
Czechia 171,583 166,047 -5,536
Denmark 93,357 155,405 +62,048
Germany 53,400 56,163 +2,763
China 38,595 67,185 +28,590
France 42,525 6,884 -35,641
Turkey 41,182 0 -41,182

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 694,109
Japan 517,372
Italy 501,139
Portugal 363,445
Czechia 341,084

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 360,165 333,944 -26,221
Japan 0 517,372 +517,372
Italy 327,531 173,608 -153,923
Portugal 173,412 190,033 +16,621
Czechia 175,037 166,047 -8,990
United Kingdom 78,587 91,179 +12,592
China 39,870 124,689 +84,819
Denmark 34,786 79,312 +44,526
Germany 45,371 54,998 +9,627
Turkey 42,255 1,560 -40,695

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - West and North West 6
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 10 -2
Inner London - East 6 3 -3
Outer London - West and North West 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2

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) 1,267,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,210,384
Air transport 625,322
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) 625,567 642,432 +16,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 462,667 747,717 +285,050
Air transport 240,415 384,907 +144,492
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 841,105
Dover 592,043
Eurotunnel 381,669
Manchester Airport 320,263
Newhaven 251,506

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 323,198 517,907 +194,709
Dover 267,462 324,581 +57,119
Eurotunnel 201,560 180,109 -21,451
Manchester Airport 46,534 273,729 +227,195
Newhaven 118,418 133,088 +14,670
Birmingham Airport 90,621 53,519 -37,102
Liverpool Docks 0 102,915 +102,915
Thamesport 58,675 33,455 -25,220
Immingham Docks 76,683 4,654 -72,029
London Stansted Airport 41,236 28,418 -12,818

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of textiles 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 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
2026-04 3
2026-03 7
2026-02 9
2026-01 7
2025-12 5

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 6
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 2,545,467
Kuwait 313,786
Italy 278,224
China 276,918
South Korea 266,523

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 1,359,156 1,186,311 -172,845
Kuwait 0 313,786 +313,786
Italy 122,283 155,941 +33,658
China 103,281 173,637 +70,356
South Korea 124,387 142,136 +17,749
Lithuania 142,193 88,814 -53,379
Ukraine 61,219 101,220 +40,001
United States 62,610 76,700 +14,090
Indonesia 60,108 56,689 -3,419
Ireland 50,041 50,702 +661

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) 3,254,161
Air transport 1,557,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 491,045

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) 1,755,870 1,498,291 -257,579
Air transport 563,800 993,419 +429,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 252,103 238,942 -13,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,530,294
London Heathrow Airport 565,520
Dover / Eurotunnel 535,938
East Midlands Airport 439,541
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 1,348,403 1,181,891 -166,512
London Heathrow Airport 222,502 343,018 +120,516
Dover / Eurotunnel 298,552 237,386 -61,166
East Midlands Airport 196,707 242,834 +46,127
Manchester Airport 45,581 302,698 +257,117
Southampton 145,698 157,267 +11,569
ZLC 63,758 92,034 +28,276
London Gateway Port 94,951 35,582 -59,369
Holyhead 47,805 39,111 -8,694
Dover 27,219 45,293 +18,074

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