Import/export HS code 551519: Various woven fabrics of synthetic fibers

Woven fabrics made of synthetic fibers, not specified elsewhere

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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 £
Belgium 633,314
Italy 421,344
Netherlands 393,171
India 291,662
Spain 123,759

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 £
Belgium 326,711 306,603 -20,108
Italy 237,129 184,215 -52,914
Netherlands 194,569 198,602 +4,033
India 143,926 147,736 +3,810
Spain 66,834 56,925 -9,909
Indonesia 76,432 36,332 -40,100
Turkey 38,770 27,989 -10,781
Switzerland 64,000 1,044 -62,956
China 3,504 58,326 +54,822
United States 26,091 26,294 +203

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 614,931
Italy 433,044
Indonesia 348,905
Turkey 215,406
Belgium 203,246

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 342,767 272,164 -70,603
Italy 233,524 199,520 -34,004
Indonesia 205,014 143,891 -61,123
Turkey 120,127 95,279 -24,848
Belgium 94,471 108,775 +14,304
China 18,092 117,376 +99,284
Spain 65,655 52,402 -13,253
Switzerland 61,747 1,044 -60,703
Taiwan 24,275 13,670 -10,605
United States 20,746 16,900 -3,846

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Lancashire 6
Outer London - East and North East 5
West Yorkshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 11 9 -2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 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) 1,207,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 685,521
Air transport 347,461
Other 128,006
Road transport 73,596

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) 698,591 508,632 -189,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 351,044 334,477 -16,567
Air transport 159,389 188,072 +28,683
Other 49,208 78,798 +29,590
Road transport 65,083 8,513 -56,570

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 648,424
Dover 290,583
Felixstowe 195,252
London Gateway Port 192,351
Immingham Docks 136,879

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 385,731 262,693 -123,038
Dover 155,481 135,102 -20,379
Felixstowe 137,411 57,841 -79,570
London Gateway Port 102,912 89,439 -13,473
Immingham Docks 67,612 69,267 +1,655
000 49,208 78,798 +29,590
Birmingham Airport 27,129 73,596 +46,467
London 20,149 66,204 +46,055
Southampton 49,954 36,332 -13,622
London Heathrow Airport 34,819 47,065 +12,246

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 wearing apparel
9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of textiles
8
Manufacture of furniture
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 14
2026-03 11
2026-02 10
2026-01 10

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 33
0-1m 14
15m-54m 7
54m+ 7
Other 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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,055,245
China 829,768
Morocco 671,769
France 474,408
Latvia 397,041

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 615,377 439,868 -175,509
China 305,334 524,434 +219,100
Morocco 209,392 462,377 +252,985
France 305,035 169,373 -135,662
Latvia 183,897 213,144 +29,247
Italy 188,160 108,648 -79,512
Cambodia 0 242,466 +242,466
Turkey 139,364 34,230 -105,134
Portugal 64,781 62,097 -2,684
Viet Nam 64,765 52,284 -12,481

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Netherlands 18,780
Greece 660
China 563
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54
Turkey 50

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 6,314 12,466 +6,152
Greece 0 660 +660
China 0 563 +563
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 54 +54
Turkey 0 50 +50
Taiwan 0 19 +19
Lithuania 0 17 +17

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) 2,166,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,772,706
Air transport 1,609,706
Other 20,162

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) 940,827 1,225,413 +284,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 818,401 954,305 +135,904
Air transport 911,309 698,397 -212,912
Other 6,314 13,848 +7,534

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,723,907
Southampton 767,279
London Heathrow Airport 708,943
London Gateway Port 570,726
Felixstowe 430,952

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 733,004 990,903 +257,899
Southampton 491,268 276,011 -215,257
London Heathrow Airport 299,974 408,969 +108,995
London Gateway Port 251,940 318,786 +66,846
Felixstowe 73,547 357,405 +283,858
East Midlands Airport 307,032 67,546 -239,486
Dover 143,385 164,946 +21,561
Manchester Airport 164,084 96,669 -67,415
ZLC 105,411 69,114 -36,297
Portsmouth 63,538 64,706 +1,168

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 551519

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

Description: Woven fabrics made of synthetic fibers, not specified elsewhere