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 642,218
Italy 443,834
Netherlands 429,781
India 218,421
Indonesia 156,113

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 316,733 325,485 +8,752
Italy 258,621 185,213 -73,408
Netherlands 177,540 252,241 +74,701
India 100,055 118,366 +18,311
Indonesia 119,781 36,332 -83,449
Spain 61,905 48,633 -13,272
China 29,479 45,316 +15,837
Germany 52,643 15,925 -36,718
Switzerland 1,170 63,874 +62,704
United States 23,260 31,251 +7,991

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 556,531
Indonesia 444,450
Italy 435,029
Belgium 213,823
Turkey 205,057

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 267,684 288,847 +21,163
Indonesia 245,762 198,688 -47,074
Italy 248,376 186,653 -61,723
Belgium 110,532 103,291 -7,241
Turkey 124,209 80,848 -43,361
China 36,867 93,758 +56,891
Spain 61,905 46,336 -15,569
Switzerland 0 62,791 +62,791
Taiwan 34,028 12,372 -21,656
United States 18,646 19,000 +354

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
Lancashire 7
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 13 10 -3
Lancashire 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 1,290,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 699,275
Air transport 337,634
Other 107,699
Road transport 72,220

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) 736,994 553,743 -183,251
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 361,424 337,851 -23,573
Air transport 143,328 194,306 +50,978
Other 44,573 63,126 +18,553
Road transport 1,835 70,385 +68,550

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 688,017
Dover 295,640
Felixstowe 225,102
London Gateway Port 196,721
Southampton 144,689

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 412,927 275,090 -137,837
Dover 130,332 165,308 +34,976
Felixstowe 141,256 83,846 -57,410
London Gateway Port 115,138 81,583 -33,555
Southampton 108,357 36,332 -72,025
Immingham Docks 14,640 121,033 +106,393
000 44,573 63,126 +18,553
Harwich 48,344 44,460 -3,884
London Heathrow Airport 33,324 50,794 +17,470
Birmingham Airport 11,370 71,622 +60,252

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of textiles 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Manufacture of furniture 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 14
2025-08 14

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 34
0-1m 12
15m-54m 8
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 1,135,390
Morocco 713,209
China 615,436
France 428,022
Italy 385,478

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 612,975 522,415 -90,560
Morocco 272,922 440,287 +167,365
China 267,439 347,997 +80,558
France 283,189 144,833 -138,356
Italy 267,516 117,962 -149,554
Latvia 222,184 105,872 -116,312
Cambodia 0 212,025 +212,025
Turkey 103,112 53,625 -49,487
Portugal 52,877 53,014 +137
Bangladesh 5,359 90,903 +85,544

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 11,491
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 267 11,224 +10,957
Greece 0 660 +660
China 0 563 +563
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 54 +54
Turkey 0 50 +50
Lithuania 26 17 -9
Taiwan 0 19 +19

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) 2,081,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,666,163
Air transport 1,463,036
Other 12,899
Road transport 4,121

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) 1,099,218 981,891 -117,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 732,259 933,904 +201,645
Air transport 796,206 666,830 -129,376
Other 293 12,606 +12,313
Road transport 4,121 0 -4,121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,750,613
Southampton 864,780
London Heathrow Airport 675,022
London Gateway Port 452,986
East Midlands Airport 363,809

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 986,664 763,949 -222,715
Southampton 436,080 428,700 -7,380
London Heathrow Airport 291,026 383,996 +92,970
London Gateway Port 127,465 325,521 +198,056
East Midlands Airport 292,961 70,848 -222,113
Felixstowe 164,380 179,683 +15,303
Dover 87,285 144,888 +57,603
Manchester Airport 113,327 96,763 -16,564
ZLC 64,735 91,952 +27,217
Portsmouth 25,984 73,054 +47,070

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