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 685,501
Italy 430,874
Netherlands 419,557
India 271,721
Spain 128,056

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 336,384 349,117 +12,733
Italy 223,570 207,304 -16,266
Netherlands 177,015 242,542 +65,527
India 117,956 153,765 +35,809
Spain 68,857 59,199 -9,658
Indonesia 76,432 36,332 -40,100
Turkey 39,041 28,206 -10,835
Switzerland 2,253 62,791 +60,538
China 2,519 59,311 +56,792
Germany 33,213 19,841 -13,372

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 613,793
Italy 444,787
Indonesia 381,900
Turkey 232,323
Belgium 225,342

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 299,515 314,278 +14,763
Italy 227,584 217,203 -10,381
Indonesia 201,677 180,223 -21,454
Turkey 122,813 109,510 -13,303
Belgium 110,694 114,648 +3,954
China 11,575 119,377 +107,802
Spain 67,678 54,676 -13,002
Switzerland 0 62,791 +62,791
Taiwan 28,511 13,670 -14,841
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 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 13 10 -3
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 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) 1,312,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 674,261
Air transport 350,684
Other 121,683
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) 713,512 599,057 -114,455
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 303,485 370,776 +67,291
Air transport 141,133 209,551 +68,418
Other 47,387 74,296 +26,909
Road transport 1,835 71,761 +69,926

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 705,589
Dover 308,231
Felixstowe 203,902
London Gateway Port 203,017
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 392,288 313,301 -78,987
Dover 136,350 171,881 +35,531
Felixstowe 114,564 89,338 -25,226
London Gateway Port 109,778 93,239 -16,539
Immingham Docks 26,247 110,632 +84,385
000 47,387 74,296 +26,909
Birmingham Airport 19,760 79,541 +59,781
Southampton 54,592 36,332 -18,260
Harwich 45,128 42,277 -2,851
London Heathrow Airport 34,947 51,173 +16,226

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 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of textiles 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8
Manufacture of furniture 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 14
2026-03 11
2026-02 10
2026-01 10
2025-12 8

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 1,169,227
China 700,024
Morocco 666,186
France 465,585
Italy 403,426

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 714,146 455,081 -259,065
China 224,438 475,586 +251,148
Morocco 204,507 461,679 +257,172
France 275,671 189,914 -85,757
Italy 302,703 100,723 -201,980
Latvia 226,814 166,585 -60,229
Cambodia 0 242,466 +242,466
Turkey 103,112 71,661 -31,451
Portugal 57,308 72,252 +14,944
Germany 50,827 52,297 +1,470

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 15,246
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 2,930 12,316 +9,386
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) 2,265,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,700,094
Air transport 1,650,497
Other 16,628

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) 1,040,303 1,224,792 +184,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 830,036 870,058 +40,022
Air transport 893,458 757,039 -136,419
Other 2,930 13,698 +10,768

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,832,399
Southampton 753,041
London Heathrow Airport 726,532
London Gateway Port 496,107
Felixstowe 446,612

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 860,530 971,869 +111,339
Southampton 490,278 262,763 -227,515
London Heathrow Airport 298,583 427,949 +129,366
London Gateway Port 171,044 325,063 +154,019
Felixstowe 164,380 282,232 +117,852
East Midlands Airport 297,022 84,147 -212,875
Dover 117,288 180,799 +63,511
Manchester Airport 166,927 103,944 -62,983
ZLC 91,919 87,496 -4,423
Portsmouth 63,200 72,124 +8,924

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