Import/export HS code 55159110: Unbleached or bleached fabrics with man-made filaments

Plain or bleached woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and man-made filaments

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
China 720,650
United States 253,603
France 41,724
India 35,762
Spain 3,995

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 £
China 396,323 324,327 -71,996
United States 66,062 187,541 +121,479
France 17,215 24,509 +7,294
India 3,456 32,306 +28,850
Spain 3,995 0 -3,995
Italy 1,250 1,254 +4

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 £
China 720,650
United States 185,793
India 150,541
Italy 1,254

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 £
China 396,323 324,327 -71,996
United States 66,062 119,731 +53,669
India 25,916 124,625 +98,709
Italy 0 1,254 +1,254

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 1
Outer London - East and North East 1
Outer London - South 1
Outer London - West and North West 1
West of England 1

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
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
West of England 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 0 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 574,386
Air transport 481,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,558

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) 350,212 224,174 -126,038
Air transport 135,531 345,763 +210,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,558 0 -2,558

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 266,076
London Gateway Port 240,424
Felixstowe 222,479
Manchester Airport 163,711
Liverpool Docks 62,005

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 47,671 218,405 +170,734
London Gateway Port 17,447 222,977 +205,530
Felixstowe 221,282 1,197 -220,085
Manchester Airport 63,558 100,153 +36,595
Liverpool Docks 62,005 0 -62,005
Southampton 49,478 0 -49,478
East Midlands Airport 1,205 27,205 +26,000
Bristol Airport 20,722 0 -20,722
Eurotunnel 2,558 0 -2,558
London Stansted Airport 2,375 0 -2,375

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 3
Construction of buildings 1
Manufacture of furniture 1
Manufacture of textiles 1
Manufacture of wearing apparel 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 2
2025-05 4
2025-04 2
2024-08 2
2024-06 1

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 4
54m+ 2
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
Tunisia 2,541,744
Viet Nam 75,087
Italy 69,056
Turkey 66,011
Czechia 62,872

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 £
Tunisia 1,416,336 1,125,408 -290,928
Viet Nam 75,087 0 -75,087
Italy 47,683 21,373 -26,310
Turkey 0 66,011 +66,011
Czechia 2,796 60,076 +57,280
China 47,672 0 -47,672
Germany 0 40,980 +40,980
United States 9,661 22,046 +12,385
India 4,899 20,849 +15,950
Morocco 0 7,242 +7,242

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) 2,628,286
Air transport 364,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,674

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) 1,313,168 1,315,118 +1,950
Air transport 320,463 44,336 -276,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 9,674 +9,674

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,555,301
London Heathrow Airport 274,464
East Midlands Airport 72,604
Dover 67,872
Manchester Airport 11,714

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 1,291,366 1,263,935 -27,431
London Heathrow Airport 253,615 20,849 -232,766
East Midlands Airport 60,598 12,006 -48,592
Dover 17,626 50,246 +32,620
Manchester Airport 4,698 7,016 +2,318
Southampton 0 9,674 +9,674
London Stansted Airport 1,552 4,465 +2,913
Holyhead 4,176 937 -3,239

Quick facts

HS code: 55159110

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

Description: Plain or bleached woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and man-made filaments