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 941,091
United States 208,263
France 40,586
India 39,027
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 446,349 494,742 +48,393
United States 20,722 187,541 +166,819
France 24,111 16,475 -7,636
India 5,071 33,956 +28,885
Spain 3,995 0 -3,995
Italy 2,504 0 -2,504

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 941,091
India 152,668
United States 140,453
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 446,349 494,742 +48,393
India 34,427 118,241 +83,814
United States 20,722 119,731 +99,009
Italy 1,254 0 -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 Yorkshire 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 1 0 -1
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 1 0 -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) 775,318
Air transport 457,590
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) 375,180 400,138 +24,958
Air transport 125,014 332,576 +207,562
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 Gateway Port 415,076
Felixstowe 248,759
London Heathrow Airport 219,655
Manchester Airport 182,082
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 Gateway Port 62,758 352,318 +289,560
Felixstowe 200,939 47,820 -153,119
London Heathrow Airport 2,504 217,151 +214,647
Manchester Airport 87,478 94,604 +7,126
Liverpool Docks 62,005 0 -62,005
Southampton 49,478 0 -49,478
East Midlands Airport 11,935 20,821 +8,886
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
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 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 3
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 3,017,134
India 71,939
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 1,439,502 1,577,632 +138,130
India 20,849 51,090 +30,241
Italy 47,683 21,373 -26,310
Turkey 0 66,011 +66,011
Czechia 10,420 52,452 +42,032
Germany 0 40,980 +40,980
United States 18,376 18,638 +262
China 0 20,935 +20,935
Morocco 0 7,242 +7,242
Lithuania 5,769 0 -5,769

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) 3,098,158
Air transport 313,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,198

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) 1,337,391 1,760,767 +423,376
Air transport 218,761 94,901 -123,860
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,586 11,612 +7,026

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,029,349
London Heathrow Airport 208,334
Dover 67,872
East Midlands Airport 66,662
ZLC 20,935

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 1,319,765 1,709,584 +389,819
London Heathrow Airport 151,705 56,629 -95,076
Dover 17,626 50,246 +32,620
East Midlands Airport 56,351 10,311 -46,040
ZLC 0 20,935 +20,935
Southampton 4,586 11,612 +7,026
Manchester Airport 9,153 2,561 -6,592
London Stansted Airport 1,552 4,465 +2,913
Holyhead 0 937 +937

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