Import/export HS code 55159190: Various fabrics with man-made filaments

Woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and man-made filaments, not specified elsewhere

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 544,935
United States 421,168
India 265,745
Italy 63,754
France 22,918

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 303,222 241,713 -61,509
United States 240,010 181,158 -58,852
India 139,229 126,516 -12,713
Italy 38,348 25,406 -12,942
France 3,429 19,489 +16,060
Belgium 10,369 9,769 -600
Turkey 11,254 1,224 -10,030
Bulgaria 6,092 0 -6,092
Tunisia 0 3,553 +3,553
Netherlands 2,080 1,045 -1,035

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 552,774
United States 421,990
India 296,791
Italy 55,646
Turkey 24,601

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 309,861 242,913 -66,948
United States 244,303 177,687 -66,616
India 150,909 145,882 -5,027
Italy 31,828 23,818 -8,010
Turkey 13,954 10,647 -3,307
Spain 0 5,403 +5,403
United Kingdom 0 3,553 +3,553
Morocco 2,336 0 -2,336
France 0 2,218 +2,218
Czechia 2,080 0 -2,080

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
West Yorkshire 3
Greater Manchester 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
West Midlands 2

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 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
West Midlands 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cumbria 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Devon 0 1 +1
Eastern Scotland 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 760,305
Air transport 518,711
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,504
Road transport 9,315
Other 5,655

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) 418,677 341,628 -77,049
Air transport 275,327 243,384 -31,943
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,395 27,109 -20,286
Road transport 9,315 0 -9,315
Other 5,655 0 -5,655

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 442,516
London Gateway Port 282,924
Felixstowe 202,563
Southampton 176,730
Liverpool Docks 71,701

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 252,627 189,889 -62,738
London Gateway Port 56,939 225,985 +169,046
Felixstowe 160,547 42,016 -118,531
Southampton 111,992 64,738 -47,254
Liverpool Docks 71,701 0 -71,701
London 22,132 17,015 -5,117
Dover 25,567 8,506 -17,061
Manchester Airport 9,866 23,462 +13,596
East Midlands Airport 3,636 14,880 +11,244
Eurotunnel 11,351 7,155 -4,196

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
14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Manufacture of textiles
4
Manufacture of wearing apparel
4
Activities of membership organisations
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 6
2026-01 4

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 11
54m+ 6
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
Other 3

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 £
Belgium 1,425,292
United States 1,000,198
China 416,765
Morocco 402,193
France 138,241

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 £
Belgium 641,854 783,438 +141,584
United States 525,793 474,405 -51,388
China 183,477 233,288 +49,811
Morocco 273,834 128,359 -145,475
France 15,924 122,317 +106,393
South Korea 80,853 28,031 -52,822
Japan 39,417 20,706 -18,711
Netherlands 30,814 15,752 -15,062
Poland 12,835 33,432 +20,597
Germany 24,571 16,232 -8,339

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) 2,152,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 969,160
Air transport 740,285

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) 1,029,233 1,123,630 +94,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,000 452,160 -64,840
Air transport 394,489 345,796 -48,693

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,911,334
Southampton 964,537
Manchester Airport 372,518
Dover 180,466
London Heathrow Airport 147,080

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 963,628 947,706 -15,922
Southampton 512,377 452,160 -60,217
Manchester Airport 172,814 199,704 +26,890
Dover 25,854 154,612 +128,758
London Heathrow Airport 92,688 54,392 -38,296
East Midlands Airport 73,902 57,979 -15,923
Portsmouth 33,910 12,457 -21,453
ZLC 25,950 18,664 -7,286
London Stansted Airport 23,850 15,057 -8,793
London 0 5,894 +5,894

Quick facts

HS code: 55159190

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

Description: Woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and man-made filaments, not specified elsewhere