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 597,905
United States 427,198
India 265,521
Italy 63,754
Belgium 18,250

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 339,048 258,857 -80,191
United States 246,040 181,158 -64,882
India 161,211 104,310 -56,901
Italy 36,229 27,525 -8,704
Belgium 8,325 9,925 +1,600
France 3,429 9,940 +6,511
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 605,744
United States 424,816
India 292,092
Italy 58,850
Turkey 17,639

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 345,687 260,057 -85,630
United States 247,129 177,687 -69,442
India 171,945 120,147 -51,798
Italy 32,913 25,937 -6,976
Turkey 13,954 3,685 -10,269
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
Greater Manchester 2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
West Midlands 2
West Yorkshire 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 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
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) 806,695
Air transport 517,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,616
Road transport 9,315
Other 9,309

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) 470,129 336,566 -133,563
Air transport 280,842 237,052 -43,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,449 26,167 -20,282
Road transport 9,315 0 -9,315
Other 9,309 0 -9,309

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 448,546
London Gateway Port 280,544
Felixstowe 255,211
Southampton 172,852
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 258,657 189,889 -68,768
London Gateway Port 33,728 246,816 +213,088
Felixstowe 214,635 40,576 -174,059
Southampton 132,567 40,285 -92,282
Liverpool Docks 71,701 0 -71,701
London 22,132 17,015 -5,117
Manchester Airport 12,568 23,462 +10,894
Dover 25,567 6,618 -18,949
Eurotunnel 10,405 8,101 -2,304
London Stansted Airport 2,811 12,658 +9,847

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
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 6
2026-01 4
2025-12 5

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 10
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 1,307,519
United States 1,009,136
China 410,083
Morocco 401,073
France 136,098

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 629,323 678,196 +48,873
United States 530,038 479,098 -50,940
China 169,939 240,144 +70,205
Morocco 259,246 141,827 -117,419
France 18,970 117,128 +98,158
South Korea 68,678 40,206 -28,472
Japan 39,417 18,147 -21,270
Poland 12,835 32,554 +19,719
Germany 24,571 16,232 -8,339
Spain 14,818 23,217 +8,399

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) 2,035,541
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 973,361
Air transport 735,794

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) 1,003,147 1,032,394 +29,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,780 455,581 -62,199
Air transport 363,587 372,207 +8,620

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,800,225
Southampton 968,738
Manchester Airport 367,196
Dover 180,851
London Heathrow Airport 144,259

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 947,107 853,118 -93,989
Southampton 513,157 455,581 -57,576
Manchester Airport 140,533 226,663 +86,130
Dover 24,184 156,667 +132,483
London Heathrow Airport 87,047 57,212 -29,835
East Midlands Airport 76,657 51,756 -24,901
London Stansted Airport 28,115 17,912 -10,203
ZLC 25,950 18,664 -7,286
Portsmouth 26,015 13,754 -12,261
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