Import/export HS code 551599: 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 £
India 1,210,071
Ireland 552,626
Italy 478,993
United States 218,163
Denmark 201,149

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 £
India 638,241 571,830 -66,411
Ireland 551,378 1,248 -550,130
Italy 196,414 282,579 +86,165
United States 103,839 114,324 +10,485
Denmark 58,776 142,373 +83,597
Spain 156,453 17,794 -138,659
China 44,515 95,592 +51,077
France 62,574 74,771 +12,197
Turkey 41,588 76,826 +35,238
Philippines 50,190 24,428 -25,762

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 1,267,733
Italy 668,899
China 234,161
United States 204,713
Spain 176,721

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 667,334 600,399 -66,935
Italy 243,951 424,948 +180,997
China 92,641 141,520 +48,879
United States 99,941 104,772 +4,831
Spain 157,812 18,909 -138,903
Turkey 49,069 84,919 +35,850
Philippines 50,190 24,428 -25,762
Germany 24,406 36,441 +12,035
Norway 3,878 22,348 +18,470
France 19,774 5,371 -14,403

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 28
Inner London - East 7
West Yorkshire 6
Lancashire 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 19 19 +0
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Lancashire 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 4 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +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) 1,319,755
Air transport 938,019
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 659,303
Other 564,176
Road transport 34,934

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) 646,602 673,153 +26,551
Air transport 533,195 404,824 -128,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 255,906 403,397 +147,491
Other 563,840 336 -563,504
Road transport 10,669 24,265 +13,596

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 818,367
000 564,176
London Heathrow Airport 367,504
Dover 306,023
London Stansted Airport 229,385

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 £
Felixstowe 508,495 309,872 -198,623
000 563,840 336 -563,504
London Heathrow Airport 206,512 160,992 -45,520
Dover 107,466 198,557 +91,091
London Stansted Airport 144,207 85,178 -59,029
London 49,418 129,543 +80,125
London Gateway Port 33,440 115,306 +81,866
East Midlands Airport 67,335 73,172 +5,837
Southampton 52,635 86,574 +33,939
Immingham Docks 0 115,122 +115,122

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 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of textiles 13
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 15
2026-03 17
2026-02 14
2026-01 20
2025-12 10

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 42
54m+ 17
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
Other 5

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 £
Germany 699,686
United States 267,733
France 102,247
Italy 65,703
Portugal 63,586

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 £
Germany 396,232 303,454 -92,778
United States 151,326 116,407 -34,919
France 83,909 18,338 -65,571
Italy 32,860 32,843 -17
Portugal 14,787 48,799 +34,012
Ireland 14,688 32,231 +17,543
Australia 8,931 24,754 +15,823
Japan 18,330 10,421 -7,909
Lithuania 0 26,134 +26,134
Sri Lanka 24,690 0 -24,690

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) 889,974
Air transport 746,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,104

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) 473,559 416,415 -57,144
Air transport 424,747 321,503 -103,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,365 17,739 +8,374

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 671,171
East Midlands Airport 289,567
London Heathrow Airport 212,442
Dover 152,896
London Stansted Airport 111,120

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 369,947 301,224 -68,723
East Midlands Airport 136,894 152,673 +15,779
London Heathrow Airport 142,816 69,626 -73,190
Dover 66,943 85,953 +19,010
London Stansted Airport 38,538 72,582 +34,044
ZLC 78,522 18,978 -59,544
Immingham Docks 32,782 2,250 -30,532
Holyhead 0 19,632 +19,632
Felixstowe 0 17,739 +17,739
Glasgow Airport 16,364 0 -16,364

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 551599

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

Description: Woven fabrics made of synthetic fibers, not specified elsewhere