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 1,143,340
Italy 463,982
United States 302,670
Ireland 236,420
Denmark 190,481

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 616,442 526,898 -89,544
Italy 196,560 267,422 +70,862
United States 103,839 198,831 +94,992
Ireland 236,420 0 -236,420
Denmark 46,201 144,280 +98,079
China 49,774 90,112 +40,338
Spain 110,324 29,070 -81,254
Turkey 57,382 69,987 +12,605
France 47,031 70,135 +23,104
Philippines 45,687 25,539 -20,148

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 1,190,113
Italy 641,092
China 221,164
United States 204,713
Turkey 142,943

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 632,903 557,210 -75,693
Italy 226,405 414,687 +188,282
China 93,006 128,158 +35,152
United States 99,941 104,772 +4,831
Turkey 66,824 76,119 +9,295
Spain 111,683 30,185 -81,498
United Kingdom 1,916 84,334 +82,418
Philippines 45,687 25,539 -20,148
Germany 24,406 36,441 +12,035
Malaysia 0 30,959 +30,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
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 21 17 -4
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Lancashire 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 3 +2

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) 1,315,009
Air transport 923,836
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 648,879
Other 247,970
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) 654,980 660,029 +5,049
Air transport 458,362 465,474 +7,112
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 224,771 424,108 +199,337
Other 247,634 336 -247,298
Road transport 26,745 8,189 -18,556

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 756,321
London Heathrow Airport 417,831
Dover 305,115
000 247,970
London Stansted Airport 179,965

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 474,859 281,462 -193,397
London Heathrow Airport 175,330 242,501 +67,171
Dover 103,659 201,456 +97,797
000 247,634 336 -247,298
London Stansted Airport 104,334 75,631 -28,703
Southampton 52,635 125,264 +72,629
London 76,505 98,143 +21,638
London Gateway Port 38,949 115,467 +76,518
East Midlands Airport 73,581 64,438 -9,143
Immingham Docks 0 118,405 +118,405

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
38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of wearing apparel
13
Manufacture of textiles
11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 16
2026-04 15
2026-03 17
2026-02 14
2026-01 20

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+ 18
15m-54m 13
0-1m 9
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 659,235
United States 191,241
Portugal 64,736
Italy 62,852
Ireland 45,654

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 386,000 273,235 -112,765
United States 74,482 116,759 +42,277
Portugal 24,727 40,009 +15,282
Italy 32,231 30,621 -1,610
Ireland 16,111 29,543 +13,432
Australia 16,949 16,736 -213
Japan 6,593 22,927 +16,334
Lithuania 1,482 24,652 +23,170
France 6,012 18,338 +12,326
Canada 4,712 19,409 +14,697

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) 851,555
Air transport 556,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,235

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) 464,816 386,739 -78,077
Air transport 230,804 325,533 +94,729
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,514 9,721 -793

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 635,032
East Midlands Airport 269,122
Dover 150,616
London Heathrow Airport 119,403
London Stansted Airport 117,566

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 325,894 309,138 -16,756
East Midlands Airport 116,278 152,844 +36,566
Dover 99,781 50,835 -48,946
London Heathrow Airport 49,777 69,626 +19,849
London Stansted Airport 36,277 81,289 +45,012
Immingham Docks 32,782 2,250 -30,532
ZLC 20,458 14,130 -6,328
Holyhead 0 19,632 +19,632
Felixstowe 8,018 9,721 +1,703
Manchester Airport 8,014 2,643 -5,371

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