Import/export HS code 551613: Color-mixed artificial fiber fabrics

Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers using yarns of different colors

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 £
Belgium 3,803,330
France 605,691
Italy 392,045
India 199,229
Turkey 160,857

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 £
Belgium 1,847,959 1,955,371 +107,412
France 344,419 261,272 -83,147
Italy 260,958 131,087 -129,871
India 101,901 97,328 -4,573
Turkey 59,558 101,299 +41,741
United States 76,267 25,966 -50,301
Morocco 0 32,803 +32,803
Germany 7,734 938 -6,796
Spain 3,557 2,819 -738
Romania 0 4,362 +4,362

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 £
Belgium 3,913,698
France 464,279
Italy 406,198
India 203,017
Turkey 175,949

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 £
Belgium 1,915,722 1,997,976 +82,254
France 246,301 217,978 -28,323
Italy 274,796 131,402 -143,394
India 102,911 100,106 -2,805
Turkey 70,288 105,661 +35,373
United States 63,907 10,666 -53,241
Morocco 3,669 32,803 +29,134
United Kingdom 7,021 12,483 +5,462
Tunisia 10,700 1,936 -8,764
China 2,644 5,238 +2,594

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
West Yorkshire 9
Outer London - East and North East 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Devon 3

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 16 12 -4
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Devon 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Kent 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,286,745
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 566,594
Air transport 462,914
Other 5,524
Road transport 4,726

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,154,690 2,132,055 -22,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 254,586 312,008 +57,422
Air transport 288,583 174,331 -114,252
Other 5,524 0 -5,524
Road transport 0 4,726 +4,726

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 2,995,367
Dover 978,910
Felixstowe 253,368
Thamesport 239,059
East Midlands Airport 193,795

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 £
Eurotunnel 1,446,714 1,548,653 +101,939
Dover 580,302 398,608 -181,694
Felixstowe 127,193 126,175 -1,018
Thamesport 110,189 128,870 +18,681
East Midlands Airport 98,993 94,802 -4,191
London Heathrow Airport 84,071 42,387 -41,684
London Stansted Airport 80,968 30,462 -50,506
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,495 34,580 -38,915
Killingholme 17,775 64,733 +46,958
London Gateway Port 17,204 39,905 +22,701

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 21
Manufacture of furniture 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of textiles 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 13
2026-03 16
2026-02 16
2026-01 14
2025-12 12

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 36
54m+ 13
0-1m 6
15m-54m 5
Other 4

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 £
Bulgaria 256,717
United States 226,474
United Arab Emirates 168,682
Brazil 56,364
Belgium 50,191

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 £
Bulgaria 103,584 153,133 +49,549
United States 100,479 125,995 +25,516
United Arab Emirates 155,473 13,209 -142,264
Brazil 0 56,364 +56,364
Belgium 44,191 6,000 -38,191
France 16,154 14,200 -1,954
Germany 9,335 11,632 +2,297
China 10,273 8,262 -2,011
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 11,102 3,498 -7,604
Switzerland 1,066 9,263 +8,197

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 564,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,351
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,327
Road transport 3,016

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 £
Air transport 317,470 246,848 -70,622
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,299 184,052 +27,753
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,327 0 -3,327
Road transport 3,016 0 -3,016

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 306,578
London Heathrow Airport 219,548
East Midlands Airport 142,023
London Stansted Airport 106,519
ZLC 97,328

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 144,261 162,317 +18,056
London Heathrow Airport 130,602 88,946 -41,656
East Midlands Airport 96,510 45,513 -50,997
London Stansted Airport 41,887 64,632 +22,745
ZLC 51,487 45,841 -5,646
Dover 12,038 19,574 +7,536
London Gateway Port 3,327 0 -3,327
Immingham Docks 0 2,161 +2,161
Manchester Airport 0 1,916 +1,916

Quick facts

HS code: 551613

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers using yarns of different colors