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 3,563,682
France 613,794
Italy 418,133
Turkey 172,451
India 148,289

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 1,808,539 1,755,143 -53,396
France 402,709 211,085 -191,624
Italy 305,839 112,294 -193,545
Turkey 82,869 89,582 +6,713
India 45,693 102,596 +56,903
United States 71,329 23,086 -48,243
Morocco 0 32,803 +32,803
Germany 7,734 938 -6,796
Portugal 1,718 3,127 +1,409
Spain 1,144 3,317 +2,173

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 3,659,817
Italy 472,826
France 431,578
Turkey 189,646
India 152,345

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 1,865,732 1,794,085 -71,647
Italy 356,815 116,011 -240,804
France 259,409 172,169 -87,240
Turkey 95,702 93,944 -1,758
India 47,020 105,325 +58,305
United States 63,907 9,510 -54,397
Morocco 3,669 32,803 +29,134
Tunisia 22,636 4,635 -18,001
United Kingdom 7,021 5,821 -1,200
China 3,682 5,238 +1,556

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
West Yorkshire 10
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 15 12 -3
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Devon 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 0 -3
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Lancashire 2 2 +0
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) 4,135,354
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 486,884
Air transport 441,197
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) 2,235,988 1,899,366 -336,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,060 283,824 +80,764
Air transport 284,032 157,165 -126,867
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 2,866,292
Dover 967,503
Thamesport 240,986
Felixstowe 218,021
East Midlands Airport 191,826

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 1,499,186 1,367,106 -132,080
Dover 581,892 385,611 -196,281
Thamesport 136,645 104,341 -32,304
Felixstowe 50,159 167,862 +117,703
East Midlands Airport 100,982 90,844 -10,138
London Heathrow Airport 82,405 34,162 -48,243
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,269 19,312 -60,957
London Stansted Airport 75,473 23,946 -51,527
Killingholme 22,996 59,084 +36,088
ZLC 41,460 21,342 -20,118

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 23
Manufacture of furniture 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of textiles 7
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 13
2025-10 21
2025-09 15
2025-08 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 37
54m+ 14
0-1m 9
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 229,770
United States 209,952
United Arab Emirates 186,144
Brazil 56,364
Belgium 49,134

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 43,482 186,288 +142,806
United States 102,102 107,850 +5,748
United Arab Emirates 172,935 13,209 -159,726
Brazil 0 56,364 +56,364
Belgium 41,608 7,526 -34,082
France 21,855 6,098 -15,757
China 10,273 8,262 -2,011
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,292 2,498 -10,794
Germany 9,335 6,154 -3,181
Australia 8,796 4,815 -3,981

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 567,383
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 305,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,018
Road transport 7,562

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 340,044 227,339 -112,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 98,398 207,023 +108,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,018 0 -10,018
Road transport 7,562 0 -7,562

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 280,756
London Heathrow Airport 237,029
East Midlands Airport 151,725
London Stansted Airport 94,984
ZLC 91,207

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 85,205 195,551 +110,346
London Heathrow Airport 150,912 86,117 -64,795
East Midlands Airport 111,494 40,231 -71,263
London Stansted Airport 31,766 63,218 +31,452
ZLC 53,434 37,773 -15,661
Dover 13,193 11,472 -1,721
London Gateway Port 10,018 0 -10,018

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