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 3,883,806
France 588,289
Italy 370,575
India 192,552
Turkey 158,616

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 1,922,926 1,960,880 +37,954
France 330,849 257,440 -73,409
Italy 229,844 140,731 -89,113
India 99,212 93,340 -5,872
Turkey 58,976 99,640 +40,664
United States 80,848 20,005 -60,843
Morocco 32,803 0 -32,803
Germany 7,734 938 -6,796
Spain 4,461 1,915 -2,546
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 3,988,013
France 453,038
Italy 384,728
India 196,340
Turkey 175,719

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 1,984,409 2,003,604 +19,195
France 237,960 215,078 -22,882
Italy 245,171 139,557 -105,614
India 101,550 94,790 -6,760
Turkey 69,706 106,013 +36,307
United States 65,671 7,522 -58,149
Morocco 36,472 0 -36,472
United Kingdom 7,021 12,483 +5,462
Tunisia 11,751 885 -10,866
China 2,518 4,334 +1,816

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 11 -5
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
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 1 -1
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) 4,302,686
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 593,781
Air transport 452,073
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) 2,223,759 2,078,927 -144,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,260 344,521 +95,261
Air transport 289,110 162,963 -126,147
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 3,034,427
Dover 969,352
Felixstowe 246,691
Thamesport 235,038
East Midlands Airport 186,608

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 1,497,737 1,536,690 +38,953
Dover 591,813 377,539 -214,274
Felixstowe 124,676 122,015 -2,661
Thamesport 106,052 128,986 +22,934
East Midlands Airport 96,160 90,448 -5,712
London Heathrow Airport 86,527 39,931 -46,596
Killingholme 14,783 100,607 +85,824
London Stansted Airport 81,872 25,904 -55,968
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,219 34,580 -15,639
London 32,803 32,740 -63

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
2026-05 11
2026-04 13
2026-03 16
2026-02 16
2026-01 14

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 35
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 294,376
United States 230,941
United Arab Emirates 167,956
Brazil 87,714
Belgium 49,260

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 137,728 156,648 +18,920
United States 109,545 121,396 +11,851
United Arab Emirates 136,564 31,392 -105,172
Brazil 5,434 82,280 +76,846
Belgium 44,333 4,927 -39,406
France 6,291 17,532 +11,241
Germany 10,408 10,559 +151
China 15,237 3,298 -11,939
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,102 3,498 -3,604
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 597,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 374,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,327

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 327,201 270,682 -56,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 183,596 190,899 +7,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,327 0 -3,327

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 344,237
London Heathrow Airport 254,492
East Midlands Airport 138,309
London Stansted Airport 109,821
ZLC 93,345

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 178,405 165,832 -12,573
London Heathrow Airport 122,789 131,703 +8,914
East Midlands Airport 94,425 43,884 -50,541
London Stansted Airport 46,519 63,302 +16,783
ZLC 63,468 29,877 -33,591
Dover 5,191 22,906 +17,715
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