Import/export HS code 551614: Printed artificial fiber fabrics

Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers with patterns or designs printed on them

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 £
China 987,864
Turkey 416,763
Netherlands 157,517
Italy 141,158
France 98,439

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 £
China 500,781 487,083 -13,698
Turkey 257,940 158,823 -99,117
Netherlands 97,961 59,556 -38,405
Italy 68,687 72,471 +3,784
France 51,383 47,056 -4,327
India 43,012 52,549 +9,537
Germany 48,024 20,922 -27,102
Spain 31,331 13,131 -18,200
Bulgaria 31,978 6,743 -25,235
Morocco 11,736 10,016 -1,720

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 £
China 1,129,264
Turkey 433,511
India 117,622
Italy 113,565
France 95,902

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 £
China 624,790 504,474 -120,316
Turkey 267,937 165,574 -102,363
India 17,041 100,581 +83,540
Italy 57,994 55,571 -2,423
France 51,383 44,519 -6,864
Spain 42,946 30,031 -12,915
Netherlands 41,878 19,301 -22,577
Bulgaria 31,056 6,743 -24,313
Indonesia 11,824 7,118 -4,706
Germany 4,410 7,638 +3,228

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - East 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Outer London - West and North West 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 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 3 6 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Norfolk 1 1 +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) 1,236,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 524,186
Air transport 212,085
Road transport 127,270
Other 29,150

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) 649,712 586,414 -63,298
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,581 224,605 -74,976
Air transport 132,725 79,360 -53,365
Road transport 65,923 61,347 -4,576
Other 26,494 2,656 -23,838

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 705,488
Thamesport 244,007
ZLC 240,636
Southampton 211,282
Dover 182,917

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 397,679 307,809 -89,870
Thamesport 151,819 92,188 -59,631
ZLC 134,584 106,052 -28,532
Southampton 103,387 107,895 +4,508
Dover 111,797 71,120 -40,677
London Gateway Port 34,297 97,360 +63,063
London 49,646 52,428 +2,782
London Heathrow Airport 55,130 26,642 -28,488
Birmingham Airport 38,301 30,345 -7,956
East Midlands Airport 30,894 15,647 -15,247

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
27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
Manufacture of wearing apparel
12
Manufacture of textiles
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 7
2026-03 11
2026-02 7
2026-01 5

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 26
0-1m 21
Other 6
54m+ 4
15m-54m 2

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 £
Morocco 193,156
Romania 168,359
Tunisia 140,846
Greece 33,404
Poland 30,769

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 £
Morocco 116,791 76,365 -40,426
Romania 105,876 62,483 -43,393
Tunisia 140,846 0 -140,846
Greece 30,189 3,215 -26,974
Poland 30,769 0 -30,769
United States 3,831 12,980 +9,149
France 12,085 3,034 -9,051
Spain 4,624 3,823 -801
Egypt 6,891 1,096 -5,795
Ireland 4,245 2,730 -1,515

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) 600,425
Air transport 67,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,149

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) 448,723 151,702 -297,021
Air transport 26,933 40,505 +13,572
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,329 10,820 +6,491

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 404,687
Portsmouth 151,850
East Midlands Airport 42,817
Dover 36,420
London Heathrow Airport 16,555

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 331,382 73,305 -258,077
Portsmouth 84,854 66,996 -17,858
East Midlands Airport 18,223 24,594 +6,371
Dover 27,749 8,671 -19,078
London Heathrow Airport 6,764 9,791 +3,027
Felixstowe 0 10,820 +10,820
Holyhead 3,320 2,730 -590
Immingham Docks 5,747 0 -5,747
Manchester Airport 1,946 1,096 -850
London Stansted Airport 0 2,864 +2,864

Quick facts

HS code: 551614

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers with patterns or designs printed on them