Import/export HS code 551622: Dyed artificial fiber fabrics

Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers, colored with dye

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 1,938,470
India 287,366
Slovenia 271,767
Netherlands 240,231
Taiwan 184,289

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 £
China 1,011,097 927,373 -83,724
India 133,792 153,574 +19,782
Slovenia 247,345 24,422 -222,923
Netherlands 85,984 154,247 +68,263
Taiwan 79,238 105,051 +25,813
Italy 113,186 60,412 -52,774
Turkey 93,501 57,439 -36,062
Spain 66,914 21,733 -45,181
Germany 42,550 27,391 -15,159
France 18,784 10,956 -7,828

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 1,979,279
India 287,366
Slovenia 271,767
Taiwan 192,864
Italy 182,334

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 1,036,254 943,025 -93,229
India 133,792 153,574 +19,782
Slovenia 247,345 24,422 -222,923
Taiwan 86,256 106,608 +20,352
Italy 119,449 62,885 -56,564
Turkey 93,501 66,123 -27,378
Spain 68,161 20,614 -47,547
Lithuania 25,636 26,132 +496
Germany 16,914 0 -16,914
Bulgaria 8,301 3,054 -5,247

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Inner London - East 5
West Yorkshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Lancashire 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 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
West of England 1 2 +1

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) 2,404,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 560,189
Other 250,127
Air transport 206,162
Road transport 89,720

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) 1,253,472 1,150,761 -102,711
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 410,604 149,585 -261,019
Other 89,487 160,640 +71,153
Air transport 102,263 103,899 +1,636
Road transport 83,362 6,358 -77,004

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,511,673
London Gateway Port 577,972
Dover 445,959
Southampton 323,311
000 250,127

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 929,742 581,931 -347,811
London Gateway Port 27,614 550,358 +522,744
Dover 381,065 64,894 -316,171
Southampton 272,559 50,752 -221,807
000 89,487 160,640 +71,153
ZLC 84,447 6,358 -78,089
London Stansted Airport 55,094 32,693 -22,401
London Heathrow Airport 11,895 42,594 +30,699
East Midlands Airport 23,763 16,530 -7,233
Thamesport 15,409 22,567 +7,158

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 33
Manufacture of wearing apparel 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of textiles 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 8
2026-03 9
2026-02 11
2026-01 4
2025-12 6

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 27
0-1m 11
54m+ 7
Other 7
15m-54m 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 £
Romania 196,396
Morocco 195,520
China 89,442
Viet Nam 57,489
United States 51,303

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 £
Romania 94,863 101,533 +6,670
Morocco 93,291 102,229 +8,938
China 50,474 38,968 -11,506
Viet Nam 23,775 33,714 +9,939
United States 42,089 9,214 -32,875
Ireland 34,335 8,263 -26,072
Spain 17,192 0 -17,192
Italy 8,288 8,528 +240
France 9,878 2,983 -6,895
Austria 10,483 0 -10,483

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Netherlands 15,991
Switzerland 14,542

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 3,587 12,404 +8,817
Switzerland 8,752 5,790 -2,962

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) 454,951
Air transport 163,673
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,382
Other 30,533

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) 248,525 206,426 -42,099
Air transport 56,300 107,373 +51,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,513 1,869 -83,644
Other 12,339 18,194 +5,855

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 347,064
London Heathrow Airport 108,585
London Gateway Port 85,513
Portsmouth 71,020
East Midlands Airport 43,503

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 187,529 159,535 -27,994
London Heathrow Airport 28,988 79,597 +50,609
London Gateway Port 85,513 0 -85,513
Portsmouth 30,729 40,291 +9,562
East Midlands Airport 21,562 21,941 +379
000 12,339 18,194 +5,855
Holyhead 20,070 0 -20,070
Dover 10,197 6,600 -3,597
ZLC 3,338 5,835 +2,497
London Stansted Airport 2,412 0 -2,412

Quick facts

HS code: 551622

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers, colored with dye