Import/export HS code 551623: Color-mixed artificial fiber fabrics

Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers using yarns of different colors

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  • 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 £
Turkey 2,180,658
Belgium 1,227,516
Italy 1,023,677
China 905,230
Spain 353,573

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 £
Turkey 1,081,237 1,099,421 +18,184
Belgium 855,456 372,060 -483,396
Italy 657,959 365,718 -292,241
China 493,003 412,227 -80,776
Spain 183,906 169,667 -14,239
France 183,215 110,929 -72,286
Netherlands 75,604 9,496 -66,108
Germany 50,660 21,642 -29,018
United States 46,399 22,754 -23,645
India 26,942 38,489 +11,547

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 £
Turkey 2,320,319
Belgium 1,265,458
Italy 1,167,236
China 913,313
Spain 358,683

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 £
Turkey 1,179,253 1,141,066 -38,187
Belgium 869,774 395,684 -474,090
Italy 776,726 390,510 -386,216
China 495,558 417,755 -77,803
Spain 182,620 176,063 -6,557
India 30,135 46,281 +16,146
Germany 26,698 26,907 +209
France 23,543 19,946 -3,597
Romania 27,865 5,438 -22,427
United States 14,298 9,599 -4,699

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
West Yorkshire 21
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Outer London - East and North East 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 22 13 -9
West Yorkshire 16 16 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 3 +3

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) 3,943,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,788,365
Air transport 392,865
Road transport 186,197
Other 775

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) 2,333,672 1,609,891 -723,781
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,026,406 761,959 -264,447
Air transport 234,260 158,605 -75,655
Road transport 69,737 116,460 +46,723
Other 0 775 +775

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,758,890
Felixstowe 945,618
Eurotunnel 814,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 731,627
ZLC 638,857

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 £
Dover 1,127,081 631,809 -495,272
Felixstowe 628,179 317,439 -310,740
Eurotunnel 532,563 281,637 -250,926
Dover / Eurotunnel 372,866 358,761 -14,105
ZLC 334,531 304,326 -30,205
Southampton 163,520 277,285 +113,765
London Gateway Port 150,309 79,187 -71,122
London 17,596 175,481 +157,885
East Midlands Airport 116,840 37,569 -79,271
London Stansted Airport 30,331 42,084 +11,753

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 44
Manufacture of furniture 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 28
2025-10 31
2025-09 18
2025-08 16

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 51
0-1m 20
15m-54m 14
54m+ 14
Other 8

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 £
United States 538,541
Romania 383,401
France 222,877
Poland 92,744
Netherlands 63,167

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 £
United States 235,574 302,967 +67,393
Romania 230,482 152,919 -77,563
France 117,616 105,261 -12,355
Poland 57,683 35,061 -22,622
Netherlands 36,898 26,269 -10,629
Morocco 17,012 22,960 +5,948
Canada 15,856 12,443 -3,413
Ireland 21,275 5,387 -15,888
Saudi Arabia 11,080 10,710 -370
Jordan 6,434 13,157 +6,723

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 779,424
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 778,714
Road transport 28,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,069

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 345,160 434,264 +89,104
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 439,891 338,823 -101,068
Road transport 28,771 0 -28,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,069 0 -17,069

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 508,310
London Heathrow Airport 293,029
London Stansted Airport 284,917
Dover 215,408
East Midlands Airport 124,581

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 300,808 207,502 -93,306
London Heathrow Airport 54,204 238,825 +184,621
London Stansted Airport 171,015 113,902 -57,113
Dover 115,431 99,977 -15,454
East Midlands Airport 90,772 33,809 -56,963
ZLC 55,451 41,356 -14,095
Portsmouth 17,012 22,960 +5,948
Immingham Docks 16,019 3,075 -12,944
Holyhead 5,661 5,309 -352
Glasgow Airport 0 6,372 +6,372

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 551623

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

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