Import/export HS code 551633: 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 811,162
Italy 114,746
France 81,487
Netherlands 3,322
Canada 2,450

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 403,486 407,676 +4,190
Italy 88,174 26,572 -61,602
France 73,780 7,707 -66,073
Netherlands 0 3,322 +3,322
Canada 0 2,450 +2,450
Denmark 1,062 0 -1,062

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 877,767
Italy 121,430
France 11,520
United States 2,450
Turkey 1,062

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 465,712 412,055 -53,657
Italy 94,858 26,572 -68,286
France 4,870 6,650 +1,780
United States 0 2,450 +2,450
Turkey 1,062 0 -1,062

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Devon 2
Inner London - East 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1

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 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Devon 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1

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) 965,056
Air transport 45,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,451

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) 537,951 427,105 -110,846
Air transport 25,100 20,622 -4,478
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,451 0 -3,451

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 793,036
Dover 129,762
London Stansted Airport 21,645
Hull 15,396
Killingholme 11,733

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 420,169 372,867 -47,302
Dover 102,653 27,109 -75,544
London Stansted Airport 11,375 10,270 -1,105
Hull 0 15,396 +15,396
Killingholme 0 11,733 +11,733
East Midlands Airport 3,822 5,472 +1,650
Purfleet 6,877 0 -6,877
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,674 0 -5,674
Birmingham Airport 5,488 0 -5,488
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 4,880 +4,880

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 6
Manufacture of furniture 3
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 5
2025-10 3
2025-09 4
2025-07 3

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 4
54m+ 4
0-1m 2
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
Germany 243,318
Morocco 122,549
United States 110,094
Lithuania 100,099
France 17,307

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 £
Germany 173,428 69,890 -103,538
Morocco 106,351 16,198 -90,153
United States 69,502 40,592 -28,910
Lithuania 51,012 49,087 -1,925
France 13,545 3,762 -9,783
China 11,135 0 -11,135
Israel 9,425 0 -9,425
Poland 6,988 1,352 -5,636
Sweden 7,128 0 -7,128
Italy 6,616 0 -6,616

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) 503,946
Air transport 130,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,711
Road transport 2,920

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) 360,897 143,049 -217,848
Air transport 82,870 47,283 -35,587
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,425 9,286 -4,139
Road transport 2,920 0 -2,920

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 431,834
London Stansted Airport 65,791
Dover 56,026
East Midlands Airport 38,654
Immingham Docks 16,086

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 311,786 120,048 -191,738
London Stansted Airport 41,753 24,038 -17,715
Dover 43,783 12,243 -31,540
East Midlands Airport 19,134 19,520 +386
Immingham Docks 5,328 10,758 +5,430
London Heathrow Airport 11,265 2,581 -8,684
ZLC 9,342 1,144 -8,198
London Gateway Port 9,425 0 -9,425
Liverpool Docks 0 9,286 +9,286
Manchester Airport 4,296 0 -4,296

Quick facts

HS code: 551633

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

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