Import/export HS code 551643: 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 £
Italy 3,374,778
Turkey 2,945,843
Belgium 1,496,139
France 773,897
United States 46,151

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 £
Italy 1,796,191 1,578,587 -217,604
Turkey 1,702,797 1,243,046 -459,751
Belgium 830,778 665,361 -165,417
France 499,882 274,015 -225,867
United States 21,167 24,984 +3,817
India 21,268 13,191 -8,077
Germany 14,627 11,594 -3,033
Spain 12,870 8,156 -4,714
Switzerland 951 18,424 +17,473
Romania 18,030 0 -18,030

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 £
Italy 3,530,166
Turkey 3,252,854
Belgium 1,276,026
France 621,585
India 47,586

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 £
Italy 1,872,858 1,657,308 -215,550
Turkey 1,861,778 1,391,076 -470,702
Belgium 745,398 530,628 -214,770
France 381,130 240,455 -140,675
India 30,811 16,775 -14,036
Spain 5,826 5,309 -517
United States 5,827 2,181 -3,646
China 7,408 0 -7,408
Germany 2,907 3,577 +670
Hungary 4,703 0 -4,703

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
West Yorkshire 7
Lancashire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 17 19 +2
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Devon 2 1 -1
Essex 0 2 +2

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) 7,571,857
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 673,343
Air transport 455,104
Road transport 76,681
Other 2,252

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) 4,197,679 3,374,178 -823,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 403,189 270,154 -133,035
Air transport 283,630 171,474 -112,156
Road transport 42,090 34,591 -7,499
Other 2,252 0 -2,252

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 2,607,650
Dover 2,241,928
Eurotunnel 1,315,384
London 1,288,461
Felixstowe 292,507

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 £
ZLC 1,525,116 1,082,534 -442,582
Dover 1,137,634 1,104,294 -33,340
Eurotunnel 814,756 500,628 -314,128
London 643,320 645,141 +1,821
Felixstowe 188,480 104,027 -84,453
London Gateway Port 116,795 88,052 -28,743
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,282 85,132 -34,150
East Midlands Airport 108,660 85,907 -22,753
London Stansted Airport 93,035 48,273 -44,762
Thamesport 43,482 43,573 +91

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 30
Manufacture of furniture 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of textiles 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 30
2025-10 25
2025-09 20
2025-08 18

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 38
54m+ 13
15m-54m 12
0-1m 10
Other 9

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 1,180,741
France 607,850
Canada 86,122
Italy 84,907
Romania 82,806

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 501,433 679,308 +177,875
France 305,525 302,325 -3,200
Canada 59,823 26,299 -33,524
Italy 67,967 16,940 -51,027
Romania 52,477 30,329 -22,148
South Africa 17,265 30,541 +13,276
Portugal 14,027 31,855 +17,828
United Arab Emirates 25,075 16,013 -9,062
Australia 24,989 16,005 -8,984
Qatar 18,877 10,909 -7,968

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 1,640,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 766,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,822
Road transport 17,758

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 806,328 834,602 +28,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 381,764 385,199 +3,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 87,822 +87,822
Road transport 17,758 0 -17,758

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,125,315
Dover 585,841
East Midlands Airport 230,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 178,944
London Heathrow Airport 178,780

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 £
London Stansted Airport 556,495 568,820 +12,325
Dover 270,847 314,994 +44,147
East Midlands Airport 113,625 116,788 +3,163
Dover / Eurotunnel 109,802 69,142 -40,660
London Heathrow Airport 77,497 101,283 +23,786
ZLC 71,671 43,648 -28,023
Southampton 0 87,822 +87,822
Manchester Airport 4,798 900 -3,898
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 3,163 +3,163
Holyhead 1,115 1,063 -52

Quick facts

HS code: 551643

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

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