Import/export HS code 551692: 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 £
India 3,474,712
China 761,454
Italy 353,517
Spain 221,846
Belgium 136,550

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 £
India 1,564,233 1,910,479 +346,246
China 695,293 66,161 -629,132
Italy 225,188 128,329 -96,859
Spain 47,321 174,525 +127,204
Belgium 98,095 38,455 -59,640
France 52,514 25,797 -26,717
United States 14,349 30,804 +16,455
Turkey 8,626 26,689 +18,063
Germany 10,728 5,942 -4,786
Denmark 3,448 8,441 +4,993

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 £
India 3,606,210
China 773,199
Italy 427,038
Spain 221,846
Turkey 71,562

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 £
India 1,648,263 1,957,947 +309,684
China 700,475 72,724 -627,751
Italy 286,713 140,325 -146,388
Spain 47,321 174,525 +127,204
Turkey 18,694 52,868 +34,174
France 13,858 13,119 -739
United Arab Emirates 3,598 7,743 +4,145
Sweden 5,583 2,094 -3,489
Poland 2,162 4,763 +2,601
United Kingdom 0 3,844 +3,844

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Inner London - East 7
West Yorkshire 6
Lancashire 5
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 17 13 -4
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Eastern Scotland 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,825,329
Air transport 817,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 468,090
Other 51,935

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) 2,141,015 1,684,314 -456,701
Air transport 343,958 473,451 +129,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 194,417 273,673 +79,256
Other 49,220 2,715 -46,505

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,094,931
London Heathrow Airport 490,224
London Gateway Port 305,977
Southampton 272,103
Dover 210,068

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 1,738,359 1,356,572 -381,787
London Heathrow Airport 196,716 293,508 +96,792
London Gateway Port 130,437 175,540 +45,103
Southampton 189,902 82,201 -107,701
Dover 82,878 127,190 +44,312
London 51,263 96,280 +45,017
London Stansted Airport 70,349 68,369 -1,980
Thamesport 54,556 58,837 +4,281
East Midlands Airport 51,174 35,992 -15,182
Eurotunnel 31,454 34,595 +3,141

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
36
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
19
Manufacture of textiles
8
Manufacture of furniture
4
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
2026-05 15
2026-04 19
2026-03 18
2026-02 18
2026-01 21

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 39
54m+ 14
15m-54m 9
0-1m 7
Other 6

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 256,382
Morocco 227,031
Netherlands 175,945
Bangladesh 100,591
France 90,054

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 106,630 149,752 +43,122
Morocco 142,307 84,724 -57,583
Netherlands 51,278 124,667 +73,389
Bangladesh 80,010 20,581 -59,429
France 15,348 74,706 +59,358
Romania 49,979 7,710 -42,269
Tunisia 48,350 0 -48,350
United Arab Emirates 39,606 6,657 -32,949
Ireland 21,537 22,985 +1,448
Japan 24,364 13,305 -11,059

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 665,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 518,079
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 164,193
Road transport 1,563

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 262,921 402,398 +139,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 316,402 201,677 -114,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,346 54,847 -54,499
Road transport 1,563 0 -1,563

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 384,192
East Midlands Airport 250,356
London Heathrow Airport 242,279
ZLC 100,074
Portsmouth 77,835

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 228,278 155,914 -72,364
East Midlands Airport 160,440 89,916 -70,524
London Heathrow Airport 48,271 194,008 +145,737
ZLC 14,053 86,021 +71,968
Portsmouth 65,763 12,072 -53,691
Southampton 43,730 28,791 -14,939
London Gateway Port 44,261 11,790 -32,471
London Stansted Airport 25,155 29,654 +4,499
Dover 11,385 19,743 +8,358
Liverpool Docks 21,186 0 -21,186

Quick facts

HS code: 551692

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

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