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 3,709,983
China 886,023
Italy 353,870
Spain 207,471
Belgium 154,189

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 1,933,742 1,776,241 -157,501
China 806,853 79,170 -727,683
Italy 195,086 158,784 -36,302
Spain 39,160 168,311 +129,151
Belgium 99,524 54,665 -44,859
France 53,836 25,797 -28,039
United States 7,441 37,712 +30,271
Turkey 6,648 24,436 +17,788
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 3,861,105
China 895,783
Italy 427,391
Spain 207,471
Turkey 67,331

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 2,019,201 1,841,904 -177,297
China 812,035 83,748 -728,287
Italy 252,301 175,090 -77,211
Spain 39,160 168,311 +129,151
Turkey 14,118 53,213 +39,095
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 23
Inner London - East 7
West Yorkshire 6
Lancashire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 16 -1
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Lancashire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
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) 4,171,434
Air transport 835,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 453,774
Other 62,955

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) 2,606,280 1,565,154 -1,041,126
Air transport 331,326 503,822 +172,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 168,613 285,161 +116,548
Other 59,062 3,893 -55,169

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,244,663
London Heathrow Airport 497,902
Southampton 456,778
London Gateway Port 301,271
Dover 194,258

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 2,039,259 1,205,404 -833,855
London Heathrow Airport 192,474 305,428 +112,954
Southampton 376,794 79,984 -296,810
London Gateway Port 104,643 196,628 +91,985
Dover 74,679 119,579 +44,900
London 42,597 106,440 +63,843
London Stansted Airport 67,361 74,185 +6,824
Thamesport 64,929 64,868 -61
East Midlands Airport 48,115 35,650 -12,465
Eurotunnel 17,387 48,662 +31,275

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 18
Manufacture of textiles 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Manufacture of furniture 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 18
2026-02 18
2026-01 21
2025-12 15

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 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 £
Morocco 329,893
United States 244,768
Netherlands 171,610
Tunisia 124,798
Bangladesh 100,591

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 £
Morocco 249,532 80,361 -169,171
United States 106,067 138,701 +32,634
Netherlands 53,286 118,324 +65,038
Tunisia 77,496 47,302 -30,194
Bangladesh 80,010 20,581 -59,429
France 17,301 69,167 +51,866
Romania 69,551 7,710 -61,841
Ireland 24,597 23,712 -885
United Arab Emirates 32,988 14,633 -18,355
Japan 15,577 19,121 +3,544

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) 700,437
Air transport 663,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,346
Road transport 2,637

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) 477,319 223,118 -254,201
Air transport 253,299 410,000 +156,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,346 44,000 -65,346
Road transport 2,637 0 -2,637

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 445,398
East Midlands Airport 263,185
London Heathrow Airport 223,181
Portsmouth 160,593
ZLC 95,076

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 264,101 181,297 -82,804
East Midlands Airport 138,842 124,343 -14,499
London Heathrow Airport 43,243 179,938 +136,695
Portsmouth 154,073 6,520 -147,553
ZLC 22,074 73,002 +50,928
Southampton 43,730 28,791 -14,939
London Stansted Airport 32,052 29,918 -2,134
London Gateway Port 44,261 11,790 -32,471
Newhaven 35,437 0 -35,437
Dover 12,299 19,569 +7,270

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