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 3,370,540
China 944,888
Italy 341,561
Spain 151,940
Belgium 147,435

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 2,078,936 1,291,604 -787,332
China 805,223 139,665 -665,558
Italy 166,308 175,253 +8,945
Spain 37,229 114,711 +77,482
Belgium 100,566 46,869 -53,697
France 55,463 7,331 -48,132
United States 3,365 37,533 +34,168
Germany 7,430 8,317 +887
Turkey 8,187 6,538 -1,649
Denmark 3,448 7,182 +3,734

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 3,499,554
China 962,336
Italy 413,066
Spain 151,940
Turkey 48,888

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 2,156,771 1,342,783 -813,988
China 817,900 144,436 -673,464
Italy 221,250 191,816 -29,434
Spain 37,229 114,711 +77,482
Turkey 14,456 34,432 +19,976
France 13,858 2,012 -11,846
Sweden 4,481 3,196 -1,285
Poland 1,053 3,544 +2,491
United Arab Emirates 3,598 0 -3,598
United Kingdom 0 2,441 +2,441

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Inner London - East 6
West Yorkshire 6
Lancashire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5

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 16 14 -2
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0

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) 3,967,558
Air transport 727,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 354,630
Other 66,043

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) 2,726,448 1,241,110 -1,485,338
Air transport 321,876 405,974 +84,098
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 164,745 189,885 +25,140
Other 60,792 5,251 -55,541

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,079,716
Southampton 475,154
London Heathrow Airport 424,287
London Gateway Port 258,074
Dover 135,692

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 2,145,716 934,000 -1,211,716
Southampton 417,472 57,682 -359,790
London Heathrow Airport 194,978 229,309 +34,331
London Gateway Port 79,444 178,630 +99,186
Dover 74,308 61,384 -12,924
London 36,367 85,068 +48,701
London Stansted Airport 60,863 59,595 -1,268
Thamesport 68,598 50,282 -18,316
East Midlands Airport 41,357 37,647 -3,710
000 60,792 5,251 -55,541

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 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of textiles 7
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
2026-01 21
2025-11 20
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 10

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 35
54m+ 13
15m-54m 9
0-1m 6
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 357,322
United States 257,576
Romania 176,023
Netherlands 159,317
Tunisia 130,572

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 269,630 87,692 -181,938
United States 137,362 120,214 -17,148
Romania 152,601 23,422 -129,179
Netherlands 54,171 105,146 +50,975
Tunisia 82,222 48,350 -33,872
Bangladesh 36,280 55,810 +19,530
France 23,200 64,966 +41,766
United Arab Emirates 38,473 10,238 -28,235
Ireland 24,864 12,885 -11,979
Japan 13,968 13,388 -580

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) 846,190
Air transport 595,199
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 154,684
Road transport 5,089

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) 602,807 243,383 -359,424
Air transport 285,413 309,786 +24,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,060 85,624 +16,564
Road transport 5,089 0 -5,089

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 572,096
East Midlands Airport 275,829
Portsmouth 195,935
London Heathrow Airport 147,936
ZLC 95,137

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 370,418 201,678 -168,740
East Midlands Airport 159,309 116,520 -42,789
Portsmouth 176,438 19,497 -156,941
London Heathrow Airport 46,613 101,323 +54,710
ZLC 32,426 62,711 +30,285
Southampton 0 72,521 +72,521
London Stansted Airport 32,429 28,191 -4,238
London Gateway Port 36,280 7,981 -28,299
Newhaven 35,437 0 -35,437
Liverpool Docks 28,702 0 -28,702

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