Import/export HS code 551693: 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 5,194,680
France 1,933,627
Belgium 708,036
India 126,395
Denmark 109,969

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 2,460,373 2,734,307 +273,934
France 925,477 1,008,150 +82,673
Belgium 406,370 301,666 -104,704
India 74,926 51,469 -23,457
Denmark 61,371 48,598 -12,773
Germany 57,268 49,531 -7,737
China 6,241 78,626 +72,385
United States 35,587 42,263 +6,676
Spain 29,564 39,830 +10,266
Portugal 2,791 56,393 +53,602

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 6,042,640
France 1,289,622
Belgium 690,075
India 189,279
China 138,356

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 2,770,228 3,272,412 +502,184
France 698,378 591,244 -107,134
Belgium 428,631 261,444 -167,187
India 113,414 75,865 -37,549
China 25,208 113,148 +87,940
Turkey 33,058 40,443 +7,385
Spain 27,163 36,322 +9,159
Portugal 2,791 54,347 +51,556
Germany 8,934 7,425 -1,509
United Kingdom 5,542 0 -5,542

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Inner London - East 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 21 26 +5
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Outer London - East and North East 2 5 +3
Devon 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 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) 6,469,774
Air transport 1,176,098
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 910,122
Other 17,751
Road transport 5,070

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) 3,062,298 3,407,476 +345,178
Air transport 616,293 559,805 -56,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 426,894 483,228 +56,334
Other 17,358 393 -16,965
Road transport 2,929 2,141 -788

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,343,132
London 1,864,394
Eurotunnel 1,033,953
Thamesport 619,170
East Midlands Airport 399,426

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 £
Dover 1,344,122 1,999,010 +654,888
London 1,024,329 840,065 -184,264
Eurotunnel 549,907 484,046 -65,861
Thamesport 321,649 297,521 -24,128
East Midlands Airport 212,836 186,590 -26,246
London Stansted Airport 186,509 143,097 -43,412
Birmingham Airport 96,721 123,537 +26,816
Dover / Eurotunnel 144,901 73,414 -71,487
London Gateway Port 81,888 104,977 +23,089
London Heathrow Airport 81,255 85,417 +4,162

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
43
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
Manufacture of furniture
14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Manufacture of textiles
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 23
2026-04 20
2026-03 24
2026-02 29
2026-01 28

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 45
0-1m 28
54m+ 17
15m-54m 11
Other 7

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 1,729,265
France 1,296,634
Canada 185,199
Switzerland 152,751
Morocco 92,072

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 918,178 811,087 -107,091
France 683,254 613,380 -69,874
Canada 72,931 112,268 +39,337
Switzerland 21,251 131,500 +110,249
Morocco 2,012 90,060 +88,048
Poland 39,741 26,608 -13,133
South Africa 31,880 32,083 +203
United Arab Emirates 28,326 33,210 +4,884
Portugal 50,319 8,841 -41,478
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,101 25,059 +3,958

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 2,781,130
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,475,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,538

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 1,396,393 1,384,737 -11,656
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 739,999 735,290 -4,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 3,538 +3,538

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,577,788
Dover 1,161,750
ZLC 519,144
East Midlands Airport 405,338
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,265

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 780,653 797,135 +16,482
Dover 650,165 511,585 -138,580
ZLC 230,681 288,463 +57,782
East Midlands Airport 224,375 180,963 -43,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,461 205,804 +144,343
London Heathrow Airport 147,957 99,459 -48,498
Harwich 28,373 14,409 -13,964
Manchester Airport 8,395 11,789 +3,394
Durham Tees Valley Airport 4,332 6,928 +2,596
London Gateway Port 0 3,538 +3,538

Quick facts

HS code: 551693

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

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