Import/export HS code 56021019: Various textile fabrics

Fabrics made from materials other than jute or bast fibers, used in various applications

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 £
Germany 8,017,787
Netherlands 4,836,073
Belgium 4,747,934
France 4,543,123
Italy 2,265,137

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 £
Germany 5,156,107 2,861,680 -2,294,427
Netherlands 812,318 4,023,755 +3,211,437
Belgium 2,387,909 2,360,025 -27,884
France 2,267,075 2,276,048 +8,973
Italy 1,033,515 1,231,622 +198,107
United States 677,659 920,599 +242,940
China 948,135 412,124 -536,011
Ireland 324,327 427,726 +103,399
Spain 78,273 442,058 +363,785
South Korea 209,629 234,903 +25,274

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 £
Germany 12,400,744
Belgium 4,441,543
France 4,213,100
Italy 2,266,893
United States 1,927,303

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 £
Germany 5,904,851 6,495,893 +591,042
Belgium 1,961,388 2,480,155 +518,767
France 2,229,508 1,983,592 -245,916
Italy 1,039,439 1,227,454 +188,015
United States 594,649 1,332,654 +738,005
China 1,375,146 445,231 -929,915
Netherlands 208,243 352,679 +144,436
Spain 107,950 451,330 +343,380
South Korea 211,342 234,903 +23,561
Portugal 81,775 64,245 -17,530

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - West 7

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
West Yorkshire 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 9 +2
Greater Manchester 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 2 -3

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) 22,712,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,599,735
Air transport 910,848
Other 367,707
Road transport 11,323

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) 10,878,666 11,833,707 +955,041
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,624,807 2,974,928 +350,121
Air transport 416,855 493,993 +77,138
Other 237,515 130,192 -107,323
Road transport 2,788 8,535 +5,747

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,455,790
Dover 7,641,657
Eurotunnel 2,676,001
Immingham Docks 2,120,057
Southampton 1,961,957

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 4,995,822 4,459,968 -535,854
Dover 3,401,328 4,240,329 +839,001
Eurotunnel 1,214,540 1,461,461 +246,921
Immingham Docks 671,820 1,448,237 +776,417
Southampton 916,823 1,045,134 +128,311
Killingholme 882,917 842,726 -40,191
London Gateway Port 271,657 293,339 +21,682
Portsmouth 356,881 101,903 -254,978
London Heathrow Airport 158,169 255,595 +97,426
000 237,515 130,192 -107,323

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
Manufacture of textiles
18
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Other manufacturing
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 27
2026-04 25
2026-03 27
2026-02 33
2026-01 25

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 77
54m+ 31
15m-54m 27
Other 9
0-1m 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 £
France 3,846,399
Germany 2,171,493
India 2,006,495
Luxembourg 1,794,579
Poland 1,290,652

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 £
France 1,874,462 1,971,937 +97,475
Germany 1,127,388 1,044,105 -83,283
India 1,406,023 600,472 -805,551
Luxembourg 676,560 1,118,019 +441,459
Poland 727,995 562,657 -165,338
Lithuania 499,125 444,828 -54,297
Spain 524,836 417,203 -107,633
Malaysia 591,541 288,099 -303,442
Sweden 441,327 318,722 -122,605
Belgium 518,654 196,318 -322,336

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 24,975
China 220

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 4,996 19,979 +14,983
China 161 59 -102

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) 16,413,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,046,911
Air transport 1,394,845
Other 25,662

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) 8,666,806 7,747,176 -919,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,564,466 1,482,445 -2,082,021
Air transport 673,298 721,547 +48,249
Other 5,227 20,435 +15,208

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,630,323
London Gateway Port 2,670,722
Immingham Docks 2,624,431
Southampton 982,683
Felixstowe 866,347

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 6,438,723 6,191,600 -247,123
London Gateway Port 1,762,267 908,455 -853,812
Immingham Docks 1,289,485 1,334,946 +45,461
Southampton 777,305 205,378 -571,927
Felixstowe 772,291 94,056 -678,235
London Heathrow Airport 359,031 329,165 -29,866
East Midlands Airport 147,710 201,201 +53,491
Liverpool Docks 192,695 80,711 -111,984
Manchester Airport 119,627 128,838 +9,211
Dover 177,350 64,884 -112,466

Quick facts

HS code: 56021019

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

Description: Fabrics made from materials other than jute or bast fibers, used in various applications