Import/export HS code 580136: Chenille fabrics (synthetic)

Soft, fuzzy synthetic fabrics, ideal for blankets and upholstery

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 £
Belgium 20,336,299
Turkey 16,299,445
China 14,978,412
India 9,500,743
Italy 7,303,933

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 £
Belgium 11,164,409 9,171,890 -1,992,519
Turkey 9,290,805 7,008,640 -2,282,165
China 8,443,193 6,535,219 -1,907,974
India 4,616,833 4,883,910 +267,077
Italy 4,187,972 3,115,961 -1,072,011
Spain 3,011,466 3,114,830 +103,364
France 634,258 670,670 +36,412
Germany 481,948 260,008 -221,940
United States 292,960 264,433 -28,527
Poland 135,836 253,841 +118,005

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 £
China 19,364,795
Turkey 16,961,885
Belgium 15,015,671
India 10,437,366
Italy 6,198,538

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 £
China 10,582,187 8,782,608 -1,799,579
Turkey 9,598,695 7,363,190 -2,235,505
Belgium 8,943,042 6,072,629 -2,870,413
India 5,020,658 5,416,708 +396,050
Italy 3,447,746 2,750,792 -696,954
Spain 2,962,553 3,130,245 +167,692
Romania 1,162,232 1,405,119 +242,887
France 174,056 83,107 -90,949
United States 109,459 135,668 +26,209
Germany 157,887 61,311 -96,576

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 45
West Yorkshire 32
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17
Lancashire 16
Greater Manchester 14

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 34 34 +0
West Yorkshire 27 21 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 15 +1
Lancashire 13 13 +0
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 3 -4
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 5 +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) 48,278,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,805,377
Air transport 4,052,957
Road transport 3,641,850
Other 301,025

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) 26,315,233 21,963,739 -4,351,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,165,556 9,639,821 -2,525,735
Air transport 1,932,167 2,120,790 +188,623
Road transport 1,974,818 1,667,032 -307,786
Other 185,953 115,072 -70,881

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 22,014,075
Felixstowe 16,441,007
ZLC 9,712,264
Eurotunnel 7,312,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,703,695

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 11,296,572 10,717,503 -579,069
Felixstowe 8,744,530 7,696,477 -1,048,053
ZLC 5,071,909 4,640,355 -431,554
Eurotunnel 4,447,853 2,864,819 -1,583,034
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,521,696 2,181,999 -1,339,697
Southampton 3,307,319 2,193,749 -1,113,570
London 1,640,114 1,456,988 -183,126
London Gateway Port 668,241 770,996 +102,755
London Heathrow Airport 512,268 536,517 +24,249
Portsmouth 589,273 200,610 -388,663

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
77
Manufacture of furniture
53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
42
Manufacture of textiles
31
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 71
2026-04 83
2026-03 73
2026-02 77
2026-01 82

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 109
0-1m 41
54m+ 36
15m-54m 30
Other 17

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 £
Romania 8,790,089
Poland 4,373,028
Netherlands 3,087,461
United States 2,299,425
France 2,063,442

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 £
Romania 4,897,236 3,892,853 -1,004,383
Poland 1,575,611 2,797,417 +1,221,806
Netherlands 1,686,762 1,400,699 -286,063
United States 1,240,806 1,058,619 -182,187
France 1,138,886 924,556 -214,330
Ireland 698,808 449,308 -249,500
Morocco 325,432 331,343 +5,911
Belgium 380,928 261,310 -119,618
Lithuania 375,274 265,275 -109,999
Italy 249,662 139,930 -109,732

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 £
Belgium 201,148
Turkey 137,193
Spain 20,507
Switzerland 13,560
China 29

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 £
Belgium 103,858 97,290 -6,568
Turkey 137,193 0 -137,193
Spain 11,432 9,075 -2,357
Switzerland 7 13,553 +13,546
China 29 0 -29

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) 21,625,705
Air transport 4,959,162
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 692,264
Other 372,437

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) 11,288,044 10,337,661 -950,383
Air transport 2,677,120 2,282,042 -395,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 448,436 243,828 -204,608
Other 252,519 119,918 -132,601

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,041,223
Dover 2,424,286
London Stansted Airport 1,975,592
London Heathrow Airport 1,170,895
East Midlands Airport 1,157,711

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 8,797,760 8,243,463 -554,297
Dover 1,425,534 998,752 -426,782
London Stansted Airport 1,055,703 919,889 -135,814
London Heathrow Airport 542,470 628,425 +85,955
East Midlands Airport 699,678 458,033 -241,645
Portsmouth 273,871 319,448 +45,577
Holyhead 332,594 252,633 -79,961
ZLC 286,801 220,266 -66,535
Harwich 183,495 269,145 +85,650
Immingham Docks 169,709 245,330 +75,621

Quick facts

HS code: 580136

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

Description: Soft, fuzzy synthetic fabrics, ideal for blankets and upholstery