Import/export HS code 580632: Man-made fiber woven fabrics

Woven fabrics made from synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, strong and versatile

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* 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 £
China 14,189,704
France 6,166,872
Germany 5,028,034
United States 3,156,047
Spain 2,429,991

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 £
China 7,556,340 6,633,364 -922,976
France 3,732,552 2,434,320 -1,298,232
Germany 2,584,024 2,444,010 -140,014
United States 1,640,315 1,515,732 -124,583
Spain 1,359,894 1,070,097 -289,797
Taiwan 744,176 1,039,199 +295,023
Italy 1,017,688 726,374 -291,314
Turkey 637,623 618,256 -19,367
Netherlands 565,894 518,748 -47,146
Czechia 444,912 394,677 -50,235

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 16,618,416
France 5,587,759
Germany 4,378,908
United States 2,971,785
Spain 2,244,606

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 8,775,606 7,842,810 -932,796
France 3,407,101 2,180,658 -1,226,443
Germany 2,398,166 1,980,742 -417,424
United States 1,529,673 1,442,112 -87,561
Spain 1,282,144 962,462 -319,682
Taiwan 825,430 1,116,635 +291,205
Italy 753,319 741,211 -12,108
Turkey 657,839 626,159 -31,680
Czechia 417,765 497,267 +79,502
Japan 228,852 550,619 +321,767

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 87
Greater Manchester 73
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34
West Yorkshire 33
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 32

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 57 58 +1
Greater Manchester 43 61 +18
Surrey, East and West Sussex 28 20 -8
West Yorkshire 26 26 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 21 -7
Inner London - East 20 23 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 27 +1
Outer London - West and North West 18 22 +4
West Midlands 20 21 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23 17 -6

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) 19,662,968
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,934,925
Air transport 11,770,738
Other 868,242
Road transport 202,984

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) 10,032,595 9,630,373 -402,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,367,375 5,567,550 -799,825
Air transport 6,351,970 5,418,768 -933,202
Other 559,673 308,569 -251,104
Road transport 132,276 70,708 -61,568

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,584,687
East Midlands Airport 4,765,788
Southampton 4,662,474
Dover 4,007,453
Eurotunnel 3,464,253

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 3,968,816 3,615,871 -352,945
East Midlands Airport 2,648,240 2,117,548 -530,692
Southampton 2,685,219 1,977,255 -707,964
Dover 1,941,054 2,066,399 +125,345
Eurotunnel 2,147,351 1,316,902 -830,449
London Heathrow Airport 1,717,272 1,166,210 -551,062
Thamesport 1,639,347 1,242,987 -396,360
London Gateway Port 956,850 1,741,991 +785,141
London 1,182,299 860,443 -321,856
London Stansted Airport 736,484 888,685 +152,201

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 201
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 198
Manufacture of textiles 59
Other manufacturing 53
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 35

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 115
2025-11 110
2025-10 164
2025-09 178
2025-08 112

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 332
54m+ 165
0-1m 104
Other 55
15m-54m 51

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 6,696,250
Netherlands 3,656,899
France 3,064,997
Germany 2,316,253
Mexico 2,068,272

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 3,522,958 3,173,292 -349,666
Netherlands 2,128,163 1,528,736 -599,427
France 1,722,772 1,342,225 -380,547
Germany 1,318,874 997,379 -321,495
Mexico 1,295,357 772,915 -522,442
Italy 856,278 591,842 -264,436
Ireland 764,338 627,694 -136,644
Poland 719,429 544,676 -174,753
Sweden 822,866 428,438 -394,428
China 847,764 321,405 -526,359

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 £
Ireland 54,555
China 45,828
XI 17,061
France 14,625
Italy 4,180

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 £
Ireland 23,420 31,135 +7,715
China 34,081 11,747 -22,334
XI 16,127 934 -15,193
France 5,218 9,407 +4,189
Italy 4 4,176 +4,172
Spain 0 2,071 +2,071
Pakistan 1,586 0 -1,586
Nicaragua 0 1,344 +1,344
Netherlands 149 0 -149
Turkey 59 0 -59

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) 17,327,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,983,528
Air transport 8,901,372
Other 237,655
Road transport 14,090

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) 9,415,066 7,912,052 -1,503,014
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,918,576 4,064,952 -1,853,624
Air transport 4,925,808 3,975,564 -950,244
Other 136,639 101,016 -35,623
Road transport 14,090 0 -14,090

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,579,259
London Heathrow Airport 4,192,005
Immingham Docks 3,846,037
Southampton 3,753,323
London Gateway Port 2,837,609

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 6,358,349 5,220,910 -1,137,439
London Heathrow Airport 2,429,739 1,762,266 -667,473
Immingham Docks 2,379,938 1,466,099 -913,839
Southampton 1,233,089 2,520,234 +1,287,145
London Gateway Port 2,218,169 619,440 -1,598,729
East Midlands Airport 1,093,157 915,215 -177,942
Dover 665,798 416,714 -249,084
Liverpool Docks 723,269 346,984 -376,285
Manchester Airport 619,914 401,306 -218,608
ZLC 510,445 426,530 -83,915

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 580632

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, strong and versatile