Import/export HS code 581092: Man-made fiber embroidery

Embroidery made from synthetic or artificial fibers, sold in pieces, strips, or designs

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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 £
India 3,869,308
China 2,143,859
Turkey 1,170,469
Italy 664,927
France 642,004

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 1,871,973 1,997,335 +125,362
China 1,012,104 1,131,755 +119,651
Turkey 605,470 564,999 -40,471
Italy 309,490 355,437 +45,947
France 346,395 295,609 -50,786
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 434,147 187,612 -246,535
United States 197,308 128,127 -69,181
Thailand 107,423 174,446 +67,023
South Korea 133,765 82,190 -51,575
Viet Nam 153,413 45,760 -107,653

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 4,063,876
China 2,881,694
Turkey 1,178,660
Italy 605,911
France 577,499

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 1,986,507 2,077,369 +90,862
China 1,477,740 1,403,954 -73,786
Turkey 607,686 570,974 -36,712
Italy 255,273 350,638 +95,365
France 324,573 252,926 -71,647
Thailand 107,463 199,352 +91,889
South Korea 131,377 81,284 -50,093
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 163,121 38,537 -124,584
Taiwan 112,188 85,860 -26,328
Viet Nam 133,297 47,221 -86,076

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 76
Outer London - West and North West 24
Inner London - East 23
West Midlands 16
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13

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 49 51 +2
Outer London - West and North West 18 15 -3
Inner London - East 18 14 -4
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Outer London - East and North East 10 7 -3
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - South 5 9 +4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 6,843,801
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,433,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,333,416
Road transport 553,544
Other 18,943

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 £
Air transport 3,640,884 3,202,917 -437,967
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,094,866 1,338,950 +244,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 616,577 716,839 +100,262
Road transport 309,576 243,968 -65,608
Other 16,595 2,348 -14,247

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,176,960
East Midlands Airport 1,807,570
London Stansted Airport 1,481,500
Felixstowe 1,381,315
ZLC 702,786

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,678,416 1,498,544 -179,872
East Midlands Airport 1,029,427 778,143 -251,284
London Stansted Airport 719,239 762,261 +43,022
Felixstowe 731,900 649,415 -82,485
ZLC 430,044 272,742 -157,302
London 204,348 259,646 +55,298
Dover / Eurotunnel 138,509 278,195 +139,686
London Gateway Port 90,960 263,316 +172,356
Thamesport 94,443 148,302 +53,859
Dover 108,397 126,870 +18,473

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
103
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
93
Manufacture of wearing apparel
38
Manufacture of textiles
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 44
2026-03 50
2026-02 48
2026-01 45

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 152
0-1m 67
54m+ 41
Other 22
15m-54m 18

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 £
Ireland 399,744
United States 355,919
Guyana 179,900
France 177,965
Italy 168,337

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 £
Ireland 166,996 232,748 +65,752
United States 207,736 148,183 -59,553
Guyana 0 179,900 +179,900
France 121,598 56,367 -65,231
Italy 97,113 71,224 -25,889
Germany 82,075 63,424 -18,651
Oman 118,378 0 -118,378
Spain 18,861 71,747 +52,886
Belgium 78,500 6,339 -72,161
Netherlands 44,046 22,947 -21,099

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 £
Portugal 370,437
China 2,224
Poland 1,343
XI 1,000

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 £
Portugal 152,419 218,018 +65,599
China 1,546 678 -868
Poland 1,343 0 -1,343
XI 0 1,000 +1,000

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 1,243,722
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 614,113
Other 377,357
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,322

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 830,677 413,045 -417,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 343,792 270,321 -73,471
Other 155,308 222,049 +66,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,880 188,442 +184,562

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 454,728
London Heathrow Airport 398,149
000 377,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 368,477
London Stansted Airport 233,222

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 £
East Midlands Airport 308,269 146,459 -161,810
London Heathrow Airport 328,707 69,442 -259,265
000 155,308 222,049 +66,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 192,766 175,711 -17,055
London Stansted Airport 77,968 155,254 +77,286
Dover 137,968 87,219 -50,749
Portsmouth 5,236 159,900 +154,664
ZLC 89,336 38,748 -50,588
Edinburgh Airport 21,454 0 -21,454
Immingham Docks 1,045 18,968 +17,923

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 581092

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

Description: Embroidery made from synthetic or artificial fibers, sold in pieces, strips, or designs