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 3,687,498
China 2,028,724
Turkey 1,188,471
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 721,092
France 576,525

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 2,044,232 1,643,266 -400,966
China 1,156,663 872,061 -284,602
Turkey 685,731 502,740 -182,991
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 416,282 304,810 -111,472
France 301,344 275,181 -26,163
Italy 280,941 259,060 -21,881
United States 201,623 131,145 -70,478
Thailand 78,418 158,547 +80,129
Viet Nam 144,245 63,278 -80,967
South Korea 112,744 79,302 -33,442

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 3,887,249
China 2,723,433
Turkey 1,197,542
France 530,165
Italy 462,651

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 2,172,436 1,714,813 -457,623
China 1,479,193 1,244,240 -234,953
Turkey 687,838 509,704 -178,134
France 284,292 245,873 -38,419
Italy 238,281 224,370 -13,911
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 250,449 34,552 -215,897
Thailand 78,458 181,574 +103,116
Taiwan 88,272 114,787 +26,515
South Korea 110,201 79,457 -30,744
Viet Nam 143,243 44,164 -99,079

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 72
Outer London - West and North West 23
Inner London - East 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Midlands 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 48 48 +0
Outer London - West and North West 19 13 -6
Inner London - East 14 15 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 5 8 +3
Outer London - East and North East 6 8 +2
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2

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 6,802,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,124,194
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,231,730
Road transport 510,969
Other 23,498

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 3,853,150 2,949,409 -903,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,103,946 1,020,248 -83,698
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 639,769 591,961 -47,808
Road transport 293,832 217,137 -76,695
Other 14,440 9,058 -5,382

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,319,821
East Midlands Airport 1,811,084
London Stansted Airport 1,347,188
Felixstowe 1,227,021
ZLC 693,938

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 2,000,898 1,318,923 -681,975
East Midlands Airport 1,024,689 786,395 -238,294
London Stansted Airport 648,476 698,712 +50,236
Felixstowe 687,574 539,447 -148,127
ZLC 442,578 251,360 -191,218
Dover / Eurotunnel 156,477 243,048 +86,571
London 164,706 171,523 +6,817
London Gateway Port 125,503 178,370 +52,867
Southampton 159,795 100,886 -58,909
Thamesport 97,852 106,981 +9,129

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 95
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 85
Manufacture of wearing apparel 31
Manufacture of textiles 22
Other manufacturing 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 44
2025-10 47
2025-09 55
2025-08 50

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 144
0-1m 63
54m+ 40
Other 20
15m-54m 13

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 334,390
Ireland 328,097
France 187,805
Guyana 179,900
Germany 161,255

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 160,262 174,128 +13,866
Ireland 154,656 173,441 +18,785
France 123,168 64,637 -58,531
Guyana 0 179,900 +179,900
Germany 78,826 82,429 +3,603
Italy 97,113 54,844 -42,269
Oman 118,378 0 -118,378
Spain 20,467 65,644 +45,177
Belgium 78,500 4,941 -73,559
Netherlands 39,688 21,426 -18,262

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 299,580
China 2,245
Poland 1,343
Switzerland 48

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 137,328 162,252 +24,924
China 1,599 646 -953
Poland 0 1,343 +1,343
Switzerland 48 0 -48

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 1,172,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 627,379
Other 305,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 189,288
Road transport 5,958

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 761,890 410,595 -351,295
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 353,287 274,092 -79,195
Other 138,975 166,594 +27,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,406 186,882 +184,476
Road transport 5,958 0 -5,958

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 462,985
Dover / Eurotunnel 377,816
London Heathrow Airport 363,815
000 305,569
Dover 231,190

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 274,522 188,463 -86,059
Dover / Eurotunnel 212,446 165,370 -47,076
London Heathrow Airport 327,148 36,667 -290,481
000 138,975 166,594 +27,619
Dover 129,843 101,347 -28,496
London Stansted Airport 67,620 116,399 +48,779
Portsmouth 5,236 159,900 +154,664
ZLC 96,460 41,625 -54,835
Edinburgh Airport 0 21,454 +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