Import/export HS code 591132: Heavy woven fabrics

Fabrics weighing 650 g/m² or more, often used in industrial machines

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 6,275,040
Austria 6,158,740
France 2,068,943
Netherlands 1,664,187
China 1,323,158

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 3,620,970 2,654,070 -966,900
Austria 2,868,454 3,290,286 +421,832
France 1,337,522 731,421 -606,101
Netherlands 1,182,140 482,047 -700,093
China 789,100 534,058 -255,042
Sweden 541,896 681,896 +140,000
Finland 595,424 450,550 -144,874
Belgium 207,873 159,534 -48,339
Italy 177,816 159,359 -18,457
Switzerland 76,976 139,987 +63,011

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 £
Austria 7,205,565
Sweden 3,901,941
Germany 3,708,292
China 1,462,590
Finland 1,270,261

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 £
Austria 3,466,281 3,739,284 +273,003
Sweden 1,979,759 1,922,182 -57,577
Germany 2,209,835 1,498,457 -711,378
China 813,276 649,314 -163,962
Finland 697,317 572,944 -124,373
Malaysia 571,165 124,459 -446,706
Spain 421,906 205,517 -216,389
Belgium 359,702 194,031 -165,671
Italy 167,462 147,206 -20,256
Czechia 115,303 74,647 -40,656

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 10
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - West 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
West Midlands 6

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 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Cumbria 3 2 -1

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) 15,449,480
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,324,800
Other 1,252,033
Air transport 1,028,670
Road transport 10,990

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) 8,300,929 7,148,551 -1,152,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,706,346 1,618,454 -87,892
Other 955,074 296,959 -658,115
Air transport 636,141 392,529 -243,612
Road transport 4,114 6,876 +2,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,478,211
Immingham Docks 4,168,944
Eurotunnel 2,062,212
000 1,252,033
Felixstowe 1,059,556

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 3,987,589 4,490,622 +503,033
Immingham Docks 2,075,605 2,093,339 +17,734
Eurotunnel 1,355,734 706,478 -649,256
000 955,074 296,959 -658,115
Felixstowe 322,959 736,597 +413,638
Southampton 422,003 73,177 -348,826
ZLC 437,739 53,130 -384,609
Dover / Eurotunnel 299,630 155,874 -143,756
Thamesport 165,758 251,202 +85,444
Harwich 401,942 0 -401,942

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of paper and paper products 35
Manufacture of textiles 9
Other manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other personal service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 22
2025-10 18
2025-09 17
2025-08 21

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
54m+ 46
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 12
Other 10
0-1m 3

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 585,524
Germany 370,231
Canada 102,533
Austria 74,789
Italy 42,652

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 £
United States 479,350 106,174 -373,176
Germany 34,555 335,676 +301,121
Canada 78,047 24,486 -53,561
Austria 66,921 7,868 -59,053
Italy 25,318 17,334 -7,984
Bahrain 3,319 18,060 +14,741
India 10,736 2,343 -8,393
France 12,298 0 -12,298
Saudi Arabia 9,375 0 -9,375
New Zealand 8,451 0 -8,451

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 645,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 496,283
Air transport 143,878

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 507,262 138,350 -368,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 133,934 362,349 +228,415
Air transport 117,529 26,349 -91,180

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 521,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 316,414
Immingham Docks 110,217
Liverpool Docks 91,487
London 66,921

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 £
Southampton 437,299 83,993 -353,306
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,883 278,531 +240,648
Immingham Docks 29,130 81,087 +51,957
Liverpool Docks 55,190 36,297 -18,893
London 66,921 0 -66,921
London Heathrow Airport 40,844 13,776 -27,068
London Gateway Port 14,773 18,060 +3,287
London Stansted Airport 27,281 0 -27,281
Birmingham Airport 22,857 0 -22,857
ZLC 15,955 4,729 -11,226

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 591132

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

Description: Fabrics weighing 650 g/m² or more, often used in industrial machines