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 £
Austria 6,953,816
Germany 6,660,592
France 2,171,304
Netherlands 1,869,922
Finland 1,618,929

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 £
Austria 2,753,679 4,200,137 +1,446,458
Germany 3,275,567 3,385,025 +109,458
France 1,387,120 784,184 -602,936
Netherlands 1,128,753 741,169 -387,584
Finland 565,504 1,053,425 +487,921
Sweden 663,777 770,334 +106,557
China 703,200 640,908 -62,292
Belgium 204,657 219,251 +14,594
Italy 218,294 199,218 -19,076
Switzerland 129,122 252,283 +123,161

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 7,963,704
Sweden 4,433,780
Germany 3,989,046
Finland 1,895,426
China 1,625,038

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 3,206,913 4,756,791 +1,549,878
Sweden 2,121,206 2,312,574 +191,368
Germany 2,165,035 1,824,011 -341,024
Finland 764,405 1,131,021 +366,616
China 727,376 897,662 +170,286
Malaysia 480,498 290,687 -189,811
Spain 373,554 281,724 -91,830
Belgium 331,721 261,791 -69,930
Italy 221,847 182,025 -39,822
Czechia 124,248 99,456 -24,792

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 11
Inner London - West 9
Greater Manchester 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +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) 17,794,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,761,929
Air transport 1,154,144
Other 939,670
Road transport 22,031

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) 8,135,031 9,659,711 +1,524,680
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,703,310 2,058,619 +355,309
Air transport 608,367 545,777 -62,590
Other 780,731 158,939 -621,792
Road transport 4,114 17,917 +13,803

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,553,193
Immingham Docks 5,079,602
Eurotunnel 2,535,371
Felixstowe 1,416,568
000 939,670

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 4,142,209 5,410,984 +1,268,775
Immingham Docks 2,237,039 2,842,563 +605,524
Eurotunnel 1,238,055 1,297,316 +59,261
Felixstowe 491,955 924,613 +432,658
000 780,731 158,939 -621,792
ZLC 374,620 239,910 -134,710
Thamesport 177,777 361,780 +184,003
Dover / Eurotunnel 254,347 186,714 -67,633
Leeds Bradford Airport 153,640 257,393 +103,753
Southampton 195,172 148,079 -47,093

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 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of textiles 9
Other manufacturing 9
Other personal service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 19
2026-03 29
2026-02 19
2026-01 18
2025-12 19

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+ 51
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 14
Other 9
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 469,554
Germany 370,231
Austria 83,539
Italy 50,038
Spain 38,167

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 426,098 43,456 -382,642
Germany 37,286 332,945 +295,659
Austria 66,921 16,618 -50,303
Italy 25,318 24,720 -598
Spain 1,217 36,950 +35,733
Netherlands 0 27,986 +27,986
Canada 0 24,486 +24,486
Bahrain 18,060 0 -18,060
India 10,736 6,043 -4,693
Saudi Arabia 9,375 0 -9,375

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) 566,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 485,460
Air transport 123,386

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) 125,168 441,295 +316,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,788 56,672 -372,116
Air transport 83,035 40,351 -42,684

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 395,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 320,276
Immingham Docks 175,153
London 66,921
Liverpool Docks 54,872

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 395,955 0 -395,955
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,386 293,890 +267,504
Immingham Docks 29,130 146,023 +116,893
London 66,921 0 -66,921
Liverpool Docks 0 54,872 +54,872
London Heathrow Airport 26,706 23,714 -2,992
London Gateway Port 32,833 0 -32,833
London Stansted Airport 27,281 2,001 -25,280
East Midlands Airport 13,998 9,907 -4,091
ZLC 15,050 4,729 -10,321

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