Import/export HS code 53110090: Woven fabrics made from other plant fibers

Woven fabrics made from various plant-based fibers (excluding ramie), used in a wide range of textile applications

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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 439,029
China 395,329
Italy 382,863
Netherlands 226,538
Sri Lanka 183,508

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 164,642 274,387 +109,745
China 188,866 206,463 +17,597
Italy 200,798 182,065 -18,733
Netherlands 128,035 98,503 -29,532
Sri Lanka 125,640 57,868 -67,772
Philippines 66,364 83,855 +17,491
Turkey 85,013 41,805 -43,208
France 46,641 44,693 -1,948
Spain 31,667 33,716 +2,049
Bangladesh 15,860 35,718 +19,858

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 572,442
Italy 416,415
India 389,436
Sri Lanka 183,508
Philippines 156,128

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 270,880 301,562 +30,682
Italy 231,612 184,803 -46,809
India 168,449 220,987 +52,538
Sri Lanka 125,640 57,868 -67,772
Philippines 67,905 88,223 +20,318
Turkey 86,030 45,456 -40,574
Bangladesh 15,860 78,498 +62,638
France 31,548 51,584 +20,036
Belgium 14,753 34,666 +19,913
Spain 25,392 14,336 -11,056

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 23
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
West Yorkshire 7
Inner London - East 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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 15 17 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 5 +5
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0

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) 1,215,692
Air transport 590,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 464,939
Other 8,845

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) 577,254 638,438 +61,184
Air transport 283,716 307,255 +23,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 266,345 198,594 -67,751
Other 4,756 4,089 -667

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 491,048
Felixstowe 414,585
London Heathrow Airport 247,700
Immingham Docks 152,502
Dover / Eurotunnel 120,286

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 Gateway Port 264,181 226,867 -37,314
Felixstowe 146,735 267,850 +121,115
London Heathrow Airport 85,767 161,933 +76,166
Immingham Docks 77,141 75,361 -1,780
Dover / Eurotunnel 77,237 43,049 -34,188
East Midlands Airport 45,856 66,006 +20,150
London 36,633 75,168 +38,535
London Stansted Airport 56,615 51,487 -5,128
Dover 63,725 37,825 -25,900
Southampton 49,432 51,833 +2,401

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 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Specialised construction activities 8
Other personal service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 12
2025-09 5
2025-08 6
2025-07 11

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 39
0-1m 17
54m+ 17
15m-54m 8
Other 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 439,552
China 125,228
Ireland 107,216
Thailand 89,484
France 81,259

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 172,746 266,806 +94,060
China 74,146 51,082 -23,064
Ireland 56,447 50,769 -5,678
Thailand 11,163 78,321 +67,158
France 40,858 40,401 -457
Netherlands 39,137 16,644 -22,493
Mexico 0 52,534 +52,534
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,578 7,340 -8,238
Canada 18,048 3,503 -14,545
Spain 1,527 18,427 +16,900

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 717,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 222,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 182,660
Road transport 4,726

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 236,058 481,301 +245,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,310 108,378 -5,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,951 43,709 -95,242
Road transport 4,726 0 -4,726

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 191,016
London Stansted Airport 176,190
Southampton 153,258
Manchester Airport 128,569
London Heathrow Airport 125,371

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 135,528 55,488 -80,040
London Stansted Airport 35,188 141,002 +105,814
Southampton 127,122 26,136 -100,986
Manchester Airport 29,502 99,067 +69,565
London Heathrow Airport 20,798 104,573 +83,775
ZLC 18,878 80,217 +61,339
Holyhead 41,867 39,769 -2,098
Dover 48,190 22,604 -25,586
London Gateway Port 8,838 17,573 +8,735
Heysham 13,655 11,000 -2,655

Quick facts

HS code: 53110090

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from various plant-based fibers (excluding ramie), used in a wide range of textile applications