Import/export HS code 54072011: Woven fabrics less than 3 meters

Short lengths of synthetic fabric, perfect for small projects or samples

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 £
France 1,258,437
China 1,116,188
Germany 631,760
Belgium 594,735
Turkey 577,732

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 £
France 697,612 560,825 -136,787
China 490,814 625,374 +134,560
Germany 303,152 328,608 +25,456
Belgium 345,569 249,166 -96,403
Turkey 347,073 230,659 -116,414
India 187,649 184,998 -2,651
Netherlands 225,896 142,965 -82,931
Italy 161,627 204,523 +42,896
Czechia 223,153 134,766 -88,387
Austria 277,088 4,371 -272,717

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 1,284,152
Czechia 1,100,131
Spain 581,517
Turkey 577,732
Belgium 570,199

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 539,870 744,282 +204,412
Czechia 626,210 473,921 -152,289
Spain 390,659 190,858 -199,801
Turkey 347,073 230,659 -116,414
Belgium 340,921 229,278 -111,643
Italy 224,751 344,238 +119,487
India 199,792 209,899 +10,107
Germany 217,047 173,814 -43,233
Austria 295,005 4,371 -290,634
Viet Nam 209,563 44,114 -165,449

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
West Yorkshire 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Outer London - East and North East 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4

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
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 1 -3
Suffolk 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 0 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Eastern Scotland 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,068,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,508,279
Air transport 171,192
Other 67,848
Road transport 12,907

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) 2,483,304 1,585,140 -898,164
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,186,628 1,321,651 +135,023
Air transport 107,427 63,765 -43,662
Other 33,165 34,683 +1,518
Road transport 7,657 5,250 -2,407

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,286,970
Felixstowe 1,163,817
Southampton 700,697
Eurotunnel 632,234
Immingham Docks 528,877

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 1,374,798 912,172 -462,626
Felixstowe 700,249 463,568 -236,681
Southampton 310,050 390,647 +80,597
Eurotunnel 355,830 276,404 -79,426
Immingham Docks 279,584 249,293 -30,291
London Gateway Port 62,120 165,598 +103,478
ZLC 126,396 68,355 -58,041
Thamesport 108,124 38,013 -70,111
London 63,990 60,576 -3,414
Grangemouth Docks 55,623 54,249 -1,374

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 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of textiles 9
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 11
2025-10 14
2025-09 9
2025-08 8
2025-07 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
1m-15m 39
54m+ 16
15m-54m 14
0-1m 8
Other 5

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 £
Greece 1,519,654
Iraq 1,372,190
Norway 1,098,519
Germany 743,965
Belgium 683,003

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 £
Greece 936,781 582,873 -353,908
Iraq 1,372,190 0 -1,372,190
Norway 459,975 638,544 +178,569
Germany 318,734 425,231 +106,497
Belgium 25,512 657,491 +631,979
Poland 444,595 6,673 -437,922
Libya 0 382,973 +382,973
Turkey 145,159 221,721 +76,562
Israel 229,025 0 -229,025
Czechia 111,840 110,197 -1,643

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 £
China 4,328
XU 2,892
XI 496
Belgium 439
Turkey 203

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 £
China 1,657 2,671 +1,014
XU 646 2,246 +1,600
XI 453 43 -410
Belgium 314 125 -189
Turkey 187 16 -171
Taiwan 0 141 +141
Greece 0 128 +128
Ireland 0 1 +1

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) 4,579,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,561,735
Air transport 444,904
Other 8,628
Road transport 4,248

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) 2,060,200 2,519,065 +458,865
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,483,634 1,078,101 -1,405,533
Air transport 186,613 258,291 +71,678
Other 3,257 5,371 +2,114
Road transport 4,248 0 -4,248

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,002,041
Immingham Docks 1,459,087
London Gateway Port 1,417,212
Grangemouth Docks 1,167,507
Middlesbrough 430,451

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,187,521 814,520 -373,001
Immingham Docks 667,829 791,258 +123,429
London Gateway Port 1,394,002 23,210 -1,370,792
Grangemouth Docks 583,679 583,828 +149
Middlesbrough 0 430,451 +430,451
Hull 242,737 175,010 -67,727
Felixstowe 22,629 382,973 +360,344
Liverpool Docks 304,945 69,274 -235,671
Birmingham Airport 0 156,132 +156,132
Heysham 86,450 55,700 -30,750

Quick facts

HS code: 54072011

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

Description: Short lengths of synthetic fabric, perfect for small projects or samples