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 1,255,653
China 1,194,562
Germany 628,969
Belgium 620,896
Turkey 534,530

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 734,994 520,659 -214,335
China 493,777 700,785 +207,008
Germany 312,452 316,517 +4,065
Belgium 346,892 274,004 -72,888
Turkey 313,217 221,313 -91,904
Czechia 223,153 156,386 -66,767
India 204,775 168,312 -36,463
Italy 164,816 203,461 +38,645
Netherlands 219,176 148,323 -70,853
Austria 277,088 46,796 -230,292

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 1,380,012
Czechia 1,102,433
Belgium 596,360
Spain 571,588
Italy 571,116

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 542,833 837,179 +294,346
Czechia 664,544 437,889 -226,655
Belgium 342,244 254,116 -88,128
Spain 380,550 191,038 -189,512
Italy 240,031 331,085 +91,054
Turkey 313,217 221,313 -91,904
India 216,918 193,213 -23,705
Germany 214,256 173,814 -40,442
Austria 295,005 46,796 -248,209
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) 4,158,176
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,547,628
Air transport 171,192
Other 67,868
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) 2,514,448 1,643,728 -870,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,158,688 1,388,940 +230,252
Air transport 108,588 62,604 -45,984
Other 33,165 34,703 +1,538
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 2,326,913
Felixstowe 1,199,869
Southampton 710,584
Eurotunnel 678,501
Immingham Docks 531,004

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 1,406,924 919,989 -486,935
Felixstowe 671,854 528,015 -143,839
Southampton 310,050 400,534 +90,484
Eurotunnel 369,845 308,656 -61,189
Immingham Docks 279,584 251,420 -28,164
London Gateway Port 62,120 176,662 +114,542
ZLC 110,163 92,703 -17,460
Thamesport 103,063 36,690 -66,373
London 69,957 54,609 -15,348
Grangemouth Docks 72,409 37,463 -34,946

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 30
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 11
2025-10 14
2025-09 9
2025-08 8

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 40
54m+ 17
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 1,501,776
Iraq 1,096,700
Norway 1,048,460
Belgium 861,944
Germany 839,237

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 898,877 602,899 -295,978
Iraq 1,096,700 0 -1,096,700
Norway 409,916 638,544 +228,628
Belgium 27,124 834,820 +807,696
Germany 318,734 520,503 +201,769
Poland 444,595 6,673 -437,922
Libya 0 382,973 +382,973
Turkey 147,856 217,349 +69,493
Israel 229,025 0 -229,025
Ireland 104,800 105,682 +882

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 4,199
Belgium 439
XI 337
Turkey 203
Taiwan 141

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 2,500 1,699 -801
Belgium 314 125 -189
XI 294 43 -251
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) 4,711,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,272,764
Air transport 441,788
Other 8,340
Road transport 1,708

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) 1,977,404 2,733,990 +756,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,154,095 1,118,669 -1,035,426
Air transport 188,799 252,989 +64,190
Other 4,029 4,311 +282
Road transport 1,708 0 -1,708

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,867,622
Immingham Docks 1,455,966
Grangemouth Docks 1,183,543
London Gateway Port 1,141,722
Middlesbrough 609,392

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 1,048,534 819,088 -229,446
Immingham Docks 677,011 778,955 +101,944
Grangemouth Docks 579,689 603,854 +24,165
London Gateway Port 1,118,512 23,210 -1,095,302
Middlesbrough 0 609,392 +609,392
Hull 242,737 223,344 -19,393
Felixstowe 22,629 382,973 +360,344
Liverpool Docks 304,945 89,816 -215,129
Birmingham Airport 7,701 148,431 +140,730
Heysham 83,400 50,050 -33,350

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