Import/export HS code 54072090: Various woven fabrics from strips

Miscellaneous fabrics made from synthetic strips, used for various 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 £
China 5,914,414
Italy 2,557,276
India 2,244,803
United States 969,756
Netherlands 632,275

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 £
China 3,341,329 2,573,085 -768,244
Italy 1,115,443 1,441,833 +326,390
India 1,087,229 1,157,574 +70,345
United States 590,216 379,540 -210,676
Netherlands 557,657 74,618 -483,039
Saudi Arabia 448,839 99,719 -349,120
Turkey 301,868 73,746 -228,122
Thailand 159,101 122,911 -36,190
South Korea 128,035 4,773 -123,262
Spain 35,233 48,562 +13,329

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 5,894,860
Italy 2,644,392
India 2,301,898
United States 990,229
Saudi Arabia 577,655

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 3,321,775 2,573,085 -748,690
Italy 1,127,720 1,516,672 +388,952
India 1,139,911 1,161,987 +22,076
United States 600,628 389,601 -211,027
Saudi Arabia 477,936 99,719 -378,217
Netherlands 520,767 4,392 -516,375
Turkey 302,800 73,746 -229,054
Thailand 159,101 122,911 -36,190
South Korea 128,035 4,773 -123,262
Spain 37,672 48,562 +10,890

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
West Yorkshire 9
Inner London - West 8
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 1 3 +2
Northern Ireland 2 2 +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) 10,267,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,905,919
Air transport 694,482
Other 77,440
Road transport 20,445

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) 5,923,713 4,344,045 -1,579,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,518,222 1,387,697 -130,525
Air transport 371,495 322,987 -48,508
Other 56,943 20,497 -36,446
Road transport 19,019 1,426 -17,593

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,787,447
Southampton 2,336,052
Dover 2,138,181
London Gateway Port 2,036,088
Eurotunnel 721,225

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 £
Felixstowe 3,090,065 1,697,382 -1,392,683
Southampton 1,233,251 1,102,801 -130,450
Dover 865,350 1,272,831 +407,481
London Gateway Port 884,439 1,151,649 +267,210
Eurotunnel 569,057 152,168 -416,889
Grangemouth Docks 547,043 56,289 -490,754
London Heathrow Airport 166,628 128,856 -37,772
London 78,962 132,004 +53,042
East Midlands Airport 77,449 41,738 -35,711
London Stansted Airport 60,162 55,652 -4,510

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of textiles 17
Manufacture of furniture 6
Manufacture of wearing apparel 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 20
2025-09 17
2025-08 16
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 42
15m-54m 18
54m+ 18
0-1m 8
Other 8

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 317,707
United Arab Emirates 178,726
Libya 126,607
France 115,881
South Africa 98,058

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 210,259 107,448 -102,811
United Arab Emirates 21,478 157,248 +135,770
Libya 0 126,607 +126,607
France 44,495 71,386 +26,891
South Africa 52,218 45,840 -6,378
Ireland 44,687 28,284 -16,403
Italy 24,891 18,875 -6,016
Saudi Arabia 9,076 30,627 +21,551
Romania 5,567 34,026 +28,459
China 6,659 31,465 +24,806

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 £
India 5,924
XU 659
China 23

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 £
India 3,772 2,152 -1,620
XU 0 659 +659
China 2 21 +19

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 902,243
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 236,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 201,220
Road transport 14,925
Other 6,606

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 418,024 484,219 +66,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 74,116 162,413 +88,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,383 128,837 +56,454
Road transport 14,925 0 -14,925
Other 3,774 2,832 -942

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 355,060
London Stansted Airport 233,102
East Midlands Airport 214,292
Felixstowe 133,403
Dover 123,716

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 93,705 261,355 +167,650
London Stansted Airport 152,614 80,488 -72,126
East Midlands Airport 141,493 72,799 -68,694
Felixstowe 0 133,403 +133,403
Dover 40,682 83,034 +42,352
London Gateway Port 62,220 26,006 -36,214
ZLC 38,291 47,974 +9,683
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,110 20,782 +6,672
Manchester Airport 0 21,603 +21,603
Heysham 3,386 11,184 +7,798

Quick facts

HS code: 54072090

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

Description: Miscellaneous fabrics made from synthetic strips, used for various applications