Import/export HS code 540753: Polyester fabrics with multi-colored yarns

Fabrics made from polyester yarns of different colors, creating colorful patterns

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 £
Turkey 14,115,348
China 2,971,524
India 1,425,787
Belgium 1,278,527
Italy 874,530

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 £
Turkey 7,509,297 6,606,051 -903,246
China 1,800,271 1,171,253 -629,018
India 909,282 516,505 -392,777
Belgium 650,524 628,003 -22,521
Italy 505,824 368,706 -137,118
Denmark 374,384 424,270 +49,886
South Korea 564,497 179,336 -385,161
Germany 252,948 276,146 +23,198
Netherlands 351,763 129,122 -222,641
Czechia 95,769 349,540 +253,771

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 £
Turkey 14,855,644
China 3,744,913
India 1,540,734
Italy 1,280,365
Netherlands 1,232,722

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 £
Turkey 7,831,720 7,023,924 -807,796
China 2,055,981 1,688,932 -367,049
India 952,454 588,280 -364,174
Italy 783,447 496,918 -286,529
Netherlands 583,462 649,260 +65,798
South Korea 707,594 258,587 -449,007
Belgium 382,825 185,663 -197,162
Spain 307,458 140,461 -166,997
Lithuania 121,101 114,025 -7,076
Germany 75,961 136,481 +60,520

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
West Yorkshire 25
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Lancashire 12
Inner London - East 11

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 28 25 -3
West Yorkshire 17 21 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 12 +5
Lancashire 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 9 +5
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -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) 11,363,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,357,240
Air transport 1,459,742
Road transport 1,324,266
Other 4,420

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) 6,566,180 4,797,389 -1,768,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,073,788 5,283,452 -790,336
Air transport 768,557 691,185 -77,372
Road transport 683,570 640,696 -42,874
Other 4,420 0 -4,420

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,227,156
Belfast Port 4,957,653
Felixstowe 2,813,940
ZLC 2,194,682
Dover 2,124,113

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 / Eurotunnel 3,543,114 2,684,042 -859,072
Belfast Port 2,176,463 2,781,190 +604,727
Felixstowe 1,732,502 1,081,438 -651,064
ZLC 1,281,805 912,877 -368,928
Dover 1,036,793 1,087,320 +50,527
Southampton 1,074,607 461,766 -612,841
Eurotunnel 861,972 418,336 -443,636
London Gateway Port 415,397 596,235 +180,838
Thamesport 477,162 364,109 -113,053
East Midlands Airport 165,393 201,598 +36,205

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 70
Manufacture of furniture 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of textiles 23
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 58
2025-10 49
2025-09 49
2025-08 54
2025-07 49

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 91
54m+ 32
0-1m 30
15m-54m 27
Other 13

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 £
Poland 2,134,740
Romania 2,102,169
Germany 885,697
France 475,166
Netherlands 393,553

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 £
Poland 1,350,456 784,284 -566,172
Romania 1,267,773 834,396 -433,377
Germany 452,993 432,704 -20,289
France 214,841 260,325 +45,484
Netherlands 213,348 180,205 -33,143
Canada 148,470 194,834 +46,364
United States 154,913 187,663 +32,750
Italy 73,290 106,131 +32,841
Hungary 65,806 93,002 +27,196
Turkey 44,695 103,651 +58,956

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 £
Switzerland 3,302

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 £
Switzerland 3,145 157 -2,988

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) 6,680,459
Air transport 1,432,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,407
Road transport 37,126
Other 3,302

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) 3,827,978 2,852,481 -975,497
Air transport 653,468 779,292 +125,824
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,837 21,570 -82,267
Road transport 35,737 1,389 -34,348
Other 3,145 157 -2,988

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,637,459
East Midlands Airport 800,846
Dover 519,765
Immingham Docks 301,496
London Heathrow Airport 295,507

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 3,420,927 2,216,532 -1,204,395
East Midlands Airport 362,018 438,828 +76,810
Dover 185,869 333,896 +148,027
Immingham Docks 174,939 126,557 -48,382
London Heathrow Airport 133,842 161,665 +27,823
London Stansted Airport 95,426 55,258 -40,168
ZLC 71,473 72,704 +1,231
Felixstowe 0 66,333 +66,333
Hull 8,169 55,147 +46,978
London Gateway Port 56,066 6,732 -49,334

Quick facts

HS code: 540753

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

Description: Fabrics made from polyester yarns of different colors, creating colorful patterns