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 14,439,588
China 2,949,560
India 1,423,065
Belgium 1,292,050
Denmark 874,588

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 7,538,570 6,901,018 -637,552
China 1,904,116 1,045,444 -858,672
India 916,638 506,427 -410,211
Belgium 622,080 669,970 +47,890
Denmark 407,724 466,864 +59,140
Italy 493,842 374,984 -118,858
South Korea 576,774 182,581 -394,193
Germany 246,295 291,904 +45,609
Netherlands 388,162 85,688 -302,474
Czechia 107,013 334,490 +227,477

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 15,188,915
China 3,778,381
India 1,530,230
Netherlands 1,300,794
Italy 1,272,710

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 7,865,084 7,323,831 -541,253
China 2,188,899 1,589,482 -599,417
India 954,643 575,587 -379,056
Netherlands 642,750 658,044 +15,294
Italy 785,803 486,907 -298,896
South Korea 725,761 258,856 -466,905
Belgium 361,104 175,337 -185,767
Spain 283,268 134,144 -149,124
Lithuania 129,587 104,431 -25,156
Germany 75,313 148,702 +73,389

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 28
Lancashire 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11
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 29 24 -5
West Yorkshire 18 24 +6
Lancashire 10 10 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 10 +3
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
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
West Midlands 2 5 +3

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) 11,596,863
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,361,797
Air transport 1,455,554
Road transport 1,407,585
Other 3,422

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) 6,331,722 5,265,141 -1,066,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,397,218 4,964,579 -1,432,639
Air transport 749,913 705,641 -44,272
Road transport 760,019 647,566 -112,453
Other 3,422 0 -3,422

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,214,736
Belfast Port 5,091,694
Felixstowe 2,889,018
ZLC 2,257,421
Dover 2,233,406

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 3,363,242 2,851,494 -511,748
Belfast Port 2,330,799 2,760,895 +430,096
Felixstowe 1,862,728 1,026,290 -836,438
ZLC 1,341,615 915,806 -425,809
Dover 1,046,554 1,186,852 +140,298
Southampton 1,082,840 424,713 -658,127
Eurotunnel 870,541 350,945 -519,596
London Gateway Port 434,983 656,763 +221,780
Thamesport 512,743 372,039 -140,704
East Midlands Airport 144,665 201,169 +56,504

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 72
Manufacture of furniture 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of textiles 24
Other manufacturing 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 58
2025-10 49
2025-09 49
2025-08 54

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 92
54m+ 33
0-1m 29
15m-54m 28
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 £
Romania 2,073,558
Poland 2,009,195
Germany 878,993
France 469,994
Netherlands 386,462

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 £
Romania 1,232,181 841,377 -390,804
Poland 1,273,158 736,037 -537,121
Germany 452,910 426,083 -26,827
France 231,464 238,530 +7,066
Netherlands 213,256 173,206 -40,050
Canada 174,516 172,333 -2,183
United States 198,613 142,325 -56,288
Italy 91,340 81,390 -9,950
Hungary 64,526 90,611 +26,085
Turkey 44,348 109,602 +65,254

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 3,166

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 3,009 157 -2,852

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) 6,479,935
Air transport 1,423,913
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,801
Road transport 30,097
Other 3,166

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) 3,729,466 2,750,469 -978,997
Air transport 705,810 718,103 +12,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,734 59,067 -30,667
Road transport 30,097 0 -30,097
Other 3,009 157 -2,852

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,396,675
East Midlands Airport 799,954
Dover 557,333
Immingham Docks 321,348
London Heathrow Airport 284,537

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 3,290,672 2,106,003 -1,184,669
East Midlands Airport 387,870 412,084 +24,214
Dover 212,129 345,204 +133,075
Immingham Docks 191,014 130,334 -60,680
London Heathrow Airport 125,313 159,224 +33,911
London Stansted Airport 88,581 62,234 -26,347
ZLC 107,697 32,335 -75,362
London Gateway Port 56,066 44,229 -11,837
Felixstowe 0 66,333 +66,333
Hull 0 55,147 +55,147

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