Import/export HS code 540773: Synthetic fabrics with multi-colored yarns

Fabrics made from synthetic yarns of different colors, creating unique 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 6,687,145
Belgium 2,553,613
China 2,237,425
India 2,045,920
Italy 1,515,594

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 3,757,991 2,929,154 -828,837
Belgium 1,476,650 1,076,963 -399,687
China 1,174,526 1,062,899 -111,627
India 1,139,173 906,747 -232,426
Italy 645,630 869,964 +224,334
Portugal 746,091 523,580 -222,511
France 343,716 423,210 +79,494
Spain 155,480 182,423 +26,943
Germany 109,095 75,661 -33,434
United States 85,595 51,900 -33,695

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 7,204,136
Belgium 2,384,594
China 2,358,641
India 2,173,100
Italy 1,681,981

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 4,035,999 3,168,137 -867,862
Belgium 1,277,554 1,107,040 -170,514
China 1,237,322 1,121,319 -116,003
India 1,194,188 978,912 -215,276
Italy 742,025 939,956 +197,931
Portugal 766,304 618,222 -148,082
Spain 148,849 144,762 -4,087
Romania 79,747 45,173 -34,574
France 63,536 28,522 -35,014
Germany 52,003 20,963 -31,040

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 42
West Yorkshire 29
Lancashire 14
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 13
Greater Manchester 13

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 34 26 -8
West Yorkshire 24 23 -1
Lancashire 11 12 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 11 +4
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 5 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 9,283,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,996,316
Air transport 1,330,511
Road transport 240,177
Other 144,085

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) 4,867,260 4,415,905 -451,355
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,871,298 3,125,018 -746,280
Air transport 799,905 530,606 -269,299
Road transport 125,186 114,991 -10,195
Other 101,205 42,880 -58,325

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,712,520
ZLC 3,158,595
Dover 2,825,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,670,623
London Gateway Port 1,445,759

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 2,165,943 1,546,577 -619,366
ZLC 1,788,210 1,370,385 -417,825
Dover 1,293,297 1,532,514 +239,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 990,221 680,402 -309,819
London Gateway Port 839,299 606,460 -232,839
Southampton 539,474 651,449 +111,975
Eurotunnel 587,466 473,294 -114,172
Newhaven 220,839 167,584 -53,255
East Midlands Airport 133,736 158,887 +25,151
Manchester Airport 226,852 60,174 -166,678

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 61
Manufacture of furniture 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of textiles 27
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 50
2025-10 45
2025-09 44
2025-08 39

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 94
54m+ 30
15m-54m 26
0-1m 24
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 £
Germany 2,120,689
Sweden 758,924
United States 653,331
Netherlands 481,893
Poland 449,006

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 £
Germany 1,219,058 901,631 -317,427
Sweden 413,015 345,909 -67,106
United States 251,403 401,928 +150,525
Netherlands 286,360 195,533 -90,827
Poland 202,317 246,689 +44,372
France 241,674 98,477 -143,197
Romania 246,927 65,702 -181,225
United Arab Emirates 93,288 185,108 +91,820
Ireland 145,184 115,912 -29,272
Australia 122,319 83,235 -39,084

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) 4,407,848
Air transport 2,515,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 512,392
Road transport 18,938

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) 2,498,410 1,909,438 -588,972
Air transport 1,198,010 1,317,554 +119,544
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 309,959 202,433 -107,526
Road transport 18,938 0 -18,938

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,825,853
Dover 1,050,323
London Heathrow Airport 692,361
East Midlands Airport 684,302
Immingham Docks 672,887

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 1,681,708 1,144,145 -537,563
Dover 599,974 450,349 -149,625
London Heathrow Airport 312,849 379,512 +66,663
East Midlands Airport 395,398 288,904 -106,494
Immingham Docks 353,907 318,980 -34,927
ZLC 212,514 213,860 +1,346
London Stansted Airport 143,560 176,736 +33,176
Manchester Airport 107,616 157,654 +50,038
Birmingham Airport 30,192 89,462 +59,270
Holyhead 43,897 36,400 -7,497

Quick facts

HS code: 540773

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

Description: Fabrics made from synthetic yarns of different colors, creating unique patterns