Import/export HS code 540783: Synthetic fabrics with multi-colored yarns

Fabrics made from synthetic 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 £
Italy 2,279,488
Belgium 2,084,749
Turkey 1,020,235
India 842,750
Spain 603,366

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 £
Italy 1,176,842 1,102,646 -74,196
Belgium 1,246,864 837,885 -408,979
Turkey 480,181 540,054 +59,873
India 374,759 467,991 +93,232
Spain 269,340 334,026 +64,686
France 100,971 99,610 -1,361
Germany 74,775 61,992 -12,783
Pakistan 100,709 0 -100,709
China 42,592 15,321 -27,271
Poland 42,315 2,840 -39,475

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 £
Italy 2,366,267
Belgium 2,076,658
Turkey 1,097,148
India 907,663
Spain 629,264

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 £
Italy 1,209,386 1,156,881 -52,505
Belgium 1,237,812 838,846 -398,966
Turkey 526,024 571,124 +45,100
India 403,495 504,168 +100,673
Spain 285,823 343,441 +57,618
Pakistan 100,709 0 -100,709
France 55,353 42,339 -13,014
China 49,687 16,942 -32,745
Poland 42,315 5,712 -36,603
Ireland 15,746 7,276 -8,470

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 16
Lancashire 11
West Yorkshire 11
Greater Manchester 6

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 13 18 +5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 11 +1
Lancashire 6 11 +5
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 1 -5
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Kent 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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) 5,053,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,223,147
Air transport 621,444
Road transport 565,486
Other 42,470

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) 2,801,837 2,251,522 -550,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 598,399 624,748 +26,349
Air transport 290,025 331,419 +41,394
Road transport 281,424 284,062 +2,638
Other 13,019 29,451 +16,432

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,472,748
Eurotunnel 788,512
ZLC 647,464
London Gateway Port 353,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 352,520

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 1,882,818 1,589,930 -292,888
Eurotunnel 491,614 296,898 -194,716
ZLC 329,643 317,821 -11,822
London Gateway Port 125,529 227,849 +102,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 189,478 163,042 -26,436
Felixstowe 227,721 119,758 -107,963
London 130,526 166,000 +35,474
Thamesport 139,511 105,613 -33,898
London Heathrow Airport 124,812 101,317 -23,495
Southampton 77,719 134,939 +57,220

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 40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of furniture 21
Manufacture of textiles 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 32
2025-09 20
2025-08 21
2025-07 26

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 57
54m+ 24
0-1m 18
15m-54m 13
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 £
Romania 216,272
Ireland 160,071
Poland 139,605
United States 123,832
Italy 104,513

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 207,662 8,610 -199,052
Ireland 19,550 140,521 +120,971
Poland 68,984 70,621 +1,637
United States 64,164 59,668 -4,496
Italy 72,259 32,254 -40,005
United Arab Emirates 13,398 83,495 +70,097
Netherlands 26,750 34,159 +7,409
Bahrain 12,272 30,920 +18,648
Viet Nam 0 40,802 +40,802
France 4,394 20,571 +16,177

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 £
XI 137,396

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 £
XI 0 137,396 +137,396

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) 561,957
Air transport 507,761
Other 137,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,683
Road transport 2,923

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) 383,293 178,664 -204,629
Air transport 210,142 297,619 +87,477
Other 0 137,396 +137,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,617 67,066 +55,449
Road transport 2,923 0 -2,923

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 386,061
East Midlands Airport 183,631
London Heathrow Airport 141,255
000 137,396
Harwich 100,418

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 318,863 67,198 -251,665
East Midlands Airport 95,682 87,949 -7,733
London Heathrow Airport 57,069 84,186 +27,117
000 0 137,396 +137,396
Harwich 36,321 64,097 +27,776
London Stansted Airport 47,436 39,554 -7,882
London Gateway Port 6,338 65,252 +58,914
Manchester Airport 5,778 52,454 +46,676
Dover 18,273 29,587 +11,314
ZLC 5,944 29,952 +24,008

Quick facts

HS code: 540783

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

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