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 2,284,502
Belgium 2,040,857
Turkey 999,665
India 888,319
Spain 579,969

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 1,237,043 1,047,459 -189,584
Belgium 1,204,665 836,192 -368,473
Turkey 459,240 540,425 +81,185
India 413,812 474,507 +60,695
Spain 220,138 359,831 +139,693
France 92,174 91,952 -222
Germany 74,527 65,145 -9,382
Pakistan 100,709 0 -100,709
Poland 42,315 2,840 -39,475
China 20,984 15,321 -5,663

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 2,377,929
Belgium 2,025,526
Turkey 1,076,578
India 954,414
Spain 605,867

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 1,278,095 1,099,834 -178,261
Belgium 1,190,002 835,524 -354,478
Turkey 506,425 570,153 +63,728
India 442,548 511,866 +69,318
Spain 236,621 369,246 +132,625
Pakistan 100,709 0 -100,709
France 48,104 33,725 -14,379
Poland 42,315 5,712 -36,603
China 23,130 16,942 -6,188
United Kingdom 15,065 7,871 -7,194

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 14
Lancashire 11
West Yorkshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 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 12 18 +6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 8 -2
Lancashire 6 11 +5
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 5 1 -4
West Midlands 0 5 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Kent 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) 4,981,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,252,083
Air transport 618,822
Road transport 534,166
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) 2,755,404 2,226,441 -528,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 614,460 637,623 +23,163
Air transport 299,617 319,205 +19,588
Road transport 255,463 278,703 +23,240
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 3,443,159
Eurotunnel 775,280
ZLC 630,960
Felixstowe 347,112
London Gateway Port 343,827

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 1,865,981 1,577,178 -288,803
Eurotunnel 491,214 284,066 -207,148
ZLC 321,787 309,173 -12,614
Felixstowe 220,888 126,224 -94,664
London Gateway Port 125,761 218,066 +92,305
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,708 163,274 +1,566
London 134,597 154,101 +19,504
Southampton 112,924 135,030 +22,106
Thamesport 121,920 120,102 -1,818
London Heathrow Airport 132,344 103,369 -28,975

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 14
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 21
2025-10 32
2025-09 20
2025-08 21

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 56
54m+ 24
0-1m 17
15m-54m 14
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 199,914
Ireland 159,471
Poland 142,082
United States 139,107
United Arab Emirates 93,059

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 191,304 8,610 -182,694
Ireland 25,643 133,828 +108,185
Poland 71,125 70,957 -168
United States 67,241 71,866 +4,625
United Arab Emirates 9,564 83,495 +73,931
Italy 51,958 30,502 -21,456
Netherlands 26,531 34,893 +8,362
Bahrain 12,272 30,920 +18,648
Viet Nam 0 40,802 +40,802
France 5,525 19,229 +13,704

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 6,813 130,583 +123,770

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) 526,535
Air transport 521,298
Other 137,396
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 77,659
Road transport 1,866

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) 351,998 174,537 -177,461
Air transport 206,773 314,525 +107,752
Other 6,813 130,583 +123,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,593 67,066 +56,473
Road transport 1,866 0 -1,866

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 347,261
East Midlands Airport 186,954
London Heathrow Airport 145,592
000 137,396
Harwich 107,185

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 281,243 66,018 -215,225
East Midlands Airport 97,455 89,499 -7,956
London Heathrow Airport 54,391 91,201 +36,810
000 6,813 130,583 +123,770
Harwich 40,602 66,583 +25,981
London Stansted Airport 46,128 45,411 -717
London Gateway Port 6,338 65,252 +58,914
Manchester Airport 5,778 53,554 +47,776
Dover 19,109 25,362 +6,253
ZLC 4,887 31,336 +26,449

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