Import/export HS code 540824: Printed woven fabrics

Fabrics with patterns or designs printed on the surface. Popular for fashion, home decor, and accessories

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 476,392
Turkey 104,451
China 48,578
Denmark 36,812
Bulgaria 13,312

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 172,833 303,559 +130,726
Turkey 35,259 69,192 +33,933
China 40,714 7,864 -32,850
Denmark 9,182 27,630 +18,448
Bulgaria 1,485 11,827 +10,342
India 3,927 4,020 +93
Germany 5,296 2,567 -2,729
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 3,484 +3,484
France 0 1,848 +1,848
Ireland 0 1,590 +1,590

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 476,392
Turkey 141,263
China 52,062
Bulgaria 13,312
India 7,947

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 172,833 303,559 +130,726
Turkey 44,441 96,822 +52,381
China 40,714 11,348 -29,366
Bulgaria 1,485 11,827 +10,342
India 3,927 4,020 +93
Spain 4,023 2,567 -1,456
France 0 1,848 +1,848
Ireland 0 1,590 +1,590
Germany 1,273 0 -1,273
United States 0 1,191 +1,191

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
West Yorkshire 5
Inner London - East 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Outer London - East and North East 2

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 3 7 +4
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
North Wales 1 0 -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) 300,979
Air transport 236,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,280
Road transport 28,292
Other 2,892

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) 98,392 202,587 +104,195
Air transport 80,841 155,184 +74,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,457 55,823 -23,634
Road transport 7,114 21,178 +14,064
Other 2,892 0 -2,892

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 209,780
Thamesport 89,808
East Midlands Airport 76,460
London Heathrow Airport 57,540
London Stansted Airport 52,596

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 64,791 144,989 +80,198
Thamesport 45,708 44,100 -1,608
East Midlands Airport 46,698 29,762 -16,936
London Heathrow Airport 8,497 49,043 +40,546
London Stansted Airport 5,046 47,550 +42,504
Birmingham Airport 16,577 27,504 +10,927
Eurotunnel 17,054 16,938 -116
ZLC 7,114 21,178 +14,064
London 6,612 20,196 +13,584
Southampton 19,507 0 -19,507

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of wearing apparel 9
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 10
2025-09 4
2025-08 2

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 16
0-1m 7
54m+ 4
Other 3

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 533,947
United States 7,013
Australia 5,161
Italy 4,979
Spain 3,792

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 116,954 416,993 +300,039
United States 4,752 2,261 -2,491
Australia 3,867 1,294 -2,573
Italy 2,360 2,619 +259
Spain 3,792 0 -3,792
India 2,773 0 -2,773
Canada 0 2,201 +2,201
Netherlands 1,161 1,022 -139
South Africa 1,099 0 -1,099
Portugal 1,018 0 -1,018

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) 536,130
Air transport 28,036

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) 118,115 418,015 +299,900
Air transport 19,661 8,375 -11,286

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 536,130
East Midlands Airport 16,390
ZLC 6,566
London Heathrow Airport 3,994
London Stansted Airport 1,086

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 118,115 418,015 +299,900
East Midlands Airport 10,322 6,068 -4,254
ZLC 6,566 0 -6,566
London Heathrow Airport 2,773 1,221 -1,552
London Stansted Airport 0 1,086 +1,086

Quick facts

HS code: 540824

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

Description: Fabrics with patterns or designs printed on the surface. Popular for fashion, home decor, and accessories