Import/export HS code 540832: Dyed woven fabrics (other types)

Colored fabrics, not made from high-tenacity yarn. Suitable for a wide range of textile products

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 1,979,401
Lithuania 723,662
Spain 363,930
France 301,821
Turkey 100,682

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 1,101,277 878,124 -223,153
Lithuania 453,203 270,459 -182,744
Spain 143,765 220,165 +76,400
France 133,701 168,120 +34,419
Turkey 68,742 31,940 -36,802
China 65,675 8,512 -57,163
Japan 46,186 4,958 -41,228
Germany 18,729 22,842 +4,113
United Arab Emirates 28,224 10,261 -17,963
India 14,190 0 -14,190

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 2,010,796
Lithuania 733,377
Spain 271,539
France 209,137
Japan 144,278

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 1,048,397 962,399 -85,998
Lithuania 453,203 280,174 -173,029
Spain 123,211 148,328 +25,117
France 150,233 58,904 -91,329
Japan 66,134 78,144 +12,010
Turkey 94,297 39,935 -54,362
China 77,427 24,597 -52,830
United Kingdom 22,081 27,792 +5,711
United Arab Emirates 19,948 10,261 -9,687
India 18,188 0 -18,188

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 28
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 7
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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 24 19 -5
Inner London - East 9 5 -4
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Essex 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Outer London - South 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2

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) 2,262,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 767,606
Air transport 696,973
Road transport 32,843

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) 1,262,638 999,804 -262,834
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 497,426 270,180 -227,246
Air transport 331,166 365,807 +34,641
Road transport 26,130 6,713 -19,417

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,975,945
Thamesport 341,438
London Gateway Port 302,949
London Heathrow Airport 282,068
Eurotunnel 222,897

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 1,104,127 871,818 -232,309
Thamesport 202,225 139,213 -63,012
London Gateway Port 187,911 115,038 -72,873
London Heathrow Airport 109,105 172,963 +63,858
Eurotunnel 110,690 112,207 +1,517
London Stansted Airport 90,385 89,251 -1,134
East Midlands Airport 106,193 57,441 -48,752
Felixstowe 94,947 10,261 -84,686
Birmingham Airport 18,449 34,627 +16,178
ZLC 32,489 6,713 -25,776

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Manufacture of textiles 9
Manufacture of leather and related products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 11
2025-09 13
2025-08 12
2025-07 19

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 40
54m+ 16
0-1m 12
15m-54m 8
Other 6

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 £
France 147,955
Portugal 113,156
United States 104,094
Canada 98,760
China 88,220

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 £
France 6,641 141,314 +134,673
Portugal 101,005 12,151 -88,854
United States 41,874 62,220 +20,346
Canada 97,062 1,698 -95,364
China 41,410 46,810 +5,400
India 11,083 39,773 +28,690
Thailand 35,236 5,711 -29,525
Azerbaijan 1,624 17,258 +15,634
Bahrain 0 12,890 +12,890
Malaysia 12,576 0 -12,576

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 £
China 670

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 £
China 633 37 -596

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 406,523
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 313,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,843
Road transport 2,027
Other 670

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 £
Air transport 226,179 180,344 -45,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 134,902 178,822 +43,920
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,506 30,337 -25,169
Road transport 2,027 0 -2,027
Other 633 37 -596

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 266,328
London Heathrow Airport 235,410
East Midlands Airport 83,293
London Stansted Airport 59,214
London Gateway Port 46,396

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 107,654 158,674 +51,020
London Heathrow Airport 155,212 80,198 -75,014
East Midlands Airport 32,624 50,669 +18,045
London Stansted Airport 20,656 38,558 +17,902
London Gateway Port 46,396 0 -46,396
Dover 27,248 17,497 -9,751
Southampton 0 30,337 +30,337
Manchester Airport 12,986 5,711 -7,275
ZLC 6,728 5,208 -1,520
Felixstowe 9,110 0 -9,110

Quick facts

HS code: 540832

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

Description: Colored fabrics, not made from high-tenacity yarn. Suitable for a wide range of textile products