Import/export HS code 540833: Woven fabrics with multi-colored yarns (other types)

Fabrics made from yarns of different colors, not high-tenacity. Used for creating unique patterns without printing

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 891,094
Turkey 506,721
France 376,333
Portugal 163,865
India 88,420

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 468,281 422,813 -45,468
Turkey 229,950 276,771 +46,821
France 203,272 173,061 -30,211
Portugal 89,365 74,500 -14,865
India 58,224 30,196 -28,028
United States 25,476 51,853 +26,377
Lithuania 4,667 50,239 +45,572
Sri Lanka 14,259 4,492 -9,767
Switzerland 3,345 15,367 +12,022
Taiwan 0 8,482 +8,482

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 930,986
Turkey 532,607
France 285,302
Portugal 171,567
India 163,049

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 482,904 448,082 -34,822
Turkey 237,145 295,462 +58,317
France 152,720 132,582 -20,138
Portugal 89,365 82,202 -7,163
India 104,268 58,781 -45,487
Lithuania 4,667 51,685 +47,018
United States 15,581 37,739 +22,158
Sri Lanka 14,259 11,736 -2,523
Switzerland 3,345 0 -3,345
United Kingdom 2,523 0 -2,523

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 25
West Yorkshire 10
Outer London - West and North West 6
Lancashire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4

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 18 18 +0
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Essex 1 1 +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) 1,184,168
Air transport 790,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,790
Road transport 71,163
Other 9,105

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) 528,748 655,420 +126,672
Air transport 442,288 348,436 -93,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,330 95,460 +11,130
Road transport 49,818 21,345 -28,473
Other 3,449 5,656 +2,207

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 394,828
Dover 363,963
East Midlands Airport 273,965
London 239,474
London Stansted Airport 201,627

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 / Eurotunnel 168,525 226,303 +57,778
Dover 130,986 232,977 +101,991
East Midlands Airport 189,121 84,844 -104,277
London 143,124 96,350 -46,774
London Stansted Airport 81,797 119,830 +38,033
London Heathrow Airport 105,395 84,709 -20,686
Eurotunnel 93,342 78,198 -15,144
Manchester Airport 50,728 34,050 -16,678
Thamesport 25,413 54,826 +29,413
ZLC 49,818 21,345 -28,473

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 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of furniture 9
Manufacture of textiles 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 15
2025-08 16

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 37
54m+ 18
0-1m 17
15m-54m 9
Other 5

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 £
United States 96,668
France 54,249
Canada 14,641
Italy 14,433
United Arab Emirates 11,060

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 £
United States 48,968 47,700 -1,268
France 21,609 32,640 +11,031
Canada 11,020 3,621 -7,399
Italy 6,728 7,705 +977
United Arab Emirates 5,182 5,878 +696
Netherlands 4,235 6,432 +2,197
China 4,822 3,735 -1,087
Germany 5,130 2,510 -2,620
Azerbaijan 2,432 4,724 +2,292
Portugal 1,224 5,888 +4,664

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 208,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,658
Road transport 1,722

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 108,382 100,262 -8,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,584 47,074 +6,490
Road transport 1,722 0 -1,722

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 104,243
East Midlands Airport 67,528
Dover 65,659
London Heathrow Airport 33,484
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,999

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 £
London Stansted Airport 54,812 49,431 -5,381
East Midlands Airport 38,628 28,900 -9,728
Dover 24,555 41,104 +16,549
London Heathrow Airport 11,553 21,931 +10,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,029 5,970 -10,059
Manchester Airport 3,389 0 -3,389
ZLC 1,722 0 -1,722

Quick facts

HS code: 540833

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

Description: Fabrics made from yarns of different colors, not high-tenacity. Used for creating unique patterns without printing