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 860,944
Turkey 507,199
France 374,614
Portugal 166,344
India 88,059

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 399,353 461,591 +62,238
Turkey 202,406 304,793 +102,387
France 177,300 197,314 +20,014
Portugal 91,844 74,500 -17,344
India 57,264 30,795 -26,469
United States 23,625 53,260 +29,635
Lithuania 4,667 43,051 +38,384
Sri Lanka 21,104 4,492 -16,612
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 900,836
Turkey 533,085
France 285,795
Portugal 174,046
India 162,632

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 411,535 489,301 +77,766
Turkey 208,035 325,050 +117,015
France 125,378 160,417 +35,039
Portugal 91,844 82,202 -9,642
India 106,834 55,798 -51,036
United States 15,581 35,139 +19,558
Lithuania 4,667 44,497 +39,830
Sri Lanka 21,104 11,736 -9,368
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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Lancashire 5

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 19 18 -1
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 5 +2
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) 1,152,366
Air transport 781,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 185,503
Road transport 76,300
Other 9,239

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) 416,283 736,083 +319,800
Air transport 424,949 356,533 -68,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,859 93,644 +1,785
Road transport 56,541 19,759 -36,782
Other 3,070 6,169 +3,099

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 390,169
Dover 354,877
East Midlands Airport 268,043
London 243,386
London Stansted Airport 197,403

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 135,926 254,243 +118,317
Dover 72,107 282,770 +210,663
East Midlands Airport 190,630 77,413 -113,217
London 119,449 123,937 +4,488
London Stansted Airport 68,043 129,360 +61,317
London Heathrow Airport 102,417 92,073 -10,344
Eurotunnel 93,342 55,431 -37,911
Manchester Airport 49,808 34,970 -14,838
Thamesport 27,706 51,120 +23,414
ZLC 56,541 19,759 -36,782

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 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 15
2025-08 16
2025-07 12

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+ 19
0-1m 15
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 98,752
France 56,715
Canada 15,588
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 53,776 44,976 -8,800
France 23,129 33,586 +10,457
Canada 11,967 3,621 -8,346
Italy 6,728 7,705 +977
United Arab Emirates 5,182 5,878 +696
South Africa 7,686 3,136 -4,550
China 5,795 3,735 -2,060
Netherlands 4,235 3,458 -777
Germany 5,130 2,510 -2,620
Azerbaijan 2,432 4,724 +2,292

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 213,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,787
Road transport 4,188

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 117,774 95,387 -22,387
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,584 43,203 +2,619
Road transport 4,188 0 -4,188

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 103,024
East Midlands Airport 64,631
Dover 61,788
London Heathrow Airport 42,117
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 58,250 44,774 -13,476
East Midlands Airport 35,949 28,682 -7,267
Dover 24,555 37,233 +12,678
London Heathrow Airport 20,186 21,931 +1,745
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,029 5,970 -10,059
ZLC 4,188 0 -4,188
Manchester Airport 3,389 0 -3,389

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