Import/export HS code 55051010: Waste of nylon or polyamides

Recycled or leftover materials from nylon or similar synthetic fiber production

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 £
South Korea 368,296
Germany 201,053
United States 61,354
Portugal 27,361
Italy 13,676

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 £
South Korea 368,296 0 -368,296
Germany 194,708 6,345 -188,363
United States 0 61,354 +61,354
Portugal 27,361 0 -27,361
Italy 13,676 0 -13,676
Netherlands 1,114 11,089 +9,975
France 0 7,345 +7,345
Pakistan 0 7,259 +7,259
China 6,506 0 -6,506
Thailand 1,201 0 -1,201

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 £
South Korea 305,254
Portugal 90,403
Germany 75,464
Belgium 73,443
United States 63,255

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 £
South Korea 305,254 0 -305,254
Portugal 90,403 0 -90,403
Germany 75,464 0 -75,464
Belgium 73,443 0 -73,443
United States 1,114 62,141 +61,027
United Kingdom 31,803 10,001 -21,802
Japan 24,053 8,006 -16,047
China 7,707 0 -7,707
Pakistan 0 7,259 +7,259
Taiwan 0 5,985 +5,985

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1

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
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 429,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 275,518
Air transport 1,201

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 360,922 68,613 -292,309
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 250,739 24,779 -225,960
Air transport 1,201 0 -1,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 426,994
Dover 108,804
London Gateway Port 85,316
Thamesport 27,361
Killingholme 21,748

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 £
Felixstowe 365,640 61,354 -304,286
Dover 101,459 7,345 -94,114
London Gateway Port 85,316 0 -85,316
Thamesport 27,361 0 -27,361
Killingholme 21,748 0 -21,748
Immingham Docks 1,249 17,434 +16,185
Southampton 0 7,259 +7,259
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,621 0 -3,621
Liverpool Docks 3,366 0 -3,366
Belfast Port 1,901 0 -1,901

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2024-06 1

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 1

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 2,649,934
Germany 2,645,782
Turkey 634,688
Italy 528,441
Belgium 282,122

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 2,196,813 453,121 -1,743,692
Germany 1,754,209 891,573 -862,636
Turkey 358,769 275,919 -82,850
Italy 387,158 141,283 -245,875
Belgium 274,212 7,910 -266,302
Pakistan 7,500 192,922 +185,422
United States 129,211 58,221 -70,990
Portugal 107,166 55,511 -51,655
Netherlands 122,068 23,021 -99,047
India 12,619 59,258 +46,639

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) 6,057,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,718,092
Air transport 33,308

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) 4,631,906 1,425,423 -3,206,483
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 785,045 933,047 +148,002
Air transport 12,626 20,682 +8,056

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,982,171
Immingham Docks 1,001,135
Harwich 968,489
Felixstowe 755,128
Southampton 383,966

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 3,268,629 713,542 -2,555,087
Immingham Docks 617,313 383,822 -233,491
Harwich 532,475 436,014 -96,461
Felixstowe 447,362 307,766 -139,596
Southampton 21,109 362,857 +341,748
Dover 280,351 59,858 -220,493
London Gateway Port 136,102 94,611 -41,491
Hull 66,454 0 -66,454
East Midlands Airport 9,516 14,146 +4,630
Liverpool Docks 21,892 0 -21,892

Quick facts

HS code: 55051010

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

Description: Recycled or leftover materials from nylon or similar synthetic fiber production