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 219,896
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 212,302 7,594 -204,708
United States 0 61,354 +61,354
Portugal 27,361 0 -27,361
Italy 3,621 10,055 +6,434
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
Belgium 86,318
Germany 75,464
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
Belgium 85,069 1,249 -83,820
Germany 75,464 0 -75,464
United States 1,114 62,141 +61,027
United Kingdom 21,748 20,056 -1,692
Japan 30,021 8,006 -22,015
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) 435,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 275,518
Air transport 14,076

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) 366,890 68,613 -298,277
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 239,435 36,083 -203,352
Air transport 14,076 0 -14,076

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 91,284
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 91,404 17,400 -74,004
London Gateway Port 91,284 0 -91,284
Thamesport 27,361 0 -27,361
Killingholme 21,748 0 -21,748
Immingham Docks 0 18,683 +18,683
Leeds Bradford Airport 12,875 0 -12,875
Southampton 0 7,259 +7,259
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,621 0 -3,621
Liverpool Docks 3,366 0 -3,366

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 2,757,784
Germany 2,749,882
Turkey 684,351
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 2,235,396 522,388 -1,713,008
Germany 1,781,920 967,962 -813,958
Turkey 462,419 221,932 -240,487
Italy 387,158 141,283 -245,875
Belgium 274,212 7,910 -266,302
United States 130,801 58,221 -72,580
Pakistan 7,500 163,456 +155,956
Portugal 107,166 32,822 -74,344
Netherlands 122,068 13,680 -108,388
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) 6,204,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,770,796
Air transport 30,598

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) 4,685,058 1,519,684 -3,165,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 901,837 868,959 -32,878
Air transport 15,876 14,722 -1,154

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,044,089
Harwich 989,685
Immingham Docks 946,848
Felixstowe 774,745
Dover 479,991

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 3,283,969 760,120 -2,523,849
Harwich 451,038 538,647 +87,609
Immingham Docks 597,948 348,900 -249,048
Felixstowe 525,166 249,579 -275,587
Dover 420,796 59,195 -361,601
Southampton 58,266 337,591 +279,325
London Gateway Port 136,102 94,611 -41,491
Hull 66,454 0 -66,454
Liverpool Docks 21,892 0 -21,892
East Midlands Airport 11,106 8,186 -2,920

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