Import/export HS code 551422: Twill weave polyester fabrics

Durable woven fabrics made of polyester fibers, featuring a twill or cross-twill weave pattern

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 £
Pakistan 677,905
Italy 258,592
Belgium 152,622
Portugal 146,961
Spain 85,992

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 £
Pakistan 385,876 292,029 -93,847
Italy 258,592 0 -258,592
Belgium 81,113 71,509 -9,604
Portugal 72,571 74,390 +1,819
Spain 38,870 47,122 +8,252
Poland 23,978 20,569 -3,409
Romania 3,329 10,425 +7,096
Lithuania 6,762 0 -6,762
China 1,532 1,319 -213
United States 0 2,661 +2,661

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 £
Pakistan 753,104
Italy 247,516
Spain 85,992
Portugal 77,203
China 55,711

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 £
Pakistan 385,876 367,228 -18,648
Italy 247,516 0 -247,516
Spain 38,870 47,122 +8,252
Portugal 70,031 7,172 -62,859
China 31,379 24,332 -7,047
United Kingdom 11,076 2,661 -8,415
Lithuania 6,762 0 -6,762
Belgium 3,404 0 -3,404
Turkey 0 2,098 +2,098
Germany 0 1,200 +1,200

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - West 3
Lancashire 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Merseyside 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
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Lancashire 3 0 -3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Merseyside 1 0 -1
Northern Ireland 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
Suffolk 0 1 +1
West Midlands 0 1 +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) 802,351
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 317,531
Other 149,218
Air transport 126,845

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) 410,745 391,606 -19,139
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 306,185 11,346 -294,839
Other 77,709 71,509 -6,200
Air transport 77,984 48,861 -29,123

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 375,823
London Gateway Port 156,438
000 149,218
Dover 141,437
Thamesport 134,507

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 £
Southampton 322,050 53,773 -268,277
London Gateway Port 52,446 103,992 +51,546
000 77,709 71,509 -6,200
Dover 141,437 0 -141,437
Thamesport 36,249 98,258 +62,009
Felixstowe 0 134,264 +134,264
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,240 0 -112,240
East Midlands Airport 52,709 2,661 -50,048
Eurotunnel 50,973 921 -50,052
London Stansted Airport 7,555 41,856 +34,301

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 8
Manufacture of textiles 5
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-07 3
2025-05 4
2025-04 3

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 11
15m-54m 2
Other 2
0-1m 1
54m+ 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 £
Russia 411,926
Bangladesh 286,639
Lithuania 201,619
Morocco 110,065
Tunisia 75,143

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 £
Russia 308,285 103,641 -204,644
Bangladesh 111,477 175,162 +63,685
Lithuania 169,312 32,307 -137,005
Morocco 84,861 25,204 -59,657
Tunisia 41,671 33,472 -8,199
Finland 24,982 27,272 +2,290
Czechia 32,283 1,647 -30,636
United Arab Emirates 18,921 13,584 -5,337
Bulgaria 21,572 10,831 -10,741
Ireland 7,186 18,950 +11,764

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 £
Belgium 95

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 £
Belgium 0 95 +95

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) 980,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 300,169
Air transport 33,340
Other 95

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) 719,198 261,320 -457,878
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 112,675 187,494 +74,819
Air transport 20,496 12,844 -7,652
Other 0 95 +95

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 941,263
Southampton 121,857
London Gateway Port 95,779
Felixstowe 68,841
Dover 22,967

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 699,988 241,275 -458,713
Southampton 0 121,857 +121,857
London Gateway Port 73,285 22,494 -50,791
Felixstowe 30,422 38,419 +7,997
Dover 17,148 5,819 -11,329
Liverpool Docks 5,124 14,730 +9,606
East Midlands Airport 13,398 0 -13,398
London Heathrow Airport 7,098 0 -7,098
Heysham 2,062 4,220 +2,158
London Stansted Airport 0 5,245 +5,245

Quick facts

HS code: 551422

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

Description: Durable woven fabrics made of polyester fibers, featuring a twill or cross-twill weave pattern