Import/export HS code 55151190: Various fabrics with viscose rayon

Woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and viscose rayon, not specified elsewhere

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 £
China 1,660,130
Turkey 1,434,236
Italy 543,153
India 285,592
Morocco 220,229

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 £
China 929,159 730,971 -198,188
Turkey 1,028,446 405,790 -622,656
Italy 298,334 244,819 -53,515
India 158,870 126,722 -32,148
Morocco 89,420 130,809 +41,389
Indonesia 84,391 86,980 +2,589
France 111,302 37,671 -73,631
Germany 39,405 9,364 -30,041
Portugal 15,271 32,286 +17,015
South Korea 0 40,171 +40,171

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 £
China 1,720,076
Turkey 1,625,933
Italy 483,283
India 319,117
Indonesia 171,371

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 £
China 974,330 745,746 -228,584
Turkey 1,117,886 508,047 -609,839
Italy 290,123 193,160 -96,963
India 168,989 150,128 -18,861
Indonesia 84,391 86,980 +2,589
Morocco 86,988 80,306 -6,682
France 53,271 1,153 -52,118
Portugal 13,307 32,286 +18,979
South Korea 0 40,171 +40,171
United Kingdom 11,304 20,964 +9,660

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Yorkshire 8
West Midlands 7
Greater Manchester 6

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 12 14 +2
Outer London - West and North West 11 5 -6
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Lancashire 5 1 -4
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 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) 2,220,778
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,063,226
Air transport 436,380
Road transport 38,536
Other 18,558

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) 1,172,542 1,048,236 -124,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,403,207 660,019 -743,188
Air transport 223,171 213,209 -9,962
Road transport 18,010 20,526 +2,516
Other 18,558 0 -18,558

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,474,730
Dover 1,056,770
Dover / Eurotunnel 438,586
ZLC 397,119
London Gateway Port 307,457

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 813,549 661,181 -152,368
Dover 759,200 297,570 -461,630
Dover / Eurotunnel 260,161 178,425 -81,736
ZLC 236,062 161,057 -75,005
London Gateway Port 59,463 247,994 +188,531
Southampton 228,848 71,776 -157,072
East Midlands Airport 102,362 65,635 -36,727
Eurotunnel 126,195 31,491 -94,704
Thamesport 88,443 43,708 -44,735
London Heathrow Airport 78,289 43,131 -35,158

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 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of furniture 8
Manufacture of textiles 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 19
2025-09 11
2025-08 6
2025-07 14

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 44
54m+ 17
0-1m 13
15m-54m 13
Other 8

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 £
Morocco 1,930,996
Tunisia 1,079,789
Sri Lanka 522,056
Ireland 518,945
Romania 383,793

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 £
Morocco 1,101,327 829,669 -271,658
Tunisia 643,252 436,537 -206,715
Sri Lanka 286,133 235,923 -50,210
Ireland 317,982 200,963 -117,019
Romania 229,330 154,463 -74,867
Ukraine 59,467 218,670 +159,203
United States 131,976 88,164 -43,812
France 54,871 63,649 +8,778
China 41,211 65,643 +24,432
Lithuania 73,573 27,076 -46,497

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) 4,531,337
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 792,653
Air transport 521,197
Road transport 7,424

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) 2,533,633 1,997,704 -535,929
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 461,413 331,240 -130,173
Air transport 270,521 250,676 -19,845
Road transport 7,424 0 -7,424

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,114,288
Portsmouth 890,237
Holyhead 431,694
London Gateway Port 341,003
East Midlands Airport 198,256

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 1,853,246 1,261,042 -592,204
Portsmouth 410,642 479,595 +68,953
Holyhead 237,608 194,086 -43,522
London Gateway Port 246,129 94,874 -151,255
East Midlands Airport 98,445 99,811 +1,366
Felixstowe 31,199 137,272 +106,073
London Stansted Airport 86,950 78,249 -8,701
Southampton 64,747 90,483 +25,736
Dover 63,508 65,961 +2,453
Liverpool Docks 76,715 4,280 -72,435

Quick facts

HS code: 55151190

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

Description: Woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and viscose rayon, not specified elsewhere