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 1,600,609
Turkey 1,395,910
Italy 516,349
India 299,866
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 877,153 723,456 -153,697
Turkey 999,110 396,800 -602,310
Italy 273,244 243,105 -30,139
India 162,828 137,038 -25,790
Morocco 115,796 104,433 -11,363
Indonesia 84,391 86,980 +2,589
France 114,582 37,285 -77,297
Germany 40,340 11,274 -29,066
Portugal 15,271 32,286 +17,015
South Korea 38,316 1,855 -36,461

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 1,659,179
Turkey 1,568,836
Italy 473,618
India 338,811
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 917,662 741,517 -176,145
Turkey 1,090,554 478,282 -612,272
Italy 283,145 190,473 -92,672
India 171,606 167,205 -4,401
Indonesia 84,391 86,980 +2,589
Morocco 86,988 80,306 -6,682
France 53,271 3,998 -49,273
Portugal 13,307 32,286 +18,979
South Korea 38,316 1,855 -36,461
United Kingdom 10,065 18,928 +8,863

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
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - East 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 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Inner London - East 5 2 -3
West Midlands 4 3 -1
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) 2,169,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,009,025
Air transport 430,297
Road transport 42,818
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) 1,152,818 1,016,585 -136,233
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,375,874 633,151 -742,723
Air transport 233,596 196,701 -36,895
Road transport 14,844 27,974 +13,130
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 1,474,338
Dover 1,006,993
Dover / Eurotunnel 435,637
ZLC 400,001
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 844,714 629,624 -215,090
Dover 702,729 304,264 -398,465
Dover / Eurotunnel 256,261 179,376 -76,885
ZLC 269,608 130,393 -139,215
London Gateway Port 60,398 247,059 +186,661
Southampton 188,590 71,776 -116,814
East Midlands Airport 110,913 56,848 -54,065
Eurotunnel 122,521 33,690 -88,831
London Heathrow Airport 80,977 40,443 -40,534
Thamesport 76,877 41,230 -35,647

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
2026-01 8
2025-11 9
2025-10 19
2025-09 11
2025-08 6

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 43
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 1,863,719
Tunisia 1,079,789
Sri Lanka 484,685
Ireland 461,116
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 1,105,211 758,508 -346,703
Tunisia 670,490 409,299 -261,191
Sri Lanka 297,374 187,311 -110,063
Ireland 242,608 218,508 -24,100
Romania 263,989 119,804 -144,185
Ukraine 59,467 264,555 +205,088
United States 127,507 88,235 -39,272
France 52,838 65,806 +12,968
China 39,418 65,643 +26,225
Lithuania 68,943 28,909 -40,034

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) 4,482,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 710,839
Air transport 525,225
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) 2,552,479 1,930,220 -622,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 444,970 265,869 -179,101
Air transport 265,722 259,503 -6,219
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 3,120,297
Portsmouth 863,204
Holyhead 372,943
London Gateway Port 309,985
East Midlands Airport 203,086

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 1,905,981 1,214,316 -691,665
Portsmouth 414,507 448,697 +34,190
Holyhead 162,234 210,709 +48,475
London Gateway Port 257,370 52,615 -204,755
East Midlands Airport 96,115 106,971 +10,856
Felixstowe 31,199 137,272 +106,073
London Stansted Airport 85,365 78,534 -6,831
Southampton 68,076 67,371 -705
Dover 70,115 59,478 -10,637
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