Import/export HS code 551519: Various woven fabrics of synthetic fibers

Woven fabrics made of synthetic fibers, not specified elsewhere

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* 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 £
Belgium 667,942
Italy 482,884
Netherlands 458,450
India 224,117
Indonesia 156,113

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 £
Belgium 316,872 351,070 +34,198
Italy 282,982 199,902 -83,080
Netherlands 198,017 260,433 +62,416
India 86,386 137,731 +51,345
Indonesia 119,781 36,332 -83,449
Spain 60,277 59,276 -1,001
China 64,491 45,316 -19,175
Germany 56,226 20,926 -35,300
Switzerland 3,337 63,874 +60,537
United States 15,711 40,079 +24,368

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 £
India 589,024
Italy 478,115
Indonesia 473,119
Belgium 216,463
Turkey 209,338

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 £
India 268,284 320,740 +52,456
Italy 276,952 201,163 -75,789
Indonesia 267,356 205,763 -61,593
Belgium 103,399 113,064 +9,665
Turkey 119,149 90,189 -28,960
China 70,762 94,875 +24,113
Spain 60,277 56,979 -3,298
Switzerland 0 62,791 +62,791
Taiwan 34,258 13,632 -20,626
United States 9,818 27,828 +18,010

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Lancashire 7
West Yorkshire 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Outer London - East and North East 5

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 13 +1
Lancashire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Eastern Scotland 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,385,168
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 744,011
Air transport 359,670
Other 108,101
Road transport 72,220

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 784,333 600,835 -183,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 360,011 384,000 +23,989
Air transport 142,707 216,963 +74,256
Other 44,975 63,126 +18,151
Road transport 1,835 70,385 +68,550

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 757,143
Dover 296,678
Felixstowe 252,917
London Gateway Port 213,642
Southampton 144,689

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 £
Eurotunnel 458,403 298,740 -159,663
Dover 124,219 172,459 +48,240
Felixstowe 152,259 100,658 -51,601
London Gateway Port 107,264 106,378 -886
Southampton 108,357 36,332 -72,025
Immingham Docks 10,098 125,575 +115,477
Harwich 66,439 44,460 -21,979
000 44,975 63,126 +18,151
London Heathrow Airport 43,424 53,558 +10,134
Birmingham Airport 13,391 71,622 +58,231

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 30
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of textiles 8
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8
Manufacture of furniture 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 15
2025-10 15
2025-09 14
2025-08 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 38
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
Other 7

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,233,580
Morocco 978,168
China 794,104
France 460,606
Italy 405,362

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 699,629 533,951 -165,678
Morocco 524,310 453,858 -70,452
China 446,107 347,997 -98,110
France 306,549 154,057 -152,492
Italy 247,948 157,414 -90,534
Latvia 201,745 135,803 -65,942
Cambodia 0 212,025 +212,025
Bangladesh 99,616 90,903 -8,713
Turkey 116,976 53,625 -63,351
Portugal 58,409 56,898 -1,511

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 £
Netherlands 11,491
Greece 660
China 563
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54
Turkey 50

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 £
Netherlands 0 11,491 +11,491
Greece 0 660 +660
China 0 563 +563
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 54 +54
Turkey 0 50 +50
Lithuania 26 17 -9
Taiwan 0 19 +19

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) 2,267,026
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,224,165
Air transport 1,500,595
Other 12,899
Road transport 4,121

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) 1,199,855 1,067,171 -132,684
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,279,601 944,564 -335,037
Air transport 784,299 716,296 -68,003
Other 26 12,873 +12,847
Road transport 4,121 0 -4,121

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,933,603
Southampton 962,970
London Heathrow Airport 699,677
London Gateway Port 631,654
Felixstowe 432,961

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 1,097,297 836,306 -260,991
Southampton 523,610 439,360 -84,250
London Heathrow Airport 306,904 392,773 +85,869
London Gateway Port 306,133 325,521 +19,388
Felixstowe 253,278 179,683 -73,595
East Midlands Airport 291,652 76,756 -214,896
Portsmouth 212,988 73,054 -139,934
Dover 77,289 157,811 +80,522
Manchester Airport 114,432 99,155 -15,277
ZLC 39,259 119,866 +80,607

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 551519

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

Description: Woven fabrics made of synthetic fibers, not specified elsewhere