Import/export HS code 55159190: Various fabrics with man-made filaments

Woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and man-made filaments, 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 647,231
United States 428,348
India 303,415
Italy 58,010
Belgium 26,202

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 386,895 260,336 -126,559
United States 249,705 178,643 -71,062
India 202,630 100,785 -101,845
Italy 32,746 25,264 -7,482
Belgium 15,145 11,057 -4,088
Turkey 11,368 4,565 -6,803
France 4,008 8,644 +4,636
Bulgaria 6,092 0 -6,092
Morocco 2,336 0 -2,336
Netherlands 0 2,080 +2,080

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 654,880
United States 424,816
India 336,999
Italy 55,686
Turkey 20,049

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 393,403 261,477 -131,926
United States 247,129 177,687 -69,442
India 219,455 117,544 -101,911
Italy 35,666 20,020 -15,646
Turkey 12,936 7,113 -5,823
Spain 0 4,355 +4,355
Morocco 2,336 0 -2,336
Czechia 0 2,080 +2,080
Belgium 0 1,098 +1,098

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
West Midlands 3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Outer London - East and North East 2
West Yorkshire 2

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 6 4 -2
West Midlands 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cumbria 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Essex 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) 861,541
Air transport 546,655
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,479
Road transport 9,315
Other 9,309

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) 536,192 325,349 -210,843
Air transport 307,148 239,507 -67,641
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,302 23,177 -29,125
Road transport 5,974 3,341 -2,633
Other 9,309 0 -9,309

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 464,922
Felixstowe 308,614
London Gateway Port 276,033
Southampton 180,006
Liverpool Docks 71,701

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 276,943 187,979 -88,964
Felixstowe 263,614 45,000 -218,614
London Gateway Port 44,599 231,434 +186,835
Southampton 146,522 33,484 -113,038
Liverpool Docks 71,701 0 -71,701
Manchester Airport 21,165 33,328 +12,163
London 17,689 16,099 -1,590
Dover 19,926 13,613 -6,313
Eurotunnel 15,145 5,574 -9,571
London Stansted Airport 5,251 7,703 +2,452

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 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of textiles 3
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 5

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 12
0-1m 5
15m-54m 4
54m+ 4
Other 3

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 £
Belgium 1,032,963
United States 918,472
Morocco 592,861
China 385,412
Viet Nam 269,489

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 £
Belgium 509,699 523,264 +13,565
United States 434,647 483,825 +49,178
Morocco 427,250 165,611 -261,639
China 158,711 226,701 +67,990
Viet Nam 269,489 0 -269,489
South Korea 68,678 27,606 -41,072
Japan 38,177 7,438 -30,739
Spain 20,581 20,817 +236
Netherlands 11,372 24,783 +13,411
France 20,222 15,135 -5,087

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) 1,688,076
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,270,488
Air transport 698,907
Road transport 4,452

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) 932,542 755,534 -177,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 809,158 461,330 -347,828
Air transport 364,566 334,341 -30,225
Road transport 4,452 0 -4,452

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,582,315
Southampton 884,384
Manchester Airport 372,713
Felixstowe 251,600
Portsmouth 169,650

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 881,663 700,652 -181,011
Southampton 423,054 461,330 +38,276
Manchester Airport 142,234 230,479 +88,245
Felixstowe 251,600 0 -251,600
Portsmouth 140,708 28,942 -111,766
London Heathrow Airport 102,213 39,333 -62,880
East Midlands Airport 66,261 44,325 -21,936
London Stansted Airport 22,623 20,204 -2,419
Dover 25,901 15,979 -9,922
ZLC 30,402 0 -30,402

Quick facts

HS code: 55159190

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

Description: Woven fabrics made with synthetic fibers and man-made filaments, not specified elsewhere