Import/export HS code 551614: Printed artificial fiber fabrics

Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers with patterns or designs printed on them

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 950,272
Turkey 521,029
Netherlands 163,991
Italy 145,146
France 91,410

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 454,152 496,120 +41,968
Turkey 312,738 208,291 -104,447
Netherlands 102,928 61,063 -41,865
Italy 32,961 112,185 +79,224
France 48,318 43,092 -5,226
Germany 39,857 41,693 +1,836
India 53,227 25,492 -27,735
Spain 52,054 19,496 -32,558
Bulgaria 13,439 22,428 +8,989
Morocco 0 21,752 +21,752

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 1,104,494
Turkey 532,968
Italy 118,530
India 100,780
Spain 100,065

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 574,354 530,140 -44,214
Turkey 312,738 220,230 -92,508
Italy 33,938 84,592 +50,654
India 27,256 73,524 +46,268
Spain 52,976 47,089 -5,887
France 48,258 41,321 -6,937
Netherlands 41,878 19,301 -22,577
Bulgaria 12,517 22,428 +9,911
Indonesia 0 18,942 +18,942
Germany 8,154 6,340 -1,814

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - East and North East 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 8 +2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 1 5 +4
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2

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) 1,233,151
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 585,852
Air transport 231,521
Road transport 129,514
Other 29,150

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) 615,598 617,553 +1,955
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 328,937 256,915 -72,022
Air transport 112,426 119,095 +6,669
Road transport 59,287 70,227 +10,940
Other 0 29,150 +29,150

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 666,284
Thamesport 269,265
Southampton 256,188
Dover 249,524
ZLC 245,338

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 350,445 315,839 -34,606
Thamesport 144,405 124,860 -19,545
Southampton 144,382 111,806 -32,576
Dover 160,476 89,048 -71,428
ZLC 114,441 130,897 +16,456
London Gateway Port 10,358 87,064 +76,706
London 44,959 44,330 -629
London Heathrow Airport 44,574 44,194 -380
Birmingham Airport 21,103 51,529 +30,426
East Midlands Airport 42,028 13,133 -28,895

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of wearing apparel 13
Manufacture of textiles 5
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 5
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 10
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 27
0-1m 21
54m+ 5
Other 3
15m-54m 2

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 £
Romania 422,131
Tunisia 233,487
Morocco 166,830
Poland 30,769
Greece 30,189

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 £
Romania 352,130 70,001 -282,129
Tunisia 169,489 63,998 -105,491
Morocco 58,115 108,715 +50,600
Poland 0 30,769 +30,769
Greece 28,799 1,390 -27,409
United States 2,451 14,360 +11,909
France 14,925 0 -14,925
Germany 12,466 1,218 -11,248
Netherlands 9,665 2,014 -7,651
Spain 5,650 4,624 -1,026

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) 934,669
Air transport 51,765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,643
Road transport 2,840

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) 645,948 288,721 -357,227
Air transport 25,281 26,484 +1,203
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,494 15,149 +11,655
Road transport 2,840 0 -2,840

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 797,256
Portsmouth 97,914
Dover 33,386
East Midlands Airport 31,354
London Heathrow Airport 11,763

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 601,401 195,855 -405,546
Portsmouth 18,833 79,081 +60,248
Dover 21,938 11,448 -10,490
East Midlands Airport 19,762 11,592 -8,170
London Heathrow Airport 0 11,763 +11,763
Felixstowe 0 10,820 +10,820
Immingham Docks 1,418 4,329 +2,911
ZLC 2,840 2,160 -680
Holyhead 2,358 2,337 -21
London Stansted Airport 3,548 0 -3,548

Quick facts

HS code: 551614

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers with patterns or designs printed on them