Import/export HS code 551623: Color-mixed artificial fiber fabrics

Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers using yarns of different colors

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 £
Turkey 2,262,286
Belgium 1,295,478
Italy 1,113,023
China 931,063
Spain 383,875

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 £
Turkey 1,103,698 1,158,588 +54,890
Belgium 878,252 417,226 -461,026
Italy 710,833 402,190 -308,643
China 487,569 443,494 -44,075
Spain 184,595 199,280 +14,685
France 215,810 115,278 -100,532
Netherlands 69,316 15,784 -53,532
Germany 55,178 21,642 -33,536
United States 47,347 25,323 -22,024
India 26,942 38,489 +11,547

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 £
Turkey 2,401,947
Belgium 1,352,044
Italy 1,274,544
China 939,146
Spain 388,985

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 £
Turkey 1,201,714 1,200,233 -1,481
Belgium 911,713 440,331 -471,382
Italy 841,274 433,270 -408,004
China 490,124 449,022 -41,102
Spain 183,309 205,676 +22,367
India 31,587 46,281 +14,694
Germany 31,216 26,907 -4,309
France 23,543 19,946 -3,597
Romania 25,474 7,829 -17,645
Portugal 15,301 12,966 -2,335

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
West Yorkshire 21
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Outer London - East and North East 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 20 14 -6
West Yorkshire 16 17 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0

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) 4,198,454
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,850,253
Air transport 414,180
Road transport 195,282
Other 775

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) 2,414,574 1,783,880 -630,694
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,053,502 796,751 -256,751
Air transport 250,529 163,651 -86,878
Road transport 77,758 117,524 +39,766
Other 0 775 +775

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,907,573
Felixstowe 995,737
Eurotunnel 857,359
Dover / Eurotunnel 768,224
ZLC 668,917

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 £
Dover 1,206,466 701,107 -505,359
Felixstowe 657,944 337,793 -320,151
Eurotunnel 533,069 324,290 -208,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 386,055 382,169 -3,886
ZLC 331,185 337,732 +6,547
Southampton 152,607 288,198 +135,591
London Gateway Port 158,553 82,712 -75,841
London 16,785 181,769 +164,984
East Midlands Airport 120,758 37,569 -83,189
London Stansted Airport 45,251 44,561 -690

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 45
Manufacture of furniture 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 28
2025-10 31
2025-09 18
2025-08 16

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 52
0-1m 21
15m-54m 15
54m+ 14
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 £
United States 544,626
Romania 389,821
France 227,405
Poland 98,952
Netherlands 64,148

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 £
United States 231,560 313,066 +81,506
Romania 205,325 184,496 -20,829
France 110,509 116,896 +6,387
Poland 62,938 36,014 -26,924
Netherlands 36,735 27,413 -9,322
Morocco 17,173 29,762 +12,589
Canada 15,856 12,443 -3,413
Ireland 20,180 6,482 -13,698
Saudi Arabia 11,080 10,710 -370
Jordan 6,434 13,157 +6,723

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) 800,039
Air transport 786,934
Road transport 31,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,032

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) 409,105 390,934 -18,171
Air transport 339,496 447,438 +107,942
Road transport 31,995 0 -31,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,032 0 -24,032

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 527,105
London Heathrow Airport 293,029
London Stansted Airport 290,006
Dover 217,938
East Midlands Airport 127,002

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 287,073 240,032 -47,041
London Heathrow Airport 54,204 238,825 +184,621
London Stansted Airport 164,912 125,094 -39,818
Dover 105,182 112,756 +7,574
East Midlands Airport 92,098 34,904 -57,194
ZLC 57,788 42,243 -15,545
Portsmouth 17,173 29,762 +12,589
Immingham Docks 16,019 3,075 -12,944
Holyhead 5,661 5,309 -352
Glasgow Airport 0 6,372 +6,372

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 551623

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers using yarns of different colors