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 2,358,928
Belgium 1,338,673
Italy 1,133,792
China 989,372
Spain 365,229

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 £
Turkey 1,222,789 1,136,139 -86,650
Belgium 848,203 490,470 -357,733
Italy 733,170 400,622 -332,548
China 541,052 448,320 -92,732
Spain 180,245 184,984 +4,739
France 211,664 124,136 -87,528
Netherlands 68,076 14,764 -53,312
United States 49,760 29,103 -20,657
Germany 56,411 21,609 -34,802
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 2,498,589
Belgium 1,399,528
Italy 1,295,313
China 997,455
Spain 370,339

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 1,312,487 1,186,102 -126,385
Belgium 890,408 509,120 -381,288
Italy 858,274 437,039 -421,235
China 543,607 453,848 -89,759
Spain 178,959 191,380 +12,421
India 37,780 46,281 +8,501
Germany 30,179 26,874 -3,305
France 23,543 19,946 -3,597
Romania 27,269 7,829 -19,440
Portugal 15,301 11,604 -3,697

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 22
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 17 17 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 2 -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

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) 4,285,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,938,635
Air transport 420,755
Road transport 223,826
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) 2,453,363 1,831,704 -621,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,153,322 785,313 -368,009
Air transport 248,767 171,988 -76,779
Road transport 99,683 124,143 +24,460
Other 0 775 +775

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,962,687
Felixstowe 1,081,045
Eurotunnel 853,201
Dover / Eurotunnel 818,470
ZLC 697,540

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 1,242,016 720,671 -521,345
Felixstowe 736,280 344,765 -391,515
Eurotunnel 489,394 363,807 -125,587
Dover / Eurotunnel 449,674 368,796 -80,878
ZLC 336,405 361,135 +24,730
Southampton 162,247 271,907 +109,660
London Gateway Port 160,817 80,593 -80,224
London 16,785 181,769 +164,984
East Midlands Airport 114,123 44,204 -69,919
London Stansted Airport 45,106 47,043 +1,937

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 46
Manufacture of furniture 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Manufacture of textiles 13
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 31
2025-09 18
2025-08 16
2025-07 28

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 51
0-1m 21
15m-54m 17
54m+ 15
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 547,530
Romania 383,200
France 239,098
Poland 109,178
Netherlands 67,036

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 209,242 338,288 +129,046
Romania 193,472 189,728 -3,744
France 113,889 125,209 +11,320
Poland 73,164 36,014 -37,150
Netherlands 38,985 28,051 -10,934
Morocco 20,254 29,762 +9,508
Ireland 20,180 6,482 -13,698
Canada 9,634 15,729 +6,095
Saudi Arabia 10,078 11,712 +1,634
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) 806,799
Air transport 782,257
Road transport 33,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,076

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) 403,350 403,449 +99
Air transport 312,341 469,916 +157,575
Road transport 33,268 0 -33,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,076 0 -33,076

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 530,620
London Stansted Airport 287,705
London Heathrow Airport 287,299
Dover 224,258
East Midlands Airport 131,638

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 284,009 246,611 -37,398
London Stansted Airport 135,911 151,794 +15,883
London Heathrow Airport 55,506 231,793 +176,287
Dover 102,491 121,767 +19,276
East Midlands Airport 94,776 36,862 -57,914
ZLC 56,927 43,095 -13,832
Portsmouth 20,254 29,762 +9,508
Immingham Docks 21,982 0 -21,982
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