Import/export HS code 551692: Dyed artificial fiber fabrics

Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers, colored with dye

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 £
India 3,525,678
China 1,300,069
Italy 377,772
Belgium 146,620
Spain 101,117

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 £
India 2,151,659 1,374,019 -777,640
China 804,435 495,634 -308,801
Italy 174,612 203,160 +28,548
Belgium 57,274 89,346 +32,072
Spain 44,559 56,558 +11,999
France 62,904 13,598 -49,306
United States 5,708 36,298 +30,590
Turkey 20,599 6,538 -14,061
Germany 8,449 8,317 -132
Denmark 5,600 7,356 +1,756

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 3,661,752
China 1,324,779
Italy 453,884
Spain 101,117
Turkey 61,300

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 2,237,002 1,424,750 -812,252
China 824,374 500,405 -323,969
Italy 186,030 267,854 +81,824
Spain 44,559 56,558 +11,999
Turkey 26,868 34,432 +7,564
France 18,518 2,012 -16,506
Sweden 4,481 3,196 -1,285
Poland 1,053 3,544 +2,491
United Arab Emirates 2,115 1,483 -632
United Kingdom 0 2,441 +2,441

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Inner London - East 7
West Yorkshire 6
Lancashire 5
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 16 16 +0
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Lancashire 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 2 2 +0
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,463,703
Air transport 743,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 370,618
Other 68,876

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) 2,771,652 1,692,051 -1,079,601
Air transport 336,499 406,945 +70,446
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 179,860 190,758 +10,898
Other 60,254 8,622 -51,632

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,583,060
Southampton 477,830
London Heathrow Airport 426,932
London Gateway Port 251,032
Dover 163,857

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 2,280,820 1,302,240 -978,580
Southampton 361,429 116,401 -245,028
London Heathrow Airport 191,949 234,983 +43,034
London Gateway Port 42,820 208,212 +165,392
Dover 110,859 52,998 -57,861
London Stansted Airport 63,517 64,374 +857
Thamesport 69,080 45,825 -23,255
London 43,890 48,319 +4,429
East Midlands Airport 48,215 35,185 -13,030
Eurotunnel 34,913 38,827 +3,914

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of textiles 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Manufacture of furniture 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 21
2025-09 21
2025-08 10
2025-07 21

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 36
54m+ 12
15m-54m 10
Other 8
0-1m 5

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 £
Morocco 430,787
United States 272,011
Romania 257,953
Netherlands 135,171
Tunisia 131,944

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 £
Morocco 324,085 106,702 -217,383
United States 146,292 125,719 -20,573
Romania 205,138 52,815 -152,323
Netherlands 56,535 78,636 +22,101
Tunisia 83,594 48,350 -35,244
Bangladesh 30,676 61,414 +30,738
France 19,643 67,396 +47,753
United Arab Emirates 17,813 37,490 +19,677
Japan 24,435 18,239 -6,196
Ireland 24,864 12,885 -11,979

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) 968,977
Air transport 622,414
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,258
Road transport 5,089

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) 682,122 286,855 -395,267
Air transport 293,419 328,995 +35,576
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,310 89,948 -19,362
Road transport 5,089 0 -5,089

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 675,312
East Midlands Airport 271,233
Portsmouth 232,798
London Heathrow Airport 169,471
ZLC 96,513

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 437,676 237,636 -200,040
East Midlands Airport 152,771 118,462 -34,309
Portsmouth 207,494 25,304 -182,190
London Heathrow Airport 72,228 97,243 +25,015
ZLC 30,295 66,218 +35,923
Southampton 8,092 72,521 +64,429
London Stansted Airport 36,570 30,719 -5,851
London Gateway Port 30,676 13,585 -17,091
Newhaven 35,437 0 -35,437
Dover 13,979 16,672 +2,693

Quick facts

HS code: 551692

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from artificial fibers, colored with dye