Import/export HS code 56021019: Various textile fabrics

Fabrics made from materials other than jute or bast fibers, used in various applications

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  • 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 £
Germany 9,146,940
Belgium 4,633,379
France 4,522,252
Netherlands 3,098,977
Italy 2,064,130

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 £
Germany 5,507,727 3,639,213 -1,868,514
Belgium 1,768,501 2,864,878 +1,096,377
France 2,275,309 2,246,943 -28,366
Netherlands 420,971 2,678,006 +2,257,035
Italy 873,839 1,190,291 +316,452
United States 953,213 731,293 -221,920
China 428,999 889,363 +460,364
Ireland 332,869 329,659 -3,210
South Korea 200,423 160,184 -40,239
Portugal 76,525 70,110 -6,415

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 £
Germany 11,875,466
Belgium 4,324,270
France 4,236,088
Italy 2,083,261
United States 1,969,370

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 £
Germany 5,865,494 6,009,972 +144,478
Belgium 1,411,742 2,912,528 +1,500,786
France 2,196,526 2,039,562 -156,964
Italy 900,174 1,183,087 +282,913
United States 992,557 976,813 -15,744
China 780,834 1,002,470 +221,636
Netherlands 273,557 233,200 -40,357
South Korea 200,423 161,897 -38,526
Portugal 76,525 70,110 -6,415
Spain 102,295 44,266 -58,029

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10
Greater Manchester 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6

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
West Yorkshire 9 11 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 4 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Lancashire 4 3 -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) 21,533,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,413,277
Air transport 827,228
Other 323,061
Road transport 11,323

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) 10,136,324 11,396,925 +1,260,601
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,394,273 3,019,004 +624,731
Air transport 445,104 382,124 -62,980
Other 126,031 197,030 +70,999
Road transport 2,788 8,535 +5,747

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 8,739,806
Felixstowe 8,173,123
Eurotunnel 2,156,955
Immingham Docks 1,922,933
Southampton 1,829,911

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 4,029,778 4,710,028 +680,250
Felixstowe 3,774,551 4,398,572 +624,021
Eurotunnel 1,005,790 1,151,165 +145,375
Immingham Docks 596,427 1,326,506 +730,079
Southampton 889,623 940,288 +50,665
Killingholme 696,739 797,838 +101,099
London Gateway Port 373,721 308,779 -64,942
Portsmouth 356,279 81,098 -275,181
London Heathrow Airport 184,145 203,380 +19,235
London 223,160 118,651 -104,509

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 35
Manufacture of textiles 17
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 33
2025-10 31
2025-09 29
2025-08 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 77
54m+ 33
15m-54m 24
Other 10
0-1m 4

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 £
France 3,624,190
India 2,300,913
Germany 2,030,304
Belgium 1,393,767
Luxembourg 1,384,644

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 £
France 1,714,979 1,909,211 +194,232
India 1,519,744 781,169 -738,575
Germany 1,164,165 866,139 -298,026
Belgium 1,179,778 213,989 -965,789
Luxembourg 568,482 816,162 +247,680
Ireland 1,106,420 204,048 -902,372
Poland 679,637 522,894 -156,743
Malaysia 507,491 536,175 +28,684
Spain 483,952 500,344 +16,392
Lithuania 407,147 499,000 +91,853

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 10,241
China 224

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 3,523 6,718 +3,195
China 129 95 -34

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) 16,846,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,289,441
Air transport 1,351,262
Other 10,535

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) 9,358,687 7,487,849 -1,870,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,968,545 2,320,896 -1,647,649
Air transport 755,679 595,583 -160,096
Other 3,722 6,813 +3,091

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,460,387
Immingham Docks 2,762,161
London Gateway Port 2,755,278
Southampton 1,428,217
Liverpool Docks 1,158,645

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 6,540,294 5,920,093 -620,201
Immingham Docks 1,478,923 1,283,238 -195,685
London Gateway Port 1,602,767 1,152,511 -450,256
Southampton 1,043,683 384,534 -659,149
Liverpool Docks 962,632 196,013 -766,619
Felixstowe 604,739 446,799 -157,940
London Heathrow Airport 361,821 331,078 -30,743
East Midlands Airport 184,238 160,057 -24,181
Dover 199,919 66,706 -133,213
Manchester Airport 159,940 67,592 -92,348

Quick facts

HS code: 56021019

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

Description: Fabrics made from materials other than jute or bast fibers, used in various applications