Import/export HS code 56021038: Various textile material fabrics

Fabrics made from materials other than wool or fine animal hair, used in diverse industries

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* 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 789,492
India 407,003
Netherlands 322,090
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 191,173
Germany 128,375

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 307,251 482,241 +174,990
India 270,669 136,334 -134,335
Netherlands 313,742 8,348 -305,394
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,855 73,318 -44,537
Germany 47,440 80,935 +33,495
United States 7,582 70,940 +63,358
Italy 24,442 22,862 -1,580
France 29,204 0 -29,204
Poland 2,344 6,037 +3,693
Czechia 5,916 0 -5,916

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 685,075
India 408,584
Netherlands 314,327
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 295,590
Germany 133,673

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 307,251 377,824 +70,573
India 272,250 136,334 -135,916
Netherlands 305,979 8,348 -297,631
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,855 177,735 +59,880
Germany 52,738 80,935 +28,197
United States 7,582 70,940 +63,358
Italy 26,907 22,862 -4,045
France 23,226 0 -23,226
Poland 2,344 6,037 +3,693
Nepal 5,978 0 -5,978

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - East 3
Lancashire 3
Cheshire 2
Inner London - West 2

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
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 3 1 -2
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Merseyside 2 0 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -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) 1,324,573
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 529,984
Air transport 163,783

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) 681,178 643,395 -37,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 411,802 118,182 -293,620
Air transport 41,084 122,699 +81,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 504,376
Southampton 477,278
Liverpool Docks 341,159
Eurotunnel 151,844
Dover 150,235

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 349,243 155,133 -194,110
Southampton 238,721 238,557 -164
Liverpool Docks 206,921 134,238 -72,683
Eurotunnel 141,554 10,290 -131,264
Dover 66,548 83,687 +17,139
Birmingham Airport 24,074 100,344 +76,270
London Gateway Port 5,978 108,361 +102,383
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,368 0 -47,368
London Heathrow Airport 10,085 13,957 +3,872
Harwich 20,210 0 -20,210

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 9
Other manufacturing 5
Specialised construction activities 5
Manufacture of textiles 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2

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 19
15m-54m 6
54m+ 6
0-1m 4
Other 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 £
Sweden 366,267
Netherlands 352,940
Belgium 184,797
United States 36,579
United Arab Emirates 28,502

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 £
Sweden 59,879 306,388 +246,509
Netherlands 10,860 342,080 +331,220
Belgium 36,371 148,426 +112,055
United States 36,579 0 -36,579
United Arab Emirates 28,502 0 -28,502
Italy 22,297 980 -21,317
Ireland 12,292 1,348 -10,944
Romania 3,933 7,790 +3,857
Turkey 910 8,804 +7,894
Brazil 2,874 5,818 +2,944

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 293

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 293 0 -293

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) 761,846
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 257,647
Air transport 24,260
Other 1,679

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) 104,117 657,729 +553,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,633 153,014 +48,381
Air transport 8,253 16,007 +7,754
Other 1,380 299 -1,081

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 694,851
Dover / Eurotunnel 239,227
London Gateway Port 34,927
Felixstowe 30,277
East Midlands Airport 20,779

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 £
Immingham Docks 63,922 630,929 +567,007
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,596 177,631 +116,035
London Gateway Port 33,793 1,134 -32,659
Felixstowe 30,277 0 -30,277
East Midlands Airport 5,753 15,026 +9,273
Holyhead 6,287 1,049 -5,238
Eurotunnel 7,000 0 -7,000
Heysham 4,625 0 -4,625
ZLC 2,500 0 -2,500
000 1,380 299 -1,081

Quick facts

HS code: 56021038

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

Description: Fabrics made from materials other than wool or fine animal hair, used in diverse industries