Import/export HS code 580136: Chenille fabrics (synthetic)

Soft, fuzzy synthetic fabrics, ideal for blankets and upholstery

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 £
Belgium 22,218,358
Turkey 17,196,773
China 15,190,014
India 10,522,710
Italy 7,624,079

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 £
Belgium 11,810,972 10,407,386 -1,403,586
Turkey 9,093,964 8,102,809 -991,155
China 8,826,241 6,363,773 -2,462,468
India 5,889,518 4,633,192 -1,256,326
Italy 4,068,739 3,555,340 -513,399
Spain 3,834,858 3,028,299 -806,559
France 745,616 532,592 -213,024
Germany 483,896 318,088 -165,808
United States 377,001 273,911 -103,090
Poland 112,343 201,277 +88,934

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 19,083,212
Turkey 17,935,385
Belgium 17,345,334
India 11,444,584
Spain 6,781,455

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 10,429,987 8,653,225 -1,776,762
Turkey 9,519,194 8,416,191 -1,103,003
Belgium 9,519,767 7,825,567 -1,694,200
India 6,359,304 5,085,280 -1,274,024
Spain 3,790,534 2,990,921 -799,613
Italy 3,835,610 2,817,713 -1,017,897
Romania 1,256,135 1,174,692 -81,443
France 187,782 159,262 -28,520
United States 164,770 122,861 -41,909
Germany 133,728 61,030 -72,698

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 50
West Yorkshire 32
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 20
Greater Manchester 18
Lancashire 15

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 42 32 -10
West Yorkshire 25 28 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 19 +5
Greater Manchester 14 11 -3
Lancashire 12 12 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 3 -4
Inner London - East 3 6 +3
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 5 -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) 51,905,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,071,548
Air transport 4,074,586
Road transport 3,855,748
Other 388,224

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) 27,808,348 24,097,014 -3,711,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,656,820 9,414,728 -4,242,092
Air transport 1,970,052 2,104,534 +134,482
Road transport 2,034,726 1,821,022 -213,704
Other 245,922 142,302 -103,620

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 20,448,313
Felixstowe 18,937,678
Eurotunnel 11,146,857
ZLC 9,332,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,782,605

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 9,746,240 10,702,073 +955,833
Felixstowe 11,649,536 7,288,142 -4,361,394
Eurotunnel 7,373,714 3,773,143 -3,600,571
ZLC 4,000,144 5,331,883 +1,331,739
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,200,320 2,582,285 -1,618,035
Southampton 2,033,946 2,528,976 +495,030
London 1,448,550 1,592,255 +143,705
London Heathrow Airport 650,070 605,683 -44,387
Immingham Docks 1,219,241 20,011 -1,199,230
London Gateway Port 516,296 681,343 +165,047

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 79
Manufacture of furniture 56
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51
Manufacture of textiles 33
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 84
2025-10 92
2025-09 74
2025-08 72
2025-07 71

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 116
0-1m 43
54m+ 38
15m-54m 35
Other 17

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 £
Romania 10,327,950
Netherlands 3,650,108
Poland 3,297,876
United States 2,258,592
France 2,054,416

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 £
Romania 5,985,148 4,342,802 -1,642,346
Netherlands 2,204,646 1,445,462 -759,184
Poland 1,516,295 1,781,581 +265,286
United States 1,152,114 1,106,478 -45,636
France 1,102,502 951,914 -150,588
Ireland 595,122 614,164 +19,042
Lithuania 388,998 307,946 -81,052
Belgium 321,240 262,462 -58,778
Morocco 230,669 317,260 +86,591
India 374,635 99,667 -274,968

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 £
Belgium 197,482
Turkey 166,086
Spain 20,532
Switzerland 14,139
China 29

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 £
Belgium 111,186 86,296 -24,890
Turkey 42,541 123,545 +81,004
Spain 353 20,179 +19,826
Switzerland 14,139 0 -14,139
China 25 4 -21

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) 22,763,163
Air transport 5,087,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 941,192
Other 398,268
Road transport 169,861

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) 12,456,408 10,306,755 -2,149,653
Air transport 2,800,507 2,286,513 -513,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 701,708 239,484 -462,224
Other 168,244 230,024 +61,780
Road transport 169,861 0 -169,861

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,434,459
Dover 2,497,577
London Stansted Airport 1,851,064
East Midlands Airport 1,352,257
London Heathrow Airport 1,176,250

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 10,326,661 8,107,798 -2,218,863
Dover 1,350,091 1,147,486 -202,605
London Stansted Airport 920,233 930,831 +10,598
East Midlands Airport 785,592 566,665 -218,927
London Heathrow Airport 653,546 522,704 -130,842
ZLC 523,497 204,618 -318,879
Holyhead 298,821 297,041 -1,780
Felixstowe 335,913 106,543 -229,370
Portsmouth 158,097 282,773 +124,676
000 168,244 230,024 +61,780

Quick facts

HS code: 580136

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

Description: Soft, fuzzy synthetic fabrics, ideal for blankets and upholstery