Import/export HS code 580632: Man-made fiber woven fabrics

Woven fabrics made from synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, strong and versatile

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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 14,520,641
France 6,738,889
Germany 5,202,715
United States 3,321,905
Spain 2,601,406

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 7,287,106 7,233,535 -53,571
France 3,873,268 2,865,621 -1,007,647
Germany 2,577,787 2,624,928 +47,141
United States 1,725,200 1,596,705 -128,495
Spain 1,382,257 1,219,149 -163,108
Italy 1,059,434 763,044 -296,390
Taiwan 750,564 1,032,543 +281,979
Turkey 502,525 668,078 +165,553
Netherlands 493,904 555,570 +61,666
Czechia 439,916 374,079 -65,837

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 16,979,686
France 6,179,343
Germany 4,498,215
United States 3,095,816
Spain 2,409,450

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 8,422,601 8,557,085 +134,484
France 3,564,609 2,614,734 -949,875
Germany 2,384,209 2,114,006 -270,203
United States 1,626,986 1,468,830 -158,156
Spain 1,293,971 1,115,479 -178,492
Taiwan 819,509 1,123,647 +304,138
Italy 719,497 792,960 +73,463
Turkey 525,566 667,462 +141,896
Czechia 442,438 467,267 +24,829
Japan 213,499 558,035 +344,536

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 89
Greater Manchester 75
Inner London - East 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 34
West Yorkshire 34

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 58 59 +1
Greater Manchester 42 63 +21
Inner London - East 22 22 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 22 -3
West Yorkshire 26 28 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 25 27 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 27 23 -4
Outer London - West and North West 17 21 +4
West Midlands 22 24 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 22 17 -5

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) 20,061,834
Air transport 12,443,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,210,073
Other 918,027
Road transport 206,776

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) 9,626,845 10,434,989 +808,144
Air transport 6,386,497 6,057,372 -329,125
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,322,981 5,887,092 -435,889
Other 554,661 363,366 -191,295
Road transport 84,445 122,331 +37,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,696,353
East Midlands Airport 5,146,391
Southampton 4,773,115
Dover 3,997,310
Eurotunnel 3,699,301

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 3,867,990 3,828,363 -39,627
East Midlands Airport 2,664,321 2,482,070 -182,251
Southampton 2,647,139 2,125,976 -521,163
Dover 1,868,548 2,128,762 +260,214
Eurotunnel 2,244,203 1,455,098 -789,105
Thamesport 1,559,126 1,463,615 -95,511
London Heathrow Airport 1,616,946 1,354,333 -262,613
London Gateway Port 785,755 1,890,296 +1,104,541
London 1,143,391 908,830 -234,561
London Stansted Airport 802,530 910,454 +107,924

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 206
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 201
Manufacture of textiles 58
Other manufacturing 54
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 37

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 110
2025-10 164
2025-09 178
2025-08 112
2025-07 143

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 332
54m+ 168
0-1m 107
Other 57
15m-54m 53

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 7,077,082
Netherlands 3,841,710
France 3,434,124
Germany 2,439,126
Mexico 2,078,405

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 3,565,594 3,511,488 -54,106
Netherlands 2,126,084 1,715,626 -410,458
France 1,850,717 1,583,407 -267,310
Germany 1,270,333 1,168,793 -101,540
Mexico 864,721 1,213,684 +348,963
Italy 869,164 616,690 -252,474
Ireland 792,957 638,475 -154,482
Poland 719,886 573,521 -146,365
Sweden 834,597 451,405 -383,192
China 830,520 330,129 -500,391

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 £
XU 100,743
Ireland 56,180
China 49,354
XI 17,095
France 15,206

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 £
XU 58,378 42,365 -16,013
Ireland 25,606 30,574 +4,968
China 36,941 12,413 -24,528
XI 16,161 934 -15,227
France 4,620 10,586 +5,966
Pakistan 9,475 0 -9,475
Italy 4 4,176 +4,172
Spain 0 2,071 +2,071
Nicaragua 0 1,344 +1,344
Netherlands 151 0 -151

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) 18,017,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,727,384
Air transport 9,262,213
Other 255,942
Road transport 107,001

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) 9,072,485 8,945,029 -127,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,035,434 4,691,950 -1,343,484
Air transport 4,939,051 4,323,162 -615,889
Other 151,443 104,499 -46,944
Road transport 107,001 0 -107,001

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,265,346
London Heathrow Airport 4,389,679
Southampton 3,922,747
Immingham Docks 3,875,675
London Gateway Port 2,963,815

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 6,306,072 5,959,274 -346,798
London Heathrow Airport 2,361,571 2,028,108 -333,463
Southampton 1,188,249 2,734,498 +1,546,249
Immingham Docks 2,263,567 1,612,108 -651,459
London Gateway Port 1,982,032 981,783 -1,000,249
East Midlands Airport 1,150,232 1,005,713 -144,519
Dover 671,258 525,011 -146,247
Manchester Airport 693,694 437,854 -255,840
Liverpool Docks 688,438 416,758 -271,680
ZLC 525,638 474,368 -51,270

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 580632

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

Description: Woven fabrics made from synthetic fibers like polyester or nylon, strong and versatile