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 14,636,335
France 6,590,353
Germany 5,223,024
United States 3,368,788
Spain 2,559,699

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 7,625,459 7,010,876 -614,583
France 3,948,322 2,642,031 -1,306,291
Germany 2,616,539 2,606,485 -10,054
United States 1,741,271 1,627,517 -113,754
Spain 1,390,810 1,168,889 -221,921
Italy 1,022,299 811,178 -211,121
Taiwan 748,407 1,046,302 +297,895
Turkey 570,173 698,633 +128,460
Netherlands 520,139 596,253 +76,114
Czechia 456,336 430,946 -25,390

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 17,103,153
France 6,023,402
Germany 4,518,698
United States 3,179,514
Spain 2,366,038

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 8,759,885 8,343,268 -416,617
France 3,639,831 2,383,571 -1,256,260
Germany 2,404,824 2,113,874 -290,950
United States 1,628,904 1,550,610 -78,294
Spain 1,304,826 1,061,212 -243,614
Taiwan 815,142 1,138,257 +323,115
Italy 723,821 827,278 +103,457
Turkey 590,389 706,536 +116,147
Czechia 450,641 538,446 +87,805
Japan 227,444 578,025 +350,581

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 90
Greater Manchester 73
Inner London - East 34
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 60 59 -1
Greater Manchester 42 61 +19
Inner London - East 20 24 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 27 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 25 22 -3
West Yorkshire 26 28 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28 22 -6
Outer London - West and North West 19 22 +3
West Midlands 22 22 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 23 18 -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) 20,219,630
Air transport 12,550,985
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,303,723
Other 914,052
Road transport 204,011

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) 9,980,069 10,239,561 +259,492
Air transport 6,699,396 5,851,589 -847,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,300,786 6,002,937 -297,849
Other 558,684 355,368 -203,316
Road transport 91,172 112,839 +21,667

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 7,810,566
East Midlands Airport 5,174,396
Southampton 4,793,374
Dover 4,117,909
Eurotunnel 3,586,549

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 3,991,327 3,819,239 -172,088
East Midlands Airport 2,853,487 2,320,909 -532,578
Southampton 2,671,322 2,122,052 -549,270
Dover 1,900,051 2,217,858 +317,807
Eurotunnel 2,160,257 1,426,292 -733,965
Thamesport 1,645,146 1,375,562 -269,584
London Heathrow Airport 1,671,538 1,282,987 -388,551
London Gateway Port 899,121 1,817,402 +918,281
London 1,187,018 918,924 -268,094
London Stansted Airport 822,755 920,369 +97,614

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 203
Manufacture of textiles 60
Other manufacturing 53
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 36

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 115
2025-11 110
2025-10 164
2025-09 178
2025-08 112

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 334
54m+ 167
0-1m 107
Other 59
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 6,981,857
Netherlands 3,778,894
France 3,323,666
Germany 2,412,815
Mexico 2,073,508

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 3,552,567 3,429,290 -123,277
Netherlands 2,114,553 1,664,341 -450,212
France 1,826,173 1,497,493 -328,680
Germany 1,271,270 1,141,545 -129,725
Mexico 1,120,584 952,924 -167,660
Italy 856,347 626,819 -229,528
Ireland 776,004 698,490 -77,514
Poland 706,833 605,873 -100,960
Sweden 834,665 435,828 -398,837
China 825,648 383,437 -442,211

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 £
Ireland 57,763
China 46,836
XI 17,080
France 14,727
Pakistan 9,475

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 £
Ireland 23,464 34,299 +10,835
China 34,523 12,313 -22,210
XI 16,146 934 -15,212
France 4,438 10,289 +5,851
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 149 0 -149
Turkey 59 0 -59

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) 17,958,289
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,490,038
Air transport 9,264,828
Other 252,038
Road transport 68,003

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) 9,139,700 8,818,589 -321,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,076,990 4,413,048 -1,663,942
Air transport 4,825,584 4,439,244 -386,340
Other 144,253 107,785 -36,468
Road transport 68,003 0 -68,003

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,051,929
London Heathrow Airport 4,323,162
Immingham Docks 3,920,435
Southampton 3,840,607
London Gateway Port 3,012,870

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 6,213,888 5,838,041 -375,847
London Heathrow Airport 2,270,669 2,052,493 -218,176
Immingham Docks 2,322,360 1,598,075 -724,285
Southampton 1,193,033 2,647,574 +1,454,541
London Gateway Port 2,311,395 701,475 -1,609,920
East Midlands Airport 1,136,469 999,309 -137,160
Dover 707,164 479,032 -228,132
Liverpool Docks 667,250 456,494 -210,756
Manchester Airport 682,781 420,823 -261,958
ZLC 530,842 471,603 -59,239

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