Import/export HS code 581092: Man-made fiber embroidery

Embroidery made from synthetic or artificial fibers, sold in pieces, strips, or designs

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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 £
India 3,863,007
China 2,088,110
Turkey 1,240,092
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 732,692
France 585,362

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 £
India 2,121,945 1,741,062 -380,883
China 1,120,225 967,885 -152,340
Turkey 714,041 526,051 -187,990
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 419,134 313,558 -105,576
France 259,878 325,484 +65,606
Italy 269,259 289,983 +20,724
United States 192,120 149,839 -42,281
Thailand 59,022 183,417 +124,395
Viet Nam 144,245 63,278 -80,967
South Korea 112,744 79,302 -33,442

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 £
India 4,068,477
China 2,790,555
Turkey 1,249,163
France 538,002
Italy 480,085

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 £
India 2,247,566 1,820,911 -426,655
China 1,428,660 1,361,895 -66,765
Turkey 716,148 533,015 -183,133
France 241,826 296,176 +54,350
Italy 229,881 250,204 +20,323
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 255,198 39,192 -216,006
Thailand 55,764 209,742 +153,978
Taiwan 93,816 116,016 +22,200
South Korea 110,201 79,457 -30,744
Viet Nam 143,243 44,164 -99,079

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 74
Outer London - West and North West 23
Inner London - East 21
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13
West Midlands 13

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 48 52 +4
Outer London - West and North West 18 13 -5
Inner London - East 13 16 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
West Midlands 7 10 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 5 8 +3
Outer London - East and North East 5 9 +4
Outer London - South 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 8 +4

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 7,050,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,190,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,273,234
Road transport 531,596
Other 25,531

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 £
Air transport 3,884,650 3,165,469 -719,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,074,162 1,115,973 +41,811
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 616,319 656,915 +40,596
Road transport 312,132 219,464 -92,668
Other 15,489 10,042 -5,447

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,451,063
East Midlands Airport 1,869,294
London Stansted Airport 1,378,573
Felixstowe 1,268,779
ZLC 740,908

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 2,036,418 1,414,645 -621,773
East Midlands Airport 1,025,879 843,415 -182,464
London Stansted Airport 634,722 743,851 +109,129
Felixstowe 650,698 618,081 -32,617
ZLC 474,044 266,864 -207,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 150,455 250,855 +100,400
London 130,373 205,856 +75,483
London Gateway Port 134,567 182,767 +48,200
Southampton 156,998 103,683 -53,315
Thamesport 104,534 116,878 +12,344

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 97
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Manufacture of wearing apparel 32
Manufacture of textiles 22
Other manufacturing 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 44
2025-10 47
2025-09 55
2025-08 50

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 147
0-1m 63
54m+ 40
Other 21
15m-54m 13

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 351,104
Ireland 339,847
France 191,785
Guyana 179,900
Germany 165,175

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 152,084 199,020 +46,936
Ireland 154,902 184,945 +30,043
France 119,927 71,858 -48,069
Guyana 0 179,900 +179,900
Germany 82,746 82,429 -317
Italy 93,755 58,202 -35,553
Oman 118,378 0 -118,378
Spain 22,219 65,644 +43,425
Belgium 78,500 4,941 -73,559
Netherlands 39,688 21,426 -18,262

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 £
Portugal 310,328
China 2,322
Poland 1,343
Switzerland 48

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 £
Portugal 137,843 172,485 +34,642
China 1,676 646 -1,030
Poland 0 1,343 +1,343
Switzerland 48 0 -48

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,210,072
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 635,690
Other 316,394
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 189,288
Road transport 7,272

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 £
Air transport 765,110 444,962 -320,148
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 349,748 285,942 -63,806
Other 139,567 176,827 +37,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,406 186,882 +184,476
Road transport 7,272 0 -7,272

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 490,808
Dover / Eurotunnel 381,815
London Heathrow Airport 363,815
000 316,394
Dover 235,502

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 £
East Midlands Airport 288,320 202,488 -85,832
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,245 167,570 -46,675
London Heathrow Airport 326,253 37,562 -288,691
000 139,567 176,827 +37,260
Dover 125,776 109,726 -16,050
London Stansted Airport 69,001 119,028 +50,027
Portsmouth 5,236 159,900 +154,664
ZLC 80,956 58,443 -22,513
Edinburgh Airport 0 21,454 +21,454
Immingham Docks 1,045 18,968 +17,923

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 581092

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

Description: Embroidery made from synthetic or artificial fibers, sold in pieces, strips, or designs