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 3,811,069
China 2,079,256
Turkey 1,226,646
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 748,549
France 583,439

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 2,148,650 1,662,419 -486,231
China 1,107,972 971,284 -136,688
Turkey 723,127 503,519 -219,608
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 435,145 313,404 -121,741
France 281,694 301,745 +20,051
Italy 287,270 293,105 +5,835
United States 194,941 137,966 -56,975
Thailand 60,645 177,182 +116,537
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 4,018,577
China 2,789,241
Turkey 1,230,758
France 528,613
Italy 497,983

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 2,282,356 1,736,221 -546,135
China 1,422,970 1,366,271 -56,699
Turkey 725,234 505,524 -219,710
France 256,176 272,437 +16,261
Italy 244,657 253,326 +8,669
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 274,193 37,002 -237,191
Thailand 57,387 199,752 +142,365
Taiwan 91,343 116,435 +25,092
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 73
Outer London - West and North West 23
Inner London - East 20
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12
West Midlands 12

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 50 +2
Outer London - West and North West 17 14 -3
Inner London - East 13 15 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
West Midlands 6 10 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Outer London - East and North East 5 9 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 8 +3
West Yorkshire 9 8 -1

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 7,044,273
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,109,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,250,415
Road transport 537,349
Other 26,751

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 3,934,743 3,109,530 -825,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,075,868 1,033,891 -41,977
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 651,682 598,733 -52,949
Road transport 293,443 243,906 -49,537
Other 16,709 10,042 -6,667

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,449,289
East Midlands Airport 1,880,386
London Stansted Airport 1,363,947
Felixstowe 1,200,739
ZLC 761,894

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 2,069,237 1,380,052 -689,185
East Midlands Airport 1,022,909 857,477 -165,432
London Stansted Airport 667,477 696,470 +28,993
Felixstowe 650,416 550,323 -100,093
ZLC 470,588 291,306 -179,282
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,866 203,881 +42,015
London 139,678 186,212 +46,534
London Gateway Port 121,603 190,841 +69,238
Southampton 166,285 99,734 -66,551
Thamesport 107,268 108,421 +1,153

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 95
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 85
Manufacture of wearing apparel 33
Manufacture of textiles 24
Other manufacturing 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 44
2025-10 47
2025-09 55
2025-08 50
2025-07 53

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 146
0-1m 60
54m+ 41
Other 20
15m-54m 15

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 £
Ireland 347,680
United States 327,715
France 182,394
Guyana 179,900
Germany 168,521

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 £
Ireland 159,728 187,952 +28,224
United States 136,438 191,277 +54,839
France 120,827 61,567 -59,260
Guyana 0 179,900 +179,900
Germany 78,534 89,987 +11,453
Italy 102,020 21,165 -80,855
Oman 118,378 0 -118,378
Spain 24,004 65,644 +41,640
Belgium 78,190 7,853 -70,337
Netherlands 38,435 21,222 -17,213

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 313,900
XU 2,353
China 2,256
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 139,574 174,326 +34,752
XU 0 2,353 +2,353
China 1,670 586 -1,084
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 1,199,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 592,488
Other 319,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 189,288
Road transport 8,472

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 737,525 461,550 -275,975
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 350,111 242,377 -107,734
Other 141,292 178,608 +37,316
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,406 186,882 +184,476
Road transport 8,472 0 -8,472

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 498,854
London Heathrow Airport 361,406
Dover / Eurotunnel 330,475
000 319,900
Dover 237,758

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 291,912 206,942 -84,970
London Heathrow Airport 304,758 56,648 -248,110
Dover / Eurotunnel 211,524 118,951 -92,573
000 141,292 178,608 +37,316
Dover 123,949 113,809 -10,140
London Stansted Airport 72,161 101,759 +29,598
Portsmouth 5,236 159,900 +154,664
ZLC 69,314 68,760 -554
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