Import/export HS code 591132: Heavy woven fabrics

Fabrics weighing 650 g/m² or more, often used in industrial machines

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Germany 6,991,067
Austria 6,637,983
France 2,176,319
Netherlands 1,850,839
China 1,341,832

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 £
Germany 3,850,272 3,140,795 -709,477
Austria 2,682,019 3,955,964 +1,273,945
France 1,349,727 826,592 -523,135
Netherlands 1,294,047 556,792 -737,255
China 684,183 657,649 -26,534
Sweden 571,581 731,891 +160,310
Finland 521,457 583,619 +62,162
Belgium 218,121 159,534 -58,587
Italy 144,823 224,381 +79,558
Switzerland 52,800 164,163 +111,363

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 £
Austria 7,792,293
Sweden 4,157,122
Germany 4,146,611
China 1,481,264
Finland 1,329,363

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 £
Austria 3,293,881 4,498,412 +1,204,531
Sweden 2,078,975 2,078,147 -828
Germany 2,422,621 1,723,990 -698,631
China 684,183 797,081 +112,898
Finland 596,247 733,116 +136,869
Malaysia 554,876 235,024 -319,852
Spain 420,162 264,346 -155,816
Belgium 431,487 209,877 -221,610
Italy 91,897 222,771 +130,874
United States 245,535 27,852 -217,683

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 10
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - West 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
West Midlands 6

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
West Yorkshire 6 10 +4
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Cumbria 2 3 +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) 16,637,161
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,604,685
Other 1,483,168
Air transport 1,123,455
Road transport 10,990

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) 8,112,918 8,524,243 +411,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,777,256 1,827,429 +50,173
Other 1,123,944 359,224 -764,720
Air transport 623,793 499,662 -124,131
Road transport 4,114 6,876 +2,762

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,134,515
Immingham Docks 4,460,969
Eurotunnel 2,220,299
000 1,483,168
Felixstowe 1,059,556

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 3,771,234 5,363,281 +1,592,047
Immingham Docks 2,088,612 2,372,357 +283,745
Eurotunnel 1,388,197 832,102 -556,095
000 1,123,944 359,224 -764,720
Felixstowe 223,090 836,466 +613,376
ZLC 430,687 143,934 -286,753
Southampton 404,757 105,344 -299,413
Thamesport 225,827 283,163 +57,336
Dover / Eurotunnel 339,234 155,874 -183,360
Hull 360,673 88,195 -272,478

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of paper and paper products 35
Other manufacturing 10
Manufacture of textiles 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other personal service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 22
2025-10 18
2025-09 17
2025-08 21

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
54m+ 48
1m-15m 20
15m-54m 12
Other 11
0-1m 3

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 585,524
Germany 370,231
Canada 102,533
Austria 74,789
Italy 42,652

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 381,662 203,862 -177,800
Germany 1,804 368,427 +366,623
Canada 78,047 24,486 -53,561
Austria 66,921 7,868 -59,053
Italy 17,352 25,300 +7,948
Netherlands 35,048 0 -35,048
Bahrain 3,319 18,060 +14,741
France 13,306 0 -13,306
India 10,736 2,343 -8,393
Saudi Arabia 9,375 0 -9,375

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 645,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 532,339
Air transport 145,275

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 420,887 224,725 -196,162
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,894 399,445 +266,551
Air transport 99,947 45,328 -54,619

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 521,292
Dover / Eurotunnel 317,422
Immingham Docks 145,265
Liverpool Docks 91,487
London 66,921

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 £
Southampton 350,924 170,368 -180,556
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,925 286,497 +255,572
Immingham Docks 35,048 110,217 +75,169
Liverpool Docks 55,190 36,297 -18,893
London 66,921 0 -66,921
London Heathrow Airport 26,883 29,134 +2,251
London Gateway Port 14,773 18,060 +3,287
London Stansted Airport 27,281 0 -27,281
Birmingham Airport 22,857 0 -22,857
ZLC 12,334 8,350 -3,984

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 591132

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

Description: Fabrics weighing 650 g/m² or more, often used in industrial machines