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.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 7,234,321
Austria 6,707,138
France 2,161,393
Netherlands 1,791,144
China 1,288,592

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 4,180,440 3,053,881 -1,126,559
Austria 2,765,481 3,941,657 +1,176,176
France 1,288,236 873,157 -415,079
Netherlands 1,212,047 579,097 -632,950
China 647,157 641,435 -5,722
Sweden 561,338 671,365 +110,027
Finland 469,005 589,792 +120,787
Belgium 199,209 169,597 -29,612
Italy 144,823 210,055 +65,232
Switzerland 29,872 173,809 +143,937

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 7,786,943
Germany 4,222,408
Sweden 4,094,717
China 1,403,794
Finland 1,266,275

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 3,432,066 4,354,877 +922,811
Germany 2,432,488 1,789,920 -642,568
Sweden 2,057,137 2,037,580 -19,557
China 647,157 756,637 +109,480
Finland 558,842 707,433 +148,591
Malaysia 775,862 223,753 -552,109
Spain 413,877 281,887 -131,990
Belgium 366,718 269,402 -97,316
United States 263,185 52,102 -211,083
Italy 83,145 217,197 +134,052

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 7
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 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
West Midlands 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Cheshire 3 2 -1
Cumbria 2 3 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 3 +2

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) 16,617,197
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,448,411
Other 1,782,801
Air transport 1,107,663
Road transport 16,769

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) 8,216,793 8,400,404 +183,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,622,961 1,825,450 +202,489
Other 1,358,853 423,948 -934,905
Air transport 575,932 531,731 -44,201
Road transport 16,769 0 -16,769

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 9,258,178
Immingham Docks 4,236,248
Eurotunnel 2,245,249
000 1,782,801
Felixstowe 843,804

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 3,716,891 5,541,287 +1,824,396
Immingham Docks 1,904,581 2,331,667 +427,086
Eurotunnel 1,371,310 873,939 -497,371
000 1,358,853 423,948 -934,905
Felixstowe 223,090 620,714 +397,624
ZLC 522,211 126,043 -396,168
Harwich 492,781 20,950 -471,831
Southampton 356,792 156,779 -200,013
Hull 394,469 101,855 -292,614
Thamesport 230,777 240,395 +9,618

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 33
Other manufacturing 10
Manufacture of textiles 8
Other personal service activities 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 18
2025-09 17
2025-08 21
2025-07 20

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+ 50
1m-15m 18
15m-54m 11
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
Canada 140,941
Germany 97,575
Austria 74,789
Netherlands 35,048

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 376,359 209,165 -167,194
Canada 116,455 24,486 -91,969
Germany 1,804 95,771 +93,967
Austria 0 74,789 +74,789
Netherlands 35,048 0 -35,048
Italy 17,352 7,966 -9,386
Bahrain 3,319 18,060 +14,741
France 13,306 0 -13,306
India 10,736 0 -10,736
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) 685,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 240,927
Air transport 146,275

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) 460,911 224,725 -236,186
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,973 174,954 +108,981
Air transport 97,987 48,288 -49,699

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 521,292
Liverpool Docks 129,895
Immingham Docks 122,609
London 66,921
London Heathrow Airport 56,017

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
Liverpool Docks 93,598 36,297 -57,301
Immingham Docks 35,048 87,561 +52,513
London 0 66,921 +66,921
London Heathrow Airport 26,883 29,134 +2,251
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,925 17,741 -13,184
London Gateway Port 14,773 18,060 +3,287
London Stansted Airport 21,978 5,303 -16,675
ZLC 15,677 8,350 -7,327
Birmingham Airport 22,857 0 -22,857

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