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United Kingdom (GBR) to Sierra Leone (SLE) fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed (HS6 540754)

A country-to-country view of reported fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter United Kingdom (GBR)Importer Sierra Leone (SLE)HS6 540754One-way tradeCoverage 1999-2004Stable
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3-year buyer projection

$20.5MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-1.6%Full available history

Suppliers in market

3Latest reported count

Observed history

6 yearsLast year: 2004

Reported observations

What this fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed lane shows for HS 540754

Core values for United Kingdom (GBR) → Sierra Leone (SLE) in HS 540754.

Buyer market

Latest imports$10.5M
Five-year projection$32.0M
Buyer CAGR+47.3%
Latest annual change+61%

Exporter position

Latest exports$71.4
Market share0.2%
Share change-1.3 pp
Best observed share97.4%

Market structure

Reported suppliers3
Concentration index9,482.4
Share gap+97.2 pp
SignalStable

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$10.5MSierra Leone (SLE)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$71.4United Kingdom (GBR)'s exports to Sierra Leone (SLE)
Exporter market share0.2%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+47.3%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-1.6%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$20.5MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$32.0MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$1.3MAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$10.5MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$358.7Average reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$1.6KHighest reported lane exports
Share change-1.3 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers3Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$4.2BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$516.0Latest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population8,141.3 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate16.3%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education44.6%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance4,934 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time8 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemYesCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility1.6Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown95.6%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history6 yearsCoverage through 2004

Research reading

Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed demand and the United Kingdom (GBR) to Sierra Leone (SLE) lane

Sierra Leone (SLE) reported $10.5M of fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed imports in 2004. United Kingdom (GBR) accounted for 0.2% of the observed market and reported $71.4 in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +47.3% buyer growth and -1.6% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 540754 include?

HS 540754 covers Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 54 and heading 5407. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a unclassified classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 540754 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Sierra Leone (SLE), the exporter position of United Kingdom (GBR), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about United Kingdom (GBR) to Sierra Leone (SLE) fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 540754, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Sierra Leone (SLE) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed.

How strong is United Kingdom (GBR) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Definitions and coverage

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 6 observed years through 2004. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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