Import/export HS code 530620: Multi-strand or twisted flax yarn

Flax yarn made by twisting or folding multiple strands together

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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 £
Italy 657,693
Spain 120,919
China 94,314
Romania 68,996
Germany 54,047

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 £
Italy 202,976 454,717 +251,741
Spain 98,325 22,594 -75,731
China 15,471 78,843 +63,372
Romania 34,363 34,633 +270
Germany 4,819 49,228 +44,409
France 34,115 19,683 -14,432
Belgium 25,838 14,559 -11,279
Poland 15,600 0 -15,600
India 3,460 9,032 +5,572
Japan 1,489 4,788 +3,299

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 £
Italy 574,477
China 188,684
Spain 120,918
Poland 82,116
Germany 48,270

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 £
Italy 163,082 411,395 +248,313
China 71,035 117,649 +46,614
Spain 98,325 22,593 -75,732
Poland 47,483 34,633 -12,850
Germany 0 48,270 +48,270
France 24,046 12,645 -11,401
Belgium 14,293 14,559 +266
Romania 8,694 7,038 -1,656
India 5,940 9,032 +3,092
Japan 1,489 4,788 +3,299

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Lancashire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Inner London - West 3
Highlands and Islands 2

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 4 5 +1
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Highlands and Islands 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Southern Scotland 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +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) 734,847
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 243,986
Air transport 175,856
Other 4,314

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) 263,419 471,428 +208,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,242 153,744 +63,502
Air transport 98,038 77,818 -20,220
Other 1,949 2,365 +416

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 560,874
London Gateway Port 144,893
London 125,035
East Midlands Airport 92,981
Felixstowe 72,485

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 148,640 412,234 +263,594
London Gateway Port 50,858 94,035 +43,177
London 95,105 29,930 -65,175
East Midlands Airport 52,724 40,257 -12,467
Felixstowe 23,020 49,465 +26,445
Eurotunnel 22,111 20,239 -1,872
Leeds Bradford Airport 31,102 4,696 -26,406
Birmingham Airport 4,835 16,318 +11,483
Thamesport 12,271 8,167 -4,104
London Heathrow Airport 0 16,547 +16,547

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 11
2025-09 5
2025-08 5
2025-07 6

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 23
0-1m 8
15m-54m 5
54m+ 4
Other 1

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 £
Germany 179,725
United States 119,057
Italy 108,475
France 27,660
Spain 22,426

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 £
Germany 92,469 87,256 -5,213
United States 88,578 30,479 -58,099
Italy 79,060 29,415 -49,645
France 17,067 10,593 -6,474
Spain 3,306 19,120 +15,814
Canada 11,974 4,742 -7,232
Switzerland 4,478 7,695 +3,217
Japan 0 11,515 +11,515
New Zealand 7,603 1,121 -6,482
Czechia 6,460 1,151 -5,309

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 344,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,471
Air transport 62,877
Road transport 1,216

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 194,921 149,458 -45,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,062 34,409 -46,653
Air transport 37,799 25,078 -12,721
Road transport 1,216 0 -1,216

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 327,487
Liverpool Docks 55,497
Dover 43,510
ZLC 20,615
London Heathrow Airport 19,997

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 185,736 141,751 -43,985
Liverpool Docks 35,112 20,385 -14,727
Dover 38,331 5,179 -33,152
ZLC 15,022 5,593 -9,429
London Heathrow Airport 12,453 7,544 -4,909
London Stansted Airport 4,653 9,539 +4,886
London Gateway Port 0 11,721 +11,721
Southampton 7,603 2,303 -5,300
Felixstowe 9,201 0 -9,201
East Midlands Airport 3,306 2,402 -904

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 530620

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

Description: Flax yarn made by twisting or folding multiple strands together