Import/export HS code 530890: Various plant fiber yarn

Yarn made from various plant fibers not listed elsewhere

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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 £
Italy 439,564
Spain 413,217
Portugal 187,700
Taiwan 162,566
China 110,320

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 274,300 165,264 -109,036
Spain 281,944 131,273 -150,671
Portugal 3,589 184,111 +180,522
Taiwan 64,825 97,741 +32,916
China 65,949 44,371 -21,578
India 52,240 44,855 -7,385
Netherlands 28,881 55,049 +26,168
Denmark 21,611 14,604 -7,007
Viet Nam 30,813 0 -30,813
Turkey 4,485 19,548 +15,063

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 438,430
Spain 428,584
Portugal 184,111
Taiwan 162,566
China 121,843

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 274,300 164,130 -110,170
Spain 297,311 131,273 -166,038
Portugal 0 184,111 +184,111
Taiwan 64,825 97,741 +32,916
China 65,949 55,894 -10,055
India 52,240 44,855 -7,385
Lithuania 21,611 19,996 -1,615
Dominican Republic 18,834 16,055 -2,779
Netherlands 10,047 21,153 +11,106
Viet Nam 30,813 0 -30,813

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 7
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2
North Yorkshire 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 6 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0

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) 1,163,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 401,710
Air transport 51,653
Road transport 19,548
Other 1,791

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) 619,378 544,445 -74,933
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,839 179,871 -41,968
Air transport 17,328 34,325 +16,997
Road transport 0 19,548 +19,548
Other 1,791 0 -1,791

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 600,843
Newhaven 178,102
Felixstowe 146,935
Southampton 145,725
London 136,935

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 393,020 207,823 -185,197
Newhaven 52,762 125,340 +72,578
Felixstowe 77,805 69,130 -8,675
Southampton 87,063 58,662 -28,401
London 34,317 102,618 +68,301
London Gateway Port 45,370 56,614 +11,244
Eurotunnel 61,587 11,725 -49,862
Immingham Docks 5,881 37,106 +31,225
Harwich 35,090 4,562 -30,528
Poole 0 29,267 +29,267

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8
Manufacture of textiles 2
Human health activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-08 4
2025-07 6
2025-06 3

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 12
54m+ 7
Other 4
0-1m 3
15m-54m 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 £
Netherlands 214,620
France 63,316
China 44,510
South Korea 22,055
Sweden 18,027

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 £
Netherlands 101,744 112,876 +11,132
France 34,081 29,235 -4,846
China 43,276 1,234 -42,042
South Korea 13,873 8,182 -5,691
Sweden 8,977 9,050 +73
United States 0 16,252 +16,252
Finland 14,312 0 -14,312
Romania 7,872 4,306 -3,566
Taiwan 7,669 1,979 -5,690
Spain 5,100 4,263 -837

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 £
China 20
India 2

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 £
China 20 0 -20
India 1 1 +0

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) 341,850
Air transport 109,887
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,429
Other 22

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) 175,311 166,539 -8,772
Air transport 76,413 33,474 -42,939
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,646 15,783 +137
Other 21 1 -20

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 256,936
ZLC 69,393
Immingham Docks 44,636
Dover 29,235
London Heathrow Airport 24,034

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 134,210 122,726 -11,484
ZLC 57,411 11,982 -45,429
Immingham Docks 33,198 11,438 -21,760
Dover 0 29,235 +29,235
London Heathrow Airport 13,873 10,161 -3,712
East Midlands Airport 5,129 11,331 +6,202
Southampton 7,669 4,656 -3,013
Hull 11,197 0 -11,197
Liverpool Docks 0 7,956 +7,956
London Gateway Port 998 3,171 +2,173

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 530890

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

Description: Yarn made from various plant fibers not listed elsewhere