Import/export HS code 530890: Various plant fiber yarn

Yarn made from various plant fibers not listed elsewhere

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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 417,934
Spain 413,217
Portugal 187,700
Taiwan 162,566
India 121,689

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 259,301 158,633 -100,668
Spain 286,718 126,499 -160,219
Portugal 3,589 184,111 +180,522
Taiwan 115,709 46,857 -68,852
India 52,240 69,449 +17,209
China 67,618 40,999 -26,619
Netherlands 29,983 58,018 +28,035
Turkey 4,485 43,359 +38,874
Denmark 18,653 14,604 -4,049
Viet Nam 30,813 0 -30,813

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 £
Spain 428,584
Italy 416,800
Portugal 184,111
Taiwan 162,566
India 121,689

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 £
Spain 302,085 126,499 -175,586
Italy 258,167 158,633 -99,534
Portugal 0 184,111 +184,111
Taiwan 115,709 46,857 -68,852
India 52,240 69,449 +17,209
China 69,854 50,286 -19,568
Turkey 6,342 43,359 +37,017
Lithuania 18,653 19,996 +1,343
Dominican Republic 18,834 16,055 -2,779
Netherlands 10,047 21,153 +11,106

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 8
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 5 6 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
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

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) 1,163,046
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,672
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) 606,163 556,883 -49,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 269,166 159,506 -109,660
Air transport 23,688 27,965 +4,277
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 594,776
Newhaven 178,102
Felixstowe 151,006
Southampton 144,022
London 129,405

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 387,249 207,527 -179,722
Newhaven 52,762 125,340 +72,578
Felixstowe 81,177 69,829 -11,348
Southampton 131,018 13,004 -118,014
London 26,787 102,618 +75,831
London Gateway Port 45,370 81,208 +35,838
Eurotunnel 66,361 25,561 -40,800
Immingham Docks 2,923 37,106 +34,183
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
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of paper and paper products 8
Manufacture of textiles 3
Human health activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 5
2025-10 5
2025-08 4
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 13
54m+ 7
Other 5
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 197,306
France 60,466
South Korea 22,055
Sweden 18,027
United States 16,252

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 100,886 96,420 -4,466
France 31,231 29,235 -1,996
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 5,208 -2,664
China 11,824 1,234 -10,590
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) 324,777
Air transport 78,435
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,240
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) 172,792 151,985 -20,807
Air transport 44,961 33,474 -11,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,457 15,783 +1,326
Other 21 1 -20

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 238,863
Immingham Docks 44,636
ZLC 37,941
Dover 30,235
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 131,691 107,172 -24,519
Immingham Docks 33,198 11,438 -21,760
ZLC 25,959 11,982 -13,977
Dover 0 30,235 +30,235
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 10,008 0 -10,008
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