Import/export HS code 53091110: Unbleached flax fabrics

Woven flax fabrics in their natural color, without any bleaching treatment

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Belgium 2,438,416
Poland 782,913
China 737,345
Czechia 543,558
Italy 328,494

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 £
Belgium 1,169,755 1,268,661 +98,906
Poland 256,441 526,472 +270,031
China 133,084 604,261 +471,177
Czechia 316,328 227,230 -89,098
Italy 195,827 132,667 -63,160
Lithuania 152,161 136,864 -15,297
Spain 117,948 139,868 +21,920
France 136,186 53,423 -82,763
Turkey 92,184 86,441 -5,743
India 52,105 125,493 +73,388

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 £
Belgium 2,228,908
China 757,744
Lithuania 323,817
Italy 320,396
Spain 261,403

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 £
Belgium 1,054,815 1,174,093 +119,278
China 153,483 604,261 +450,778
Lithuania 166,220 157,597 -8,623
Italy 206,550 113,846 -92,704
Spain 121,535 139,868 +18,333
India 61,922 126,786 +64,864
Turkey 92,184 86,441 -5,743
France 75,227 47,836 -27,391
Germany 41,062 5,134 -35,928
Poland 15,412 12,760 -2,652

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Lancashire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3

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
Inner London - West 16 14 -2
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,836,556
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,714,119
Other 1,547,027
Air transport 916,544
Road transport 45,861

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 676,900 1,159,656 +482,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 816,762 897,357 +80,595
Other 684,266 862,761 +178,495
Air transport 522,806 393,738 -129,068
Road transport 0 45,861 +45,861

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,547,027
Thamesport 1,256,994
Eurotunnel 787,178
Dover 581,301
Belfast Port 457,310

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 £
000 684,266 862,761 +178,495
Thamesport 605,698 651,296 +45,598
Eurotunnel 231,091 556,087 +324,996
Dover 393,798 187,503 -206,295
Belfast Port 2,774 454,536 +451,762
Birmingham Airport 235,215 106,653 -128,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,295 110,991 +10,696
London Heathrow Airport 56,156 130,296 +74,140
Manchester Airport 93,799 87,876 -5,923
East Midlands Airport 96,770 21,314 -75,456

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 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of textiles 14
Manufacture of furniture 3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 14
2025-09 15
2025-08 8
2025-07 15

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 37
0-1m 12
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
Other 4

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 3,548,634
China 423,982
India 252,871
France 215,855
Netherlands 145,432

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 1,557,126 1,991,508 +434,382
China 3,233 420,749 +417,516
India 123,332 129,539 +6,207
France 75,240 140,615 +65,375
Netherlands 61,781 83,651 +21,870
Italy 65,078 39,961 -25,117
Germany 45,479 47,228 +1,749
Australia 35,511 42,999 +7,488
Japan 24,194 36,238 +12,044
South Korea 56,376 0 -56,376

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 £
XU 95,498
XI 37,020
China 15,008
Czechia 11,381
Poland 10,940

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 £
XU 95,498 0 -95,498
XI 0 37,020 +37,020
China 15,008 0 -15,008
Czechia 10,314 1,067 -9,247
Poland 4,109 6,831 +2,722
Ireland 59 0 -59

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 4,795,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 315,068
Other 169,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 138,101
Road transport 24,515

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 £
Air transport 1,910,860 2,885,095 +974,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 112,836 202,232 +89,396
Other 124,988 44,918 -80,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 101,313 36,788 -64,525
Road transport 4,145 20,370 +16,225

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,433,382
ZLC 1,296,053
London Stansted Airport 1,044,906
London Heathrow Airport 551,886
Belfast Airport 455,719

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 £
East Midlands Airport 686,151 747,231 +61,080
ZLC 817,367 478,686 -338,681
London Stansted Airport 179,950 864,956 +685,006
London Heathrow Airport 185,509 366,377 +180,868
Belfast Airport 36,325 419,394 +383,069
Belfast Port 123,066 161,787 +38,721
000 124,988 44,918 -80,070
Southampton 22,047 37,085 +15,038
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,502 26,989 +1,487
Dover 17,256 8,405 -8,851

Quick facts

HS code: 53091110

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics in their natural color, without any bleaching treatment