Import/export HS code 53091190: Bleached flax fabrics

Woven flax fabrics that have been treated to lighten their color

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 3,644,958
China 1,482,091
Netherlands 767,970
Turkey 624,446
United States 524,122

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 1,663,089 1,981,869 +318,780
China 1,377,709 104,382 -1,273,327
Netherlands 476,198 291,772 -184,426
Turkey 314,896 309,550 -5,346
United States 197,404 326,718 +129,314
Italy 249,316 207,700 -41,616
France 106,210 88,863 -17,347
Lithuania 99,232 88,664 -10,568
Spain 64,401 47,628 -16,773
Malta 101,773 0 -101,773

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 4,022,153
China 2,309,262
Turkey 630,389
Italy 460,468
United States 171,611

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 1,900,816 2,121,337 +220,521
China 1,871,760 437,502 -1,434,258
Turkey 316,403 313,986 -2,417
Italy 251,766 208,702 -43,064
United States 47,392 124,219 +76,827
Lithuania 80,302 48,730 -31,572
Germany 50,407 66,834 +16,427
Chile 78,954 35,079 -43,875
Spain 55,241 41,968 -13,273
India 43,416 35,938 -7,478

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 31
Inner London - East 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4

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 26 23 -3
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Outer London - South 2 3 +1

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) 4,072,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,095,604
Air transport 1,298,402
Road transport 71,885
Other 24,992

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) 2,767,218 1,305,368 -1,461,850
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,418,217 1,677,387 +259,170
Air transport 674,195 624,207 -49,988
Road transport 71,885 0 -71,885
Other 11,418 13,574 +2,156

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 2,106,055
Eurotunnel 1,465,194
Belfast Port 1,361,303
Dover 987,903
East Midlands Airport 414,093

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 £
Thamesport 1,013,237 1,092,818 +79,581
Eurotunnel 539,497 925,697 +386,200
Belfast Port 1,348,359 12,944 -1,335,415
Dover 514,398 473,505 -40,893
East Midlands Airport 201,120 212,973 +11,853
Immingham Docks 275,688 62,512 -213,176
Birmingham Airport 201,834 130,167 -71,667
London Stansted Airport 121,722 137,824 +16,102
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,668 54,810 -87,858
London Gateway Port 71,617 99,295 +27,678

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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of textiles 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 28
2025-10 26
2025-09 25
2025-08 18

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 50
0-1m 17
54m+ 14
15m-54m 10
Other 5

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 3,805,848
India 1,438,943
Netherlands 317,764
France 291,653
Australia 146,460

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 1,385,561 2,420,287 +1,034,726
India 1,035,227 403,716 -631,511
Netherlands 157,169 160,595 +3,426
France 161,612 130,041 -31,571
Australia 66,031 80,429 +14,398
Italy 70,433 70,283 -150
Dominican Republic 54,938 77,210 +22,272
Spain 54,488 53,278 -1,210
Germany 57,434 49,549 -7,885
Romania 74,098 23,978 -50,120

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 £
XI 35,382
Poland 8,697
Czechia 371

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 £
XI 1,172 34,210 +33,038
Poland 8,697 0 -8,697
Czechia 369 2 -367

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 5,097,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,699,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 630,226
Other 78,701
Road transport 4,472

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 2,180,723 2,917,211 +736,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 985,533 714,337 -271,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 407,340 222,886 -184,454
Other 44,489 34,212 -10,277
Road transport 4,472 0 -4,472

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,695,967
East Midlands Airport 1,322,098
London Heathrow Airport 1,045,042
Belfast Port 903,327
London Stansted Airport 535,117

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 £
ZLC 636,748 1,059,219 +422,471
East Midlands Airport 677,587 644,511 -33,076
London Heathrow Airport 514,478 530,564 +16,086
Belfast Port 622,711 280,616 -342,095
London Stansted Airport 178,647 356,470 +177,823
London Gateway Port 355,301 85,593 -269,708
Southampton 106,713 199,907 +93,194
Dover / Eurotunnel 183,037 115,150 -67,887
Manchester Airport 124,302 130,188 +5,886
Belfast Airport 50,686 188,216 +137,530

Quick facts

HS code: 53091190

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics that have been treated to lighten their color