Import/export HS code 530919: Various flax fabrics

Woven flax fabrics that are neither unbleached nor bleached, including dyed or treated fabrics

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 £
Italy 8,837,786
Belgium 6,523,799
France 5,549,164
Turkey 4,587,887
India 3,952,851

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 4,575,909 4,261,877 -314,032
Belgium 3,128,374 3,395,425 +267,051
France 2,476,646 3,072,518 +595,872
Turkey 2,436,185 2,151,702 -284,483
India 1,920,345 2,032,506 +112,161
Thailand 1,884,685 1,956,638 +71,953
Lithuania 1,265,797 1,499,710 +233,913
United States 888,364 735,428 -152,936
Spain 623,824 669,724 +45,900
Netherlands 413,884 389,254 -24,630

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 12,621,591
Belgium 6,751,334
Turkey 4,899,037
India 4,192,532
Thailand 3,961,639

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 6,243,461 6,378,130 +134,669
Belgium 3,352,161 3,399,173 +47,012
Turkey 2,601,743 2,297,294 -304,449
India 2,080,276 2,112,256 +31,980
Thailand 1,942,996 2,018,643 +75,647
Lithuania 1,325,650 1,532,135 +206,485
France 626,501 973,486 +346,985
China 656,877 650,999 -5,878
Spain 513,000 542,688 +29,688
United States 407,381 359,367 -48,014

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 115
Inner London - East 23
Outer London - West and North West 16
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Lancashire 13

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 88 78 -10
Inner London - East 20 17 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 12 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 13 +2
Lancashire 9 10 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 9 8 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 9 6 -3
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Outer London - East and North East 5 10 +5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 5 -4

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) 20,021,287
Air transport 12,819,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,670,419
Other 634,634
Road transport 239,192

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) 10,013,930 10,007,357 -6,573
Air transport 6,304,709 6,514,959 +210,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,590,102 5,080,317 +490,215
Other 325,616 309,018 -16,598
Road transport 171,110 68,082 -103,028

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,836,103
Thamesport 5,070,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,398,298
Eurotunnel 4,131,328
East Midlands Airport 4,014,259

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 3,888,236 2,947,867 -940,369
Thamesport 2,257,605 2,812,822 +555,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,536,141 1,862,157 -673,984
Eurotunnel 1,920,179 2,211,149 +290,970
East Midlands Airport 1,753,130 2,261,129 +507,999
London 998,618 2,296,313 +1,297,695
London Heathrow Airport 1,450,928 1,433,375 -17,553
London Stansted Airport 1,433,751 1,125,969 -307,782
Manchester Airport 1,036,076 1,056,380 +20,304
London Gateway Port 805,649 1,003,035 +197,386

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 101
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 96
Manufacture of textiles 38
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 38
Manufacture of wearing apparel 20

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 86
2025-10 76
2025-09 60
2025-08 64
2025-07 81

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 156
0-1m 90
54m+ 34
15m-54m 31
Other 15

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 29,049,712
Netherlands 4,108,609
France 3,524,588
India 3,500,782
Germany 2,609,688

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 14,294,265 14,755,447 +461,182
Netherlands 1,901,686 2,206,923 +305,237
France 1,989,782 1,534,806 -454,976
India 2,008,209 1,492,573 -515,636
Germany 1,111,402 1,498,286 +386,884
Italy 843,452 755,671 -87,781
Spain 517,045 468,174 -48,871
Australia 474,370 446,550 -27,820
China 511,012 259,739 -251,273
Switzerland 397,968 357,193 -40,775

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 4,297,542
XU 459,375
Nicaragua 214,823
Poland 52,925
Czechia 41,537

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 1,285,656 3,011,886 +1,726,230
XU 459,375 0 -459,375
Nicaragua 214,823 0 -214,823
Poland 33,400 19,525 -13,875
Czechia 10,755 30,782 +20,027
France 367 31,696 +31,329
Ireland 8,844 9,290 +446
Italy 1,998 0 -1,998
China 0 1,985 +1,985

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 39,943,347
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,795,783
Other 5,120,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,582,313
Road transport 254,480

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 20,032,574 19,910,773 -121,801
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,111,668 3,684,115 -427,553
Other 2,015,218 3,105,164 +1,089,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,387,014 2,195,299 -191,715
Road transport 254,480 0 -254,480

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 12,089,507
London Stansted Airport 10,080,288
London Heathrow Airport 7,401,491
ZLC 7,095,441
000 5,120,382

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 6,885,405 5,204,102 -1,681,303
London Stansted Airport 4,414,725 5,665,563 +1,250,838
London Heathrow Airport 3,697,172 3,704,319 +7,147
ZLC 3,680,033 3,415,408 -264,625
000 2,015,218 3,105,164 +1,089,946
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,148,303 1,977,567 -170,736
Dover 1,258,309 1,355,007 +96,698
Belfast Port 1,394,938 672,871 -722,067
Manchester Airport 772,048 1,144,220 +372,172
Belfast Airport 773,429 741,505 -31,924

Quick facts

HS code: 530919

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics that are neither unbleached nor bleached, including dyed or treated fabrics