Import/export HS code 530921: Unbleached or bleached flax fabrics (other types)

Woven flax fabrics that are either unbleached or bleached, with specific properties or finishes

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 598,750
Chile 192,655
Turkey 174,862
Italy 147,987
India 145,563

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 339,026 259,724 -79,302
Chile 101,187 91,468 -9,719
Turkey 80,094 94,768 +14,674
Italy 48,181 99,806 +51,625
India 81,226 64,337 -16,889
United States 72,401 47,868 -24,533
France 100,362 17,633 -82,729
Spain 13,594 69,801 +56,207
Czechia 6,003 73,024 +67,021
Pakistan 13,873 48,378 +34,505

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 £
China 415,956
Belgium 355,625
Chile 194,556
Italy 192,615
Turkey 189,771

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 £
China 256,173 159,783 -96,390
Belgium 213,092 142,533 -70,559
Chile 102,109 92,447 -9,662
Italy 69,897 122,718 +52,821
Turkey 83,807 105,964 +22,157
India 81,226 67,298 -13,928
Spain 13,594 57,835 +44,241
United Kingdom 38,015 25,031 -12,984
Pakistan 13,873 48,378 +34,505
United States 15,609 15,271 -338

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Lancashire 3
West Yorkshire 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 9 16 +7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +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) 688,170
Air transport 655,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 383,734
Road transport 86,089
Other 73,740

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) 327,728 360,442 +32,714
Air transport 321,821 334,083 +12,262
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 219,855 163,879 -55,976
Road transport 51,141 34,948 -16,193
Other 5,534 68,206 +62,672

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 332,020
Thamesport 229,185
London Heathrow Airport 186,568
Manchester Airport 182,679
London Stansted Airport 154,514

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 £
ZLC 169,148 162,872 -6,276
Thamesport 152,816 76,369 -76,447
London Heathrow Airport 74,441 112,127 +37,686
Manchester Airport 107,105 75,574 -31,531
London Stansted Airport 86,487 68,027 -18,460
Dover 102,113 39,537 -62,576
Eurotunnel 42,026 96,217 +54,191
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,514 53,401 +5,887
London Gateway Port 14,563 81,307 +66,744
000 5,534 68,206 +62,672

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 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of textiles 11
Manufacture of furniture 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 14
2025-09 12
2025-08 13
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 25
0-1m 10
54m+ 8
15m-54m 5
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 2,696,004
France 416,051
Italy 121,891
Latvia 66,265
Australia 65,518

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 1,130,979 1,565,025 +434,046
France 333,254 82,797 -250,457
Italy 64,177 57,714 -6,463
Latvia 26,249 40,016 +13,767
Australia 20,345 45,173 +24,828
Netherlands 31,272 15,635 -15,637
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 33,115 8,613 -24,502
Switzerland 21,899 13,638 -8,261
Germany 12,163 19,670 +7,507
Denmark 21,097 0 -21,097

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 840
XI 113

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 840 0 -840
XI 0 113 +113

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 3,242,188
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 297,491
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 255,073
Other 953

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 1,556,597 1,685,591 +128,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,830 170,661 +43,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 175,962 79,111 -96,851
Other 840 113 -727

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,501,023
ZLC 711,447
London Heathrow Airport 486,429
London Stansted Airport 437,912
Dover / Eurotunnel 166,959

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 651,792 849,231 +197,439
ZLC 570,833 140,614 -430,219
London Heathrow Airport 93,188 393,241 +300,053
London Stansted Airport 156,478 281,434 +124,956
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,677 49,282 -68,395
London Gateway Port 126,830 2,313 -124,517
Southampton 0 84,805 +84,805
Liverpool Docks 0 83,543 +83,543
Dover 49,909 23,432 -26,477
Manchester Airport 51,527 7,495 -44,032

Quick facts

HS code: 530921

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics that are either unbleached or bleached, with specific properties or finishes