Import/export HS code 600192: Man-made fiber knitted fabrics

Knitted fabrics made from synthetic fibers, stretchy and versatile for many uses

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 £
China 13,916,489
Ireland 9,491,193
Turkey 2,945,474
Belgium 2,234,698
Spain 857,567

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 £
China 7,188,478 6,728,011 -460,467
Ireland 5,400,815 4,090,378 -1,310,437
Turkey 1,611,641 1,333,833 -277,808
Belgium 1,290,635 944,063 -346,572
Spain 439,232 418,335 -20,897
Germany 342,916 201,354 -141,562
South Korea 256,732 244,762 -11,970
India 276,467 172,878 -103,589
Italy 232,660 182,446 -50,214
Netherlands 158,048 158,159 +111

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 17,681,809
Turkey 2,793,802
Spain 858,015
South Korea 658,741
India 460,788

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 9,394,001 8,287,808 -1,106,193
Turkey 1,448,203 1,345,599 -102,604
Spain 441,630 416,385 -25,245
South Korea 326,880 331,861 +4,981
India 282,725 178,063 -104,662
Italy 216,797 165,662 -51,135
United States 12,642 80,069 +67,427
Belgium 49,033 27,990 -21,043
Germany 33,281 41,387 +8,106
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 44,790 13,050 -31,740

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 27
Greater Manchester 19
Inner London - West 19
West Midlands 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12

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 18 23 +5
Greater Manchester 14 13 -1
Inner London - West 10 15 +5
West Midlands 7 10 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 9 +1
Lancashire 9 10 +1
Inner London - East 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 5 +2

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) 10,907,024
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,675,990
Other 9,529,807
Air transport 1,679,369
Road transport 41,743

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) 6,037,909 4,869,115 -1,168,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,426,674 5,249,316 -177,358
Other 5,422,415 4,107,392 -1,315,023
Air transport 822,811 856,558 +33,747
Road transport 40,411 1,332 -39,079

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,153,434
000 9,529,807
Southampton 2,556,177
Dover 2,000,381
London Gateway Port 1,902,741

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 £
Felixstowe 5,897,109 4,256,325 -1,640,784
000 5,422,415 4,107,392 -1,315,023
Southampton 1,608,943 947,234 -661,709
Dover 1,087,475 912,906 -174,569
London Gateway Port 139,761 1,762,980 +1,623,219
ZLC 864,672 946,031 +81,359
Dover / Eurotunnel 606,318 397,672 -208,646
Eurotunnel 551,356 389,376 -161,980
Thamesport 384,021 274,631 -109,390
London Heathrow Airport 246,409 263,580 +17,171

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 76
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of furniture 24
Manufacture of textiles 23
Manufacture of wearing apparel 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 52
2025-10 48
2025-09 50
2025-08 42
2025-07 62

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 85
54m+ 36
0-1m 35
15m-54m 29
Other 12

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 £
Ireland 8,913,382
Morocco 1,120,217
Netherlands 929,821
Portugal 559,632
Lithuania 551,918

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 £
Ireland 4,636,265 4,277,117 -359,148
Morocco 354,572 765,645 +411,073
Netherlands 562,450 367,371 -195,079
Portugal 405,693 153,939 -251,754
Lithuania 267,730 284,188 +16,458
Germany 332,157 215,154 -117,003
France 309,345 185,402 -123,943
Poland 145,622 152,863 +7,241
South Africa 244,870 34,266 -210,604
Belgium 173,505 56,140 -117,365

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 7,998,323
China 398,119
Switzerland 36,795
XU 24,749
Nicaragua 39

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 4,342,383 3,655,940 -686,443
China 0 398,119 +398,119
Switzerland 17,129 19,666 +2,537
XU 7,407 17,342 +9,935
Nicaragua 0 39 +39

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,458,025
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,591,807
Air transport 897,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 430,129
Road transport 9,275

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 £
Other 4,366,919 4,091,106 -275,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,013,913 2,577,894 -436,019
Air transport 625,321 271,762 -353,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,042 150,087 -129,955
Road transport 9,275 0 -9,275

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,458,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,611,200
Portsmouth 836,256
Dover 542,515
London Heathrow Airport 382,827

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 £
000 4,366,919 4,091,106 -275,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,170,010 1,441,190 -728,820
Portsmouth 118,839 717,417 +598,578
Dover 345,556 196,959 -148,597
London Heathrow Airport 313,340 69,487 -243,853
Immingham Docks 239,720 117,551 -122,169
East Midlands Airport 201,866 102,826 -99,040
Holyhead 107,824 128,009 +20,185
Heysham 122,749 10,501 -112,248
Manchester Airport 36,734 36,313 -421

Quick facts

HS code: 600192

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

Description: Knitted fabrics made from synthetic fibers, stretchy and versatile for many uses