Import/export HS code 6002: Narrow knitted or crocheted fabrics with stretchy yarn

Fabrics less than 30 cm wide, made with stretchy yarn or rubber thread, containing at least 5% elastomeric material

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 257,927
France 227,661
Portugal 169,884
Germany 165,781
India 133,665

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 116,854 141,073 +24,219
France 159,743 67,918 -91,825
Portugal 83,469 86,415 +2,946
Germany 72,664 93,117 +20,453
India 117,330 16,335 -100,995
Greece 57,408 42,223 -15,185
Sri Lanka 22,006 51,938 +29,932
United States 38,389 0 -38,389
Italy 5,503 25,849 +20,346
Denmark 3,869 17,182 +13,313

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 350,993
France 252,260
Portugal 169,884
Austria 135,070
India 91,046

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 180,598 170,395 -10,203
France 157,966 94,294 -63,672
Portugal 83,469 86,415 +2,946
Austria 63,801 71,269 +7,468
India 74,711 16,335 -58,376
Sri Lanka 22,006 51,938 +29,932
Greece 26,360 42,223 +15,863
Germany 39,911 7,302 -32,609
Taiwan 18,575 7,423 -11,152
Italy 5,503 20,384 +14,881

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Lancashire 4
Inner London - East 3
West Midlands 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 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 0 -3
Merseyside 0 2 +2
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1

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) 652,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 492,778
Air transport 178,539
Other 6

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) 342,297 309,878 -32,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 275,579 217,199 -58,380
Air transport 119,076 59,463 -59,613
Other 2 4 +2

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 363,931
Eurotunnel 250,153
Dover 228,130
London 125,545
East Midlands Airport 96,919

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 212,566 151,365 -61,201
Eurotunnel 174,686 75,467 -99,219
Dover 95,674 132,456 +36,782
London 46,481 79,064 +32,583
East Midlands Airport 65,568 31,351 -34,217
London Heathrow Airport 50,551 11,114 -39,437
Thamesport 22,741 11,822 -10,919
London Gateway Port 5,299 27,246 +21,947
Southampton 19,016 11,128 -7,888
Newhaven 0 28,381 +28,381

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 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of textiles 6
Other manufacturing 4
Manufacture of wearing apparel 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 3
2025-09 1
2025-08 4
2025-07 5

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 16
54m+ 12
0-1m 9
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
Australia 1,517,127
Czechia 1,026,444
Germany 920,310
Costa Rica 870,287
Ireland 736,235

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 £
Australia 491,642 1,025,485 +533,843
Czechia 583,402 443,042 -140,360
Germany 421,777 498,533 +76,756
Costa Rica 439,416 430,871 -8,545
Ireland 363,656 372,579 +8,923
Chile 370,881 307,889 -62,992
France 364,750 298,912 -65,838
Norway 319,038 330,644 +11,606
Italy 265,650 241,554 -24,096
Sweden 205,962 239,612 +33,650

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,462,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,167,694
Air transport 999,602

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,772,000 2,690,534 -81,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,234,098 1,933,596 -300,502
Air transport 233,700 765,902 +532,202

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,688,460
London Gateway Port 2,286,180
Immingham Docks 1,265,356
London Heathrow Airport 746,965
Holyhead 700,606

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,880,211 1,808,249 -71,962
London Gateway Port 1,370,199 915,981 -454,218
Immingham Docks 601,593 663,763 +62,170
London Heathrow Airport 89,123 657,842 +568,719
Holyhead 351,686 348,920 -2,766
Southampton 66,028 458,656 +392,628
Grangemouth Docks 259,932 64,592 -195,340
Portsmouth 202,838 109,353 -93,485
East Midlands Airport 72,409 84,841 +12,432
Dover 30,472 94,688 +64,216

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6002

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

Description: Fabrics less than 30 cm wide, made with stretchy yarn or rubber thread, containing at least 5% elastomeric material