Import/export HS code 600290: Various narrow knitted or crocheted fabrics

Other fabrics less than 30 cm wide, not covered under specific categories

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 £
Greece 99,631
China 94,144
India 80,950
Sri Lanka 53,513
United States 26,271

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 £
Greece 57,408 42,223 -15,185
China 22,473 71,671 +49,198
India 68,732 12,218 -56,514
Sri Lanka 20,621 32,892 +12,271
United States 26,271 0 -26,271
Taiwan 18,575 1,958 -16,617
Italy 1,130 18,850 +17,720
Denmark 3,869 13,580 +9,711
Germany 1,762 8,255 +6,493
Poland 6,021 0 -6,021

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 111,446
India 80,950
Greece 68,583
Sri Lanka 53,513
Germany 40,112

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 25,426 86,020 +60,594
India 68,732 12,218 -56,514
Greece 26,360 42,223 +15,863
Sri Lanka 20,621 32,892 +12,271
Germany 32,810 7,302 -25,508
Taiwan 18,575 7,423 -11,152
Mexico 14,999 0 -14,999
Italy 1,130 13,385 +12,255
United States 9,695 0 -9,695
United Kingdom 5,022 0 -5,022

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Inner London - East 3
Inner London - West 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Lancashire 1

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Norfolk 0 1 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 0 -1
West Midlands 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 263,234
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 100,755
Air transport 78,221
Other 2

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) 137,585 125,649 -11,936
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,264 48,491 -3,773
Air transport 39,882 38,339 -1,543
Other 2 0 -2

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 166,986
Dover 86,627
London Heathrow Airport 32,430
East Midlands Airport 30,484
Southampton 30,144

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 84,818 82,168 -2,650
Dover 50,065 36,562 -13,503
London Heathrow Airport 23,976 8,454 -15,522
East Midlands Airport 13,995 16,489 +2,494
Southampton 19,016 11,128 -7,888
Thamesport 17,794 8,330 -9,464
London Gateway Port 0 24,976 +24,976
Liverpool Docks 14,999 0 -14,999
Birmingham Airport 1,911 12,500 +10,589
Eurotunnel 999 7,074 +6,075

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 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other manufacturing 2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 1
2025-07 3
2025-06 3
2025-03 5
2025-02 2

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
0-1m 6
1m-15m 6
54m+ 5
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 £
Czechia 1,026,444
Ireland 700,795
Norway 649,682
Chile 579,344
France 490,459

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 £
Czechia 583,402 443,042 -140,360
Ireland 362,733 338,062 -24,671
Norway 319,038 330,644 +11,606
Chile 271,455 307,889 +36,434
France 280,642 209,817 -70,825
Sweden 205,962 239,612 +33,650
Italy 154,810 160,913 +6,103
Finland 139,793 153,787 +13,994
United States 149,249 136,361 -12,888
Spain 129,769 86,237 -43,532

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) 4,126,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,196,962
Air transport 192,411

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) 2,148,847 1,977,849 -170,998
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,135,845 1,061,117 -74,728
Air transport 108,078 84,333 -23,745

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,447,514
Immingham Docks 1,235,899
London Gateway Port 864,794
Holyhead 666,089
Portsmouth 306,507

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 1,309,984 1,137,530 -172,454
Immingham Docks 572,136 663,763 +91,627
London Gateway Port 477,957 386,837 -91,120
Holyhead 351,686 314,403 -37,283
Portsmouth 198,267 108,240 -90,027
Grangemouth Docks 160,506 64,592 -95,914
Southampton 66,028 154,048 +88,020
London 36,287 63,518 +27,231
London Heathrow Airport 34,195 60,299 +26,104
Liverpool Docks 31,094 46,268 +15,174

Quick facts

HS code: 600290

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

Description: Other fabrics less than 30 cm wide, not covered under specific categories