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 102,395
China 95,131
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 51,749 50,646 -1,103
China 22,473 72,658 +50,185
India 68,732 12,218 -56,514
Sri Lanka 20,621 32,892 +12,271
United States 26,271 0 -26,271
Italy 2,197 20,065 +17,868
Taiwan 18,575 1,958 -16,617
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 19,616 +19,616
Denmark 3,869 13,580 +9,711
Germany 1,762 8,255 +6,493

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 132,053
India 80,950
Greece 71,347
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 25,426 106,627 +81,201
India 68,732 12,218 -56,514
Greece 20,701 50,646 +29,945
Sri Lanka 20,621 32,892 +12,271
Germany 32,810 7,302 -25,508
Taiwan 18,575 7,423 -11,152
Italy 2,197 14,600 +12,403
Mexico 14,999 0 -14,999
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 1 +0
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) 283,841
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,519
Air transport 80,503
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) 137,585 146,256 +8,671
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,605 56,914 +10,309
Air transport 43,119 37,384 -5,735
Other 2 0 -2

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 186,241
Dover 89,391
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 84,818 101,423 +16,605
Dover 44,406 44,985 +579
London Heathrow Airport 25,043 7,387 -17,656
East Midlands Airport 13,995 16,489 +2,494
Southampton 19,016 11,128 -7,888
Thamesport 17,794 9,682 -8,112
London Gateway Port 0 24,976 +24,976
Birmingham Airport 4,081 12,612 +8,531
Liverpool Docks 14,999 0 -14,999
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
2026-01 2
2025-09 1
2025-07 3
2025-06 3
2025-03 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
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 1,073,414
Ireland 692,159
Norway 661,973
Chile 628,066
France 484,302

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 587,688 485,726 -101,962
Ireland 386,100 306,059 -80,041
Norway 331,574 330,399 -1,175
Chile 297,041 331,025 +33,984
France 272,343 211,959 -60,384
Sweden 225,396 219,723 -5,673
Italy 148,287 169,746 +21,459
Finland 139,793 153,787 +13,994
United States 149,249 136,361 -12,888
Denmark 80,901 109,932 +29,031

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) 4,140,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,236,372
Air transport 184,683

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) 2,180,465 1,960,254 -220,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,126,709 1,109,663 -17,046
Air transport 105,707 78,976 -26,731

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,445,149
Immingham Docks 1,248,843
London Gateway Port 889,305
Holyhead 658,776
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 1,284,185 1,160,964 -123,221
Immingham Docks 605,214 643,629 +38,415
London Gateway Port 460,951 428,354 -32,597
Holyhead 357,532 301,244 -56,288
Portsmouth 198,267 108,240 -90,027
Grangemouth Docks 169,133 82,729 -86,404
Southampton 66,028 154,048 +88,020
London 36,287 63,518 +27,231
London Heathrow Airport 41,305 51,392 +10,087
Liverpool Docks 33,105 44,257 +11,152

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