Import/export HS code 600410: Stretchy fabrics with elastomeric yarn

Knitted or crocheted fabrics containing 5% or more elastomeric yarn, perfect for sportswear and stretchy clothing

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 13,202,180
South Korea 10,729,309
Italy 4,993,862
Germany 1,359,672
Viet Nam 1,293,232

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 8,002,419 5,199,761 -2,802,658
South Korea 6,017,577 4,711,732 -1,305,845
Italy 2,578,313 2,415,549 -162,764
Germany 722,373 637,299 -85,074
Viet Nam 526,210 767,022 +240,812
Turkey 627,459 625,455 -2,004
India 284,594 382,362 +97,768
Netherlands 260,241 184,160 -76,081
France 126,451 216,891 +90,440
United States 97,152 62,531 -34,621

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 12,620,522
South Korea 11,125,396
Italy 4,131,397
Turkey 1,840,399
Viet Nam 1,781,839

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 7,981,115 4,639,407 -3,341,708
South Korea 6,207,059 4,918,337 -1,288,722
Italy 2,272,407 1,858,990 -413,417
Turkey 983,353 857,046 -126,307
Viet Nam 518,493 1,263,346 +744,853
Germany 668,481 654,977 -13,504
Ethiopia 405,797 556,762 +150,965
India 284,594 382,362 +97,768
Poland 94,864 107,751 +12,887
France 67,874 90,015 +22,141

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 38
Outer London - West and North West 21
Inner London - East 18
Greater Manchester 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14

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 21 24 +3
Outer London - West and North West 13 12 -1
Inner London - East 17 14 -3
Greater Manchester 9 14 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 13 +7
Lancashire 7 6 -1
West Midlands 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Outer London - East and North East 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) 24,563,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,287,885
Air transport 2,193,529
Road transport 626,014

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) 14,059,271 10,504,487 -3,554,784
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,432,025 3,855,860 -576,165
Air transport 1,174,462 1,019,067 -155,395
Road transport 363,948 262,066 -101,882

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,905,605
Southampton 6,188,683
Dover 4,496,200
London Gateway Port 2,886,580
London Heathrow Airport 1,070,292

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 10,437,390 5,468,215 -4,969,175
Southampton 3,452,982 2,735,701 -717,281
Dover 2,185,723 2,310,477 +124,754
London Gateway Port 546,410 2,340,170 +1,793,760
London Heathrow Airport 636,308 433,984 -202,324
Eurotunnel 422,109 441,594 +19,485
Thamesport 520,283 258,664 -261,619
ZLC 388,740 289,494 -99,246
London 327,706 256,359 -71,347
Dover / Eurotunnel 211,897 246,821 +34,924

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 72
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Manufacture of wearing apparel 41
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 30
2025-10 40
2025-09 38
2025-08 35
2025-07 34

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 99
0-1m 59
54m+ 29
Other 13
15m-54m 7

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 £
Morocco 3,845,737
Tunisia 1,524,187
Romania 1,184,018
Sri Lanka 464,206
Viet Nam 461,557

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 £
Morocco 2,133,028 1,712,709 -420,319
Tunisia 838,383 685,804 -152,579
Romania 715,267 468,751 -246,516
Sri Lanka 245,123 219,083 -26,040
Viet Nam 436,145 25,412 -410,733
Germany 154,355 205,726 +51,371
France 119,287 138,991 +19,704
Poland 130,590 108,765 -21,825
South Korea 223,739 1,048 -222,691
Bulgaria 127,331 79,631 -47,700

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 1,113

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 0 1,113 +1,113

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) 7,317,679
Air transport 2,384,201
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 684,567
Road transport 3,779
Other 1,113

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) 4,076,733 3,240,946 -835,787
Air transport 1,366,132 1,018,069 -348,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 595,201 89,366 -505,835
Road transport 3,779 0 -3,779
Other 0 1,113 +1,113

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,866,889
Portsmouth 2,492,748
East Midlands Airport 1,382,771
London Heathrow Airport 649,036
Manchester Airport 234,839

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 2,997,932 1,868,957 -1,128,975
Portsmouth 1,197,766 1,294,982 +97,216
East Midlands Airport 682,615 700,156 +17,541
London Heathrow Airport 517,417 131,619 -385,798
Manchester Airport 95,026 139,813 +44,787
Southampton 201,880 21,163 -180,717
London Gateway Port 137,433 54,531 -82,902
Dover 109,315 69,572 -39,743
London Stansted Airport 24,668 34,679 +10,011
ZLC 50,185 7,565 -42,620

Quick facts

HS code: 600410

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

Description: Knitted or crocheted fabrics containing 5% or more elastomeric yarn, perfect for sportswear and stretchy clothing