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 12,932,736
South Korea 10,639,820
Italy 5,094,464
Germany 1,343,643
Turkey 1,222,356

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 7,962,600 4,970,136 -2,992,464
South Korea 6,139,182 4,500,638 -1,638,544
Italy 2,606,162 2,488,302 -117,860
Germany 774,292 569,351 -204,941
Turkey 619,323 603,033 -16,290
Viet Nam 636,420 561,574 -74,846
India 403,841 262,222 -141,619
Netherlands 270,525 203,404 -67,121
France 130,261 219,361 +89,100
United States 120,818 41,968 -78,850

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 12,314,906
South Korea 11,082,969
Italy 4,148,884
Turkey 1,821,156
Viet Nam 1,686,601

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 7,938,507 4,376,399 -3,562,108
South Korea 6,434,116 4,648,853 -1,785,263
Italy 2,231,493 1,917,391 -314,102
Turkey 975,949 845,207 -130,742
Viet Nam 521,681 1,164,920 +643,239
Germany 748,330 578,188 -170,142
Ethiopia 479,035 555,064 +76,029
India 403,841 262,222 -141,619
Poland 91,550 107,751 +16,201
France 74,007 91,024 +17,017

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 37
Outer London - West and North West 21
Inner London - East 18
Greater Manchester 15
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 20 24 +4
Outer London - West and North West 14 12 -2
Inner London - East 16 14 -2
Greater Manchester 10 15 +5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 13 +7
Lancashire 8 6 -2
West Midlands 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 6 +0
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) 24,083,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,368,855
Air transport 2,214,882
Road transport 611,352

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) 14,296,364 9,787,179 -4,509,185
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,605,480 3,763,375 -842,105
Air transport 1,166,257 1,048,625 -117,632
Road transport 337,974 273,378 -64,596

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 15,352,944
Southampton 6,056,431
Dover 4,630,164
London Gateway Port 3,067,949
London Heathrow Airport 1,056,572

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 10,554,935 4,798,009 -5,756,926
Southampton 3,507,773 2,548,658 -959,115
Dover 2,219,149 2,411,015 +191,866
London Gateway Port 679,446 2,388,503 +1,709,057
London Heathrow Airport 625,397 431,175 -194,222
Eurotunnel 489,960 337,682 -152,278
Thamesport 484,698 292,041 -192,657
ZLC 364,733 286,657 -78,076
London 339,489 257,305 -82,184
Dover / Eurotunnel 216,319 226,549 +10,230

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 60
Manufacture of wearing apparel 40
Manufacture of textiles 12
Other manufacturing 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 30
2025-10 40
2025-09 38
2025-08 35

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 98
0-1m 60
54m+ 30
Other 12
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 3,818,317
Tunisia 1,515,907
Romania 1,095,227
Viet Nam 454,986
Sri Lanka 441,982

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 1,991,420 1,826,897 -164,523
Tunisia 793,460 722,447 -71,013
Romania 699,442 395,785 -303,657
Viet Nam 429,574 25,412 -404,162
Sri Lanka 220,716 221,266 +550
Germany 155,084 205,787 +50,703
Poland 142,146 124,454 -17,692
France 117,023 145,067 +28,044
South Korea 223,739 1,048 -222,691
Bulgaria 131,788 75,307 -56,481

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) 7,265,956
Air transport 2,365,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 620,669
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) 3,937,194 3,328,762 -608,432
Air transport 1,307,889 1,057,826 -250,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 524,988 95,681 -429,307
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 4,714,040
Portsmouth 2,517,413
East Midlands Airport 1,392,609
London Heathrow Airport 670,737
Southampton 223,043

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 2,833,443 1,880,597 -952,846
Portsmouth 1,136,415 1,380,998 +244,583
East Midlands Airport 681,649 710,960 +29,311
London Heathrow Airport 511,367 159,370 -351,997
Southampton 201,880 21,163 -180,717
Manchester Airport 62,059 139,813 +77,754
London Gateway Port 141,861 50,103 -91,758
Dover 120,975 59,732 -61,243
London Stansted Airport 27,967 37,616 +9,649
ZLC 26,891 7,565 -19,326

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