Import/export HS code 60059090: Various warp knit fabrics (not wool or animal hair)

Fabrics made from synthetic or other materials, used in various textile applications

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  • 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 £
Portugal 1,676,535
Finland 1,324,640
India 316,974
Germany 166,780
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 134,676

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 £
Portugal 716,839 959,696 +242,857
Finland 708,877 615,763 -93,114
India 164,660 152,314 -12,346
Germany 91,324 75,456 -15,868
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 134,676 +134,676
China 80,048 42,930 -37,118
Spain 52,280 30,685 -21,595
Netherlands 52,040 19,650 -32,390
United States 52,911 0 -52,911
Slovakia 23,648 27,200 +3,552

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 £
Portugal 1,682,997
Finland 1,457,168
India 316,974
Germany 171,562
China 127,053

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 £
Portugal 715,601 967,396 +251,795
Finland 708,877 748,291 +39,414
India 164,660 152,314 -12,346
Germany 91,206 80,356 -10,850
China 82,923 44,130 -38,793
Sweden 45,401 38,351 -7,050
Spain 52,280 30,685 -21,595
Slovakia 45,837 27,200 -18,637
United States 52,911 0 -52,911
Australia 0 45,882 +45,882

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 8
West Yorkshire 4
Merseyside 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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 6 2 -4
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Merseyside 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 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) 2,150,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,825,244
Air transport 200,724
Other 256

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) 1,012,209 1,138,117 +125,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 881,245 943,999 +62,754
Air transport 110,142 90,582 -19,560
Other 256 0 -256

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 1,726,122
Hull 499,670
Southampton 328,164
Immingham Docks 282,065
Medway 273,268

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 £
London 455,814 1,270,308 +814,494
Hull 499,670 0 -499,670
Southampton 177,754 150,410 -27,344
Immingham Docks 231,396 50,669 -180,727
Medway 0 273,268 +273,268
Dover 120,187 78,556 -41,631
Middlesbrough 175,640 0 -175,640
Liverpool Docks 28,056 121,352 +93,296
East Midlands Airport 96,430 26,387 -70,043
Felixstowe 62,280 40,891 -21,389

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 7
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 4
Manufacture of furniture 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
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 27
0-1m 10
15m-54m 5
54m+ 4
Other 4

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 £
United States 2,169,224
Australia 306,915
Spain 183,766
Morocco 158,854
Denmark 132,023

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 £
United States 2,007,343 161,881 -1,845,462
Australia 197,187 109,728 -87,459
Spain 118,242 65,524 -52,718
Morocco 52,197 106,657 +54,460
Denmark 132,023 0 -132,023
Germany 123,663 0 -123,663
Norway 48,944 65,267 +16,323
Netherlands 63,764 16,686 -47,078
Ireland 57,684 16,554 -41,130
South Africa 54,069 1,672 -52,397

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,993,114
Air transport 926,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 789,147

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,797,186 195,928 -1,601,258
Air transport 767,921 159,048 -608,873
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 500,906 288,241 -212,665

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,278,817
London Heathrow Airport 541,584
Dover / Eurotunnel 439,259
Immingham Docks 308,739
Liverpool Docks 269,799

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 £
London Gateway Port 1,169,089 109,728 -1,059,361
London Heathrow Airport 515,787 25,797 -489,990
Dover / Eurotunnel 328,391 110,868 -217,523
Immingham Docks 268,734 40,005 -228,729
Liverpool Docks 259,916 9,883 -250,033
Southampton 139,729 76,317 -63,412
Portsmouth 0 111,464 +111,464
London Stansted Airport 91,471 10,951 -80,520
East Midlands Airport 44,330 53,461 +9,131
Manchester Airport 48,642 34,451 -14,191

Quick facts

HS code: 60059090

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

Description: Fabrics made from synthetic or other materials, used in various textile applications