Import/export HS code 6006: Knitted or crocheted fabrics

Various types of knitted or crocheted fabrics made from different materials like wool, cotton, or synthetic fibers

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* 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 25,429,789
Turkey 20,483,459
Italy 5,047,038
Pakistan 3,695,699
Germany 3,691,195

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 12,617,199 12,812,590 +195,391
Turkey 10,452,500 10,030,959 -421,541
Italy 2,776,552 2,270,486 -506,066
Pakistan 2,507,357 1,188,342 -1,319,015
Germany 1,718,128 1,973,067 +254,939
France 2,248,752 1,361,084 -887,668
Portugal 1,746,055 1,222,536 -523,519
Belgium 1,393,925 1,330,432 -63,493
South Korea 1,730,832 583,074 -1,147,758
Netherlands 1,077,995 863,096 -214,899

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 26,679,803
Turkey 21,672,675
Italy 4,465,008
Pakistan 3,706,097
Germany 3,495,409

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 14,032,640 12,647,163 -1,385,477
Turkey 11,139,684 10,532,991 -606,693
Italy 2,534,524 1,930,484 -604,040
Pakistan 2,512,312 1,193,785 -1,318,527
Germany 1,619,423 1,875,986 +256,563
France 1,882,998 1,024,944 -858,054
South Korea 1,827,269 594,304 -1,232,965
Viet Nam 112,787 2,286,388 +2,173,601
Portugal 1,295,371 1,045,837 -249,534
Belgium 1,098,732 937,567 -161,165

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 108
West Yorkshire 60
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 43
Greater Manchester 41
West Midlands 36

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 74 63 -11
West Yorkshire 44 47 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 34 26 -8
Greater Manchester 32 27 -5
West Midlands 23 30 +7
Inner London - East 23 27 +4
Outer London - West and North West 27 16 -11
Lancashire 22 23 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 17 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 19 +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) 44,041,634
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,845,883
Air transport 6,449,762
Road transport 1,655,953
Other 168,923

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) 22,398,981 21,642,653 -756,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,207,640 12,638,243 -2,569,397
Air transport 3,472,832 2,976,930 -495,902
Road transport 827,723 828,230 +507
Other 68,604 100,319 +31,715

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 25,008,122
ZLC 10,289,275
Southampton 8,798,259
Dover 8,693,010
London Gateway Port 8,011,816

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 14,134,712 10,873,410 -3,261,302
ZLC 5,196,419 5,092,856 -103,563
Southampton 4,375,966 4,422,293 +46,327
Dover 4,456,714 4,236,296 -220,418
London Gateway Port 2,801,543 5,210,273 +2,408,730
Eurotunnel 3,132,848 1,875,994 -1,256,854
London Heathrow Airport 996,560 791,373 -205,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 879,736 830,143 -49,593
Thamesport 1,015,658 524,070 -491,588
London Stansted Airport 793,951 623,359 -170,592

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 189
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 183
Manufacture of textiles 80
Manufacture of wearing apparel 75
Manufacture of furniture 54

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 107
2025-10 114
2025-09 105
2025-08 125
2025-07 124

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 320
0-1m 146
54m+ 96
15m-54m 58
Other 34

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 12,340,204
Canada 5,181,082
United States 5,144,035
Romania 2,191,651
Indonesia 1,687,576

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 6,069,096 6,271,108 +202,012
Canada 3,580,278 1,600,804 -1,979,474
United States 3,931,380 1,212,655 -2,718,725
Romania 1,158,604 1,033,047 -125,557
Indonesia 1,024,755 662,821 -361,934
Bulgaria 650,787 722,345 +71,558
United Arab Emirates 561,950 714,215 +152,265
France 572,474 558,120 -14,354
Germany 620,485 490,593 -129,892
China 533,596 526,374 -7,222

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 5,327
India 112
Turkey 2

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 2,808 2,519 -289
India 35 77 +42
Turkey 2 0 -2

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) 21,915,109
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,886,995
Air transport 7,907,623
Road transport 38,145
Other 5,441

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) 10,265,276 11,649,833 +1,384,557
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,783,907 3,103,088 -5,680,819
Air transport 4,286,388 3,621,235 -665,153
Road transport 38,145 0 -38,145
Other 2,845 2,596 -249

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,395,426
Portsmouth 8,547,210
Liverpool Docks 5,038,875
Manchester Airport 2,762,042
London Gateway Port 2,628,877

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 6,146,012 6,249,414 +103,402
Portsmouth 4,324,858 4,222,352 -102,506
Liverpool Docks 4,054,345 984,530 -3,069,815
Manchester Airport 1,412,681 1,349,361 -63,320
London Gateway Port 1,299,599 1,329,278 +29,679
East Midlands Airport 1,590,212 827,524 -762,688
London Heathrow Airport 552,765 949,376 +396,611
Southampton 879,741 590,001 -289,740
Dover 456,192 583,973 +127,781
Felixstowe 839,695 145,762 -693,933

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6006

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

Description: Various types of knitted or crocheted fabrics made from different materials like wool, cotton, or synthetic fibers