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 25,379,562
Turkey 20,219,507
Italy 4,840,844
Germany 3,798,573
Pakistan 3,763,676

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 £
China 12,832,297 12,547,265 -285,032
Turkey 10,464,167 9,755,340 -708,827
Italy 2,613,226 2,227,618 -385,608
Germany 1,949,566 1,849,007 -100,559
Pakistan 2,813,326 950,350 -1,862,976
France 2,165,727 1,309,813 -855,914
Portugal 1,603,337 1,253,517 -349,820
Belgium 1,448,934 1,360,116 -88,818
South Korea 1,631,668 579,046 -1,052,622
Netherlands 1,069,979 900,582 -169,397

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 26,559,574
Turkey 21,508,565
Italy 4,286,219
Pakistan 3,774,074
Germany 3,590,571

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 14,197,274 12,362,300 -1,834,974
Turkey 11,229,660 10,278,905 -950,755
Italy 2,370,367 1,915,852 -454,515
Pakistan 2,818,281 955,793 -1,862,488
Germany 1,847,984 1,742,587 -105,397
France 1,812,924 988,612 -824,312
Viet Nam 112,787 2,572,163 +2,459,376
South Korea 1,725,512 594,674 -1,130,838
Portugal 1,139,387 1,094,307 -45,080
Belgium 1,112,599 940,722 -171,877

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
Greater Manchester 44
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 41
Outer London - West and North West 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 76 62 -14
West Yorkshire 45 46 +1
Greater Manchester 34 29 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33 25 -8
Outer London - West and North West 28 17 -11
West Midlands 26 28 +2
Inner London - East 22 28 +6
Lancashire 22 23 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 17 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 18 17 -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) 44,297,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,368,820
Air transport 6,382,291
Road transport 1,643,384
Other 169,309

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) 22,846,585 21,450,945 -1,395,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,046,978 12,321,842 -2,725,136
Air transport 3,471,055 2,911,236 -559,819
Road transport 870,524 772,860 -97,664
Other 72,011 97,298 +25,287

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 24,720,134
ZLC 10,201,212
Southampton 9,224,052
Dover 8,549,130
London Gateway Port 8,110,836

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 14,199,539 10,520,595 -3,678,944
ZLC 5,327,798 4,873,414 -454,384
Southampton 4,623,250 4,600,802 -22,448
Dover 4,406,732 4,142,398 -264,334
London Gateway Port 2,903,506 5,207,330 +2,303,824
Eurotunnel 3,085,884 1,800,430 -1,285,454
Dover / Eurotunnel 931,620 863,794 -67,826
London Heathrow Airport 932,997 828,796 -104,201
Thamesport 936,952 503,675 -433,277
London Stansted Airport 776,886 564,500 -212,386

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 190
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 183
Manufacture of textiles 80
Manufacture of wearing apparel 76
Manufacture of furniture 54

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 86
2025-11 107
2025-10 114
2025-09 105
2025-08 125

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 324
0-1m 144
54m+ 95
15m-54m 55
Other 32

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 12,189,660
United States 5,204,565
Canada 4,754,837
Romania 2,050,068
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 5,844,135 6,345,525 +501,390
United States 3,833,363 1,371,202 -2,462,161
Canada 2,861,166 1,893,671 -967,495
Romania 1,149,435 900,633 -248,802
Indonesia 1,024,755 662,821 -361,934
Bulgaria 660,737 725,488 +64,751
United Arab Emirates 599,177 694,240 +95,063
France 595,359 556,579 -38,780
Germany 613,306 481,277 -132,029
China 536,170 542,657 +6,487

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 £
India 120
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 £
India 48 72 +24
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) 22,007,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,037,418
Air transport 8,121,838
Road transport 33,231
Other 5,398

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) 10,606,691 11,401,279 +794,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,541,830 3,495,588 -4,046,242
Air transport 4,298,092 3,823,746 -474,346
Road transport 33,231 0 -33,231
Other 2,822 2,576 -246

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,302,660
Portsmouth 8,269,200
Liverpool Docks 4,598,870
Manchester Airport 2,762,042
London Gateway Port 2,699,708

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 6,148,666 6,153,994 +5,328
Portsmouth 4,061,558 4,207,642 +146,084
Liverpool Docks 3,331,736 1,267,134 -2,064,602
Manchester Airport 1,412,681 1,349,361 -63,320
London Gateway Port 1,301,249 1,398,459 +97,210
East Midlands Airport 1,550,984 887,125 -663,859
London Heathrow Airport 585,773 1,110,879 +525,106
Southampton 915,872 625,251 -290,621
Dover 524,386 510,371 -14,015
Felixstowe 761,651 145,762 -615,889

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