Import/export HS code 600621: Unbleached or bleached knitted fabrics

Knitted fabrics that are either natural (unbleached) or treated to be white (bleached)

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 548,414
Turkey 401,094
India 285,142
Portugal 63,334
Germany 51,378

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 344,574 203,840 -140,734
Turkey 154,225 246,869 +92,644
India 127,565 157,577 +30,012
Portugal 59,309 4,025 -55,284
Germany 15,875 35,503 +19,628
Brazil 12,905 13,409 +504
Poland 19,845 4,748 -15,097
United States 5,701 12,708 +7,007
Belgium 6,599 6,246 -353
Thailand 7,131 0 -7,131

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 409,315
Turkey 401,094
India 364,114
South Korea 72,509
Portugal 64,934

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 205,475 203,840 -1,635
Turkey 154,225 246,869 +92,644
India 194,155 169,959 -24,196
South Korea 72,509 0 -72,509
Portugal 59,309 5,625 -53,684
Germany 15,875 21,521 +5,646
Brazil 12,905 13,409 +504
Poland 19,845 4,748 -15,097
United States 5,701 12,708 +7,007
Belgium 6,599 6,246 -353

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
West Yorkshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -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) 1,086,837
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 322,082
Air transport 29,941
Road transport 4,162
Other 8

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) 570,879 515,958 -54,921
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 180,215 141,867 -38,348
Air transport 6,098 23,843 +17,745
Road transport 0 4,162 +4,162
Other 0 8 +8

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 790,093
London Gateway Port 239,002
ZLC 157,334
Dover 59,089
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,371

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 416,376 373,717 -42,659
London Gateway Port 131,076 107,926 -23,150
ZLC 58,271 99,063 +40,792
Dover 53,450 5,639 -47,811
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,602 11,769 -12,833
Eurotunnel 30,256 1,791 -28,465
Hull 2,696 27,767 +25,071
Southampton 0 22,936 +22,936
Liverpool Docks 5,701 11,379 +5,678
Birmingham Airport 0 16,216 +16,216

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 10
Manufacture of textiles 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Manufacture of furniture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 4
2025-10 3
2025-09 4
2025-08 2

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
0-1m 10
1m-15m 9
54m+ 5
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
India 36,948
China 12,564
Malaysia 8,598
Ireland 8,148
United States 7,772

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 £
India 22,250 14,698 -7,552
China 12,564 0 -12,564
Malaysia 8,598 0 -8,598
Ireland 3,627 4,521 +894
United States 7,772 0 -7,772
Poland 0 7,541 +7,541
Portugal 0 6,620 +6,620
Estonia 0 4,444 +4,444
Greece 4,232 0 -4,232
Faroe Islands 1,430 2,487 +1,057

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

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

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 69,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,982
Other 291

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 £
Air transport 48,480 20,848 -27,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,362 25,069 +18,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,495 2,487 -10,008
Other 48 243 +195

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 40,868
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,174
London Heathrow Airport 16,456
London Stansted Airport 12,004
London Gateway Port 8,598

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 £
East Midlands Airport 22,250 18,618 -3,632
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,783 14,391 +11,608
London Heathrow Airport 14,226 2,230 -11,996
London Stansted Airport 12,004 0 -12,004
London Gateway Port 8,598 0 -8,598
Immingham Docks 3,897 2,487 -1,410
Harwich 0 4,444 +4,444
Liverpool Docks 0 2,878 +2,878
Holyhead 1,182 1,400 +218
Heysham 2,397 0 -2,397

Quick facts

HS code: 600621

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

Description: Knitted fabrics that are either natural (unbleached) or treated to be white (bleached)