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 613,184
Turkey 427,459
India 271,469
Portugal 80,398
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 405,988 207,196 -198,792
Turkey 193,281 234,178 +40,897
India 99,171 172,298 +73,127
Portugal 76,373 4,025 -72,348
Germany 15,875 35,503 +19,628
Brazil 12,905 13,409 +504
Poland 19,845 4,748 -15,097
Belgium 2,696 10,149 +7,453
United States 5,701 6,252 +551
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 474,085
Turkey 427,459
India 350,441
Portugal 81,998
South Korea 72,509

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 266,889 207,196 -59,693
Turkey 193,281 234,178 +40,897
India 165,761 184,680 +18,919
Portugal 76,373 5,625 -70,748
South Korea 72,509 0 -72,509
Germany 15,875 21,521 +5,646
Brazil 12,905 13,409 +504
Poland 19,845 4,748 -15,097
Belgium 2,696 10,149 +7,453
United States 5,701 6,252 +551

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 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 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 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
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) 1,131,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 365,511
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) 599,163 532,315 -66,848
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 237,168 128,343 -108,825
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 851,807
London Gateway Port 226,617
ZLC 183,699
Dover 67,875
Eurotunnel 40,325

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 452,841 398,966 -53,875
London Gateway Port 121,127 105,490 -15,637
ZLC 107,740 75,959 -31,781
Dover 62,236 5,639 -56,597
Eurotunnel 34,631 5,694 -28,937
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,925 17,446 -1,479
Hull 2,696 27,767 +25,071
Southampton 1,768 22,936 +21,168
Birmingham Airport 0 16,216 +16,216
Thamesport 15,875 0 -15,875

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
2025-11 4
2025-10 3
2025-09 4
2025-08 2
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
0-1m 11
1m-15m 8
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
Ireland 10,476
Malaysia 8,598
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
Ireland 5,950 4,526 -1,424
Malaysia 8,598 0 -8,598
United States 7,772 0 -7,772
Portugal 0 6,620 +6,620
Estonia 0 4,444 +4,444
Greece 4,232 0 -4,232
Poland 0 4,194 +4,194
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 £
XU 171
India 112

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 0 171 +171
India 35 77 +42

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 68,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,982
Other 283

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 19,641 -28,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,698 22,929 +14,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,495 2,487 -10,008
Other 35 248 +213

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 39,661
London Heathrow Airport 16,456
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,034
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 17,411 -4,839
London Heathrow Airport 14,226 2,230 -11,996
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,783 12,251 +9,468
London Stansted Airport 12,004 0 -12,004
London Gateway Port 8,598 0 -8,598
Immingham Docks 3,897 2,487 -1,410
Liverpool Docks 2,336 2,878 +542
Harwich 0 4,444 +4,444
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)