Import/export HS code 600634: Printed synthetic knitted fabrics

Synthetic knitted fabrics with patterns or designs printed on the surface

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 2,091,821
Austria 319,698
Turkey 237,703
South Korea 219,081
Germany 43,789

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 970,425 1,121,396 +150,971
Austria 307,343 12,355 -294,988
Turkey 137,810 99,893 -37,917
South Korea 104,321 114,760 +10,439
Germany 19,781 24,008 +4,227
India 19,110 13,356 -5,754
France 20,884 2,805 -18,079
Poland 17,403 6,149 -11,254
Netherlands 10,054 12,646 +2,592
Viet Nam 14,323 6,934 -7,389

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 2,406,995
South Korea 260,547
Turkey 249,601
India 32,466
Bosnia and Herzegovina 29,018

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 1,267,820 1,139,175 -128,645
South Korea 129,078 131,469 +2,391
Turkey 137,810 111,791 -26,019
India 19,110 13,356 -5,754
Bosnia and Herzegovina 16,663 12,355 -4,308
Poland 17,403 6,149 -11,254
Viet Nam 14,323 6,934 -7,389
United Arab Emirates 11,074 0 -11,074
Austria 8,099 2,805 -5,294
Italy 6,375 2,036 -4,339

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 6
Greater Manchester 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 4

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 - East 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -3
Inner London - West 4 1 -3
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 0 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 1,809,825
Air transport 648,191
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 595,345
Road transport 36,808

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) 758,513 1,051,312 +292,799
Air transport 406,013 242,178 -163,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 469,587 125,758 -343,829
Road transport 25,890 10,918 -14,972

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 804,805
Southampton 613,165
Dover 346,021
Manchester Airport 281,332
London Gateway Port 237,889

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 534,925 269,880 -265,045
Southampton 128,027 485,138 +357,111
Dover 319,980 26,041 -293,939
Manchester Airport 168,306 113,026 -55,280
London Gateway Port 15,221 222,668 +207,447
London Heathrow Airport 202,933 16,600 -186,333
Thamesport 112,336 72,014 -40,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,079 66,737 +19,658
Birmingham Airport 6,146 76,561 +70,415
ZLC 57,850 13,429 -44,421

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 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of wearing apparel 9
Manufacture of textiles 7
Manufacture of furniture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 4
2025-10 6
2025-09 3
2025-08 11

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 22
0-1m 12
15m-54m 10
54m+ 4
Other 2

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 976,062
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 535,956
Romania 384,353
France 49,978
Tunisia 30,212

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 559,627 416,435 -143,192
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 327,582 208,374 -119,208
Romania 238,069 146,284 -91,785
France 33,755 16,223 -17,532
Tunisia 30,212 0 -30,212
Austria 27,217 0 -27,217
Italy 22,433 0 -22,433
Denmark 0 13,181 +13,181
Belgium 7,156 3,355 -3,801
United Arab Emirates 2,840 4,492 +1,652

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) 1,492,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 540,577
Air transport 62,887

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) 906,216 585,991 -320,225
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 327,582 212,995 -114,587
Air transport 27,711 35,176 +7,465

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 798,310
Portsmouth 670,869
Southampton 535,956
East Midlands Airport 32,118
Dover 23,028

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 620,710 177,600 -443,110
Portsmouth 270,355 400,514 +130,159
Southampton 327,582 208,374 -119,208
East Midlands Airport 19,991 12,127 -7,864
Dover 15,151 7,877 -7,274
ZLC 0 12,815 +12,815
London Stansted Airport 1,912 9,163 +7,251
London Heathrow Airport 5,808 1,071 -4,737
Immingham Docks 0 4,621 +4,621

Quick facts

HS code: 600634

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

Description: Synthetic knitted fabrics with patterns or designs printed on the surface