Import/export HS code 600642: Dyed artificial knitted fabrics

Artificial knitted fabrics colored using dyes, available in various shades

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 1,354,370
Italy 316,015
South Korea 104,212
Turkey 103,808
Netherlands 68,620

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 499,498 854,872 +355,374
Italy 188,334 127,681 -60,653
South Korea 104,212 0 -104,212
Turkey 60,246 43,562 -16,684
Netherlands 46,718 21,902 -24,816
Austria 50,600 12,890 -37,710
France 40,098 8,417 -31,681
Spain 19,644 1,413 -18,231
Portugal 6,438 10,833 +4,395
Poland 0 16,516 +16,516

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 1,446,021
Italy 301,131
Turkey 108,995
South Korea 104,212
Austria 63,490

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 570,701 875,320 +304,619
Italy 172,050 129,081 -42,969
Turkey 61,288 47,707 -13,581
South Korea 104,212 0 -104,212
Austria 50,600 12,890 -37,710
France 42,729 0 -42,729
Portugal 7,670 12,246 +4,576
Poland 0 16,516 +16,516
Spain 11,410 0 -11,410
Germany 1,558 8,812 +7,254

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 6
Greater Manchester 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 - West 9 7 -2
Inner London - East 4 9 +5
Outer London - West and North West 6 1 -5
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
West Midlands 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +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) 1,390,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 432,036
Air transport 249,699
Road transport 66,539

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) 606,603 784,294 +177,691
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 247,856 184,180 -63,676
Air transport 141,065 108,634 -32,431
Road transport 31,555 34,984 +3,429

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,075,588
London Gateway Port 208,933
Dover 148,514
Southampton 120,770
Eurotunnel 110,770

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 492,547 583,041 +90,494
London Gateway Port 9,099 199,834 +190,735
Dover 89,343 59,171 -30,172
Southampton 79,236 41,534 -37,702
Eurotunnel 91,898 18,872 -73,026
Thamesport 75,388 35,318 -40,070
London Heathrow Airport 50,934 36,149 -14,785
ZLC 31,555 41,742 +10,187
East Midlands Airport 31,527 38,232 +6,705
London Stansted Airport 34,424 26,173 -8,251

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 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of wearing apparel 12
Manufacture of textiles 5
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 6
2025-09 5
2025-08 9
2025-07 10

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 29
0-1m 16
15m-54m 6
54m+ 6
Other 4

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 1,446,639
United States 166,834
France 101,384
Romania 26,835
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 23,035

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 495,410 951,229 +455,819
United States 128,236 38,598 -89,638
France 0 101,384 +101,384
Romania 3,184 23,651 +20,467
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 13,797 9,238 -4,559
Tunisia 16,171 4,066 -12,105
Austria 18,933 0 -18,933
Germany 12,569 4,054 -8,515
Poland 8,078 4,536 -3,542
Hungary 925 5,441 +4,516

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) 1,615,697
Air transport 180,299
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,490

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) 524,292 1,091,405 +567,113
Air transport 132,352 47,947 -84,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,252 9,238 -39,014

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 1,146,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 443,961
London Heathrow Airport 106,850
London Stansted Airport 66,401
Dover 55,098

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 £
Portsmouth 374,881 771,402 +396,521
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,265 272,696 +101,431
London Heathrow Airport 91,275 15,575 -75,700
London Stansted Airport 41,077 25,324 -15,753
Dover 9,124 45,974 +36,850
Southampton 13,797 9,238 -4,559
East Midlands Airport 0 7,048 +7,048
London Gateway Port 3,477 0 -3,477
Eurotunnel 0 1,333 +1,333

Quick facts

HS code: 600642

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

Description: Artificial knitted fabrics colored using dyes, available in various shades