Import/export HS code 530620: Multi-strand or twisted flax yarn

Flax yarn made by twisting or folding multiple strands together

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  • 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 £
Italy 644,924
China 94,314
Romania 66,290
Spain 66,258
Germany 53,971

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 £
Italy 255,074 389,850 +134,776
China 58,209 36,105 -22,104
Romania 30,771 35,519 +4,748
Spain 43,664 22,594 -21,070
Germany 4,743 49,228 +44,485
France 30,300 20,291 -10,009
Belgium 25,838 14,559 -11,279
Poland 15,600 0 -15,600
India 1,084 9,032 +7,948
Japan 1,489 4,788 +3,299

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 £
Italy 566,217
China 185,275
Poland 79,410
Spain 66,257
Germany 48,270

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 £
Italy 214,617 351,600 +136,983
China 113,884 71,391 -42,493
Poland 43,891 35,519 -8,372
Spain 43,664 22,593 -21,071
Germany 0 48,270 +48,270
France 22,439 14,633 -7,806
Belgium 14,293 14,559 +266
India 3,564 9,032 +5,468
Romania 6,486 5,658 -828
Japan 1,489 4,788 +3,299

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Greater Manchester 3
Lancashire 3
Highlands and Islands 2
Inner London - East 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
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Highlands and Islands 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Southern Scotland 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 667,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 236,468
Air transport 174,351
Other 4,331

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 256,565 410,673 +154,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,993 110,475 -15,518
Air transport 99,781 74,570 -25,211
Other 2,485 1,846 -639

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 549,582
London Gateway Port 146,086
East Midlands Airport 93,083
London 70,374
Felixstowe 70,109

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 £
Dover 195,562 354,020 +158,458
London Gateway Port 51,365 94,721 +43,356
East Midlands Airport 54,857 38,226 -16,631
London 40,444 29,930 -10,514
Felixstowe 63,382 6,727 -56,655
Eurotunnel 22,111 20,239 -1,872
Leeds Bradford Airport 31,102 4,696 -26,406
Birmingham Airport 4,445 15,101 +10,656
London Heathrow Airport 0 16,547 +16,547
Thamesport 7,153 6,950 -203

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of textiles 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 7
2025-10 11
2025-09 5
2025-08 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
1m-15m 21
0-1m 7
15m-54m 5
54m+ 4
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 £
Germany 170,053
Italy 94,141
United States 82,784
France 23,851
Spain 22,426

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 £
Germany 73,114 96,939 +23,825
Italy 64,726 29,415 -35,311
United States 53,407 29,377 -24,030
France 14,803 9,048 -5,755
Spain 4,393 18,033 +13,640
Switzerland 4,478 7,695 +3,217
Japan 0 11,515 +11,515
Canada 4,653 4,742 +89
Czechia 6,460 1,151 -5,309
Poland 0 3,349 +3,349

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) 317,780
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,756
Air transport 52,528

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) 161,271 156,509 -4,762
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,347 34,409 -3,938
Air transport 28,552 23,976 -4,576

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 300,888
Dover 43,510
Liverpool Docks 20,385
London Heathrow Airport 18,130
London Stansted Airport 14,192

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 149,454 151,434 +1,980
Dover 40,963 2,547 -38,416
Liverpool Docks 0 20,385 +20,385
London Heathrow Airport 10,586 7,544 -3,042
London Stansted Airport 4,653 9,539 +4,886
London Gateway Port 0 11,721 +11,721
ZLC 5,324 5,593 +269
Felixstowe 9,201 0 -9,201
East Midlands Airport 4,408 1,300 -3,108
Manchester Airport 3,581 0 -3,581

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 530620

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

Description: Flax yarn made by twisting or folding multiple strands together