Import/export HS code 5309: Woven fabrics made of flax

Fabrics woven from flax fibers, used in textiles and clothing. Includes unbleached, bleached, and other types

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* 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 £
Belgium 18,080,397
Italy 17,891,265
Turkey 8,754,024
France 8,467,957
India 6,401,810

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 £
Belgium 8,555,328 9,525,069 +969,741
Italy 8,522,297 9,368,968 +846,671
Turkey 4,392,131 4,361,893 -30,238
France 3,729,324 4,738,633 +1,009,309
India 2,887,097 3,514,713 +627,616
Thailand 2,229,421 2,068,261 -161,160
Lithuania 1,731,398 1,998,763 +267,365
Spain 1,641,899 1,998,600 +356,701
China 1,517,870 1,858,170 +340,300
United States 1,530,939 1,704,170 +173,231

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 23,198,872
Belgium 17,979,871
Turkey 9,413,136
India 6,959,996
China 6,170,765

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 10,636,370 12,562,502 +1,926,132
Belgium 8,732,387 9,247,484 +515,097
Turkey 4,726,826 4,686,310 -40,516
India 3,172,464 3,787,532 +615,068
China 2,872,657 3,298,108 +425,451
Thailand 2,308,976 2,170,972 -138,004
Lithuania 1,802,837 1,973,871 +171,034
Spain 1,490,160 1,829,251 +339,091
France 1,130,036 1,716,280 +586,244
United States 639,949 640,566 +617

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 152
Inner London - East 36
Outer London - West and North West 25
Surrey, East and West Sussex 24
Greater Manchester 19

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 107 114 +7
Inner London - East 23 27 +4
Outer London - West and North West 13 21 +8
Surrey, East and West Sussex 16 19 +3
Greater Manchester 12 16 +4
West Yorkshire 16 11 -5
Lancashire 10 15 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2

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) 40,187,813
Air transport 22,525,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,380,215
Other 2,291,485
Road transport 877,318

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) 18,493,378 21,694,435 +3,201,057
Air transport 10,634,693 11,890,663 +1,255,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,177,598 10,202,617 +25,019
Other 1,168,776 1,122,709 -46,067
Road transport 465,067 412,251 -52,816

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,002,946
Thamesport 11,325,114
Eurotunnel 9,654,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,561,484
East Midlands Airport 6,866,324

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 6,599,753 6,403,193 -196,560
Thamesport 6,063,888 5,261,226 -802,662
Eurotunnel 4,023,198 5,631,019 +1,607,821
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,909,203 3,652,281 -256,922
East Midlands Airport 2,790,249 4,076,075 +1,285,826
London 2,362,598 3,920,566 +1,557,968
London Heathrow Airport 2,444,667 2,976,573 +531,906
London Stansted Airport 2,350,242 1,967,076 -383,166
London Gateway Port 1,260,839 2,160,715 +899,876
Manchester Airport 1,544,170 1,330,703 -213,467

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 143
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 131
Manufacture of textiles 59
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 52
Manufacture of wearing apparel 30

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 116
2026-03 124
2026-02 124
2026-01 96
2025-12 91

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 234
0-1m 142
54m+ 48
15m-54m 39
Other 23

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 £
United States 56,639,405
France 6,803,257
Netherlands 6,069,742
India 5,208,841
Germany 3,577,732

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 £
United States 27,206,557 29,432,848 +2,226,291
France 3,689,399 3,113,858 -575,541
Netherlands 2,529,595 3,540,147 +1,010,552
India 2,868,400 2,340,441 -527,959
Germany 1,414,375 2,163,357 +748,982
Italy 1,276,164 1,360,554 +84,390
China 1,097,022 870,128 -226,894
Canada 743,141 915,823 +172,682
Spain 741,222 774,286 +33,064
Australia 777,912 715,630 -62,282

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 £
XI 5,487,698
Poland 72,103
Czechia 61,491
France 32,394
China 22,312

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 £
XI 1,889,326 3,598,372 +1,709,046
Poland 55,536 16,567 -38,969
Czechia 24,893 36,598 +11,705
France 13,450 18,944 +5,494
China 16,045 6,267 -9,778
Ireland 12,362 8,266 -4,096
Belgium 0 457 +457

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 74,460,014
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,108,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,000,965
Other 6,083,368
Road transport 89,881

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 36,665,209 37,794,805 +1,129,596
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,698,026 6,410,857 -287,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,728,555 5,272,410 +543,855
Other 2,397,765 3,685,603 +1,287,838
Road transport 89,881 0 -89,881

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 20,829,147
London Stansted Airport 18,338,754
London Heathrow Airport 15,467,036
ZLC 13,342,127
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,297,724

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 11,379,770 9,449,377 -1,930,393
London Stansted Airport 8,086,338 10,252,416 +2,166,078
London Heathrow Airport 6,669,585 8,797,451 +2,127,866
ZLC 7,701,642 5,640,485 -2,061,157
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,019,403 3,278,321 +258,918
000 2,397,765 3,685,603 +1,287,838
Dover 2,516,738 2,598,678 +81,940
Manchester Airport 1,634,974 2,050,807 +415,833
Belfast Port 2,148,957 1,067,665 -1,081,292
Southampton 419,519 2,627,527 +2,208,008

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 5309

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

Description: Fabrics woven from flax fibers, used in textiles and clothing. Includes unbleached, bleached, and other types