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

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 £
Belgium 17,083,374
Italy 17,013,028
France 8,356,984
Turkey 8,288,990
India 6,192,385

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 8,627,106 8,456,268 -170,838
Italy 8,485,212 8,527,816 +42,604
France 3,824,172 4,532,812 +708,640
Turkey 4,438,304 3,850,686 -587,618
India 2,924,575 3,267,810 +343,235
Thailand 2,022,464 2,079,949 +57,485
Lithuania 1,708,035 1,867,338 +159,303
Spain 1,666,143 1,869,554 +203,411
China 1,722,389 1,638,354 -84,035
United States 1,450,052 1,567,946 +117,894

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 22,329,951
Belgium 16,797,987
Turkey 8,921,122
India 6,694,959
China 6,073,675

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 10,708,250 11,621,701 +913,451
Belgium 8,505,606 8,292,381 -213,225
Turkey 4,774,329 4,146,793 -627,536
India 3,170,440 3,524,519 +354,079
China 3,076,958 2,996,717 -80,241
Thailand 2,081,999 2,184,223 +102,224
Lithuania 1,782,031 1,820,584 +38,553
Spain 1,501,741 1,749,463 +247,722
France 1,264,963 1,571,581 +306,618
United States 606,128 598,600 -7,528

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 153
Inner London - East 36
Outer London - West and North West 28
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 113 113 +0
Inner London - East 21 29 +8
Outer London - West and North West 16 20 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 20 +2
Greater Manchester 13 16 +3
Lancashire 10 16 +6
West Yorkshire 16 12 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 11 12 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 10 9 -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) 38,507,450
Air transport 21,402,630
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,615,151
Other 2,290,131
Road transport 793,834

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) 17,951,980 20,555,470 +2,603,490
Air transport 10,573,836 10,828,794 +254,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,780,106 8,835,045 -1,945,061
Other 1,287,320 1,002,811 -284,509
Road transport 455,994 337,840 -118,154

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,470,064
Thamesport 10,665,314
Eurotunnel 9,040,351
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,295,361
East Midlands Airport 6,665,142

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 6,375,084 6,094,980 -280,104
Thamesport 6,533,502 4,131,812 -2,401,690
Eurotunnel 3,808,943 5,231,408 +1,422,465
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,944,339 3,351,022 -593,317
East Midlands Airport 2,877,057 3,788,085 +911,028
London 2,550,454 3,710,034 +1,159,580
London Heathrow Airport 2,474,007 2,695,625 +221,618
London Stansted Airport 2,270,718 1,746,505 -524,213
London Gateway Port 1,401,057 2,001,931 +600,874
Manchester Airport 1,534,426 1,239,483 -294,943

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
135
Manufacture of textiles
58
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
50
Manufacture of wearing apparel
32

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 112
2026-04 116
2026-03 124
2026-02 124
2026-01 96

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 244
0-1m 140
54m+ 47
15m-54m 37
Other 24

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 54,488,455
France 6,047,247
Netherlands 5,748,568
India 4,950,977
Germany 3,204,491

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 27,159,560 27,328,895 +169,335
France 3,179,033 2,868,214 -310,819
Netherlands 2,525,664 3,222,904 +697,240
India 2,411,069 2,539,908 +128,839
Germany 1,139,567 2,064,924 +925,357
Italy 1,301,312 1,323,442 +22,130
China 1,448,489 540,338 -908,151
Canada 796,378 842,701 +46,323
Spain 701,638 721,811 +20,173
Australia 758,806 638,553 -120,253

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 5,183,275
Poland 69,360
Czechia 63,588
France 32,394
Ireland 20,628

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 1,710,949 3,472,326 +1,761,377
Poland 54,143 15,217 -38,926
Czechia 26,152 37,436 +11,284
France 13,450 18,944 +5,494
Ireland 14,500 6,128 -8,372
China 8,102 6,267 -1,835
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 71,255,171
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,466,441
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,629,516
Other 5,706,892
Road transport 25,612

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 36,684,206 34,570,965 -2,113,241
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,549,475 5,916,966 -632,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,221,930 5,407,586 +1,185,656
Other 2,149,968 3,556,924 +1,406,956
Road transport 20,370 5,242 -15,128

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 19,895,972
London Stansted Airport 17,788,022
London Heathrow Airport 15,441,321
ZLC 11,506,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,011,835

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 11,102,524 8,793,448 -2,309,076
London Stansted Airport 8,764,324 9,023,698 +259,374
London Heathrow Airport 6,718,193 8,723,128 +2,004,935
ZLC 6,858,850 4,647,407 -2,211,443
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,964,269 3,047,566 +83,297
000 2,149,968 3,556,924 +1,406,956
Dover 2,442,305 2,383,864 -58,441
Manchester Airport 1,631,801 2,077,965 +446,164
Southampton 551,926 2,795,066 +2,243,140
Belfast Port 1,702,749 1,248,222 -454,527

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