Import/export HS code 53091110: Unbleached flax fabrics

Woven flax fabrics in their natural color, without any bleaching treatment

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 2,405,141
China 1,279,633
Poland 648,079
Czechia 448,735
Spain 446,686

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 1,288,479 1,116,662 -171,817
China 450,479 829,154 +378,675
Poland 494,242 153,837 -340,405
Czechia 161,473 287,262 +125,789
Spain 144,758 301,928 +157,170
Italy 175,934 147,141 -28,793
India 103,439 171,481 +68,042
Lithuania 117,714 130,707 +12,993
Turkey 99,712 59,390 -40,322
France 78,308 71,078 -7,230

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 £
Belgium 2,274,747
China 1,338,665
Spain 447,986
Italy 308,412
India 280,496

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 £
Belgium 1,156,099 1,118,648 -37,451
China 460,845 877,820 +416,975
Spain 146,058 301,928 +155,870
Italy 184,288 124,124 -60,164
India 107,948 172,548 +64,600
Lithuania 141,298 136,734 -4,564
Turkey 99,712 62,352 -37,360
France 62,150 74,010 +11,860
Czechia 0 36,822 +36,822
United Kingdom 7,055 14,059 +7,004

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4
Inner London - East 4
Lancashire 4
Outer London - West and North West 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 14 18 +4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2

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) 2,358,683
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,103,596
Other 1,210,262
Air transport 820,489
Road transport 45,861

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) 1,209,826 1,148,857 -60,969
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 599,327 1,504,269 +904,942
Other 793,638 416,624 -377,014
Air transport 531,881 288,608 -243,273
Road transport 45,861 0 -45,861

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,210,262
Thamesport 1,130,851
Belfast Port 1,028,073
Eurotunnel 998,919
Dover 460,825

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 £
000 793,638 416,624 -377,014
Thamesport 913,875 216,976 -696,899
Belfast Port 263,065 765,008 +501,943
Eurotunnel 211,118 787,801 +576,683
Dover 178,588 282,237 +103,649
Killingholme 0 295,026 +295,026
London Heathrow Airport 105,112 174,878 +69,766
Birmingham Airport 149,109 64,096 -85,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,589 82,079 -35,510
Manchester Airport 146,338 11,196 -135,142

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
34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Manufacture of textiles
16
Manufacture of furniture
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 12
2026-03 26
2026-02 18
2026-01 13

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 41
0-1m 14
54m+ 8
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 4,369,969
China 470,078
India 267,947
France 265,403
Netherlands 128,826

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 2,064,563 2,305,406 +240,843
China 421,148 48,930 -372,218
India 114,809 153,138 +38,329
France 98,455 166,948 +68,493
Netherlands 108,534 20,292 -88,242
Belgium 25,871 76,190 +50,319
Italy 82,535 13,802 -68,733
Germany 37,907 28,765 -9,142
Australia 43,064 21,711 -21,353
Japan 24,194 36,238 +12,044

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 51,752
Czechia 11,760
Poland 7,919
China 7,065

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 32,363 19,389 -12,974
Czechia 9,633 2,127 -7,506
Poland 5,465 2,454 -3,011
China 7,065 0 -7,065

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 5,687,818
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 308,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 247,756
Other 135,833
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 2,961,478 2,726,340 -235,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,116 194,110 +79,994
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,730 164,026 +80,296
Other 111,863 23,970 -87,893
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 £
ZLC 1,451,709
East Midlands Airport 1,291,781
London Stansted Airport 1,098,018
Belfast Airport 1,004,113
London Heathrow Airport 818,536

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 £
ZLC 859,194 592,515 -266,679
East Midlands Airport 853,112 438,669 -414,443
London Stansted Airport 720,988 377,030 -343,958
Belfast Airport 141,273 862,840 +721,567
London Heathrow Airport 378,949 439,587 +60,638
Belfast Port 142,425 145,702 +3,277
000 111,863 23,970 -87,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,089 78,665 +65,576
Immingham Docks 0 65,917 +65,917
Southampton 24,072 35,060 +10,988

Quick facts

HS code: 53091110

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics in their natural color, without any bleaching treatment