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 2,352,109
China 871,807
Poland 695,471
Czechia 471,267
Italy 316,702

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 1,140,162 1,211,947 +71,785
China 191,322 680,485 +489,163
Poland 418,449 277,022 -141,427
Czechia 241,771 229,496 -12,275
Italy 188,134 128,568 -59,566
Spain 125,809 173,552 +47,743
Lithuania 131,591 124,367 -7,224
India 74,003 122,664 +48,661
Turkey 91,819 81,147 -10,672
France 112,497 36,766 -75,731

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 2,195,034
China 887,078
Italy 305,742
Spain 302,948
Lithuania 290,750

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 1,062,458 1,132,576 +70,118
China 201,688 685,390 +483,702
Italy 197,518 108,224 -89,294
Spain 129,396 173,552 +44,156
Lithuania 160,356 130,394 -29,962
India 83,820 123,957 +40,137
Turkey 91,819 81,147 -10,672
France 67,760 45,885 -21,875
Czechia 0 36,822 +36,822
Germany 28,330 2,355 -25,975

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Lancashire 3

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 15 14 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cumbria 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0

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) 1,962,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,690,264
Other 1,308,386
Air transport 906,394
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) 673,803 1,288,479 +614,676
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 779,283 910,981 +131,698
Other 744,828 563,558 -181,270
Air transport 594,994 311,400 -283,594
Road transport 0 45,861 +45,861

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,308,386
Thamesport 1,216,800
Eurotunnel 830,238
Belfast Port 594,353
Dover 565,818

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 £
000 744,828 563,558 -181,270
Thamesport 608,442 608,358 -84
Eurotunnel 232,295 597,943 +365,648
Belfast Port 2,774 591,579 +588,805
Dover 361,157 204,661 -156,496
Birmingham Airport 227,369 102,417 -124,952
London Heathrow Airport 76,815 127,430 +50,615
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,951 101,902 +6,951
Manchester Airport 144,187 32,944 -111,243
East Midlands Airport 87,890 19,935 -67,955

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 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of textiles 14
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
2026-01 13
2025-11 12
2025-10 14
2025-09 15
2025-08 8

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 37
0-1m 10
54m+ 8
15m-54m 7
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 £
United States 3,633,549
China 423,982
India 250,521
France 216,296
Netherlands 133,831

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 1,746,938 1,886,611 +139,673
China 6,987 416,995 +410,008
India 125,823 124,698 -1,125
France 99,874 116,422 +16,548
Netherlands 83,656 50,175 -33,481
Italy 61,607 36,306 -25,301
Germany 40,589 50,442 +9,853
Australia 40,019 38,491 -1,528
Belgium 34,293 42,150 +7,857
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 38,181
China 15,008
Czechia 11,264
Poland 8,574

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 4,240 33,941 +29,701
China 15,008 0 -15,008
Czechia 10,197 1,067 -9,130
Poland 6,486 2,088 -4,398

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 4,886,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 288,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 175,761
Other 158,225
Road transport 21,447

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 2,157,792 2,728,519 +570,727
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 99,071 189,177 +90,106
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 97,914 77,847 -20,067
Other 121,129 37,096 -84,033
Road transport 21,447 0 -21,447

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,357,304
ZLC 1,268,985
London Stansted Airport 1,063,087
Belfast Airport 603,339
London Heathrow Airport 576,519

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 752,356 604,948 -147,408
ZLC 912,696 356,289 -556,407
London Stansted Airport 222,276 840,811 +618,535
Belfast Airport 36,325 567,014 +530,689
London Heathrow Airport 236,183 340,336 +104,153
Belfast Port 127,380 150,757 +23,377
000 121,129 37,096 -84,033
Southampton 24,072 35,060 +10,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,102 26,989 +5,887
Immingham Docks 0 37,950 +37,950

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