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 2,597,206
China 1,283,565
Poland 635,148
Czechia 469,396
Spain 453,995

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 1,193,986 1,403,220 +209,234
China 302,685 980,880 +678,195
Poland 427,379 207,769 -219,610
Czechia 222,153 247,243 +25,090
Spain 125,163 328,832 +203,669
Italy 195,621 186,383 -9,238
Lithuania 140,397 137,853 -2,544
India 93,469 172,221 +78,752
Turkey 93,245 83,815 -9,430
France 103,758 69,643 -34,115

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 2,440,938
China 1,342,597
Spain 457,582
Italy 367,321
Lithuania 307,861

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 1,082,459 1,358,479 +276,020
China 313,051 1,029,546 +716,495
Spain 128,750 328,832 +200,082
Italy 203,737 163,584 -40,153
Lithuania 163,981 143,880 -20,101
India 96,685 174,581 +77,896
Turkey 93,245 86,777 -6,468
France 68,222 76,801 +8,579
Czechia 0 36,822 +36,822
United Kingdom 9,134 14,059 +4,925

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 13 17 +4
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +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) 2,426,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,202,214
Other 1,245,827
Air transport 957,970
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) 956,862 1,469,972 +513,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 603,456 1,598,758 +995,302
Other 767,036 478,791 -288,245
Air transport 586,517 371,453 -215,064
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 1,245,827
Thamesport 1,193,210
Belfast Port 1,028,073
Eurotunnel 991,012
Dover 568,318

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 £
000 767,036 478,791 -288,245
Thamesport 804,563 388,647 -415,916
Belfast Port 138,607 889,466 +750,859
Eurotunnel 152,790 838,222 +685,432
Dover 264,790 303,528 +38,738
Birmingham Airport 205,333 122,847 -82,486
Killingholme 0 288,395 +288,395
London Heathrow Airport 92,241 180,384 +88,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,377 119,461 +23,084
Manchester Airport 135,679 21,855 -113,824

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 21
Manufacture of textiles 15
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
2026-04 12
2026-03 26
2026-02 18
2026-01 13
2025-12 18

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 40
0-1m 14
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 4,482,849
China 431,405
France 270,312
India 251,534
Netherlands 146,327

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 1,950,451 2,532,398 +581,947
China 94,355 337,050 +242,695
France 98,610 171,702 +73,092
India 130,548 120,986 -9,562
Netherlands 117,577 28,750 -88,827
Belgium 33,942 75,250 +41,308
Italy 76,020 25,777 -50,243
Germany 36,895 38,331 +1,436
Australia 43,179 31,643 -11,536
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 49,092
China 15,008
Czechia 11,760
Poland 9,206

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 25,309 23,783 -1,526
China 15,008 0 -15,008
Czechia 9,633 2,127 -7,506
Poland 6,825 2,381 -4,444

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 5,799,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 298,236
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 253,821
Other 159,146
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 2,491,052 3,308,815 +817,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 129,855 168,381 +38,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,850 162,971 +72,121
Other 130,855 28,291 -102,564
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 £
ZLC 1,608,368
East Midlands Airport 1,370,882
London Stansted Airport 1,114,678
Belfast Airport 873,846
London Heathrow Airport 804,267

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 921,265 687,103 -234,162
East Midlands Airport 803,955 566,927 -237,028
London Stansted Airport 348,743 765,935 +417,192
Belfast Airport 36,382 837,464 +801,082
London Heathrow Airport 382,751 421,516 +38,765
Belfast Port 158,164 119,973 -38,191
000 130,855 28,291 -102,564
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,522 77,973 +60,451
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