Import/export HS code 53091190: Bleached flax fabrics

Woven flax fabrics that have been treated to lighten their color

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 3,506,506
China 1,307,075
Netherlands 653,654
Turkey 616,992
United States 498,648

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 1,730,330 1,776,176 +45,846
China 1,202,693 104,382 -1,098,311
Netherlands 408,541 245,113 -163,428
Turkey 307,442 309,550 +2,108
United States 181,912 316,736 +134,824
Italy 240,205 201,183 -39,022
France 108,660 81,318 -27,342
Lithuania 75,407 81,419 +6,012
Spain 56,173 47,628 -8,545
Malta 101,773 0 -101,773

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 3,875,355
China 2,018,402
Turkey 622,935
Italy 444,840
United States 168,002

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 1,970,506 1,904,849 -65,657
China 1,627,559 390,843 -1,236,716
Turkey 308,949 313,986 +5,037
Italy 240,381 204,459 -35,922
United States 47,340 120,662 +73,322
Lithuania 83,571 41,485 -42,086
Germany 46,377 66,834 +20,457
Chile 66,317 33,976 -32,341
Spain 47,013 41,968 -5,045
United Kingdom 26,049 51,840 +25,791

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 29
Greater Manchester 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - East 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 25 22 -3
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 4 +3
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Lancashire 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1

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) 3,774,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,908,450
Air transport 1,237,859
Road transport 71,885
Other 24,992

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) 2,541,183 1,233,086 -1,308,097
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,435,599 1,472,851 +37,252
Air transport 633,521 604,338 -29,183
Road transport 71,885 0 -71,885
Other 16,692 8,300 -8,392

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 2,051,465
Eurotunnel 1,391,904
Belfast Port 1,186,287
Dover 950,044
East Midlands Airport 388,015

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 £
Thamesport 1,024,222 1,027,243 +3,021
Eurotunnel 612,596 779,308 +166,712
Belfast Port 1,173,343 12,944 -1,160,399
Dover 488,027 462,017 -26,010
East Midlands Airport 182,761 205,254 +22,493
Birmingham Airport 179,043 128,800 -50,243
Immingham Docks 235,489 46,833 -188,656
London Stansted Airport 123,998 128,244 +4,246
Harwich 69,629 92,112 +22,483
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,693 54,810 -51,883

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 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Manufacture of textiles 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 28
2025-10 26
2025-09 25
2025-08 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 46
0-1m 18
54m+ 14
15m-54m 9
Other 5

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 3,765,412
India 1,257,811
Netherlands 309,458
France 291,653
Australia 143,250

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 1,601,538 2,163,874 +562,336
India 861,922 395,889 -466,033
Netherlands 152,314 157,144 +4,830
France 163,062 128,591 -34,471
Australia 62,821 80,429 +17,608
Dominican Republic 54,938 77,210 +22,272
Italy 56,435 68,973 +12,538
Spain 57,764 45,803 -11,961
Germany 52,117 49,510 -2,607
Romania 63,877 23,978 -39,899

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 35,382
Poland 8,697
Czechia 371

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 1,211 34,171 +32,960
Poland 8,697 0 -8,697
Czechia 369 2 -367

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 4,896,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,593,896
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 615,631
Other 72,973
Road transport 4,472

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 2,242,363 2,654,239 +411,876
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 899,195 694,701 -204,494
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 403,549 212,082 -191,467
Other 38,800 34,173 -4,627
Road transport 4,472 0 -4,472

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,684,053
East Midlands Airport 1,271,212
London Heathrow Airport 919,621
Belfast Port 903,327
London Stansted Airport 525,826

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 762,080 921,973 +159,893
East Midlands Airport 657,216 613,996 -43,220
London Heathrow Airport 470,586 449,035 -21,551
Belfast Port 622,711 280,616 -342,095
London Stansted Airport 180,877 344,949 +164,072
London Gateway Port 342,680 85,593 -257,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 180,834 104,346 -76,488
Manchester Airport 126,463 128,027 +1,564
Belfast Airport 46,866 188,216 +141,350
Southampton 19,664 193,603 +173,939

Quick facts

HS code: 53091190

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics that have been treated to lighten their color