Import/export HS code 53091190: Bleached flax fabrics

Woven flax fabrics that have been treated to lighten their color

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  • 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 3,792,942
Netherlands 850,220
Turkey 746,714
China 694,275
United States 521,114

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 1,747,619 2,045,323 +297,704
Netherlands 499,388 350,832 -148,556
Turkey 311,947 434,767 +122,820
China 586,442 107,833 -478,609
United States 173,873 347,241 +173,368
Italy 228,830 263,559 +34,729
France 108,377 113,900 +5,523
Lithuania 74,151 138,112 +63,961
Malta 101,773 0 -101,773
Germany 50,495 49,995 -500

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 4,146,121
China 1,633,516
Turkey 758,177
Italy 498,256
United States 178,153

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 1,981,156 2,164,965 +183,809
China 1,107,577 525,939 -581,638
Turkey 313,454 444,723 +131,269
Italy 225,788 272,468 +46,680
United States 52,652 125,501 +72,849
Lithuania 74,151 68,159 -5,992
Germany 62,779 70,143 +7,364
United Kingdom 26,440 91,932 +65,492
India 41,162 57,732 +16,570
Spain 30,827 50,617 +19,790

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 32
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Lancashire 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5

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 23 28 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Lancashire 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,638,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,187,418
Air transport 1,312,646
Road transport 32,998
Other 25,146

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) 1,363,509 2,274,933 +911,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,095,081 1,092,337 -1,002,744
Air transport 595,800 716,846 +121,046
Road transport 32,998 0 -32,998
Other 18,023 7,123 -10,900

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 2,061,548
Eurotunnel 1,553,787
Dover 1,175,513
Belfast Port 570,036
East Midlands Airport 411,274

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 1,213,558 847,990 -365,568
Eurotunnel 500,677 1,053,110 +552,433
Dover 460,486 715,027 +254,541
Belfast Port 557,092 12,944 -544,148
East Midlands Airport 180,015 231,259 +51,244
Immingham Docks 245,531 164,066 -81,465
Birmingham Airport 180,273 135,002 -45,271
London Stansted Airport 129,795 138,769 +8,974
Killingholme 76,174 145,428 +69,254
London Heathrow Airport 47,733 139,928 +92,195

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 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of textiles 17
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
2026-04 29
2026-03 24
2026-02 24
2026-01 16
2025-12 28

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 52
0-1m 20
15m-54m 12
54m+ 12
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 4,223,102
India 1,230,222
France 382,142
Netherlands 324,265
Italy 146,319

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 1,810,888 2,412,214 +601,326
India 834,350 395,872 -438,478
France 158,621 223,521 +64,900
Netherlands 153,651 170,614 +16,963
Italy 59,033 87,286 +28,253
Australia 99,551 45,708 -53,843
Spain 57,199 67,516 +10,317
Poland 10,299 113,110 +102,811
Dominican Republic 47,861 65,887 +18,026
Germany 45,136 62,706 +17,570

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 53,981
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 15,194 38,787 +23,593
Poland 8,697 0 -8,697
Czechia 370 1 -369

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 5,501,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,690,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 719,896
Other 84,813

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 2,494,995 3,006,586 +511,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 931,460 758,735 -172,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 383,355 336,541 -46,814
Other 46,025 38,788 -7,237

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,819,875
East Midlands Airport 1,437,313
London Heathrow Airport 1,005,509
Belfast Port 903,327
London Stansted Airport 694,758

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 880,312 939,563 +59,251
East Midlands Airport 683,298 754,015 +70,717
London Heathrow Airport 473,484 532,025 +58,541
Belfast Port 622,711 280,616 -342,095
London Stansted Airport 188,934 505,824 +316,890
London Gateway Port 315,486 97,729 -217,757
Dover / Eurotunnel 162,455 220,178 +57,723
Southampton 28,185 278,491 +250,306
Manchester Airport 123,331 180,938 +57,607
Belfast Airport 142,889 91,396 -51,493

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