Import/export HS code 530919: Various flax fabrics

Woven flax fabrics that are neither unbleached nor bleached, including dyed or treated fabrics

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 £
Italy 8,185,225
Belgium 6,346,059
France 5,444,138
Turkey 4,440,178
India 3,943,373

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 £
Italy 4,246,049 3,939,176 -306,873
Belgium 3,229,533 3,116,526 -113,007
France 2,586,436 2,857,702 +271,266
Turkey 2,407,583 2,032,595 -374,988
India 2,041,982 1,901,391 -140,591
Thailand 1,944,426 1,818,232 -126,194
Lithuania 1,324,629 1,409,277 +84,648
United States 841,786 710,930 -130,856
Spain 670,770 607,447 -63,323
Netherlands 447,121 340,461 -106,660

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 £
Italy 11,868,717
Belgium 6,571,272
Turkey 4,722,779
India 4,155,861
Thailand 3,875,458

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 £
Italy 5,959,875 5,908,842 -51,033
Belgium 3,446,838 3,124,434 -322,404
Turkey 2,567,045 2,155,734 -411,311
India 2,177,489 1,978,372 -199,117
Thailand 1,990,164 1,885,294 -104,870
Lithuania 1,399,396 1,435,637 +36,241
France 649,699 944,687 +294,988
China 621,949 651,196 +29,247
Spain 553,588 483,180 -70,408
United States 426,448 331,338 -95,110

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 112
Inner London - East 22
Outer London - West and North West 17
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
Lancashire 12

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 85 73 -12
Inner London - East 20 15 -5
Outer London - West and North West 10 13 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12 12 +0
Lancashire 8 9 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - East and North East 6 9 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 8 7 -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) 19,268,390
Air transport 12,519,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,431,994
Other 599,649
Road transport 164,502

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) 9,933,512 9,334,878 -598,634
Air transport 6,440,788 6,078,982 -361,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,638,048 4,793,946 +155,898
Other 265,535 334,114 +68,579
Road transport 120,383 44,119 -76,264

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,380,576
Thamesport 4,953,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,235,081
Eurotunnel 4,079,354
East Midlands Airport 3,893,343

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 £
Dover 3,644,751 2,735,825 -908,926
Thamesport 2,418,246 2,535,148 +116,902
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,445,697 1,789,384 -656,313
Eurotunnel 2,064,334 2,015,020 -49,314
East Midlands Airport 1,755,701 2,137,642 +381,941
London 969,614 2,242,326 +1,272,712
London Heathrow Airport 1,554,109 1,309,276 -244,833
London Stansted Airport 1,471,406 1,017,379 -454,027
Manchester Airport 1,026,665 1,010,918 -15,747
London Gateway Port 795,381 997,850 +202,469

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 97
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 94
Manufacture of textiles 37
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 37
Manufacture of wearing apparel 22

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 69
2025-11 86
2025-10 76
2025-09 60
2025-08 64

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 154
0-1m 84
54m+ 33
15m-54m 28
Other 15

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 28,412,308
Netherlands 4,022,799
France 3,406,711
India 3,184,944
Germany 2,737,734

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 14,902,807 13,509,501 -1,393,306
Netherlands 1,747,264 2,275,535 +528,271
France 1,970,692 1,436,019 -534,673
India 1,728,606 1,456,338 -272,268
Germany 1,113,246 1,624,488 +511,242
Italy 786,763 688,998 -97,765
Spain 528,788 418,172 -110,616
Australia 456,661 407,340 -49,321
Switzerland 407,481 325,900 -81,581
Ireland 339,306 375,742 +36,436

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 4,650,367
Nicaragua 70,707
Poland 50,889
Czechia 41,522
France 32,063

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 1,596,859 3,053,508 +1,456,649
Nicaragua 70,707 0 -70,707
Poland 40,503 10,386 -30,117
Czechia 12,800 28,722 +15,922
France 12,747 19,316 +6,569
Ireland 9,395 8,738 -657
China 0 1,985 +1,985

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 38,453,833
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,533,893
Other 5,201,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,594,791
Road transport 184,229

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 20,251,105 18,202,728 -2,048,377
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,115,839 3,418,054 -697,785
Other 2,079,106 3,122,655 +1,043,549
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,230,271 2,364,520 +134,249
Road transport 184,229 0 -184,229

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 11,373,989
London Stansted Airport 10,010,687
London Heathrow Airport 7,010,947
ZLC 6,862,986
000 5,201,761

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 6,868,944 4,505,045 -2,363,899
London Stansted Airport 4,740,953 5,269,734 +528,781
London Heathrow Airport 3,426,569 3,584,378 +157,809
ZLC 3,812,699 3,050,287 -762,412
000 2,079,106 3,122,655 +1,043,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,107,736 1,839,121 -268,615
Dover 1,269,268 1,259,170 -10,098
Belfast Port 1,368,082 658,919 -709,163
Manchester Airport 888,137 1,042,801 +154,664
Belfast Airport 602,685 742,084 +139,399

Quick facts

HS code: 530919

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics that are neither unbleached nor bleached, including dyed or treated fabrics