Import/export HS code 530921: Unbleached or bleached flax fabrics (other types)

Woven flax fabrics that are either unbleached or bleached, with specific properties or finishes

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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 654,806
Italy 190,854
Turkey 163,365
Chile 160,053
India 131,270

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 322,721 332,085 +9,364
Italy 62,671 128,183 +65,512
Turkey 91,471 71,894 -19,577
Chile 121,404 38,649 -82,755
India 59,356 71,914 +12,558
Czechia 30,588 87,768 +57,180
Pakistan 0 114,022 +114,022
Spain 39,673 70,590 +30,917
United States 45,320 49,971 +4,651
France 53,619 12,203 -41,416

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 £
China 455,980
Belgium 286,474
Italy 223,623
Turkey 177,086
Chile 161,032

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 £
China 200,811 255,169 +54,358
Belgium 176,253 110,221 -66,032
Italy 78,421 145,202 +66,781
Turkey 103,885 73,201 -30,684
Chile 122,383 38,649 -83,734
India 60,627 75,449 +14,822
Pakistan 0 114,022 +114,022
Spain 30,946 67,351 +36,405
United States 20,648 21,430 +782
United Kingdom 21,591 16,893 -4,698

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
Lancashire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Inner London - East 3
West Yorkshire 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 14 16 +2
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 0 -2
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 814,449
Air transport 635,349
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 340,239
Other 117,562
Road transport 44,070

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) 379,586 434,863 +55,277
Air transport 301,131 334,218 +33,087
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 148,967 191,272 +42,305
Other 34,790 82,772 +47,982
Road transport 25,704 18,366 -7,338

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 397,748
Eurotunnel 176,626
London Heathrow Airport 169,253
Manchester Airport 167,818
Thamesport 160,518

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 £
ZLC 171,149 226,599 +55,450
Eurotunnel 63,823 112,803 +48,980
London Heathrow Airport 69,394 99,859 +30,465
Manchester Airport 122,665 45,153 -77,512
Thamesport 116,886 43,632 -73,254
London Stansted Airport 60,595 62,787 +2,192
000 34,790 82,772 +47,982
Dover 87,701 25,549 -62,152
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,101 54,861 +4,760
London Gateway Port 12,331 86,541 +74,210

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
24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Manufacture of textiles
11
Manufacture of furniture
2
Other manufacturing
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 8
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 5

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 27
0-1m 9
Other 7
15m-54m 6
54m+ 6

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 3,089,557
France 297,857
Italy 152,097
Australia 66,802
Latvia 61,281

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 1,461,221 1,628,336 +167,115
France 222,995 74,862 -148,133
Italy 68,557 83,540 +14,983
Australia 47,780 19,022 -28,758
Latvia 46,958 14,323 -32,635
Canada 8,812 41,946 +33,134
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30,684 5,597 -25,087
Switzerland 20,623 13,670 -6,953
Netherlands 23,990 7,372 -16,618
Norway 8,161 20,272 +12,111

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 952

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 0 952 +952

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 3,548,561
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 253,343
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 240,636
Other 1,491

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 1,757,124 1,791,437 +34,313
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 164,265 89,078 -75,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 126,412 114,224 -12,188
Other 539 952 +413

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,568,674
London Heathrow Airport 817,937
ZLC 559,800
London Stansted Airport 527,305
Dover / Eurotunnel 160,572

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 775,006 793,668 +18,662
London Heathrow Airport 250,778 567,159 +316,381
ZLC 485,454 74,346 -411,108
London Stansted Airport 199,309 327,996 +128,687
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,496 92,076 +23,580
Southampton 56,468 35,831 -20,637
Liverpool Docks 44,941 42,710 -2,231
London Gateway Port 62,856 10,537 -52,319
Dover 43,143 20,736 -22,407
Manchester Airport 45,510 15,759 -29,751

Quick facts

HS code: 530921

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics that are either unbleached or bleached, with specific properties or finishes