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 667,073
Chile 191,501
Turkey 174,801
Italy 173,119
India 140,649

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 315,942 351,131 +35,189
Chile 152,852 38,649 -114,203
Turkey 85,911 88,890 +2,979
Italy 55,812 117,307 +61,495
India 55,910 84,739 +28,829
Spain 24,947 89,193 +64,246
Czechia 30,588 76,588 +46,000
United States 50,751 55,227 +4,476
France 75,614 13,694 -61,920
Pakistan 0 86,848 +86,848

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 487,454
Belgium 315,355
Italy 202,994
Chile 192,480
Turkey 189,710

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 212,270 275,184 +62,914
Belgium 189,057 126,298 -62,759
Italy 70,233 132,761 +62,528
Chile 152,852 39,628 -113,224
Turkey 99,513 90,197 -9,316
India 57,181 88,274 +31,093
Spain 24,947 77,227 +52,280
Pakistan 0 86,848 +86,848
United Kingdom 25,477 22,327 -3,150
United States 20,462 21,795 +1,333

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Lancashire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
West Yorkshire 3
Greater Manchester 2

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 12 16 +4
Lancashire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
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) 854,525
Air transport 683,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 319,090
Other 106,382
Road transport 49,761

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) 370,048 484,477 +114,429
Air transport 342,928 340,531 -2,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,548 175,542 +31,994
Other 33,601 72,781 +39,180
Road transport 26,648 23,113 -3,535

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 400,966
Manchester Airport 199,266
Eurotunnel 184,083
London Heathrow Airport 180,712
Thamesport 168,991

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 153,656 247,310 +93,654
Manchester Airport 152,852 46,414 -106,438
Eurotunnel 56,058 128,025 +71,967
London Heathrow Airport 64,452 116,260 +51,808
Thamesport 114,178 54,813 -59,365
London Stansted Airport 78,022 63,098 -14,924
Dover 101,010 31,769 -69,241
000 33,601 72,781 +39,180
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,597 62,461 +18,864
London Gateway Port 9,620 89,252 +79,632

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 13
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
2026-04 8
2026-03 11
2026-02 11
2026-01 5
2025-12 8

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 25
0-1m 9
54m+ 7
Other 7
15m-54m 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 3,152,224
France 427,464
Italy 143,462
Latvia 69,955
Australia 55,293

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 1,464,663 1,687,561 +222,898
France 334,664 92,800 -241,864
Italy 72,212 71,250 -962
Latvia 31,474 38,481 +7,007
Australia 48,983 6,310 -42,673
Canada 9,816 41,946 +32,130
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 35,031 5,597 -29,434
Switzerland 15,939 18,354 +2,415
Netherlands 16,305 16,914 +609
Norway 12,528 20,272 +7,744

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 890

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 0 890 +890

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 3,748,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 275,348
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 241,779
Other 1,558

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 1,864,209 1,884,287 +20,078
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 195,830 79,518 -116,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,529 129,250 +16,721
Other 668 890 +222

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,624,743
London Heathrow Airport 795,790
ZLC 718,115
London Stansted Airport 521,753
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,692

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 729,870 894,873 +165,003
London Heathrow Airport 250,490 545,300 +294,810
ZLC 629,076 89,039 -540,037
London Stansted Airport 179,187 342,566 +163,379
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,560 85,132 +20,572
London Gateway Port 95,398 0 -95,398
Southampton 56,468 35,831 -20,637
Liverpool Docks 43,964 43,687 -277
Dover 39,593 36,309 -3,284
Manchester Airport 45,510 0 -45,510

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