Import/export HS code 530929: Various flax fabrics (specific types)

Woven flax fabrics with unique finishes or treatments, not unbleached or bleached

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 7,733,922
Belgium 3,708,831
Turkey 2,940,498
France 1,860,277
Spain 1,602,478

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 3,863,236 3,870,686 +7,450
Belgium 1,942,920 1,765,911 -177,009
Turkey 1,755,285 1,185,213 -570,072
France 643,343 1,216,934 +573,591
Spain 776,014 826,464 +50,450
India 772,676 762,851 -9,825
United States 433,852 408,459 -25,393
Germany 247,302 187,668 -59,634
China 212,526 212,639 +113
Netherlands 86,167 89,243 +3,076

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 9,096,376
Belgium 3,512,051
Turkey 3,225,900
India 1,820,647
Spain 1,528,698

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 4,124,292 4,972,084 +847,792
Belgium 1,923,554 1,588,497 -335,057
Turkey 1,915,735 1,310,165 -605,570
India 901,125 919,522 +18,397
Spain 752,624 776,074 +23,450
China 542,072 479,236 -62,836
France 319,058 275,595 -43,463
United States 125,472 105,101 -20,371
United Kingdom 102,290 106,735 +4,445
Lithuania 94,773 49,753 -45,020

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 83
Inner London - East 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15
West Yorkshire 15
Outer London - West and North West 14

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 60 56 -4
Inner London - East 11 17 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 11 +0
West Yorkshire 14 9 -5
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 6 3 -3

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) 12,039,550
Air transport 5,202,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,046,980
Road transport 551,580
Other 35,448

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) 6,011,237 6,028,313 +17,076
Air transport 2,674,027 2,528,488 -145,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,083,662 1,963,318 -120,344
Road transport 293,929 257,651 -36,278
Other 18,623 16,825 -1,798

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,298,857
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,630,828
Thamesport 2,581,139
London 2,440,977
Eurotunnel 2,131,120

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 1,918,264 2,380,593 +462,329
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,563,680 1,067,148 -496,532
Thamesport 1,410,491 1,170,648 -239,843
London 1,068,627 1,372,350 +303,723
Eurotunnel 1,159,143 971,977 -187,166
London Heathrow Airport 845,866 773,863 -72,003
East Midlands Airport 685,714 834,946 +149,232
London Stansted Airport 671,830 501,391 -170,439
London Gateway Port 423,293 564,841 +141,548
ZLC 293,929 277,190 -16,739

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
85
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
61
Manufacture of textiles
31
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
24
Manufacture of furniture
16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 62
2026-04 53
2026-03 59
2026-02 52
2026-01 53

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 131
0-1m 65
54m+ 22
15m-54m 21
Other 12

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 12,226,355
France 1,931,113
Netherlands 1,237,356
Canada 695,389
China 637,145

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 6,505,779 5,720,576 -785,203
France 991,490 939,623 -51,867
Netherlands 565,197 672,159 +106,962
Canada 366,450 328,939 -37,511
China 609,859 27,286 -582,573
Italy 267,282 285,109 +17,827
India 167,791 248,560 +80,769
South Africa 140,133 212,715 +72,582
New Zealand 221,971 104,591 -117,380
Germany 148,956 169,351 +20,395

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 £
Ireland 7,915
Poland 160
XI 1

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 £
Ireland 5,575 2,340 -3,235
Poland 72 88 +16
XI 0 1 +1

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 16,450,617
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,423,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,197,214
Other 8,532

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 8,613,375 7,837,242 -776,133
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,884,109 1,539,471 -344,638
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,256,582 940,632 -315,950
Other 5,954 2,578 -3,376

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,367,228
London Stansted Airport 4,337,725
London Heathrow Airport 4,182,112
ZLC 1,969,188
Dover 1,967,440

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 2,441,968 1,925,260 -516,708
London Stansted Airport 2,244,061 2,093,664 -150,397
London Heathrow Airport 1,973,053 2,209,059 +236,006
ZLC 1,112,758 856,430 -256,328
Dover 1,045,273 922,167 -123,106
Dover / Eurotunnel 752,172 553,598 -198,574
Manchester Airport 553,745 691,028 +137,283
Southampton 224,637 620,298 +395,661
Liverpool Docks 514,232 277,410 -236,822
London Gateway Port 438,345 27,738 -410,607

Quick facts

HS code: 530929

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

Description: Woven flax fabrics with unique finishes or treatments, not unbleached or bleached