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 7,402,344
Belgium 3,400,972
Turkey 2,939,961
Spain 1,466,837
India 1,436,296

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 3,912,206 3,490,138 -422,068
Belgium 1,888,885 1,512,087 -376,798
Turkey 1,513,145 1,426,816 -86,329
Spain 717,094 749,743 +32,649
India 751,233 685,063 -66,170
France 654,788 716,412 +61,624
United States 462,314 357,752 -104,562
Germany 312,866 214,652 -98,214
China 240,380 135,212 -105,168
Lithuania 176,219 42,275 -133,944

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 8,198,171
Belgium 3,357,477
Turkey 3,236,587
India 1,729,768
Spain 1,400,571

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 4,235,483 3,962,688 -272,795
Belgium 1,934,801 1,422,676 -512,125
Turkey 1,693,918 1,542,669 -151,249
India 925,986 803,782 -122,204
Spain 688,719 711,852 +23,133
China 526,154 416,099 -110,055
France 293,717 281,817 -11,900
United States 121,213 101,979 -19,234
United Kingdom 108,323 93,911 -14,412
Lithuania 159,384 42,275 -117,109

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 81
Inner London - East 18
West Yorkshire 18
Outer London - West and North West 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13

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 64 56 -8
Inner London - East 9 15 +6
West Yorkshire 15 11 -4
Outer London - West and North West 7 9 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11 9 -2
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Lancashire 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Kent 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2

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) 11,039,440
Air transport 5,019,411
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,916,850
Road transport 567,110
Other 34,094

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) 6,029,486 5,009,954 -1,019,532
Air transport 2,616,382 2,403,029 -213,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,037,948 1,878,902 -159,046
Road transport 279,303 287,807 +8,504
Other 24,769 9,325 -15,444

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,839,974
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,512,481
Thamesport 2,484,638
Eurotunnel 2,097,262
London 2,094,666

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 2,186,943 1,653,031 -533,912
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,326,023 1,186,458 -139,565
Thamesport 1,283,621 1,201,017 -82,604
Eurotunnel 1,149,490 947,772 -201,718
London 1,019,740 1,074,926 +55,186
London Heathrow Airport 796,762 689,928 -106,834
East Midlands Airport 730,921 697,810 -33,111
London Stansted Airport 562,780 638,125 +75,345
London Gateway Port 422,181 492,617 +70,436
Birmingham Airport 383,774 234,068 -149,706

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 78
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Manufacture of textiles 27
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 22
Manufacture of furniture 18

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 53
2025-11 62
2025-10 57
2025-09 51
2025-08 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 119
0-1m 63
54m+ 24
15m-54m 21
Other 14

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 11,616,528
France 2,125,651
Netherlands 1,106,451
Canada 693,834
China 675,999

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 6,309,374 5,307,154 -1,002,220
France 1,168,642 957,009 -211,633
Netherlands 542,207 564,244 +22,037
Canada 392,040 301,794 -90,246
China 635,878 40,121 -595,757
Italy 281,298 225,403 -55,895
India 174,064 248,764 +74,700
South Africa 191,632 180,789 -10,843
New Zealand 247,122 96,183 -150,939
Germany 177,694 158,013 -19,681

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 5,619
Poland 167

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 4,729 890 -3,839
Poland 102 65 -37

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 15,738,353
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,403,084
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,183,780
Road transport 151,086
Other 6,520

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 8,659,760 7,078,593 -1,581,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,906,047 1,497,037 -409,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,269,495 914,285 -355,210
Road transport 151,086 0 -151,086
Other 5,421 1,099 -4,322

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,276,255
London Stansted Airport 4,155,228
London Heathrow Airport 3,792,130
ZLC 2,226,761
Dover 1,897,878

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 2,620,347 1,655,908 -964,439
London Stansted Airport 1,992,136 2,163,092 +170,956
London Heathrow Airport 2,021,231 1,770,899 -250,332
ZLC 1,356,171 870,590 -485,581
Dover 991,553 906,325 -85,228
Dover / Eurotunnel 845,814 528,497 -317,317
Manchester Airport 555,989 577,843 +21,854
Liverpool Docks 420,545 331,326 -89,219
Southampton 136,214 553,009 +416,795
London Gateway Port 528,764 25,980 -502,784

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