Import/export HS code 600192: Man-made fiber knitted fabrics

Knitted fabrics made from synthetic fibers, stretchy and versatile for many uses

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 £
China 12,731,016
Ireland 9,076,030
Turkey 2,727,342
Belgium 2,082,535
Spain 844,395

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 £
China 6,841,598 5,889,418 -952,180
Ireland 5,388,100 3,687,930 -1,700,170
Turkey 1,536,888 1,190,454 -346,434
Belgium 1,277,149 805,386 -471,763
Spain 498,212 346,183 -152,029
Germany 308,230 196,985 -111,245
South Korea 258,655 233,737 -24,918
Italy 210,745 180,675 -30,070
India 265,820 118,157 -147,663
Netherlands 164,064 145,306 -18,758

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 16,229,878
Turkey 2,667,357
Spain 844,843
South Korea 655,200
India 395,420

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 8,940,343 7,289,535 -1,650,808
Turkey 1,469,285 1,198,072 -271,213
Spain 500,610 344,233 -156,377
South Korea 328,264 326,936 -1,328
India 276,209 119,211 -156,998
Italy 197,882 158,774 -39,108
United States 12,642 82,547 +69,905
Belgium 50,619 22,341 -28,278
Germany 22,358 41,081 +18,723
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,789 13,050 -18,739

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 27
Greater Manchester 20
Inner London - West 17
West Midlands 14
Lancashire 11

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
West Yorkshire 20 23 +3
Greater Manchester 14 14 +0
Inner London - West 8 14 +6
West Midlands 8 11 +3
Lancashire 10 10 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,199,658
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,735,529
Other 9,115,837
Air transport 1,642,910
Road transport 14,459

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,108,759 4,090,899 -2,017,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,967,785 4,767,744 -200,041
Other 5,411,681 3,704,156 -1,707,525
Air transport 848,657 794,253 -54,404
Road transport 7,558 6,901 -657

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,115,837
Felixstowe 8,731,250
Southampton 2,539,533
London Gateway Port 2,009,052
Dover 1,947,371

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 £
000 5,411,681 3,704,156 -1,707,525
Felixstowe 5,289,041 3,442,209 -1,846,832
Southampton 1,761,732 777,801 -983,931
London Gateway Port 170,579 1,838,473 +1,667,894
Dover 1,042,635 904,736 -137,899
ZLC 876,107 847,730 -28,377
Dover / Eurotunnel 606,722 321,885 -284,837
Eurotunnel 578,738 323,795 -254,943
Thamesport 397,054 214,030 -183,024
London Heathrow Airport 245,013 246,532 +1,519

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 76
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of furniture 23
Manufacture of textiles 23
Manufacture of wearing apparel 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 52
2025-10 48
2025-09 50
2025-08 42

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 82
0-1m 36
54m+ 35
15m-54m 27
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 £
Ireland 8,516,618
Morocco 1,121,547
Netherlands 871,549
Lithuania 542,026
France 489,295

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 £
Ireland 4,636,191 3,880,427 -755,764
Morocco 366,096 755,451 +389,355
Netherlands 557,405 314,144 -243,261
Lithuania 278,084 263,942 -14,142
France 364,902 124,393 -240,509
Portugal 306,489 150,273 -156,216
Germany 219,867 206,030 -13,837
Poland 137,686 144,377 +6,691
South Africa 201,891 29,884 -172,007
Belgium 166,733 54,024 -112,709

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 7,619,856
China 398,119
Switzerland 32,878
Nicaragua 39

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 4,327,862 3,291,994 -1,035,868
China 0 398,119 +398,119
Switzerland 16,403 16,475 +72
Nicaragua 0 39 +39

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,077,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,236,068
Air transport 826,699
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 373,006
Road transport 8,300

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 £
Other 4,350,885 3,726,280 -624,605
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,828,593 2,407,475 -421,118
Air transport 593,985 232,714 -361,271
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 206,947 166,059 -40,888
Road transport 8,300 0 -8,300

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,077,165
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,176,959
Portsmouth 919,950
Dover 538,162
London Heathrow Airport 346,553

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 £
000 4,350,885 3,726,280 -624,605
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,858,609 1,318,350 -540,259
Portsmouth 204,672 715,278 +510,606
Dover 371,110 167,052 -204,058
London Heathrow Airport 274,393 72,160 -202,233
Immingham Docks 199,605 87,825 -111,780
East Midlands Airport 205,324 75,516 -129,808
Holyhead 118,934 118,634 -300
Heysham 112,364 12,267 -100,097
Liverpool Docks 43,336 69,322 +25,986

Quick facts

HS code: 600192

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

Description: Knitted fabrics made from synthetic fibers, stretchy and versatile for many uses