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 15,354,192
Ireland 8,893,632
Turkey 2,795,574
Belgium 2,102,996
Spain 973,167

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 6,876,078 8,478,114 +1,602,036
Ireland 5,199,335 3,694,297 -1,505,038
Turkey 1,591,402 1,204,172 -387,230
Belgium 1,169,687 933,309 -236,378
Spain 547,938 425,229 -122,709
Germany 285,675 295,200 +9,525
South Korea 244,002 279,009 +35,007
India 230,635 163,489 -67,146
Italy 171,842 220,176 +48,334
Netherlands 161,020 165,242 +4,222

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 18,934,368
Turkey 2,754,456
Spain 976,265
South Korea 680,667
India 401,447

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 8,774,167 10,160,201 +1,386,034
Turkey 1,547,321 1,207,135 -340,186
Spain 550,336 425,929 -124,407
South Korea 306,906 373,761 +66,855
India 237,958 163,489 -74,469
Italy 168,146 186,952 +18,806
United States 15,582 97,053 +81,471
Germany 9,492 98,145 +88,653
Belgium 42,191 22,321 -19,870
Mexico 34,921 0 -34,921

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 31
Inner London - West 21
Greater Manchester 19
West Midlands 13
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 19 26 +7
Inner London - West 11 17 +6
Greater Manchester 13 14 +1
West Midlands 10 9 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 9 +1
Lancashire 9 10 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 7 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 6 +3
Inner London - East 7 2 -5

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) 11,385,241
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,199,257
Other 8,929,124
Air transport 1,796,379
Road transport 213,178

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) 4,932,553 6,452,688 +1,520,135
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,962,346 5,236,911 -725,435
Other 5,219,473 3,709,651 -1,509,822
Air transport 858,271 938,108 +79,837
Road transport 5,966 207,212 +201,246

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,655,463
000 8,929,124
Southampton 2,703,025
London Gateway Port 2,502,749
Dover 2,039,322

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 £
Felixstowe 4,984,809 5,670,654 +685,845
000 5,219,473 3,709,651 -1,509,822
Southampton 1,654,373 1,048,652 -605,721
London Gateway Port 475,593 2,027,156 +1,551,563
Dover 907,612 1,131,710 +224,098
ZLC 923,541 938,420 +14,879
Dover / Eurotunnel 637,921 237,124 -400,797
Eurotunnel 573,387 292,822 -280,565
Thamesport 399,004 292,382 -106,622
London Heathrow Airport 241,654 330,388 +88,734

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 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 46
Manufacture of furniture 23
Manufacture of textiles 21
Manufacture of wearing apparel 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 39
2026-03 57
2026-02 52
2026-01 49
2025-12 39

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 85
0-1m 38
54m+ 35
15m-54m 28
Other 17

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 8,460,230
Morocco 1,389,473
Netherlands 878,356
Lithuania 552,245
France 496,830

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 4,414,263 4,045,967 -368,296
Morocco 484,917 904,556 +419,639
Netherlands 518,250 360,106 -158,144
Lithuania 281,526 270,719 -10,807
France 392,409 104,421 -287,988
Germany 196,493 209,581 +13,088
Portugal 230,283 148,047 -82,236
Poland 137,806 209,879 +72,073
Belgium 173,592 54,710 -118,882
Spain 17,635 184,960 +167,325

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 7,519,697
China 398,119
Switzerland 39,524
Bangladesh 1,274
Nicaragua 788

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 4,096,589 3,423,108 -673,481
China 0 398,119 +398,119
Switzerland 16,199 23,325 +7,126
Bangladesh 0 1,274 +1,274
Nicaragua 0 788 +788

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,988,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,636,537
Air transport 804,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 341,390
Road transport 1,937

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 4,123,802 3,864,256 -259,546
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,850,864 2,785,673 -65,191
Air transport 542,949 261,277 -281,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,710 163,680 -14,030
Road transport 1,937 0 -1,937

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,988,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,230,838
Portsmouth 1,195,875
Dover 537,284
London Heathrow Airport 344,740

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 4,123,802 3,864,256 -259,546
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,770,442 1,460,396 -310,046
Portsmouth 294,860 901,015 +606,155
Dover 399,301 137,983 -261,318
London Heathrow Airport 221,748 122,992 -98,756
Immingham Docks 190,936 96,849 -94,087
East Midlands Airport 201,480 70,016 -131,464
Holyhead 129,170 135,798 +6,628
Heysham 102,102 23,295 -78,807
Liverpool Docks 46,452 71,015 +24,563

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