Import/export HS code 6002: Narrow knitted or crocheted fabrics with stretchy yarn

Fabrics less than 30 cm wide, made with stretchy yarn or rubber thread, containing at least 5% elastomeric material

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 288,501
France 205,702
Portugal 186,749
India 150,283
Germany 137,624

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 80,214 208,287 +128,073
France 127,524 78,178 -49,346
Portugal 78,988 107,761 +28,773
India 101,292 48,991 -52,301
Germany 71,512 66,112 -5,400
Greece 51,506 57,919 +6,413
Sri Lanka 47,837 32,036 -15,801
Italy 13,684 17,093 +3,409
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 25,209 +25,209
Denmark 15,917 7,128 -8,789

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 391,319
France 230,301
Portugal 186,749
Austria 112,212
India 107,664

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 143,527 247,792 +104,265
France 125,747 104,554 -21,193
Portugal 78,988 107,761 +28,773
Austria 65,087 47,125 -17,962
India 58,673 48,991 -9,682
Greece 29,869 57,919 +28,050
Sri Lanka 47,837 32,036 -15,801
Germany 28,939 2,364 -26,575
Italy 13,684 11,628 -2,056
Viet Nam 7,188 2,654 -4,534

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5
Inner London - East 3
Merseyside 3
West Midlands 3

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 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Merseyside 1 3 +2
West Midlands 3 0 -3
West Yorkshire 3 0 -3
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 2 2 +0
Suffolk 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) 615,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 529,972
Air transport 176,568
Other 7

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) 288,919 326,565 +37,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 245,610 284,362 +38,752
Air transport 106,619 69,949 -36,670
Other 2 5 +3

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 416,343
Dover 242,379
Eurotunnel 226,738
East Midlands Airport 104,711
London 99,124

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 158,229 258,114 +99,885
Dover 83,703 158,676 +74,973
Eurotunnel 131,978 94,760 -37,218
East Midlands Airport 86,152 18,559 -67,593
London 54,114 45,010 -9,104
London Heathrow Airport 16,386 23,870 +7,484
London Gateway Port 30,275 2,270 -28,005
Thamesport 28,975 3,378 -25,597
Southampton 19,016 11,128 -7,888
Newhaven 0 28,381 +28,381

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of textiles 6
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 2
2025-12 4

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 17
0-1m 11
54m+ 11
15m-54m 1
Other 1

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 £
Australia 1,639,620
Czechia 1,029,011
Germany 846,025
Costa Rica 771,848
Ireland 749,265

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 £
Australia 502,282 1,137,338 +635,056
Czechia 551,549 477,462 -74,087
Germany 398,126 447,899 +49,773
Costa Rica 371,567 400,281 +28,714
Ireland 355,504 393,761 +38,257
Chile 402,728 307,572 -95,156
France 390,231 281,837 -108,394
Norway 307,417 323,602 +16,185
Italy 262,193 215,380 -46,813
Sweden 212,627 224,329 +11,702

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,638,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,063,899
Air transport 1,060,577

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,920,652 2,717,498 -203,154
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,070,160 1,993,739 -76,421
Air transport 282,554 778,023 +495,469

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,624,267
London Gateway Port 2,083,715
Immingham Docks 1,259,445
London Heathrow Airport 822,074
Southampton 739,144

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,917,768 1,706,499 -211,269
London Gateway Port 1,189,254 894,461 -294,793
Immingham Docks 614,269 645,176 +30,907
London Heathrow Airport 104,319 717,755 +613,436
Southampton 192,095 547,049 +354,954
Holyhead 330,499 388,946 +58,447
Grangemouth Docks 267,609 125,484 -142,125
Portsmouth 208,958 163,115 -45,843
East Midlands Airport 118,967 30,510 -88,457
London 32,871 95,086 +62,215

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 6002

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

Description: Fabrics less than 30 cm wide, made with stretchy yarn or rubber thread, containing at least 5% elastomeric material