Import/export HS code 600290: Various narrow knitted or crocheted fabrics

Other fabrics less than 30 cm wide, not covered under specific categories

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 £
Greece 102,395
China 95,131
India 60,795
Sri Lanka 53,513
United States 26,271

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 £
Greece 57,402 44,993 -12,409
China 26,067 69,064 +42,997
India 48,577 12,218 -36,359
Sri Lanka 20,621 32,892 +12,271
United States 26,271 0 -26,271
Italy 2,197 20,065 +17,868
Taiwan 18,575 1,958 -16,617
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 19,616 +19,616
Denmark 15,917 1,532 -14,385
Germany 1,762 8,255 +6,493

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 132,053
Greece 71,347
India 60,795
Sri Lanka 53,513
Germany 40,112

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 41,068 90,985 +49,917
Greece 26,354 44,993 +18,639
India 48,577 12,218 -36,359
Sri Lanka 20,621 32,892 +12,271
Germany 32,810 7,302 -25,508
Taiwan 18,575 7,423 -11,152
Italy 2,197 14,600 +12,403
Mexico 14,999 0 -14,999
United States 9,695 0 -9,695
United Kingdom 5,022 0 -5,022

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Inner London - East 3
Inner London - West 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Lancashire 1

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 3 0 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Norfolk 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 1 +0
West Midlands 0 1 +1

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) 263,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 103,519
Air transport 80,503
Other 2

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) 121,901 141,785 +19,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,258 51,261 -997
Air transport 55,167 25,336 -29,831
Other 2 0 -2

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 166,086
Dover 89,391
London Heathrow Airport 32,430
East Midlands Airport 30,484
Southampton 30,144

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 68,257 97,829 +29,572
Dover 50,059 39,332 -10,727
London Heathrow Airport 25,043 7,387 -17,656
East Midlands Airport 26,043 4,441 -21,602
Southampton 19,016 11,128 -7,888
Thamesport 18,671 8,805 -9,866
London Gateway Port 0 24,976 +24,976
Birmingham Airport 4,081 12,612 +8,531
Liverpool Docks 14,999 0 -14,999
Eurotunnel 999 7,074 +6,075

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 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other manufacturing 2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 1
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-09 1
2025-07 3
2025-06 3
2025-03 5

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
0-1m 6
1m-15m 6
54m+ 5
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 £
Czechia 1,040,056
Ireland 644,374
Norway 628,233
Chile 573,465
France 458,497

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 £
Czechia 614,860 425,196 -189,664
Ireland 349,253 295,121 -54,132
Norway 355,879 272,354 -83,525
Chile 307,460 266,005 -41,455
France 278,576 179,921 -98,655
Sweden 229,849 211,255 -18,594
Italy 140,632 169,746 +29,114
United States 191,163 89,163 -102,000
Finland 136,377 124,151 -12,226
Denmark 82,660 103,954 +21,294

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) 3,988,975
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,080,980
Air transport 181,399

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) 2,225,680 1,763,295 -462,385
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,156,750 924,230 -232,520
Air transport 122,472 58,927 -63,545

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,360,014
Immingham Docks 1,215,103
London Gateway Port 804,951
Holyhead 615,477
Portsmouth 287,683

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 1,323,645 1,036,369 -287,276
Immingham Docks 640,011 575,092 -64,919
London Gateway Port 442,934 362,017 -80,917
Holyhead 325,171 290,306 -34,865
Portsmouth 180,461 107,222 -73,239
Grangemouth Docks 169,133 82,729 -86,404
Southampton 113,226 106,850 -6,376
London Heathrow Airport 61,354 31,343 -30,011
Liverpool Docks 24,373 44,257 +19,884
London 32,871 33,882 +1,011

Quick facts

HS code: 600290

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

Description: Other fabrics less than 30 cm wide, not covered under specific categories