Import/export HS code 60033090: Various narrow knitted fabrics of synthetic fibers

Other fabrics less than 30 cm wide, made from synthetic fibers, not classified as lace

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* 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 £
Germany 3,930,041
Austria 735,825
China 712,216
Canada 190,247
United States 179,374

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 £
Germany 2,220,899 1,709,142 -511,757
Austria 548,708 187,117 -361,591
China 421,721 290,495 -131,226
Canada 128,048 62,199 -65,849
United States 84,686 94,688 +10,002
Poland 47,734 17,255 -30,479
Turkey 9,918 31,850 +21,932
Ireland 17,416 20,966 +3,550
France 22,109 13,764 -8,345
Slovakia 0 33,463 +33,463

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 £
Germany 2,494,451
China 2,227,404
Italy 435,436
Austria 306,206
United States 262,167

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 £
Germany 1,500,024 994,427 -505,597
China 1,161,638 1,065,766 -95,872
Italy 378,289 57,147 -321,142
Austria 172,596 133,610 -38,986
United States 135,562 126,605 -8,957
Canada 75,702 39,606 -36,096
Poland 47,734 17,255 -30,479
Turkey 9,918 31,850 +21,932
Ukraine 28,802 4,337 -24,465
Sweden 23,139 1,862 -21,277

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,397,083
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,335,092
Air transport 339,965
Other 30

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) 2,729,650 1,667,433 -1,062,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 640,275 694,817 +54,542
Air transport 198,051 141,914 -56,137
Other 13 17 +4

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,889,849
Felixstowe 566,298
Immingham Docks 510,882
Southampton 466,995
Eurotunnel 317,315

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 1,832,364 1,057,485 -774,879
Felixstowe 320,670 245,628 -75,042
Immingham Docks 342,772 168,110 -174,662
Southampton 301,537 165,458 -136,079
Eurotunnel 298,842 18,473 -280,369
Thamesport 49,918 262,726 +212,808
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,634 234,993 +223,359
London 100,131 135,196 +35,065
London Heathrow Airport 63,214 81,500 +18,286
East Midlands Airport 78,525 22,376 -56,149

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 11
Manufacture of textiles 7
Other manufacturing 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 10
2025-10 13
2025-09 11
2025-08 9

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 19
54m+ 9
0-1m 3
Other 3
15m-54m 2

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 £
Morocco 458,343
Sweden 84,585
United States 73,885
United Arab Emirates 46,120
Netherlands 44,951

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 £
Morocco 230,789 227,554 -3,235
Sweden 71,807 12,778 -59,029
United States 10,454 63,431 +52,977
United Arab Emirates 36,035 10,085 -25,950
Netherlands 11,660 33,291 +21,631
Germany 23,051 19,532 -3,519
Switzerland 8,761 19,159 +10,398
Spain 25,502 0 -25,502
Romania 4,964 14,152 +9,188
Madagascar 16,270 0 -16,270

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) 721,994
Air transport 116,958
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 82,640

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) 398,443 323,551 -74,892
Air transport 67,025 49,933 -17,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,719 51,921 +21,202

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 559,846
Immingham Docks 84,585
Felixstowe 77,100
Manchester Airport 42,909
London Heathrow Airport 31,085

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 287,156 272,690 -14,466
Immingham Docks 71,807 12,778 -59,029
Felixstowe 15,999 61,101 +45,102
Manchester Airport 35,735 7,174 -28,561
London Heathrow Airport 9,224 21,861 +12,637
East Midlands Airport 15,080 14,000 -1,080
Dover 21,220 4,819 -16,401
Harwich 11,660 6,977 -4,683
Thamesport 3,525 9,077 +5,552
London Stansted Airport 2,989 6,898 +3,909

Quick facts

HS code: 60033090

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

Description: Other fabrics less than 30 cm wide, made from synthetic fibers, not classified as lace