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.
  • 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 £
Germany 4,125,527
China 1,026,694
Austria 701,086
Canada 222,782
United States 172,953

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 2,201,476 1,924,051 -277,425
China 455,726 570,968 +115,242
Austria 508,872 192,214 -316,658
Canada 107,875 114,907 +7,032
United States 78,432 94,521 +16,089
Poland 43,328 17,270 -26,058
Turkey 9,918 37,065 +27,147
Ireland 13,432 30,099 +16,667
Slovakia 3,893 34,124 +30,231
France 20,502 11,104 -9,398

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 2,911,890
Germany 2,342,660
Italy 401,218
United States 305,827
Austria 305,792

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 1,155,239 1,756,651 +601,412
Germany 1,532,974 809,686 -723,288
Italy 342,856 58,362 -284,494
United States 140,268 165,559 +25,291
Austria 167,085 138,707 -28,378
Canada 51,172 39,606 -11,566
Poland 43,328 17,270 -26,058
Turkey 9,918 37,065 +27,147
Sweden 22,600 7,042 -15,558
Ukraine 18,276 9,495 -8,781

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Greater Manchester 2

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 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 0 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 4,462,332
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,712,296
Air transport 409,997
Other 34

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) 2,646,317 1,816,015 -830,302
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 655,616 1,056,680 +401,064
Air transport 202,272 207,725 +5,453
Other 27 7 -20

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,148,302
Felixstowe 710,217
Southampton 548,691
Immingham Docks 399,491
Thamesport 377,796

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 1,908,912 1,239,390 -669,522
Felixstowe 379,304 330,913 -48,391
Southampton 284,138 264,553 -19,585
Immingham Docks 196,417 203,074 +6,657
Thamesport 49,856 327,940 +278,084
Eurotunnel 272,880 56,958 -215,922
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,087 210,227 +167,140
London 59,098 129,438 +70,340
London Heathrow Airport 78,470 93,825 +15,355
East Midlands Airport 66,995 26,077 -40,918

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
6
Other manufacturing
5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
4
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 9
2026-03 10
2026-02 10
2026-01 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 22
54m+ 9
0-1m 4
Other 4
15m-54m 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 £
Morocco 457,318
United States 163,132
Sweden 114,439
United Arab Emirates 56,553
Netherlands 48,559

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 368,144 89,174 -278,970
United States 15,607 147,525 +131,918
Sweden 71,807 42,632 -29,175
United Arab Emirates 35,091 21,462 -13,629
Netherlands 11,660 36,899 +25,239
Germany 24,032 16,438 -7,594
Switzerland 7,758 24,830 +17,072
Romania 8,027 21,796 +13,769
Spain 25,502 0 -25,502
Hungary 0 14,124 +14,124

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) 763,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,084
Air transport 126,973

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) 526,461 236,593 -289,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,952 148,132 +115,180
Air transport 61,029 65,944 +4,915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 575,517
Immingham Docks 114,439
Felixstowe 84,718
Southampton 54,239
Manchester Airport 53,341

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 423,433 152,084 -271,349
Immingham Docks 71,807 42,632 -29,175
Felixstowe 14,378 70,340 +55,962
Southampton 6,332 47,907 +41,575
Manchester Airport 34,646 18,695 -15,951
London Gateway Port 5,382 35,541 +30,159
London Heathrow Airport 7,917 22,930 +15,013
East Midlands Airport 12,128 17,565 +5,437
Thamesport 3,525 21,194 +17,669
Harwich 11,660 8,324 -3,336

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