Import/export HS code 6006: Knitted or crocheted fabrics

Various types of knitted or crocheted fabrics made from different materials like wool, cotton, or synthetic fibers

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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 £
China 24,136,673
Turkey 20,625,613
Italy 4,459,329
Germany 3,961,478
Pakistan 3,687,447

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 13,671,470 10,465,203 -3,206,267
Turkey 10,880,931 9,744,682 -1,136,249
Italy 2,628,243 1,831,086 -797,157
Germany 2,211,484 1,749,994 -461,490
Pakistan 2,674,758 1,012,689 -1,662,069
France 1,815,866 1,253,936 -561,930
Belgium 1,458,713 1,461,591 +2,878
Portugal 1,360,909 1,337,040 -23,869
Viet Nam 68,902 2,252,309 +2,183,407
Netherlands 992,099 666,860 -325,239

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 24,928,750
Turkey 22,120,578
Italy 3,868,955
Germany 3,770,349
Pakistan 3,706,677

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 14,378,760 10,549,990 -3,828,770
Turkey 11,569,472 10,551,106 -1,018,366
Italy 2,404,479 1,464,476 -940,003
Germany 2,106,739 1,663,610 -443,129
Pakistan 2,676,923 1,029,754 -1,647,169
Viet Nam 487,101 3,207,390 +2,720,289
France 1,454,358 936,066 -518,292
Portugal 1,068,470 1,220,036 +151,566
Belgium 1,131,209 806,284 -324,925
India 971,778 921,214 -50,564

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 102
West Yorkshire 60
Greater Manchester 45
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40
Inner London - East 36

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 67 60 -7
West Yorkshire 50 40 -10
Greater Manchester 35 25 -10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 31 26 -5
Inner London - East 25 25 +0
West Midlands 28 25 -3
Outer London - West and North West 24 19 -5
Lancashire 21 23 +2
Outer London - East and North East 14 18 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 18 15 -3

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) 44,421,626
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,755,118
Air transport 5,891,099
Road transport 1,785,984
Other 1,481,732

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) 23,484,102 20,937,524 -2,546,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,765,430 10,989,688 -3,775,742
Air transport 3,350,893 2,540,206 -810,687
Road transport 1,084,269 701,715 -382,554
Other 47,549 1,434,183 +1,386,634

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 22,638,232
ZLC 9,836,029
London Gateway Port 9,669,353
Southampton 9,191,220
Dover 8,548,220

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 13,068,208 9,570,024 -3,498,184
ZLC 6,022,520 3,813,509 -2,209,011
London Gateway Port 4,352,261 5,317,092 +964,831
Southampton 4,991,925 4,199,295 -792,630
Dover 4,505,154 4,043,066 -462,088
Eurotunnel 2,589,362 1,687,512 -901,850
Dover / Eurotunnel 751,944 1,082,419 +330,475
London Heathrow Airport 762,708 778,307 +15,599
000 47,549 1,434,183 +1,386,634
London 328,575 972,228 +643,653

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
188
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
181
Manufacture of textiles
79
Manufacture of wearing apparel
69
Manufacture of furniture
56

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 102
2026-04 101
2026-03 101
2026-02 108
2026-01 86

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 304
0-1m 143
54m+ 93
15m-54m 55
Other 35

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 12,618,826
Canada 5,871,746
United States 3,625,486
Romania 1,934,431
Indonesia 1,806,802

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 7,228,121 5,390,705 -1,837,416
Canada 3,543,269 2,328,477 -1,214,792
United States 1,015,779 2,609,707 +1,593,928
Romania 1,259,540 674,891 -584,649
Indonesia 500,504 1,306,298 +805,794
Ireland 332,579 1,265,518 +932,939
Bulgaria 805,930 575,807 -230,123
United Arab Emirates 774,162 593,919 -180,243
China 532,982 585,276 +52,294
Costa Rica 493,501 604,775 +111,274

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 915,486
India 120

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 0 915,486 +915,486
India 86 34 -52

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) 22,754,056
Air transport 9,669,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,761,315
Other 922,331

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) 12,959,218 9,794,838 -3,164,380
Air transport 4,117,903 5,551,281 +1,433,378
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,578,886 4,182,429 -396,457
Other 3,097 919,234 +916,137

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,174,979
Portsmouth 8,510,731
Manchester Airport 3,602,243
London Gateway Port 3,286,795
Liverpool Docks 3,225,099

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 6,685,447 5,489,532 -1,195,915
Portsmouth 5,103,234 3,407,497 -1,695,737
Manchester Airport 1,589,177 2,013,066 +423,889
London Gateway Port 1,273,523 2,013,272 +739,749
Liverpool Docks 1,981,752 1,243,347 -738,405
London Heathrow Airport 740,383 2,110,578 +1,370,195
East Midlands Airport 1,057,896 956,154 -101,742
Southampton 1,078,545 567,142 -511,403
Dover 591,481 429,352 -162,129
000 3,097 919,234 +916,137

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 6006

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

Description: Various types of knitted or crocheted fabrics made from different materials like wool, cotton, or synthetic fibers