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 25,554,806
Turkey 21,285,558
Italy 4,678,738
Germany 4,107,458
Pakistan 3,833,197

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 13,137,200 12,417,606 -719,594
Turkey 10,278,268 11,007,290 +729,022
Italy 2,601,581 2,077,157 -524,424
Germany 2,281,704 1,825,754 -455,950
Pakistan 2,886,286 946,911 -1,939,375
France 2,048,267 1,437,450 -610,817
Belgium 1,582,953 1,594,704 +11,751
Portugal 1,338,252 1,459,727 +121,475
Viet Nam 109,499 2,039,395 +1,929,896
South Korea 1,311,740 597,167 -714,573

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 26,562,781
Turkey 22,912,589
Italy 4,078,428
Germany 3,902,691
Pakistan 3,845,615

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 14,367,014 12,195,767 -2,171,247
Turkey 11,122,975 11,789,614 +666,639
Italy 2,357,947 1,720,481 -637,466
Germany 2,175,882 1,726,809 -449,073
Pakistan 2,889,170 956,445 -1,932,725
Viet Nam 114,489 3,407,685 +3,293,196
France 1,657,204 1,071,293 -585,911
Portugal 1,012,366 1,368,519 +356,153
Belgium 1,175,498 935,683 -239,815
South Korea 1,410,382 607,920 -802,462

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 106
West Yorkshire 61
Greater Manchester 46
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 43
Inner London - East 37

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 73 60 -13
West Yorkshire 50 44 -6
Greater Manchester 34 28 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33 29 -4
Inner London - East 24 28 +4
Outer London - West and North West 28 19 -9
West Midlands 27 26 -1
Lancashire 21 22 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20 15 -5
Outer London - East and North East 13 18 +5

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) 46,207,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,428,511
Air transport 6,537,403
Road transport 1,668,146
Other 1,029,287

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) 22,830,411 23,377,429 +547,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,939,918 12,488,593 -2,451,325
Air transport 3,611,343 2,926,060 -685,283
Road transport 985,688 682,458 -303,230
Other 49,249 980,038 +930,789

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 24,565,203
ZLC 10,158,317
Southampton 9,367,130
London Gateway Port 9,217,101
Dover 8,854,469

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 14,023,506 10,541,697 -3,481,809
ZLC 5,612,512 4,545,805 -1,066,707
Southampton 4,611,356 4,755,774 +144,418
London Gateway Port 3,098,220 6,118,881 +3,020,661
Dover 4,514,103 4,340,366 -173,737
Eurotunnel 2,794,225 1,937,176 -857,049
Dover / Eurotunnel 904,390 1,088,776 +184,386
London Heathrow Airport 925,070 841,825 -83,245
London Stansted Airport 813,558 536,992 -276,566
Thamesport 792,196 557,669 -234,527

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 194
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 186
Manufacture of textiles 81
Manufacture of wearing apparel 74
Manufacture of furniture 55

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 101
2026-03 101
2026-02 108
2026-01 86
2025-12 83

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 317
0-1m 145
54m+ 95
15m-54m 57
Other 37

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 13,233,932
Canada 5,152,252
United States 3,856,548
Romania 1,936,324
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 6,988,085 6,245,847 -742,238
Canada 3,582,336 1,569,916 -2,012,420
United States 1,395,917 2,460,631 +1,064,714
Romania 1,198,970 737,354 -461,616
Indonesia 500,504 1,306,298 +805,794
Bulgaria 759,645 684,242 -75,403
United Arab Emirates 676,881 607,093 -69,788
Ireland 293,071 967,407 +674,336
China 574,951 614,566 +39,615
Germany 629,793 513,611 -116,182

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 540,980
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 0 540,980 +540,980
India 75 45 -30

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) 23,656,988
Air transport 9,508,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,619,645
Other 547,177
Road transport 10,949

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) 12,441,457 11,215,531 -1,225,926
Air transport 4,392,635 5,115,794 +723,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,690,241 3,929,404 -760,837
Other 2,857 544,320 +541,463
Road transport 10,949 0 -10,949

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,494,329
Portsmouth 9,003,211
London Gateway Port 3,394,212
Manchester Airport 3,154,151
Liverpool Docks 2,877,001

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 6,306,796 6,187,533 -119,263
Portsmouth 5,043,280 3,959,931 -1,083,349
London Gateway Port 1,273,424 2,120,788 +847,364
Manchester Airport 1,630,689 1,523,462 -107,227
Liverpool Docks 1,997,318 879,683 -1,117,635
London Heathrow Airport 642,884 2,135,262 +1,492,378
East Midlands Airport 1,311,125 1,034,216 -276,909
Southampton 1,114,331 607,276 -507,055
Dover 614,577 453,507 -161,070
London Stansted Airport 536,155 300,270 -235,885

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