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 24,537,879
Turkey 19,396,077
Italy 4,384,112
Germany 3,721,689
Pakistan 3,667,880

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 12,834,128 11,703,751 -1,130,377
Turkey 10,404,753 8,991,324 -1,413,429
Italy 2,377,021 2,007,091 -369,930
Germany 1,973,148 1,748,541 -224,607
Pakistan 2,782,629 885,251 -1,897,378
France 2,211,827 1,165,620 -1,046,207
Belgium 1,538,517 1,219,842 -318,675
Portugal 1,556,117 1,184,981 -371,136
South Korea 1,620,700 456,862 -1,163,838
Netherlands 1,089,305 816,677 -272,628

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 25,542,884
Turkey 20,696,701
Italy 3,854,233
Pakistan 3,678,278
Germany 3,519,121

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 14,138,250 11,404,634 -2,733,616
Turkey 11,286,529 9,410,172 -1,876,357
Italy 2,141,289 1,712,944 -428,345
Pakistan 2,787,584 890,694 -1,896,890
Germany 1,868,812 1,650,309 -218,503
France 1,842,274 882,951 -959,323
Viet Nam 112,787 2,572,163 +2,459,376
South Korea 1,712,930 471,437 -1,241,493
Portugal 1,120,533 1,051,609 -68,924
Belgium 1,161,488 849,861 -311,627

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 104
West Yorkshire 60
Greater Manchester 44
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 40
Outer London - West and North West 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 75 58 -17
West Yorkshire 47 43 -4
Greater Manchester 34 29 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 32 24 -8
Outer London - West and North West 29 18 -11
West Midlands 26 26 +0
Inner London - East 22 26 +4
Lancashire 22 23 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 17 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 17 17 +0

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) 42,812,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,057,466
Air transport 6,199,882
Road transport 1,592,297
Other 152,770

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) 22,909,141 19,903,622 -3,005,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,693,653 11,363,813 -3,329,840
Air transport 3,606,080 2,593,802 -1,012,278
Road transport 889,774 702,523 -187,251
Other 72,149 80,621 +8,472

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 23,549,128
ZLC 9,857,061
Southampton 9,021,240
Dover 8,257,609
London Gateway Port 8,036,136

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 14,086,194 9,462,934 -4,623,260
ZLC 5,406,218 4,450,843 -955,375
Southampton 4,650,463 4,370,777 -279,686
Dover 4,401,895 3,855,714 -546,181
London Gateway Port 3,043,775 4,992,361 +1,948,586
Eurotunnel 2,977,183 1,692,034 -1,285,149
London Heathrow Airport 975,405 736,079 -239,326
Dover / Eurotunnel 898,308 802,365 -95,943
Thamesport 891,342 462,094 -429,248
London Stansted Airport 796,414 497,123 -299,291

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 189
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 178
Manufacture of textiles 79
Manufacture of wearing apparel 75
Manufacture of furniture 54

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 86
2025-11 107
2025-10 114
2025-09 105
2025-08 125

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 144
54m+ 90
15m-54m 54
Other 30

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 11,751,379
Canada 4,749,305
United States 4,616,134
Romania 1,929,663
Indonesia 1,686,611

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 5,862,856 5,888,523 +25,667
Canada 3,576,003 1,173,302 -2,402,701
United States 3,351,018 1,265,116 -2,085,902
Romania 1,119,647 810,016 -309,631
Indonesia 1,023,790 662,821 -360,969
Bulgaria 734,575 590,368 -144,207
United Arab Emirates 626,627 656,865 +30,238
France 587,953 536,063 -51,890
Germany 613,557 445,302 -168,255
China 551,480 486,108 -65,372

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 £
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 £
India 48 72 +24

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) 21,386,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,112,722
Air transport 7,884,329
Road transport 31,969
Other 5,179

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) 10,893,115 10,493,633 -399,482
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,271,141 2,841,581 -4,429,560
Air transport 4,486,305 3,398,024 -1,088,281
Road transport 31,969 0 -31,969
Other 2,984 2,195 -789

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,707,783
Portsmouth 7,952,179
Liverpool Docks 4,100,951
Manchester Airport 2,746,611
London Gateway Port 2,649,587

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 6,045,967 5,661,816 -384,151
Portsmouth 4,079,090 3,873,089 -206,001
Liverpool Docks 3,319,137 781,814 -2,537,323
Manchester Airport 1,626,099 1,120,512 -505,587
London Gateway Port 1,292,952 1,356,635 +63,683
East Midlands Airport 1,461,419 797,822 -663,597
London Heathrow Airport 614,119 1,077,224 +463,105
Southampton 1,005,986 498,388 -507,598
Dover 575,779 451,855 -123,924
Felixstowe 761,651 145,762 -615,889

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