Import/export HS code 600621: Unbleached or bleached knitted fabrics

Knitted fabrics that are either natural (unbleached) or treated to be white (bleached)

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
China 450,322
Turkey 376,874
India 353,911
Germany 51,378
Portugal 31,364

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 311,420 138,902 -172,518
Turkey 186,494 190,380 +3,886
India 106,705 247,206 +140,501
Germany 28,257 23,121 -5,136
Portugal 27,339 4,025 -23,314
Brazil 12,905 13,409 +504
United States 7,030 17,111 +10,081
Poland 19,725 0 -19,725
Belgium 8,159 3,552 -4,607
Thailand 7,131 0 -7,131

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 £
India 432,883
Turkey 376,874
China 307,132
South Korea 72,509
Germany 37,396

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 £
India 185,677 247,206 +61,529
Turkey 186,494 190,380 +3,886
China 172,321 134,811 -37,510
South Korea 72,509 0 -72,509
Germany 15,875 21,521 +5,646
Portugal 27,339 5,625 -21,714
Brazil 12,905 13,409 +504
United States 7,030 17,111 +10,081
Poland 19,725 0 -19,725
Belgium 8,159 3,552 -4,607

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Outer London - West and North West 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +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) 1,070,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 245,486
Air transport 36,754
Road transport 4,162
Other 8

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) 557,607 513,254 -44,353
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,155 105,331 -34,824
Air transport 19,809 16,945 -2,864
Road transport 0 4,162 +4,162
Other 8 0 -8

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 713,335
London Gateway Port 291,479
ZLC 126,318
Dover 31,265
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,820

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 386,260 327,075 -59,185
London Gateway Port 143,367 148,112 +4,745
ZLC 56,349 69,969 +13,620
Dover 30,374 891 -29,483
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,051 11,769 -6,282
Southampton 4,553 25,123 +20,570
Hull 4,256 23,511 +19,255
Eurotunnel 22,634 3,353 -19,281
Liverpool Docks 5,701 12,944 +7,243
Birmingham Airport 12,382 3,834 -8,548

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 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Manufacture of furniture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 4
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 2
2025-12 3

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
0-1m 10
1m-15m 10
54m+ 5
15m-54m 2
Other 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 £
India 20,148
China 12,564
Malaysia 8,598
United States 7,772
Poland 7,541

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 £
India 6,500 13,648 +7,148
China 12,564 0 -12,564
Malaysia 8,598 0 -8,598
United States 7,772 0 -7,772
Poland 2,083 5,458 +3,375
Portugal 0 6,620 +6,620
Ireland 4,135 2,121 -2,014
Estonia 4,444 0 -4,444
Greece 4,232 0 -4,232
Spain 2,121 1,600 -521

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 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 £
Air transport 53,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,085
Other 796

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 £
Air transport 34,851 18,787 -16,064
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,410 15,664 +3,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,598 2,487 -6,111
Other 75 721 +646

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 22,368
London Heathrow Airport 18,156
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,214
London Stansted Airport 12,004
London Gateway Port 8,598

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 £
East Midlands Airport 8,621 13,747 +5,126
London Heathrow Airport 14,226 3,930 -10,296
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,906 12,308 +8,402
London Stansted Airport 12,004 0 -12,004
London Gateway Port 8,598 0 -8,598
Harwich 4,444 0 -4,444
Liverpool Docks 2,878 0 -2,878
Holyhead 1,182 1,400 +218
Immingham Docks 0 2,487 +2,487
Hull 0 1,956 +1,956

Quick facts

HS code: 600621

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

Description: Knitted fabrics that are either natural (unbleached) or treated to be white (bleached)