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 479,011
Turkey 386,011
India 285,142
Portugal 62,391
Germany 51,378

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 342,481 136,530 -205,951
Turkey 190,326 195,685 +5,359
India 135,497 149,645 +14,148
Portugal 58,366 4,025 -54,341
Germany 15,875 35,503 +19,628
Brazil 12,905 13,409 +504
Poland 19,845 4,748 -15,097
United States 7,030 11,379 +4,349
Belgium 3,903 6,246 +2,343
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 £
Turkey 386,011
India 364,114
China 339,912
South Korea 72,509
Portugal 63,991

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 £
Turkey 190,326 195,685 +5,359
India 202,087 162,027 -40,060
China 203,382 136,530 -66,852
South Korea 72,509 0 -72,509
Portugal 58,366 5,625 -52,741
Germany 15,875 21,521 +5,646
Brazil 12,905 13,409 +504
Poland 19,845 4,748 -15,097
United States 7,030 11,379 +4,349
Belgium 3,903 6,246 +2,343

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 5
Greater Manchester 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
West Yorkshire 3
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 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 3 +2
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1

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) 1,008,902
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 310,835
Air transport 29,941
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) 610,694 398,208 -212,486
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 177,644 133,191 -44,453
Air transport 7,427 22,514 +15,087
Road transport 0 4,162 +4,162
Other 0 8 +8

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 720,690
London Gateway Port 230,470
ZLC 157,334
Dover 59,089
Eurotunnel 31,104

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 447,832 272,858 -174,974
London Gateway Port 139,435 91,035 -48,400
ZLC 66,947 90,387 +23,440
Dover 53,450 5,639 -47,811
Eurotunnel 29,313 1,791 -27,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,051 11,769 -6,282
Hull 0 27,767 +27,767
Southampton 0 22,936 +22,936
Liverpool Docks 5,701 11,379 +5,678
Birmingham Airport 0 16,216 +16,216

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 10
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
2026-01 2
2025-11 4
2025-10 3
2025-09 4
2025-08 2

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 9
54m+ 4
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 18,448
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 3,750 14,698 +10,948
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 1,230 4,521 +3,291
Estonia 0 4,444 +4,444
Greece 4,232 0 -4,232
Faroe Islands 1,430 2,487 +1,057

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 £
Air transport 50,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,034
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,515
Other 291

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 29,980 20,848 -9,132
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,048 22,986 +16,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,028 2,487 -7,541
Other 48 243 +195

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 22,368
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,174
London Heathrow Airport 16,456
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 3,750 18,618 +14,868
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,866 12,308 +7,442
London Heathrow Airport 14,226 2,230 -11,996
London Stansted Airport 12,004 0 -12,004
London Gateway Port 8,598 0 -8,598
Harwich 0 4,444 +4,444
Immingham Docks 1,430 2,487 +1,057
Liverpool Docks 0 2,878 +2,878
Holyhead 1,182 1,400 +218
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)