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
India 363,791
Turkey 356,335
Germany 51,378
Brazil 26,314

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 316,813 133,509 -183,304
India 112,121 251,670 +139,549
Turkey 155,570 200,765 +45,195
Germany 28,257 23,121 -5,136
Brazil 26,314 0 -26,314
United States 8,488 15,653 +7,165
Poland 17,547 0 -17,547
Portugal 11,501 4,025 -7,476
Belgium 8,159 3,552 -4,607
Italy 2,406 905 -1,501

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 442,763
Turkey 356,335
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 191,093 251,670 +60,577
Turkey 155,570 200,765 +45,195
China 177,714 129,418 -48,296
South Korea 72,509 0 -72,509
Germany 15,875 21,521 +5,646
Brazil 26,314 0 -26,314
United States 8,488 15,653 +7,165
Poland 17,547 0 -17,547
Portugal 11,501 5,625 -5,876
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 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
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) 1,076,695
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 206,931
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) 575,086 501,609 -73,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,811 121,120 +35,309
Air transport 25,202 11,552 -13,650
Road transport 4,162 0 -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 703,903
London Gateway Port 306,745
ZLC 99,063
Dover 35,985
Southampton 29,676

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 378,424 325,479 -52,945
London Gateway Port 161,436 145,309 -16,127
ZLC 33,256 65,807 +32,551
Dover 25,194 10,791 -14,403
Southampton 10,341 19,335 +8,994
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,980 17,658 +5,678
Hull 4,256 23,511 +19,255
Liverpool Docks 7,159 11,486 +4,327
Birmingham Airport 12,382 3,834 -8,548
Thamesport 15,875 0 -15,875

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
2026-05 3
2026-04 4
2026-03 3
2026-02 3
2026-01 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 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 19,623
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 5,000 14,623 +9,623
China 12,564 0 -12,564
Malaysia 8,598 0 -8,598
United States 7,772 0 -7,772
Poland 4,194 3,347 -847
South Korea 1,662 5,539 +3,877
Ireland 4,146 2,956 -1,190
Portugal 0 6,620 +6,620
Estonia 4,444 0 -4,444
Greece 4,232 0 -4,232

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 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 £
Air transport 57,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,085
Other 1,642

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 34,951 22,591 -12,360
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,521 13,553 -968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,598 2,487 -6,111
Other 86 1,556 +1,470

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 20,868
London Heathrow Airport 19,131
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 8,721 12,147 +3,426
London Heathrow Airport 14,226 4,905 -9,321
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,017 10,197 +4,180
London Stansted Airport 12,004 0 -12,004
London Gateway Port 8,598 0 -8,598
Manchester Airport 0 5,539 +5,539
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

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)