Import/export HS code 600690: Various knitted or crocheted fabrics

Various other types of knitted or crocheted fabrics not covered by specific categories

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 5,270,382
Viet Nam 1,064,175
Turkey 828,332
United States 736,614
Italy 692,373

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 737,071 4,533,311 +3,796,240
Viet Nam 1,788 1,062,387 +1,060,599
Turkey 189,348 638,984 +449,636
United States 428,132 308,482 -119,650
Italy 416,037 276,336 -139,701
Pakistan 186,876 166,750 -20,126
France 169,447 126,543 -42,904
South Korea 112,062 33,252 -78,810
Japan 22,811 103,544 +80,733
Germany 53,238 35,815 -17,423

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 4,417,805
Viet Nam 2,365,928
Italy 740,326
Turkey 641,544
United States 428,512

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 884,321 3,533,484 +2,649,163
Viet Nam 2,800 2,363,128 +2,360,328
Italy 416,115 324,211 -91,904
Turkey 194,587 446,957 +252,370
United States 210,767 217,745 +6,978
Pakistan 186,876 170,028 -16,848
France 159,583 67,321 -92,262
United Kingdom 98,334 79,776 -18,558
South Korea 111,527 27,688 -83,839
Japan 26,575 99,320 +72,745

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 73
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Greater Manchester 12
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12

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 49 38 -11
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
West Midlands 9 5 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 3 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 5 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2

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) 7,511,426
Air transport 1,850,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 608,990
Road transport 150,912
Other 19,460

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) 1,223,142 6,288,284 +5,065,142
Air transport 1,062,799 787,396 -275,403
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 144,482 464,508 +320,026
Road transport 130,620 20,292 -110,328
Other 18,495 965 -17,530

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,322,864
London Gateway Port 2,167,191
Southampton 1,735,171
London Stansted Airport 823,714
ZLC 544,790

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 723,616 2,599,248 +1,875,632
London Gateway Port 22,319 2,144,872 +2,122,553
Southampton 335,239 1,399,932 +1,064,693
London Stansted Airport 505,702 318,012 -187,690
ZLC 140,816 403,974 +263,158
East Midlands Airport 213,300 208,746 -4,554
London Heathrow Airport 228,084 174,890 -53,194
Thamesport 155,343 143,117 -12,226
Birmingham Airport 96,286 67,031 -29,255
Eurotunnel 56,094 5,990 -50,104

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 70
Manufacture of textiles 33
Manufacture of wearing apparel 28
Manufacture of furniture 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 14
2025-10 19
2025-09 20
2025-08 29

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 126
0-1m 46
54m+ 35
Other 18
15m-54m 16

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 2,194,996
Bulgaria 936,753
Romania 491,738
Tunisia 259,615
Italy 225,192

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 933,713 1,261,283 +327,570
Bulgaria 484,963 451,790 -33,173
Romania 187,012 304,726 +117,714
Tunisia 98,675 160,940 +62,265
Italy 106,732 118,460 +11,728
Turkey 55,880 21,952 -33,928
Germany 34,641 37,249 +2,608
Ireland 27,915 28,396 +481
Spain 33,094 22,993 -10,101
France 22,640 29,951 +7,311

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) 4,343,124
Air transport 292,794
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,166
Road transport 1,341

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) 1,925,196 2,417,928 +492,732
Air transport 147,854 144,940 -2,914
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,555 13,611 -48,944
Road transport 1,341 0 -1,341

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,118,351
Portsmouth 1,010,320
Dover 210,981
East Midlands Airport 210,651
London Heathrow Airport 38,721

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 1,367,021 1,751,330 +384,309
Portsmouth 451,383 558,937 +107,554
Dover 120,053 90,928 -29,125
East Midlands Airport 99,011 111,640 +12,629
London Heathrow Airport 24,141 14,580 -9,561
Holyhead 27,004 10,024 -16,980
ZLC 16,745 9,090 -7,655
London Stansted Airport 6,958 9,630 +2,672
Harwich 14,810 0 -14,810
Heysham 0 8,600 +8,600

Quick facts

HS code: 600690

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

Description: Various other types of knitted or crocheted fabrics not covered by specific categories