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 6,691,261
Viet Nam 2,154,626
United States 796,247
Turkey 783,986
Italy 679,920

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 1,877,012 4,814,249 +2,937,237
Viet Nam 0 2,154,626 +2,154,626
United States 480,765 315,482 -165,283
Turkey 280,335 503,651 +223,316
Italy 403,405 276,515 -126,890
Pakistan 185,420 227,713 +42,293
France 183,581 110,468 -73,113
Japan 66,306 74,692 +8,386
India 60,655 30,343 -30,312
South Korea 61,853 27,990 -33,863

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 5,799,739
Viet Nam 3,456,379
Italy 724,612
Turkey 601,360
United States 496,091

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 2,031,871 3,767,868 +1,735,997
Viet Nam 3,611 3,452,768 +3,449,157
Italy 435,113 289,499 -145,614
Turkey 282,243 319,117 +36,874
United States 260,227 235,864 -24,363
Pakistan 185,420 230,991 +45,571
France 157,831 63,328 -94,503
United Kingdom 102,127 63,347 -38,780
Japan 68,878 70,804 +1,926
India 67,953 30,343 -37,610

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 70
Inner London - East 19
Outer London - West and North West 14
West Midlands 13
Greater Manchester 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 48 35 -13
Inner London - East 10 12 +2
Outer London - West and North West 11 7 -4
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 6 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +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) 9,970,795
Air transport 1,923,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 577,992
Road transport 162,593
Other 12,084

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) 2,315,017 7,655,778 +5,340,761
Air transport 1,188,675 734,892 -453,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 259,712 318,280 +58,568
Road transport 143,407 19,186 -124,221
Other 12,084 0 -12,084

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,196,091
London Gateway Port 3,271,017
Southampton 2,265,297
London Stansted Airport 824,341
ZLC 540,381

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 1,477,138 2,718,953 +1,241,815
London Gateway Port 334,391 2,936,626 +2,602,235
Southampton 383,564 1,881,733 +1,498,169
London Stansted Airport 513,733 310,608 -203,125
ZLC 267,089 273,292 +6,203
East Midlands Airport 279,610 161,061 -118,549
London Heathrow Airport 255,596 165,269 -90,327
Thamesport 144,382 117,351 -27,031
Birmingham Airport 114,264 72,415 -41,849
London 37,104 13,637 -23,467

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
94
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
75
Manufacture of textiles
33
Manufacture of wearing apparel
25
Manufacture of furniture
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 16
2026-03 15
2026-02 25
2026-01 14

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 127
0-1m 48
54m+ 36
Other 20
15m-54m 18

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 3,120,488
Bulgaria 1,028,319
United States 659,502
Romania 525,395
Italy 313,006

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 1,150,295 1,970,193 +819,898
Bulgaria 578,496 449,823 -128,673
United States 24,703 634,799 +610,096
Romania 286,087 239,308 -46,779
Italy 133,063 179,943 +46,880
Tunisia 148,870 143,599 -5,271
Ireland 21,776 59,779 +38,003
Germany 17,570 38,805 +21,235
Spain 23,634 28,426 +4,792
France 16,026 30,566 +14,540

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) 5,532,364
Air transport 945,881
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,316
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) 2,405,738 3,126,626 +720,888
Air transport 144,857 801,024 +656,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,181 18,135 +12,954
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 3,734,481
Portsmouth 1,546,574
London Heathrow Airport 643,342
East Midlands Airport 242,305
Dover 188,048

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 1,600,889 2,133,592 +532,703
Portsmouth 622,335 924,239 +301,904
London Heathrow Airport 29,603 613,739 +584,136
East Midlands Airport 95,718 146,587 +50,869
Dover 148,659 39,389 -109,270
ZLC 15,237 16,906 +1,669
Holyhead 21,776 6,758 -15,018
London Stansted Airport 3,300 23,792 +20,492
Harwich 12,079 4,616 -7,463
Immingham Docks 1,318 11,225 +9,907

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