Import/export HS code 52081299: Wide plain weave cotton fabrics (other)

Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight, exceeding 165 cm, for versatile applications

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* 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 £
Pakistan 956,012
Germany 246,921
India 132,088
Netherlands 50,721
Turkey 32,287

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 £
Pakistan 678,993 277,019 -401,974
Germany 131,267 115,654 -15,613
India 47,729 84,359 +36,630
Netherlands 47,104 3,617 -43,487
Turkey 17,732 14,555 -3,177
Italy 14,391 13,511 -880
France 0 24,915 +24,915
Sweden 19,439 0 -19,439
China 4,673 4,993 +320
United States 5,917 1,048 -4,869

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 £
Pakistan 999,102
Germany 248,760
India 138,005
Turkey 36,731
Italy 35,400

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 £
Pakistan 678,993 320,109 -358,884
Germany 188,922 59,838 -129,084
India 53,646 84,359 +30,713
Turkey 20,969 15,762 -5,207
Italy 10,908 24,492 +13,584
France 5,651 15,212 +9,561
United Kingdom 3,483 11,863 +8,380
China 6,128 4,993 -1,135
Tunisia 2,603 2,643 +40
Japan 1,432 2,627 +1,195

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Greater Manchester 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
West Yorkshire 2
Essex 1

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 2 5 +3
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 0 1 +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) 1,187,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,705
Other 79,615
Air transport 65,931
Road transport 29,227

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) 822,522 364,886 -457,636
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,158 91,547 +26,389
Other 48,556 31,059 -17,497
Air transport 21,827 44,104 +22,277
Road transport 14,672 14,555 -117

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 672,297
Felixstowe 339,044
Immingham Docks 102,025
000 79,615
London Gateway Port 73,377

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 £
Southampton 453,624 218,673 -234,951
Felixstowe 259,900 79,144 -180,756
Immingham Docks 77,740 24,285 -53,455
000 48,556 31,059 -17,497
London Gateway Port 24,805 48,572 +23,767
Dover 30,138 42,485 +12,347
Thamesport 26,143 12,733 -13,410
ZLC 14,672 14,555 -117
Eurotunnel 5,919 18,011 +12,092
Birmingham Airport 7,140 11,067 +3,927

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 9
Manufacture of textiles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of leather and related products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-07 4

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 5
0-1m 4
15m-54m 3
54m+ 3
Other 3

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 £
Italy 809,030
United States 83,968
Netherlands 69,388
Morocco 49,674
France 32,235

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 £
Italy 804,442 4,588 -799,854
United States 32,898 51,070 +18,172
Netherlands 69,388 0 -69,388
Morocco 49,674 0 -49,674
France 12,419 19,816 +7,397
Germany 9,300 12,680 +3,380
Japan 20,417 1,254 -19,163
Ireland 2,567 2,084 -483
Pakistan 4,000 0 -4,000
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 3,625 +3,625

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) 912,380
Air transport 118,015
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,935

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) 876,707 35,673 -841,034
Air transport 57,571 60,444 +2,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,935 0 -75,935

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 902,669
East Midlands Airport 91,864
Immingham Docks 69,388
London Heathrow Airport 18,900
Dover 6,240

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 872,273 30,396 -841,877
East Midlands Airport 31,420 60,444 +29,024
Immingham Docks 69,388 0 -69,388
London Heathrow Airport 18,900 0 -18,900
Dover 1,867 4,373 +2,506
London Stansted Airport 4,725 0 -4,725
London Gateway Port 4,000 0 -4,000
Portsmouth 2,547 0 -2,547
Edinburgh Airport 2,526 0 -2,526
Heysham 1,648 0 -1,648

Quick facts

HS code: 52081299

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

Description: Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight, exceeding 165 cm, for versatile applications