Import/export HS code 520819: Various cotton fabrics

Various types of cotton fabrics not classified elsewhere. Versatile for multiple uses

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 £
Pakistan 2,995,172
China 712,557
India 529,271
Spain 66,366
United States 44,297

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 1,478,119 1,517,053 +38,934
China 578,641 133,916 -444,725
India 323,141 206,130 -117,011
Spain 29,781 36,585 +6,804
United States 35,287 9,010 -26,277
South Korea 17,147 20,695 +3,548
Italy 29,627 2,347 -27,280
France 20,646 3,688 -16,958
Japan 3,354 17,774 +14,420
Romania 0 7,593 +7,593

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 3,001,003
China 723,048
India 538,157
Spain 71,516
Italy 41,645

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 1,482,694 1,518,309 +35,615
China 591,309 131,739 -459,570
India 332,027 206,130 -125,897
Spain 34,931 36,585 +1,654
Italy 33,653 7,992 -25,661
South Korea 17,147 20,695 +3,548
United States 21,046 8,137 -12,909
Japan 3,354 17,774 +14,420
France 6,368 2,432 -3,936
Portugal 6,252 1,878 -4,374

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
West Yorkshire 4
Essex 3
Greater Manchester 3
Lancashire 3

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 8 4 -4
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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) 3,819,215
Air transport 573,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,389

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) 2,363,045 1,456,170 -906,875
Air transport 146,165 427,687 +281,522
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,204 85,185 +44,981

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,643,723
Felixstowe 1,000,180
Belfast Port 745,234
London Gateway Port 434,309
Manchester Airport 180,040

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 686,541 957,182 +270,641
Felixstowe 776,274 223,906 -552,368
Belfast Port 708,343 36,891 -671,452
London Gateway Port 161,210 273,099 +111,889
Manchester Airport 13,060 166,980 +153,920
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 169,374 +169,374
London Heathrow Airport 45,270 39,733 -5,537
London Stansted Airport 62,124 16,338 -45,786
Dover 11,939 45,413 +33,474
East Midlands Airport 18,857 29,189 +10,332

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 22
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of textiles 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 1
2025-09 3
2025-08 5

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 21
54m+ 10
0-1m 8
15m-54m 4
Other 4

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 £
Netherlands 125,263
United States 123,323
Ireland 47,818
Germany 43,680
Italy 41,302

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 £
Netherlands 78,367 46,896 -31,471
United States 51,822 71,501 +19,679
Ireland 28,541 19,277 -9,264
Germany 30,680 13,000 -17,680
Italy 24,971 16,331 -8,640
Portugal 22,266 9,169 -13,097
Spain 9,671 9,633 -38
Kuwait 2,000 17,082 +15,082
France 8,932 9,271 +339
Morocco 9,416 5,001 -4,415

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 £
China 26,161

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 £
China 14,034 12,127 -1,907

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 250,485
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 235,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 76,569
Other 40,576

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 118,714 131,771 +13,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 150,251 85,234 -65,017
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,204 64,365 +52,161
Other 21,299 19,277 -2,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 167,460
East Midlands Airport 154,793
000 40,576
London Gateway Port 35,408
ZLC 35,368

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 101,059 66,401 -34,658
East Midlands Airport 89,782 65,011 -24,771
000 21,299 19,277 -2,022
London Gateway Port 8,092 27,316 +19,224
ZLC 8,937 26,431 +17,494
London Stansted Airport 12,639 21,938 +9,299
Felixstowe 9,193 24,628 +15,435
Eurotunnel 29,700 0 -29,700
London Heathrow Airport 6,396 18,391 +11,995
Dover 8,350 8,133 -217

Quick facts

HS code: 520819

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

Description: Various types of cotton fabrics not classified elsewhere. Versatile for multiple uses