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 3,056,093
China 775,801
India 523,599
Spain 60,966
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 1,449,397 1,606,696 +157,299
China 642,471 133,330 -509,141
India 287,623 235,976 -51,647
Spain 29,781 31,185 +1,404
United States 35,287 9,010 -26,277
South Korea 17,147 20,695 +3,548
Italy 26,378 5,596 -20,782
France 26,978 3,688 -23,290
Japan 3,354 17,774 +14,420
Thailand 13,219 0 -13,219

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 3,061,924
China 786,292
India 532,485
Spain 72,448
South Korea 37,842

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 1,453,972 1,607,952 +153,980
China 655,139 131,153 -523,986
India 296,509 235,976 -60,533
Spain 41,263 31,185 -10,078
South Korea 17,147 20,695 +3,548
Italy 30,404 5,596 -24,808
United States 21,046 8,137 -12,909
Japan 3,354 17,774 +14,420
Thailand 13,219 0 -13,219
France 6,368 2,432 -3,936

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
Essex 3
Greater Manchester 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
West Midlands 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
Essex 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
West Midlands 1 2 +1
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Lancashire 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) 3,942,432
Air transport 573,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 120,676

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) 2,357,110 1,585,322 -771,788
Air transport 154,855 418,709 +263,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,936 74,740 +28,804

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,753,095
Felixstowe 1,066,545
Belfast Port 745,234
London Gateway Port 381,789
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 788,121 964,974 +176,853
Felixstowe 712,361 354,184 -358,177
Belfast Port 667,990 77,244 -590,746
London Gateway Port 161,210 220,579 +59,369
Manchester Airport 13,060 166,980 +153,920
Leeds Bradford Airport 0 169,374 +169,374
London Stansted Airport 68,538 16,338 -52,200
London Heathrow Airport 47,546 31,785 -15,761
Dover 17,671 34,968 +17,297
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 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of textiles 5
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
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
2025-11 4
2025-10 1
2025-09 3
2025-08 5
2025-07 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 19
54m+ 10
0-1m 8
Other 4
15m-54m 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 £
Netherlands 129,457
United States 124,318
Ireland 47,823
Italy 45,710
Germany 43,680

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 77,130 52,327 -24,803
United States 52,817 71,501 +18,684
Ireland 27,827 19,996 -7,831
Italy 29,379 16,331 -13,048
Germany 30,680 13,000 -17,680
Portugal 20,526 9,569 -10,957
Spain 9,671 9,633 -38
Kuwait 2,000 17,082 +15,082
France 7,990 10,213 +2,223
Morocco 8,532 5,885 -2,647

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 26,253
XU 14,328

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 13,285 12,968 -317
XU 7,300 7,028 -272

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 258,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 238,339
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,369
Other 40,581

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 125,068 133,233 +8,165
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 146,126 92,213 -53,913
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,204 59,165 +46,961
Other 20,585 19,996 -589

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 171,654
East Midlands Airport 163,829
000 40,581
ZLC 35,368
London Stansted Airport 34,577

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 96,934 74,720 -22,214
East Midlands Airport 97,078 66,751 -30,327
000 20,585 19,996 -589
ZLC 7,995 27,373 +19,378
London Stansted Airport 12,639 21,938 +9,299
Felixstowe 9,193 24,628 +15,435
London Gateway Port 8,092 22,116 +14,024
Eurotunnel 29,700 0 -29,700
London Heathrow Airport 6,396 17,171 +10,775
Dover 8,350 6,793 -1,557

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