Import/export HS code 520822: Plain weave cotton fabrics (100-200 g/m², bleached)

Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight (100-200 g/m²), bleached. Durable and clean look

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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 2,152,651
Italy 513,200
India 417,354
China 238,099
Germany 236,259

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 1,248,970 903,681 -345,289
Italy 269,277 243,923 -25,354
India 276,259 141,095 -135,164
China 127,450 110,649 -16,801
Germany 101,953 134,306 +32,353
Netherlands 172,471 26,064 -146,407
Switzerland 47,100 31,101 -15,999
Belgium 24,583 12,607 -11,976
Turkey 31,465 3,245 -28,220
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 12,198 11,902 -296

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 2,212,301
Italy 481,407
India 421,142
Germany 277,402
China 249,857

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 1,306,317 905,984 -400,333
Italy 240,339 241,068 +729
India 276,259 144,883 -131,376
Germany 161,807 115,595 -46,212
China 121,892 127,965 +6,073
Netherlands 76,805 11,857 -64,948
Switzerland 38,507 17,470 -21,037
France 30,974 21,513 -9,461
Turkey 40,058 6,324 -33,734
Viet Nam 9,250 10,626 +1,376

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 9
Outer London - West and North West 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
West Yorkshire 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 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 3 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 0 2 +2
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +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) 2,886,349
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 729,816
Air transport 355,460
Other 20,610
Road transport 13,039

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) 1,775,543 1,110,806 -664,737
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 347,476 382,340 +34,864
Air transport 220,067 135,393 -84,674
Other 2,936 17,674 +14,738
Road transport 1,137 11,902 +10,765

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,538,814
Felixstowe 612,623
Dover 334,205
London Gateway Port 315,208
London 253,510

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 912,649 626,165 -286,484
Felixstowe 408,957 203,666 -205,291
Dover 156,346 177,859 +21,513
London Gateway Port 148,442 166,766 +18,324
London 125,225 128,285 +3,060
Immingham Docks 126,834 42,578 -84,256
East Midlands Airport 112,701 44,608 -68,093
Belfast Port 57,214 62,803 +5,589
Eurotunnel 79,356 37,389 -41,967
London Stansted Airport 40,482 29,531 -10,951

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 18
Manufacture of textiles 15
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 7
2025-10 12
2025-09 6
2025-08 8

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 23
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
Other 5

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 82,834
Pakistan 79,043
Ireland 70,236
China 66,302
Turkey 50,847

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,146 45,688 +8,542
Pakistan 75,062 3,981 -71,081
Ireland 34,079 36,157 +2,078
China 49,037 17,265 -31,772
Turkey 17,884 32,963 +15,079
Viet Nam 36,746 5,975 -30,771
United States 14,039 28,176 +14,137
Portugal 11,836 18,855 +7,019
Bangladesh 9,066 17,003 +7,937
Sri Lanka 16,698 3,452 -13,246

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 £
Ireland 86

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 £
Ireland 57 29 -28

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 250,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 236,609
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 170,516
Other 86

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 135,244 114,990 -20,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,889 56,720 -123,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,107 79,409 -11,698
Other 57 29 -28

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 112,907
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,326
Felixstowe 100,237
London Gateway Port 92,118
Holyhead 55,393

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 55,606 57,301 +1,695
Dover / Eurotunnel 62,912 38,414 -24,498
Felixstowe 86,752 13,485 -73,267
London Gateway Port 67,505 24,613 -42,892
Holyhead 25,097 30,296 +5,199
East Midlands Airport 34,277 13,639 -20,638
ZLC 22,581 25,005 +2,424
Southampton 23,492 18,622 -4,870
Manchester Airport 22,780 17,972 -4,808
Dover 908 7,880 +6,972

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 520822

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

Description: Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight (100-200 g/m²), bleached. Durable and clean look