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 2,109,566
Italy 509,188
India 396,497
Germany 249,445
China 204,459

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 1,177,502 932,064 -245,438
Italy 267,080 242,108 -24,972
India 264,247 132,250 -131,997
Germany 127,430 122,015 -5,415
China 116,570 87,889 -28,681
Netherlands 173,390 23,976 -149,414
Switzerland 44,316 31,472 -12,844
Belgium 24,583 10,731 -13,852
Turkey 30,418 4,292 -26,126
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 2,169,216
Italy 473,156
India 398,409
Germany 297,844
China 218,970

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 1,222,428 946,788 -275,640
Italy 235,389 237,767 +2,378
India 264,247 134,162 -130,085
Germany 191,629 106,215 -85,414
China 126,186 92,784 -33,402
Netherlands 77,724 11,857 -65,867
Switzerland 35,723 19,327 -16,396
France 29,551 15,680 -13,871
Turkey 39,011 5,283 -33,728
Viet Nam 6,328 13,548 +7,220

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 5 8 +3
Outer London - West and North West 0 3 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Lancashire 0 2 +2
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) 2,782,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 746,295
Air transport 346,881
Road transport 13,039
Other 10,050

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) 1,681,772 1,101,202 -580,570
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 375,638 370,657 -4,981
Air transport 212,727 134,154 -78,573
Road transport 1,137 11,902 +10,765
Other 1,893 8,157 +6,264

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,480,611
Felixstowe 616,126
Dover 332,447
London Gateway Port 310,796
London 231,291

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 828,760 651,851 -176,909
Felixstowe 411,037 205,089 -205,948
Dover 160,134 172,313 +12,179
London Gateway Port 148,442 162,354 +13,912
London 111,641 119,650 +8,009
Immingham Docks 126,834 29,685 -97,149
East Midlands Airport 108,973 43,023 -65,950
Eurotunnel 85,118 44,713 -40,405
Belfast Port 57,214 41,697 -15,517
London Stansted Airport 39,288 30,725 -8,563

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
2025-11 7
2025-10 12
2025-09 6
2025-08 8
2025-07 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 22
0-1m 11
15m-54m 9
54m+ 6
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 71,402
China 63,715
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 34,714 48,120 +13,406
Pakistan 75,062 3,981 -71,081
Ireland 28,180 43,222 +15,042
China 43,655 20,060 -23,595
Turkey 17,884 32,963 +15,079
Viet Nam 36,746 5,975 -30,771
Portugal 11,564 18,636 +7,072
United States 16,037 11,771 -4,266
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 234,022
Air transport 230,448
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 171,682
Road transport 2,803
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 171,760 62,262 -109,498
Air transport 132,840 97,608 -35,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,706 88,976 +6,270
Road transport 2,803 0 -2,803
Other 57 29 -28

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 101,326
Felixstowe 97,650
London Heathrow Airport 96,502
London Gateway Port 92,118
Holyhead 56,559

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 60,410 40,916 -19,494
Felixstowe 86,752 10,898 -75,854
London Heathrow Airport 53,636 42,866 -10,770
London Gateway Port 62,123 29,995 -32,128
Holyhead 19,198 37,361 +18,163
East Midlands Airport 35,277 12,236 -23,041
ZLC 26,382 21,029 -5,353
Southampton 21,965 20,149 -1,816
Manchester Airport 20,348 20,404 +56
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