Import/export HS code 520832: Plain weave cotton fabrics (100-200 g/m², dyed)

Plain weave cotton fabrics, medium weight (100-200 g/m²), dyed. Durable and colorful

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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 1,770,330
Thailand 1,564,829
China 1,125,536
India 805,607
South Korea 579,159

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 775,237 995,093 +219,856
Thailand 859,182 705,647 -153,535
China 655,495 470,041 -185,454
India 348,670 456,937 +108,267
South Korea 391,061 188,098 -202,963
Turkey 338,682 160,516 -178,166
Netherlands 295,176 156,041 -139,135
Italy 162,405 210,545 +48,140
United States 156,974 175,471 +18,497
Germany 112,839 141,424 +28,585

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 1,850,801
Thailand 1,547,925
China 1,284,488
South Korea 863,397
India 838,271

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 813,112 1,037,689 +224,577
Thailand 859,182 688,743 -170,439
China 710,015 574,473 -135,542
South Korea 522,627 340,770 -181,857
India 373,073 465,198 +92,125
Turkey 339,594 186,191 -153,403
Italy 156,265 150,818 -5,447
Germany 160,939 103,780 -57,159
Netherlands 133,972 123,980 -9,992
Japan 92,459 52,492 -39,967

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
Inner London - East 12
West Yorkshire 10
Lancashire 8
Greater Manchester 7

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 13 13 +0
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Lancashire 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
Devon 4 3 -1
Lincolnshire 2 2 +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) 6,282,909
Air transport 1,098,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 786,851
Road transport 106,664
Other 3,369

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) 3,359,971 2,922,938 -437,033
Air transport 554,135 544,091 -10,044
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 382,228 404,623 +22,395
Road transport 44,455 62,209 +17,754
Other 817 2,552 +1,735

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,511,808
Southampton 1,974,560
London Gateway Port 1,274,882
London Heathrow Airport 402,710
East Midlands Airport 359,096

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 £
Felixstowe 1,819,845 691,963 -1,127,882
Southampton 873,034 1,101,526 +228,492
London Gateway Port 267,571 1,007,311 +739,740
London Heathrow Airport 200,656 202,054 +1,398
East Midlands Airport 183,867 175,229 -8,638
Dover 99,014 187,949 +88,935
Thamesport 215,320 59,691 -155,629
Eurotunnel 151,757 72,017 -79,740
London Stansted Airport 87,501 102,858 +15,357
Immingham Docks 121,285 31,155 -90,130

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of wearing apparel 16
Manufacture of textiles 15
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 16
2025-11 16
2025-10 17
2025-09 14
2025-08 18

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 50
0-1m 26
54m+ 16
15m-54m 9
Other 7

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 £
Germany 203,522
Ireland 196,261
Bangladesh 102,133
India 72,786
Italy 47,597

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 £
Germany 202,068 1,454 -200,614
Ireland 70,289 125,972 +55,683
Bangladesh 46,000 56,133 +10,133
India 33,502 39,284 +5,782
Italy 35,911 11,686 -24,225
Sri Lanka 37,534 0 -37,534
Sweden 16,964 14,214 -2,750
Finland 19,152 10,597 -8,555
France 23,295 6,446 -16,849
Dominican Republic 0 27,278 +27,278

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 250

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 185 65 -120

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) 564,384
Air transport 240,357
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,663
Road transport 927
Other 250

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) 352,612 211,772 -140,840
Air transport 123,461 116,896 -6,565
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,399 75,264 -57,135
Road transport 927 0 -927
Other 185 65 -120

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 251,400
Dover / Eurotunnel 173,496
Manchester Airport 109,177
Holyhead 107,769
London Gateway Port 72,055

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 £
Immingham Docks 226,038 25,362 -200,676
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,745 58,751 -55,994
Manchester Airport 72,905 36,272 -36,633
Holyhead 36,147 71,622 +35,475
London Gateway Port 51,788 20,267 -31,521
Liverpool Docks 31,305 36,217 +4,912
East Midlands Airport 37,574 20,652 -16,922
London Heathrow Airport 3,270 38,889 +35,619
Southampton 0 30,762 +30,762
ZLC 8,264 16,789 +8,525

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 520832

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

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