Import/export HS code 520919: Various heavy cotton woven fabrics

Various types of heavy cotton fabrics, not plain or twill weave, 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 1,952,540
Germany 463,311
India 246,305
Belgium 64,728
France 62,119

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 1,070,846 881,694 -189,152
Germany 324,763 138,548 -186,215
India 70,372 175,933 +105,561
Belgium 212 64,516 +64,304
France 26,023 36,096 +10,073
Netherlands 46,111 4,474 -41,637
Spain 30,202 14,774 -15,428
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,740 0 -37,740
United States 14,196 11,742 -2,454
Portugal 0 19,191 +19,191

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 2,141,282
Germany 265,524
India 250,824
Turkey 76,596
Spain 44,976

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 1,221,903 919,379 -302,524
Germany 160,105 105,419 -54,686
India 74,891 175,933 +101,042
Turkey 2,186 74,410 +72,224
Spain 30,202 14,774 -15,428
United Kingdom 29,510 10,753 -18,757
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,740 0 -37,740
Italy 2,329 26,254 +23,925
United States 10,608 13,610 +3,002
Portugal 2,691 16,937 +14,246

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Greater Manchester 5
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Outer London - East and North East 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 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Lancashire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
Devon 0 2 +2
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -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) 2,206,481
Other 475,305
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 220,408
Air transport 125,996
Road transport 2,561

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) 1,173,250 1,033,231 -140,019
Other 374,549 100,756 -273,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,180 146,228 +72,048
Air transport 23,416 102,580 +79,164
Road transport 0 2,561 +2,561

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,872,720
000 475,305
Felixstowe 162,712
Eurotunnel 118,946
London Heathrow Airport 101,951

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 1,053,301 819,419 -233,882
000 374,549 100,756 -273,793
Felixstowe 80,803 81,909 +1,106
Eurotunnel 35,446 83,500 +48,054
London Heathrow Airport 13,205 88,746 +75,541
London Gateway Port 36,094 59,834 +23,740
Dover 22,258 54,131 +31,873
499 0 57,767 +57,767
London Stansted Airport 6,408 7,720 +1,312
Liverpool Docks 0 12,398 +12,398

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 16
Manufacture of textiles 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 3
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 6
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
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
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
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 £
Italy 1,509,266
United States 319,614
France 126,697
Australia 75,597
Ireland 44,984

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 £
Italy 479,044 1,030,222 +551,178
United States 123,804 195,810 +72,006
France 107,891 18,806 -89,085
Australia 44,845 30,752 -14,093
Ireland 30,514 14,470 -16,044
Cyprus 10,065 11,693 +1,628
India 16,503 0 -16,503
United Arab Emirates 15,200 1,020 -14,180
Canada 5,920 7,744 +1,824
Austria 2,930 5,561 +2,631

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) 1,652,849
Air transport 415,995
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 158,435
Road transport 1,066

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) 584,308 1,068,541 +484,233
Air transport 196,541 219,454 +22,913
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,573 61,862 -34,711
Road transport 1,066 0 -1,066

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,550,225
ZLC 155,019
London Stansted Airport 100,291
Felixstowe 87,396
London Gateway Port 80,814

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 497,209 1,053,016 +555,807
ZLC 105,548 49,471 -56,077
London Stansted Airport 26,002 74,289 +48,287
Felixstowe 87,396 0 -87,396
London Gateway Port 39,452 41,362 +1,910
East Midlands Airport 21,170 51,934 +30,764
London Heathrow Airport 41,283 23,682 -17,601
Liverpool Docks 12,276 19,660 +7,384
Manchester Airport 3,604 20,078 +16,474
Heysham 17,316 1,221 -16,095

Quick facts

HS code: 520919

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

Description: Various types of heavy cotton fabrics, not plain or twill weave, for multiple uses