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

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

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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 1,819,561
Germany 423,968
India 313,248
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 1,095,305 724,256 -371,049
Germany 268,088 155,880 -112,208
India 93,001 220,247 +127,246
Belgium 6,789 57,939 +51,150
France 26,023 36,096 +10,073
Spain 30,202 19,825 -10,377
Netherlands 42,856 4,474 -38,382
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,740 0 -37,740
United States 14,196 12,933 -1,263
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 2,047,882
Germany 269,050
India 248,920
Turkey 81,311
Spain 50,027

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 1,217,094 830,788 -386,306
Germany 146,299 122,751 -23,548
India 97,520 151,400 +53,880
Turkey 6,577 74,734 +68,157
Spain 30,202 19,825 -10,377
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 37,740 0 -37,740
Italy 2,329 26,254 +23,925
United Kingdom 15,909 10,753 -5,156
United States 14,569 10,840 -3,729
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 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
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) 2,170,240
Other 406,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,502
Air transport 127,764
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) 1,216,476 953,764 -262,712
Other 318,580 87,427 -231,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 74,899 151,603 +76,704
Air transport 30,950 96,814 +65,864
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 1,808,588
000 406,007
Felixstowe 159,040
Eurotunnel 130,898
London Heathrow Airport 108,934

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 1,077,760 730,828 -346,932
000 318,580 87,427 -231,153
Felixstowe 95,898 63,142 -32,756
Eurotunnel 35,446 95,452 +60,006
London Heathrow Airport 25,954 82,980 +57,026
London Gateway Port 36,094 59,834 +23,740
499 0 85,658 +85,658
Dover 22,258 54,131 +31,873
Liverpool Docks 0 12,398 +12,398
Portsmouth 9,317 0 -9,317

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
2026-01 3
2025-11 4
2025-10 6
2025-09 3
2025-08 2

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 1,552,184
United States 328,969
France 129,507
Australia 72,165
Ireland 42,756

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 460,380 1,091,804 +631,424
United States 126,783 202,186 +75,403
France 114,016 15,491 -98,525
Australia 41,413 30,752 -10,661
Ireland 12,086 30,670 +18,584
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) 1,678,019
Air transport 441,514
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 155,003
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) 551,589 1,126,430 +574,841
Air transport 202,618 238,896 +36,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,141 61,862 -31,279
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 1,593,143
ZLC 166,386
London Stansted Airport 96,407
East Midlands Airport 88,071
Felixstowe 87,396

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 484,051 1,109,092 +625,041
ZLC 109,137 57,249 -51,888
London Stansted Airport 16,072 80,335 +64,263
East Midlands Airport 31,841 56,230 +24,389
Felixstowe 87,396 0 -87,396
London Gateway Port 39,452 41,362 +1,910
London Heathrow Airport 43,030 25,004 -18,026
Liverpool Docks 12,276 19,660 +7,384
Manchester Airport 3,604 20,078 +16,474
Holyhead 9,875 4,003 -5,872

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