Import/export HS code 521019: Various light cotton woven fabrics

Various lightweight cotton fabrics, not plain weave, for soft and comfortable clothing

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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 442,586
France 57,117
India 9,642
Turkey 8,702
Italy 6,365

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 185,797 256,789 +70,992
France 35,939 21,178 -14,761
India 4,474 5,168 +694
Turkey 4,049 4,653 +604
Italy 4,951 1,414 -3,537
United States 2,547 3,332 +785
Netherlands 1,642 2,137 +495
China 1,652 925 -727
Egypt 2,574 0 -2,574
Germany 2,000 0 -2,000

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 442,586
Italy 50,955
France 14,088
India 9,642
Turkey 8,702

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 185,797 256,789 +70,992
Italy 30,141 20,814 -9,327
France 11,682 2,406 -9,276
India 4,474 5,168 +694
Turkey 4,049 4,653 +604
United Kingdom 3,614 998 -2,616
Netherlands 1,642 2,137 +495
China 1,652 925 -727
Egypt 2,574 0 -2,574
United States 0 1,706 +1,706

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Lancashire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 1

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 3 2 -1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
Kent 0 1 +1
West Yorkshire 0 1 +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) 407,683
Air transport 61,943
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,087
Other 8,613
Road transport 3,317

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) 179,400 228,283 +48,883
Air transport 24,207 37,736 +13,529
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,573 22,514 -16,059
Other 3,445 5,168 +1,723
Road transport 0 3,317 +3,317

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 252,170
London Gateway Port 105,211
Eurotunnel 57,117
Felixstowe 44,817
Leeds Bradford Airport 39,772

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 137,304 114,866 -22,438
London Gateway Port 2,574 102,637 +100,063
Eurotunnel 35,939 21,178 -14,761
Felixstowe 37,880 6,937 -30,943
Leeds Bradford Airport 13,364 26,408 +13,044
London Stansted Airport 6,200 3,048 -3,152
000 3,445 5,168 +1,723
ZLC 1,298 4,653 +3,355
Manchester Airport 0 5,941 +5,941
Thamesport 1,642 3,843 +2,201

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 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Manufacture of textiles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Manufacture of furniture 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 1
2025-09 2
2025-06 1
2025-04 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 5
0-1m 2
15m-54m 2
Other 2
54m+ 1

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 £
United States 166,934
Ireland 90,110
Germany 31,563
France 27,749
Czechia 17,762

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 £
United States 60,248 106,686 +46,438
Ireland 54,532 35,578 -18,954
Germany 0 31,563 +31,563
France 11,251 16,498 +5,247
Czechia 17,762 0 -17,762
Italy 0 15,123 +15,123
Singapore 4,956 964 -3,992
Japan 0 5,428 +5,428
India 0 3,319 +3,319
Dominican Republic 0 2,887 +2,887

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 242,964
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,468
Road transport 2,736
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359

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 86,804 156,160 +69,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,379 68,089 -4,290
Road transport 2,736 0 -2,736
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 359 0 -359

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 174,898
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,752
Liverpool Docks 47,602
London Stansted Airport 41,452
Heysham 41,166

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 £
East Midlands Airport 69,187 105,711 +36,524
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,189 31,563 +12,374
Liverpool Docks 26,461 21,141 -5,320
London Stansted Airport 9,502 31,950 +22,448
Heysham 26,729 14,437 -12,292
ZLC 6,054 8,654 +2,600
London Heathrow Airport 2,498 7,795 +5,297
Manchester Airport 2,299 2,050 -249
Dover 0 948 +948
Southampton 359 0 -359

Quick facts

HS code: 521019

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

Description: Various lightweight cotton fabrics, not plain weave, for soft and comfortable clothing