Import/export HS code 521049: Various blended cotton woven fabrics

Other cotton fabrics blended with man-made fibers, for diverse 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 £
Spain 139,948
Italy 130,358
France 100,411
India 81,532
Belgium 61,908

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 £
Spain 76,250 63,698 -12,552
Italy 69,267 61,091 -8,176
France 63,877 36,534 -27,343
India 18,590 62,942 +44,352
Belgium 30,737 31,171 +434
Turkey 29,095 23,479 -5,616
Germany 25,190 16,419 -8,771
China 3,580 7,327 +3,747
Netherlands 6,525 0 -6,525
United States 2,938 1,234 -1,704

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 £
Italy 147,930
Spain 111,031
Belgium 110,166
Turkey 86,970
India 82,503

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 £
Italy 77,969 69,961 -8,008
Spain 54,973 56,058 +1,085
Belgium 61,285 48,881 -12,404
Turkey 59,468 27,502 -31,966
India 19,561 62,942 +43,381
France 23,302 24,413 +1,111
Germany 11,821 5,311 -6,510
China 8,895 7,327 -1,568
United Kingdom 4,367 0 -4,367
United States 1,967 1,234 -733

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 0 3 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 279,152
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 253,596
Air transport 99,454
Road transport 2,879
Other 1,439

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) 144,387 134,765 -9,622
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,521 121,075 -11,446
Air transport 52,328 47,126 -5,202
Road transport 0 2,879 +2,879
Other 1,403 36 -1,367

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Thamesport 173,257
Dover 168,214
Southampton 67,217
Eurotunnel 45,389
East Midlands Airport 29,351

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 £
Thamesport 107,368 65,889 -41,479
Dover 68,903 99,311 +30,408
Southampton 16,312 50,905 +34,593
Eurotunnel 31,405 13,984 -17,421
East Midlands Airport 13,278 16,073 +2,795
London Gateway Port 11,917 16,041 +4,124
London Stansted Airport 20,510 4,081 -16,429
London Heathrow Airport 2,278 19,300 +17,022
London 17,829 1,930 -15,899
Birmingham Airport 12,536 1,143 -11,393

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 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Manufacture of furniture 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 2
2025-07 7
2025-06 6

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 17
0-1m 6
54m+ 6
15m-54m 5
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 £
United States 34,392
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,613
Bahrain 9,183
Netherlands 8,530
Germany 8,005

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 17,617 16,775 -842
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,461 4,152 -1,309
Bahrain 2,565 6,618 +4,053
Netherlands 8,530 0 -8,530
Germany 1,277 6,728 +5,451
Uzbekistan 6,960 0 -6,960
XS 5,794 0 -5,794
France 2,184 2,941 +757
Spain 0 4,517 +4,517
Australia 1,691 2,811 +1,120

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 92,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 915

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 42,728 49,483 +6,755
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,730 14,082 -11,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 915 +915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 41,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,873
London Stansted Airport 25,558
London Heathrow Airport 23,413
Eurotunnel 6,728

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 32,819 8,531 -24,288
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,635 6,238 -17,397
London Stansted Airport 8,937 16,621 +7,684
London Heathrow Airport 0 23,413 +23,413
Eurotunnel 0 6,728 +6,728
Holyhead 2,095 1,116 -979
ZLC 972 918 -54
Felixstowe 0 915 +915

Quick facts

HS code: 521049

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

Description: Other cotton fabrics blended with man-made fibers, for diverse uses