Import/export HS code 521132: Twill weave bleached fabrics

Bleached cotton fabrics with a 3 or 4-thread twill weave

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 £
Germany 3,915,705
Italy 395,687
Pakistan 87,779
Netherlands 26,017
Spain 23,799

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 £
Germany 2,196,064 1,719,641 -476,423
Italy 220,739 174,948 -45,791
Pakistan 0 87,779 +87,779
Netherlands 22,629 3,388 -19,241
Spain 10,889 12,910 +2,021
Portugal 17,584 0 -17,584
India 7,586 9,972 +2,386
China 10,235 3,680 -6,555
France 11,542 1,354 -10,188
Canada 2,197 3,967 +1,770

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 £
Germany 3,925,277
Italy 399,953
Pakistan 87,779
China 40,118
Spain 22,866

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 £
Germany 2,222,467 1,702,810 -519,657
Italy 225,005 174,948 -50,057
Pakistan 0 87,779 +87,779
China 28,134 11,984 -16,150
Spain 10,889 11,977 +1,088
France 2,469 18,185 +15,716
India 7,586 10,905 +3,319
United Kingdom 1,033 3,545 +2,512
Portugal 4,030 0 -4,030
Turkey 3,325 0 -3,325

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Greater Manchester 4
West Yorkshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Inner London - East 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 1 -4
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 1 +1
Lancashire 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 £
Other 3,179,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 883,376
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 404,617
Air transport 62,724

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 £
Other 2,189,267 990,729 -1,198,538
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,551 826,825 +770,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 226,730 177,887 -48,843
Air transport 36,032 26,692 -9,340

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,179,996
499 726,995
Dover 371,071
Southampton 87,266
Eurotunnel 26,801

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 £
000 2,189,267 990,729 -1,198,538
499 0 726,995 +726,995
Dover 205,161 165,910 -39,251
Southampton 7,586 79,680 +72,094
Eurotunnel 17,094 9,707 -7,387
Thamesport 19,185 4,337 -14,848
Immingham Docks 22,629 0 -22,629
London Stansted Airport 13,192 6,022 -7,170
Birmingham Airport 9,789 6,968 -2,821
East Midlands Airport 10,582 4,478 -6,104

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 12
Manufacture of textiles 4
Manufacture of wearing apparel 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 4
2025-09 1
2025-08 2
2025-07 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 13
54m+ 5
15m-54m 4
0-1m 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 £
Germany 6,029,584
China 723,141
France 559,778
Japan 255,280
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 158,163

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 3,234,789 2,794,795 -439,994
China 312,718 410,423 +97,705
France 293,101 266,677 -26,424
Japan 120,388 134,892 +14,504
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 85,611 72,552 -13,059
South Korea 59,081 74,443 +15,362
Ireland 58,635 54,089 -4,546
Senegal 0 110,108 +110,108
United States 33,420 44,599 +11,179
Italy 38,457 23,138 -15,319

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) 4,753,193
Air transport 1,956,375
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,742,214
Road transport 2,036

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) 1,789,843 2,963,350 +1,173,507
Air transport 860,606 1,095,769 +235,163
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,729,296 12,918 -1,716,378
Road transport 2,036 0 -2,036

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,010,459
East Midlands Airport 707,962
Manchester Airport 601,510
London Heathrow Airport 347,466
ZLC 248,257

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 3,221,506 2,788,953 -432,553
East Midlands Airport 294,365 413,597 +119,232
Manchester Airport 197,792 403,718 +205,926
London Heathrow Airport 184,625 162,841 -21,784
ZLC 156,981 91,276 -65,705
Dover / Eurotunnel 163,772 47,989 -115,783
Dover 51,484 77,675 +26,191
Liverpool Docks 40,570 17,105 -23,465
Heysham 12,877 26,557 +13,680
London Stansted Airport 26,164 8,813 -17,351

Quick facts

HS code: 521132

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

Description: Bleached cotton fabrics with a 3 or 4-thread twill weave