Import/export HS code 521139: Various bleached cotton fabrics

Other types of bleached cotton fabrics, not classified elsewhere

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 £
Netherlands 1,097,431
India 1,050,434
Italy 593,409
Turkey 544,999
Belgium 353,985

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 £
Netherlands 485,342 612,089 +126,747
India 630,805 419,629 -211,176
Italy 405,636 187,773 -217,863
Turkey 292,211 252,788 -39,423
Belgium 186,218 167,767 -18,451
Germany 68,615 21,927 -46,688
France 46,037 30,244 -15,793
Pakistan 12,690 42,834 +30,144
China 38,153 16,329 -21,824
Thailand 24,765 19,718 -5,047

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 £
India 1,419,753
Netherlands 836,261
Italy 629,978
Turkey 552,777
Pakistan 306,999

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 £
India 813,624 606,129 -207,495
Netherlands 229,281 606,980 +377,699
Italy 411,845 218,133 -193,712
Turkey 300,458 252,319 -48,139
Pakistan 264,165 42,834 -221,331
China 47,356 20,653 -26,703
Germany 58,040 3,761 -54,279
France 37,870 18,282 -19,588
Thailand 24,765 19,718 -5,047
Spain 11,654 9,380 -2,274

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Lancashire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Outer London - East and North East 4

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 12 15 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Lancashire 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,846,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,772,759
Air transport 271,649
Road transport 79,626
Other 65,968

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,096,404 750,244 -346,160
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 895,212 877,547 -17,665
Air transport 138,737 132,912 -5,825
Road transport 33,205 46,421 +13,216
Other 65,968 0 -65,968

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,021,368
Felixstowe 772,998
Dover 431,908
Southampton 366,674
Eurotunnel 328,564

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 £
Immingham Docks 432,849 588,519 +155,670
Felixstowe 476,450 296,548 -179,902
Dover 259,270 172,638 -86,632
Southampton 219,675 146,999 -72,676
Eurotunnel 213,276 115,288 -97,988
London 175,392 85,526 -89,866
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,895 94,024 +129
London Gateway Port 102,681 65,545 -37,136
London Heathrow Airport 59,988 38,650 -21,338
ZLC 33,205 46,421 +13,216

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 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of textiles 12
Manufacture of wearing apparel 7
Manufacture of furniture 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 19
2025-10 14
2025-09 21
2025-08 13

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 36
54m+ 13
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5
Other 5

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 636,087
France 306,463
China 285,328
Germany 191,242
Bangladesh 48,907

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 132,686 503,401 +370,715
France 60,941 245,522 +184,581
China 158,921 126,407 -32,514
Germany 117,071 74,171 -42,900
Bangladesh 39,264 9,643 -29,621
South Korea 42,519 6,220 -36,299
Japan 17,111 18,985 +1,874
Romania 0 30,497 +30,497
Senegal 0 25,928 +25,928
Italy 24,485 0 -24,485

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 1,378,525
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 385,386
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,178
Road transport 5,853

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 412,079 966,446 +554,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,880 186,506 -12,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,097 13,081 -52,016
Road transport 5,853 0 -5,853

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 604,062
Manchester Airport 270,385
East Midlands Airport 224,875
London Stansted Airport 178,422
Dover 153,671

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 £
ZLC 117,141 486,921 +369,780
Manchester Airport 130,572 139,813 +9,241
East Midlands Airport 99,238 125,637 +26,399
London Stansted Airport 25,611 152,811 +127,200
Dover 72,488 81,183 +8,695
Immingham Docks 72,728 66,885 -5,843
London Heathrow Airport 40,962 61,264 +20,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,848 31,023 -15,825
London Gateway Port 49,005 7,728 -41,277
Felixstowe 14,056 1,915 -12,141

Quick facts

HS code: 521139

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

Description: Other types of bleached cotton fabrics, not classified elsewhere