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 £
India 1,084,973
Netherlands 1,080,030
Italy 599,783
Turkey 575,341
Belgium 350,884

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 £
India 599,973 485,000 -114,973
Netherlands 459,472 620,558 +161,086
Italy 408,880 190,903 -217,977
Turkey 326,173 249,168 -77,005
Belgium 184,414 166,470 -17,944
Germany 68,615 21,927 -46,688
France 39,848 36,463 -3,385
Pakistan 25,840 42,834 +16,994
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 1,449,835
Netherlands 817,416
Italy 636,352
Turkey 584,563
Pakistan 320,149

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 792,516 657,319 -135,197
Netherlands 201,967 615,449 +413,482
Italy 408,362 227,990 -180,372
Turkey 332,203 252,360 -79,843
Pakistan 277,315 42,834 -234,481
China 47,356 20,653 -26,703
Germany 58,040 3,761 -54,279
France 40,561 15,621 -24,940
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 16 +4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Lancashire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 1 -3
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

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) 1,831,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,822,701
Air transport 300,000
Road transport 78,797
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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 904,683 927,078 +22,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,064,945 757,756 -307,189
Air transport 146,122 153,878 +7,756
Road transport 29,521 49,276 +19,755
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 974,277
Felixstowe 778,240
Dover 455,421
Southampton 411,443
Eurotunnel 318,961

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 377,289 596,988 +219,699
Felixstowe 467,612 310,628 -156,984
Dover 280,957 174,464 -106,493
Southampton 226,685 184,758 -41,927
Eurotunnel 216,498 102,463 -114,035
London 161,865 96,475 -65,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,614 93,117 -13,497
London Gateway Port 100,830 63,237 -37,593
London Heathrow Airport 48,205 50,631 +2,426
ZLC 29,521 49,276 +19,755

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 15
Manufacture of textiles 13
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
2025-11 19
2025-10 14
2025-09 21
2025-08 13
2025-07 20

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 38
54m+ 13
15m-54m 12
0-1m 6
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 637,627
France 308,470
China 296,223
Germany 233,755
South Korea 65,964

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 84,989 552,638 +467,649
France 65,124 243,346 +178,222
China 169,816 126,407 -43,409
Germany 146,463 87,292 -59,171
South Korea 59,744 6,220 -53,524
Bangladesh 35,153 13,754 -21,399
Japan 21,917 18,985 -2,932
Romania 0 30,497 +30,497
Italy 21,927 5,000 -16,927
Senegal 0 25,928 +25,928

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 1,432,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 385,579
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,691
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 411,265 1,021,247 +609,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 190,182 195,397 +5,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,499 17,192 -86,307
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 257,948
Immingham Docks 182,126
London Stansted Airport 178,295

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 66,328 537,734 +471,406
Manchester Airport 130,572 139,813 +9,241
East Midlands Airport 128,662 129,286 +624
Immingham Docks 115,241 66,885 -48,356
London Stansted Airport 25,520 152,775 +127,255
Dover 72,488 79,007 +6,519
London Heathrow Airport 62,337 58,184 -4,153
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,150 43,091 +4,941
London Gateway Port 44,894 11,839 -33,055
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