Import/export HS code 521152: Twill weave printed fabrics

Printed 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 £
France 62,509
Italy 50,528
Netherlands 15,087
Eswatini 1,546
Belgium 1,365

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 £
France 35,568 26,941 -8,627
Italy 20,921 29,607 +8,686
Netherlands 8,971 6,116 -2,855
Eswatini 0 1,546 +1,546
Belgium 1,365 0 -1,365

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 91,718
France 19,531
Netherlands 15,767
United Kingdom 2,473
Eswatini 1,546

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 51,373 40,345 -11,028
France 3,328 16,203 +12,875
Netherlands 9,651 6,116 -3,535
United Kingdom 2,473 0 -2,473
Eswatini 0 1,546 +1,546

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
Outer London - West and North West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Lancashire 1
North Yorkshire 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 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
West Midlands 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,302
Air transport 35,625
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,108

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) 52,681 41,621 -11,060
Air transport 13,036 22,589 +9,553
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,108 0 -1,108

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 50,373
Dover 40,995
London Heathrow Airport 15,711
Birmingham Airport 12,833
East Midlands Airport 4,729

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 £
Eurotunnel 40,057 10,316 -29,741
Dover 12,624 28,371 +15,747
London Heathrow Airport 1,108 14,603 +13,495
Birmingham Airport 9,651 3,182 -6,469
East Midlands Airport 985 3,744 +2,759
499 0 2,934 +2,934
London Stansted Airport 1,292 1,060 -232
Thamesport 1,108 0 -1,108

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of wearing apparel 8
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2
Manufacture of textiles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-10 3
2025-09 1
2025-03 4
2025-02 5

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
0-1m 5
1m-15m 5
15m-54m 1
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 £
Morocco 2,998,623
Netherlands 2,220,130
Tunisia 1,920,365
Madagascar 1,057,236
Sri Lanka 519,810

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 £
Morocco 1,406,124 1,592,499 +186,375
Netherlands 1,302,105 918,025 -384,080
Tunisia 1,045,458 874,907 -170,551
Madagascar 569,797 487,439 -82,358
Sri Lanka 372,115 147,695 -224,420
France 191,358 125,787 -65,571
Germany 120,511 99,496 -21,015
Latvia 120,092 13,388 -106,704
Switzerland 45,854 64,270 +18,416
Lithuania 79,250 21,905 -57,345

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) 8,681,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,566,996
Air transport 18,667

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) 4,734,124 3,946,996 -787,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 869,644 697,352 -172,292
Air transport 1,855 16,812 +14,957

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,481,501
Dover 1,170,294
London Gateway Port 702,103
Felixstowe 697,740
Liverpool Docks 184,470

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,176,191 3,305,310 -870,881
Dover 449,519 720,775 +271,256
London Gateway Port 383,702 318,401 -65,301
Felixstowe 590,193 107,547 -482,646
Liverpool Docks 1,459 183,011 +181,552
London Heathrow Airport 0 7,662 +7,662
Southampton 0 6,800 +6,800
Holyhead 2,704 2,504 -200
ZLC 0 3,941 +3,941
East Midlands Airport 922 2,945 +2,023

Quick facts

HS code: 521152

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

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