Import/export HS code 52122390: Various dyed cotton mixes (lightweight)

Lightweight dyed cotton fabrics mixed with other fibers

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
India 645,144
China 74,035
Italy 65,179
United States 46,489
France 31,162

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 374,778 270,366 -104,412
China 8,852 65,183 +56,331
Italy 22,603 42,576 +19,973
United States 15,496 30,993 +15,497
France 22,235 8,927 -13,308
Japan 0 25,314 +25,314
Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,255 9,353 +98
Israel 0 13,084 +13,084
Pakistan 7,370 3,111 -4,259
Denmark 0 5,210 +5,210

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 691,608
Italy 82,166
China 81,146
France 27,054
Japan 25,314

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 392,223 299,385 -92,838
Italy 31,448 50,718 +19,270
China 10,085 71,061 +60,976
France 19,646 7,408 -12,238
Japan 0 25,314 +25,314
Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,255 9,353 +98
Pakistan 7,370 3,111 -4,259
United States 1,021 8,560 +7,539
United Kingdom 4,883 0 -4,883
United Arab Emirates 3,255 0 -3,255

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
West Yorkshire 4
Lancashire 3
Outer London - East and North East 3
Greater Manchester 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 4 11 +7
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 548,233
Air transport 372,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,758
Other 1,248

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) 297,647 250,586 -47,061
Air transport 168,646 203,480 +34,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,040 26,718 +13,678
Other 1,248 0 -1,248

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 348,879
London Heathrow Airport 170,170
Liverpool Docks 88,823
Thamesport 74,529
Birmingham Airport 63,040

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 £
Felixstowe 182,136 166,743 -15,393
London Heathrow Airport 62,743 107,427 +44,684
Liverpool Docks 47,731 41,092 -6,639
Thamesport 39,060 35,469 -3,591
Birmingham Airport 31,015 32,025 +1,010
London Stansted Airport 24,038 36,352 +12,314
Manchester Airport 30,753 8,786 -21,967
East Midlands Airport 17,928 18,890 +962
London 15,250 12,348 -2,902
London Gateway Port 21,742 3,896 -17,846

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of textiles 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Construction of buildings 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 7
2025-10 7
2025-09 7
2025-08 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
1m-15m 19
0-1m 5
15m-54m 5
54m+ 5
Other 3

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 52,981
Estonia 32,003
Germany 7,300
France 7,001
Italy 6,538

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 29,291 23,690 -5,601
Estonia 16,855 15,148 -1,707
Germany 7,300 0 -7,300
France 7,001 0 -7,001
Italy 4,106 2,432 -1,674
Canada 3,303 1,080 -2,223
Poland 0 3,754 +3,754
United Arab Emirates 1,474 2,000 +526
Ireland 1,971 1,150 -821
Finland 2,950 0 -2,950

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 87,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,890
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,229

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 51,020 36,487 -14,533
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,310 22,580 +270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,229 0 -3,229

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 31,791
ZLC 29,379
London Stansted Airport 25,420
Harwich 17,855
London 12,830

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 23,062 8,729 -14,333
ZLC 8,440 20,939 +12,499
London Stansted Airport 19,518 5,902 -13,616
Harwich 16,855 1,000 -15,855
London 0 12,830 +12,830
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,731 5,072 +341
Immingham Docks 2,950 1,180 -1,770
Dover 1,003 2,498 +1,495
London Heathrow Airport 0 917 +917

Quick facts

HS code: 52122390

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

Description: Lightweight dyed cotton fabrics mixed with other fibers