Import/export HS code 52122490: Various multi-colored cotton mixes (lightweight)

Lightweight multi-colored cotton fabrics mixed with other fibers

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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 £
Italy 644,881
France 268,412
India 169,339
United States 69,393
Belgium 52,739

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 £
Italy 327,464 317,417 -10,047
France 156,831 111,581 -45,250
India 54,642 114,697 +60,055
United States 31,404 37,989 +6,585
Belgium 23,207 29,532 +6,325
Spain 18,225 18,024 -201
Germany 27,942 4,645 -23,297
Turkey 18,471 9,925 -8,546
Barbados 0 22,885 +22,885
Japan 2,699 10,775 +8,076

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 675,778
France 230,627
India 201,057
Belgium 65,073
Spain 36,249

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 336,149 339,629 +3,480
France 133,697 96,930 -36,767
India 79,017 122,040 +43,023
Belgium 31,565 33,508 +1,943
Spain 18,225 18,024 -201
Turkey 22,631 9,925 -12,706
United Kingdom 4,717 22,885 +18,168
United States 5,413 13,380 +7,967
Japan 2,699 10,775 +8,076
Morocco 7,315 4,645 -2,670

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Outer London - East and North East 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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 18 13 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0

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) 555,766
Air transport 525,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 267,527
Other 10,932

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) 312,671 243,095 -69,576
Air transport 227,615 298,045 +70,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 127,255 140,272 +13,017
Other 9,789 1,143 -8,646

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 228,563
London Stansted Airport 203,477
East Midlands Airport 178,887
London 167,252
Eurotunnel 117,338

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 £
Dover 114,985 113,578 -1,407
London Stansted Airport 98,090 105,387 +7,297
East Midlands Airport 71,482 107,405 +35,923
London 86,610 80,642 -5,968
Eurotunnel 84,456 32,882 -51,574
Thamesport 52,718 60,744 +8,026
London Heathrow Airport 39,276 68,697 +29,421
London Gateway Port 55,243 34,169 -21,074
Killingholme 21,901 19,448 -2,453
Portsmouth 0 28,833 +28,833

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 15
Manufacture of textiles 10
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 6

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 26
0-1m 16
54m+ 10
15m-54m 6
Other 6

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 589,382
France 173,061
Italy 116,813
China 59,079
Qatar 54,071

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 180,242 409,140 +228,898
France 43,842 129,219 +85,377
Italy 42,436 74,377 +31,941
China 59,079 0 -59,079
Qatar 0 54,071 +54,071
Netherlands 21,815 12,526 -9,289
Romania 0 30,263 +30,263
Portugal 27,406 0 -27,406
Germany 9,182 9,682 +500
United Arab Emirates 3,114 14,633 +11,519

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 1,104,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 204,990
Road transport 5,603

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 365,343 738,900 +373,557
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 115,860 89,130 -26,730
Road transport 5,603 0 -5,603

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 348,906
ZLC 260,695
London Stansted Airport 244,632
London Heathrow Airport 243,425
Dover / Eurotunnel 131,952

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 116,780 232,126 +115,346
ZLC 19,504 241,191 +221,687
London Stansted Airport 143,366 101,266 -42,100
London Heathrow Airport 84,776 158,649 +73,873
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,814 57,138 -17,676
Dover 41,046 31,992 -9,054
Manchester Airport 5,350 5,668 +318
Durham Tees Valley Airport 1,170 0 -1,170

Quick facts

HS code: 52122490

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

Description: Lightweight multi-colored cotton fabrics mixed with other fibers