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

Lightweight multi-colored 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 £
Italy 629,472
France 273,262
India 173,285
Belgium 57,980
United States 56,787

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 326,503 302,969 -23,534
France 161,366 111,896 -49,470
India 60,759 112,526 +51,767
Belgium 23,570 34,410 +10,840
United States 31,404 25,383 -6,021
Spain 18,225 16,896 -1,329
Germany 15,529 17,058 +1,529
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 645,120
France 236,262
India 205,003
Belgium 70,314
Spain 42,522

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 332,201 312,919 -19,282
France 133,818 102,444 -31,374
India 72,721 132,282 +59,561
Belgium 31,928 38,386 +6,458
Spain 25,626 16,896 -8,730
Turkey 22,631 9,925 -12,706
United Kingdom 4,717 22,885 +18,168
Morocco 13,967 4,645 -9,322
United States 5,413 9,279 +3,866
Japan 2,699 10,775 +8,076

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
Outer London - East and North East 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Outer London - East and North East 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
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) 557,339
Air transport 502,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,500
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) 319,642 237,697 -81,945
Air transport 228,002 274,658 +46,656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 124,190 156,310 +32,120
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 217,127
London Stansted Airport 195,440
London 181,143
East Midlands Airport 164,177
Thamesport 123,772

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 115,870 101,257 -14,613
London Stansted Airport 97,267 98,173 +906
London 93,817 87,326 -6,491
East Midlands Airport 64,437 99,740 +35,303
Thamesport 59,267 64,505 +5,238
Eurotunnel 82,972 32,200 -50,772
London Heathrow Airport 47,531 66,582 +19,051
London Gateway Port 45,629 46,582 +953
Killingholme 22,264 24,326 +2,062
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 13
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
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 6
2025-07 10

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 25
0-1m 14
54m+ 10
15m-54m 7
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 616,583
Italy 116,813
France 113,249
China 62,417
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 213,552 403,031 +189,479
Italy 37,562 79,251 +41,689
France 38,656 74,593 +35,937
China 62,417 0 -62,417
Qatar 0 54,071 +54,071
Netherlands 20,079 14,262 -5,817
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 1,060,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 196,525
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 388,268 672,029 +283,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 116,642 79,883 -36,759
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 340,790
London Stansted Airport 273,940
London Heathrow Airport 243,425
ZLC 195,557
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 124,575 216,215 +91,640
London Stansted Airport 159,473 114,467 -45,006
London Heathrow Airport 83,799 159,626 +75,827
ZLC 19,504 176,053 +156,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,078 58,874 -14,204
Dover 43,564 21,009 -22,555
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