Import/export HS code 580132: Cut corduroy (synthetic)

Synthetic ribbed fabrics, perfect for durable clothing and home textiles

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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 £
China 4,822,641
Italy 245,904
Belgium 131,478
Turkey 60,304
Poland 60,216

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 £
China 2,737,667 2,084,974 -652,693
Italy 53,848 192,056 +138,208
Belgium 26,263 105,215 +78,952
Turkey 60,304 0 -60,304
Poland 15,446 44,770 +29,324
Germany 1,683 30,905 +29,222
France 20,977 7,950 -13,027
Portugal 0 25,836 +25,836
Netherlands 6,159 8,215 +2,056
Greece 1,711 2,761 +1,050

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 £
China 5,287,638
Turkey 48,310
Germany 33,970
France 23,589
Italy 23,054

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 £
China 2,877,424 2,410,214 -467,210
Turkey 3,957 44,353 +40,396
Germany 1,683 32,287 +30,604
France 16,935 6,654 -10,281
Italy 17,087 5,967 -11,120
Netherlands 5,261 3,049 -2,212
North Macedonia 2,754 0 -2,754
Greece 1,711 0 -1,711
Belgium 0 1,540 +1,540
Spain 0 1,109 +1,109

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 6
Inner London - West 4
West Midlands 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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
West Yorkshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
Essex 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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) 3,250,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,954,911
Air transport 221,965
Road transport 4,676

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) 1,698,696 1,551,737 -146,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,120,523 834,388 -286,135
Air transport 102,917 119,048 +16,131
Road transport 4,676 0 -4,676

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,041,501
Southampton 343,879
London Gateway Port 331,014
London 257,084
Dover 179,840

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 2,335,816 1,705,685 -630,131
Southampton 185,646 158,233 -27,413
London Gateway Port 73,062 257,952 +184,890
London 153,868 103,216 -50,652
Dover 52,588 127,252 +74,664
Leeds Bradford Airport 5,840 63,947 +58,107
London Heathrow Airport 47,300 21,950 -25,350
East Midlands Airport 22,407 12,562 -9,845
Birmingham Airport 12,921 20,589 +7,668
Eurotunnel 898 17,250 +16,352

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 15
Manufacture of textiles 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of furniture 6
Manufacture of wearing apparel 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 13
2025-09 8
2025-08 10
2025-07 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 13
15m-54m 8
54m+ 5
0-1m 3
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 £
Romania 1,163,755
Poland 1,108,012
Morocco 245,822
North Macedonia 121,883
Grenada 35,691

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 £
Romania 544,661 619,094 +74,433
Poland 532,146 575,866 +43,720
Morocco 139,603 106,219 -33,384
North Macedonia 71,236 50,647 -20,589
Grenada 7,595 28,096 +20,501
France 16,685 8,996 -7,689
Ireland 17,129 7,768 -9,361
Belgium 22,077 1,272 -20,805
Italy 2,475 20,737 +18,262
China 2,310 17,415 +15,105

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) 2,690,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,806
Air transport 71,019
Road transport 977

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) 1,303,217 1,387,222 +84,005
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,942 59,864 -13,078
Air transport 21,855 49,164 +27,309
Road transport 977 0 -977

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,454,571
Portsmouth 287,840
Southampton 42,093
East Midlands Airport 24,428
Holyhead 22,348

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 1,182,364 1,272,207 +89,843
Portsmouth 153,309 134,531 -18,778
Southampton 13,676 28,417 +14,741
East Midlands Airport 12,449 11,979 -470
Holyhead 17,129 5,219 -11,910
London Heathrow Airport 948 21,024 +20,076
Manchester Airport 1,362 14,730 +13,368
Newhaven 9,681 0 -9,681
ZLC 8,073 0 -8,073
London Gateway Port 0 3,135 +3,135

Quick facts

HS code: 580132

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

Description: Synthetic ribbed fabrics, perfect for durable clothing and home textiles