Import/export HS code 580230: Tufted textile fabrics

Textile fabrics with a tufted surface, often used for decorative or functional purposes

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 £
United States 429,509
China 287,847
Netherlands 180,576
Japan 57,075
India 23,584

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 £
United States 416,414 13,095 -403,319
China 136,657 151,190 +14,533
Netherlands 180,576 0 -180,576
Japan 1,835 55,240 +53,405
India 11,097 12,487 +1,390
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,840 11,562 +5,722
Germany 0 8,580 +8,580
Turkey 4,324 0 -4,324
Morocco 0 3,588 +3,588
New Zealand 0 1,854 +1,854

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 £
United States 421,657
China 296,702
Netherlands 176,707
Japan 55,797
India 26,827

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 £
United States 411,657 10,000 -401,657
China 145,512 151,190 +5,678
Netherlands 174,665 2,042 -172,623
Japan 1,835 53,962 +52,127
India 13,062 13,765 +703
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 11,562 +11,562
Germany 0 8,580 +8,580
Turkey 4,324 0 -4,324
Morocco 0 3,588 +3,588
Austria 3,450 0 -3,450

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Lancashire 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
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 0 -1
Outer London - West and North West 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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) 626,442
Air transport 235,888
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 154,330

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) 488,227 138,215 -350,012
Air transport 127,995 107,893 -20,102
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,521 13,809 -126,712

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 316,987
London Gateway Port 284,612
Southampton 135,532
London Heathrow Airport 85,605
499 61,193

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 246,696 70,291 -176,405
London Gateway Port 284,612 0 -284,612
Southampton 77,292 58,240 -19,052
London Heathrow Airport 62,934 22,671 -40,263
499 23,736 37,457 +13,721
Luton Airport 21,896 9,616 -12,280
London Stansted Airport 11,004 19,675 +8,671
East Midlands Airport 8,425 19,722 +11,297
Liverpool Docks 1,921 12,351 +10,430
Immingham Docks 10,453 0 -10,453

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of textiles 3
Real estate activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 1
2025-10 3
2025-08 3
2025-07 2

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 7
15m-54m 6
0-1m 4
54m+ 1
Other 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 £
Netherlands 98,231
France 12,934
Ireland 10,687
United States 9,676
Czechia 5,658

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 £
Netherlands 87,987 10,244 -77,743
France 3,696 9,238 +5,542
Ireland 6,564 4,123 -2,441
United States 6,960 2,716 -4,244
Czechia 5,658 0 -5,658
Italy 1,304 2,759 +1,455
Croatia 4,058 0 -4,058
Portugal 3,987 0 -3,987
Turkey 3,102 0 -3,102
Canada 1,205 1,296 +91

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 9

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 4 5 +1

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) 72,244
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,357
Air transport 28,214
Other 9

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) 47,421 24,823 -22,598
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,401 956 -61,445
Air transport 17,030 11,184 -5,846
Other 4 5 +1

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 61,577
Tyne 33,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,783
East Midlands Airport 13,995
ZLC 12,435

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 £
Immingham Docks 61,577 0 -61,577
Tyne 23,426 10,244 -13,182
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,962 8,821 -4,141
East Midlands Airport 10,070 3,925 -6,145
ZLC 6,960 5,475 -1,485
Dover 5,291 1,640 -3,651
Liverpool Docks 3,527 2,983 -544
Heysham 966 1,135 +169
London Heathrow Airport 0 1,784 +1,784
Felixstowe 1,151 0 -1,151

Quick facts

HS code: 580230

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

Description: Textile fabrics with a tufted surface, often used for decorative or functional purposes