Import/export HS code 580631: Cotton woven fabrics

Woven fabrics made entirely or mostly from cotton, lightweight and breathable

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 £
France 1,168,551
Belgium 740,658
China 522,139
Czechia 453,525
Netherlands 249,934

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 £
France 632,428 536,123 -96,305
Belgium 390,542 350,116 -40,426
China 340,541 181,598 -158,943
Czechia 220,832 232,693 +11,861
Netherlands 117,812 132,122 +14,310
Germany 119,113 123,402 +4,289
Italy 87,191 63,137 -24,054
Portugal 43,746 63,350 +19,604
India 59,332 36,976 -22,356
Spain 34,693 33,375 -1,318

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 £
France 1,096,592
China 717,532
Belgium 638,595
Czechia 463,876
Germany 214,703

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 £
France 590,135 506,457 -83,678
China 410,658 306,874 -103,784
Belgium 308,107 330,488 +22,381
Czechia 231,183 232,693 +1,510
Germany 120,614 94,089 -26,525
Italy 110,092 71,348 -38,744
Netherlands 79,527 99,754 +20,227
India 65,121 36,014 -29,107
Viet Nam 69,959 14,169 -55,790
United States 30,702 46,022 +15,320

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Inner London - East 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
West Midlands 6

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 12 13 +1
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Essex 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -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) 2,229,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,095,076
Air transport 666,327
Other 71,423
Road transport 17,683

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) 1,179,110 1,050,067 -129,043
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 662,262 432,814 -229,448
Air transport 315,551 350,776 +35,225
Other 18,930 52,493 +33,563
Road transport 9,682 8,001 -1,681

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 958,864
Dover 640,555
Thamesport 545,905
London 254,728
Birmingham Airport 209,539

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 £
Eurotunnel 519,789 439,075 -80,714
Dover 346,633 293,922 -52,711
Thamesport 293,792 252,113 -41,679
London 153,105 101,623 -51,482
Birmingham Airport 61,960 147,579 +85,619
Felixstowe 135,203 73,670 -61,533
East Midlands Airport 88,940 91,710 +2,770
Southampton 140,066 9,704 -130,362
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,781 69,632 -7,149
London Heathrow Airport 49,017 74,247 +25,230

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 46
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of textiles 11
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 17
2025-10 17
2025-09 19
2025-08 22

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 40
54m+ 33
0-1m 26
15m-54m 7
Other 7

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 £
Ireland 134,885
Belgium 117,349
United States 106,043
India 89,052
Sweden 86,566

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 £
Ireland 57,752 77,133 +19,381
Belgium 8,406 108,943 +100,537
United States 20,906 85,137 +64,231
India 25,133 63,919 +38,786
Sweden 85,124 1,442 -83,682
Australia 55,938 9,924 -46,014
France 26,628 16,370 -10,258
Slovakia 14,295 12,704 -1,591
Romania 1,200 21,451 +20,251
Turkey 14,895 0 -14,895

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 £
Switzerland 3,610
Portugal 318
XI 94

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 £
Switzerland 1,910 1,700 -210
Portugal 0 318 +318
XI 0 94 +94

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) 445,263
Air transport 326,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,999
Road transport 10,125
Other 4,022

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) 200,470 244,793 +44,323
Air transport 111,220 214,993 +103,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,150 17,849 -34,301
Road transport 10,125 0 -10,125
Other 1,910 2,112 +202

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 310,893
Holyhead 117,522
London Heathrow Airport 103,561
East Midlands Airport 94,347
London Stansted Airport 84,123

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 141,618 169,275 +27,657
Holyhead 49,199 68,323 +19,124
London Heathrow Airport 26,933 76,628 +49,695
East Midlands Airport 34,004 60,343 +26,339
London Stansted Airport 25,212 58,911 +33,699
Southampton 50,688 8,184 -42,504
ZLC 31,666 19,111 -12,555
London Gateway Port 1,462 9,665 +8,203
Portsmouth 975 7,195 +6,220
000 1,910 2,112 +202

Quick facts

HS code: 580631

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

Description: Woven fabrics made entirely or mostly from cotton, lightweight and breathable