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 1,088,950
Belgium 746,534
China 513,967
Czechia 463,821
Netherlands 229,621

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 631,841 457,109 -174,732
Belgium 400,772 345,762 -55,010
China 350,524 163,443 -187,081
Czechia 214,442 249,379 +34,937
Netherlands 120,968 108,653 -12,315
Germany 106,713 113,502 +6,789
Italy 83,581 61,590 -21,991
Portugal 43,071 61,381 +18,310
India 63,399 37,335 -26,064
Turkey 45,424 22,335 -23,089

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 1,032,718
China 694,300
Belgium 643,738
Czechia 474,172
Germany 223,815

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 593,842 438,876 -154,966
China 427,790 266,510 -161,280
Belgium 313,911 329,827 +15,916
Czechia 224,793 249,379 +24,586
Germany 115,317 108,498 -6,819
Italy 105,557 59,633 -45,924
Netherlands 76,718 71,234 -5,484
India 69,188 36,373 -32,815
Viet Nam 69,959 13,004 -56,955
United States 29,280 48,548 +19,268

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
Inner London - East 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
West Midlands 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5

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 11 13 +2
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 5 +3
West Midlands 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
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) 2,161,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,088,342
Air transport 625,099
Other 68,887
Road transport 21,071

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) 1,165,874 995,546 -170,328
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 682,617 405,725 -276,892
Air transport 293,527 331,572 +38,045
Other 18,361 50,526 +32,165
Road transport 14,434 6,637 -7,797

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 917,811
Dover 598,627
Thamesport 556,463
London 291,335
Felixstowe 211,206

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 473,233 444,578 -28,655
Dover 348,439 250,188 -98,251
Thamesport 313,112 243,351 -69,761
London 198,579 92,756 -105,823
Felixstowe 128,067 83,139 -44,928
Birmingham Airport 50,250 138,455 +88,205
Southampton 155,466 9,704 -145,762
East Midlands Airport 82,349 67,452 -14,897
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,781 68,197 -8,584
London Heathrow Airport 52,796 72,910 +20,114

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 43
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Manufacture of textiles 11
Other manufacturing 6
Manufacture of wearing apparel 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 17
2025-10 17
2025-09 19
2025-08 22
2025-07 24

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 39
54m+ 32
0-1m 24
15m-54m 8
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 333,402
Belgium 114,850
United States 106,043
India 89,052
Sweden 85,124

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 256,743 76,659 -180,084
Belgium 8,406 106,444 +98,038
United States 20,906 85,137 +64,231
India 25,133 63,919 +38,786
Sweden 74,137 10,987 -63,150
Australia 55,938 9,924 -46,014
France 25,436 17,562 -7,874
Slovakia 10,239 16,760 +6,521
Romania 1,200 21,451 +20,251
Czechia 5,937 9,006 +3,069

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 3,452
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 2,012 1,440 -572
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) 642,603
Air transport 328,084
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,266
Road transport 10,125
Other 3,864

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) 382,091 260,512 -121,579
Air transport 116,330 211,754 +95,424
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,150 16,116 -36,034
Road transport 10,125 0 -10,125
Other 2,012 1,852 -160

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 316,197
Dover / Eurotunnel 309,558
London Heathrow Airport 101,764
East Midlands Airport 98,015
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 £
Holyhead 248,088 68,109 -179,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 125,528 184,030 +58,502
London Heathrow Airport 26,933 74,831 +47,898
East Midlands Airport 39,114 58,901 +19,787
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 7,932 +6,470
Portsmouth 975 7,195 +6,220
000 2,012 1,852 -160

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