Import/export HS code 580810: Braids in pieces

Braids sold in long pieces, used for decoration or trimming on clothing, accessories, or home decor

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 £
China 1,272,095
France 996,677
India 723,818
Germany 557,594
United States 474,174

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 746,018 526,077 -219,941
France 552,889 443,788 -109,101
India 347,226 376,592 +29,366
Germany 318,179 239,415 -78,764
United States 239,163 235,011 -4,152
Turkey 41,667 33,961 -7,706
Italy 49,660 25,533 -24,127
Taiwan 26,126 38,588 +12,462
Finland 43,131 20,502 -22,629
Belgium 1,241 39,816 +38,575

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 1,374,463
France 894,030
India 693,806
Germany 463,571
United States 376,579

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 780,672 593,791 -186,881
France 494,264 399,766 -94,498
India 329,378 364,428 +35,050
Germany 287,751 175,820 -111,931
United States 168,010 208,569 +40,559
Tunisia 94,534 56,655 -37,879
Poland 46,461 41,355 -5,106
Italy 49,660 29,209 -20,451
Turkey 41,667 33,961 -7,706
Taiwan 29,350 19,020 -10,330

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 12
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10
Inner London - East 9
West Yorkshire 9
Greater Manchester 8

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 6 9 +3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 4 9 +5
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Essex 5 2 -3
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
West Midlands 4 3 -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) 1,808,759
Air transport 1,403,661
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,238,963
Road transport 58,656
Other 9,960

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) 1,004,317 804,442 -199,875
Air transport 669,184 734,477 +65,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 781,522 457,441 -324,081
Road transport 12,034 46,622 +34,588
Other 4,219 5,741 +1,522

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 876,457
Felixstowe 651,283
East Midlands Airport 505,299
Southampton 396,171
Eurotunnel 287,769

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 £
London 593,732 282,725 -311,007
Felixstowe 411,150 240,133 -171,017
East Midlands Airport 186,882 318,417 +131,535
Southampton 245,311 150,860 -94,451
Eurotunnel 154,355 133,414 -20,941
London Heathrow Airport 120,454 138,471 +18,017
Belfast Port 119,563 103,478 -16,085
Manchester Airport 119,377 97,111 -22,266
London Stansted Airport 131,997 52,874 -79,123
London Gateway Port 82,880 72,184 -10,696

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 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Other manufacturing 15
Manufacture of textiles 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 19
2025-08 26

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 61
54m+ 27
0-1m 17
15m-54m 14
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 298,400
France 216,481
India 174,877
Czechia 174,095
Philippines 154,009

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 135,807 162,593 +26,786
France 154,628 61,853 -92,775
India 97,086 77,791 -19,295
Czechia 37,388 136,707 +99,319
Philippines 32,670 121,339 +88,669
United States 45,403 108,542 +63,139
Germany 78,210 74,807 -3,403
Turkey 96,099 16,562 -79,537
Spain 75,372 13,643 -61,729
Latvia 8,995 69,614 +60,619

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 £
XI 158,337
United States 561

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 £
XI 95,600 62,737 -32,863
United States 339 222 -117

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 1,177,956
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 738,797
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 179,585
Other 158,898
Road transport 6,172

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 629,799 548,157 -81,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 310,545 428,252 +117,707
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,926 75,659 -28,267
Other 95,939 62,959 -32,980
Road transport 6,172 0 -6,172

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 599,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 516,569
London Heathrow Airport 264,847
ZLC 184,159
000 158,898

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 291,949 307,619 +15,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 210,489 306,080 +95,591
London Heathrow Airport 173,946 90,901 -83,045
ZLC 120,525 63,634 -56,891
000 95,939 62,959 -32,980
Holyhead 21,912 91,857 +69,945
London Stansted Airport 30,601 59,214 +28,613
London Gateway Port 0 66,893 +66,893
Felixstowe 50,116 2,931 -47,185
Dover 41,176 5,421 -35,755

Quick facts

HS code: 580810

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

Description: Braids sold in long pieces, used for decoration or trimming on clothing, accessories, or home decor