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 1,248,657
France 1,035,761
India 643,781
Germany 565,806
United States 457,946

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 752,803 495,854 -256,949
France 604,667 431,094 -173,573
India 297,092 346,689 +49,597
Germany 345,227 220,579 -124,648
United States 206,037 251,909 +45,872
Turkey 47,462 30,841 -16,621
Italy 49,660 25,533 -24,127
Taiwan 26,126 38,588 +12,462
Finland 39,009 9,948 -29,061
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,762 15,105 -11,657

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 1,354,274
France 920,202
India 613,769
Germany 483,120
United States 367,811

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 793,815 560,459 -233,356
France 543,125 377,077 -166,048
India 279,244 334,525 +55,281
Germany 314,593 168,527 -146,066
United States 132,068 235,743 +103,675
Tunisia 99,358 54,307 -45,051
Poland 43,571 44,481 +910
Italy 49,660 29,209 -20,451
Turkey 47,462 30,841 -16,621
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
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - East 9
West Yorkshire 9

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 8 7 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Inner London - East 8 5 -3
West Yorkshire 5 9 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Essex 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Lancashire 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) 1,703,350
Air transport 1,398,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,267,472
Road transport 64,451
Other 10,133

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) 933,358 769,992 -163,366
Air transport 671,793 726,547 +54,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 855,785 411,687 -444,098
Road transport 17,829 46,622 +28,793
Other 4,450 5,683 +1,233

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 915,962
Felixstowe 677,376
East Midlands Airport 509,349
Southampton 377,952
Eurotunnel 289,801

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 635,757 280,205 -355,552
Felixstowe 359,637 317,739 -41,898
East Midlands Airport 161,568 347,781 +186,213
Southampton 255,212 122,740 -132,472
Eurotunnel 159,540 130,261 -29,279
London Heathrow Airport 114,207 131,053 +16,846
Manchester Airport 156,014 77,451 -78,563
Belfast Port 119,563 103,478 -16,085
London Stansted Airport 127,889 55,761 -72,128
London Gateway Port 77,929 77,135 -794

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 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Other manufacturing 16
Manufacture of textiles 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 19
2025-08 26
2025-07 20

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 63
54m+ 26
0-1m 17
15m-54m 14
Other 9

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 293,854
France 211,727
Czechia 173,164
Turkey 171,343
India 166,139

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 136,541 157,313 +20,772
France 146,859 64,868 -81,991
Czechia 38,332 134,832 +96,500
Turkey 122,457 48,886 -73,571
India 80,207 85,932 +5,725
Germany 72,687 83,515 +10,828
Philippines 32,670 121,339 +88,669
United States 44,397 98,022 +53,625
Spain 71,174 17,841 -53,333
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 157,248
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 97,156 60,092 -37,064
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 1,117,855
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 745,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 240,271
Other 157,809
Road transport 9,083

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 587,004 530,851 -56,153
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 314,092 431,642 +117,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,284 109,987 -20,297
Other 97,495 60,314 -37,181
Road transport 9,083 0 -9,083

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 590,763
Dover / Eurotunnel 520,186
London Heathrow Airport 237,746
ZLC 166,488
000 157,809

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 260,148 330,615 +70,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 211,544 308,642 +97,098
London Heathrow Airport 170,317 67,429 -102,888
ZLC 111,785 54,703 -57,082
000 97,495 60,314 -37,181
Felixstowe 110,802 2,931 -107,871
Holyhead 19,081 87,775 +68,694
London Stansted Airport 30,601 54,665 +24,064
London Gateway Port 0 66,893 +66,893
Dover 45,990 7,384 -38,606

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