Import/export HS code 581010: Embroidery without visible background fabric

Embroidery where the fabric background is not visible, creating a lace-like effect

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* 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 £
India 684,103
China 370,226
Italy 115,648
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 98,622
Austria 98,117

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 £
India 306,112 377,991 +71,879
China 211,411 158,815 -52,596
Italy 86,481 29,167 -57,314
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 40,828 57,794 +16,966
Austria 18,247 79,870 +61,623
Pakistan 32,920 58,494 +25,574
Germany 79,746 5,202 -74,544
Taiwan 16,302 20,522 +4,220
Netherlands 33,288 0 -33,288
Switzerland 12,181 15,523 +3,342

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 £
India 686,911
China 484,662
Italy 114,628
Pakistan 91,414
Chile 78,802

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 £
India 307,092 379,819 +72,727
China 258,635 226,027 -32,608
Italy 87,289 27,339 -59,950
Pakistan 32,920 58,494 +25,574
Chile 78,802 0 -78,802
Austria 18,247 56,603 +38,356
Netherlands 38,532 0 -38,532
Taiwan 16,302 20,522 +4,220
Turkey 1,253 28,627 +27,374
Switzerland 10,436 9,117 -1,319

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 27
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Essex 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4

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 17 17 +0
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Essex 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,516,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 110,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 83,301
Other 9,133

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 £
Air transport 807,757 708,376 -99,381
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 54,174 56,745 +2,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,108 67,193 +51,085
Other 1,768 7,365 +5,597

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 887,180
East Midlands Airport 343,934
London Stansted Airport 187,637
London 70,923
Thamesport 60,787

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 Heathrow Airport 420,703 466,477 +45,774
East Midlands Airport 228,659 115,275 -113,384
London Stansted Airport 80,480 107,157 +26,677
London 15,662 55,261 +39,599
Thamesport 23,643 37,144 +13,501
499 39,729 2,593 -37,136
Birmingham Airport 24,143 9,988 -14,155
Felixstowe 13,116 7,250 -5,866
London Gateway Port 9,986 4,559 -5,427
Manchester Airport 7,753 6,753 -1,000

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 33
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
Manufacture of wearing apparel 19
Manufacture of textiles 7
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
2025-08 15

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 42
0-1m 24
54m+ 20
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 £
United States 549,464
Netherlands 389,248
Morocco 140,313
Lebanon 138,300
South Korea 113,189

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 £
United States 238,454 311,010 +72,556
Netherlands 388,243 1,005 -387,238
Morocco 55,723 84,590 +28,867
Lebanon 74,670 63,630 -11,040
South Korea 82,239 30,950 -51,289
France 69,719 42,348 -27,371
Spain 45,366 48,699 +3,333
Italy 14,818 39,938 +25,120
China 24,865 26,439 +1,574
Ireland 21,937 27,227 +5,290

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 38,565
China 37

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 18,246 20,319 +2,073
China 37 0 -37

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 1,563,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 437,106
Other 38,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,006

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 808,516 754,756 -53,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 404,978 32,128 -372,850
Other 18,283 20,319 +2,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,948 3,058 -14,890

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,016,233
Dover / Eurotunnel 407,835
London Stansted Airport 242,457
London Heathrow Airport 180,835
ZLC 111,137

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 570,372 445,861 -124,511
Dover / Eurotunnel 384,231 23,604 -360,627
London Stansted Airport 50,231 192,226 +141,995
London Heathrow Airport 113,385 67,450 -45,935
ZLC 64,343 46,794 -17,549
000 18,283 20,319 +2,036
Harwich 17,291 0 -17,291
London Gateway Port 14,568 0 -14,568
Dover 2,505 8,524 +6,019
Birmingham Airport 9,190 0 -9,190

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 581010

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

Description: Embroidery where the fabric background is not visible, creating a lace-like effect