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 641,671
China 369,585
United States 249,763
Italy 115,648
Austria 107,780

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 291,277 350,394 +59,117
China 198,351 171,234 -27,117
United States 244,871 4,892 -239,979
Italy 83,039 32,609 -50,430
Austria 22,991 84,789 +61,798
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 43,565 55,971 +12,406
Germany 79,746 5,202 -74,544
Pakistan 28,274 53,998 +25,724
Taiwan 13,945 20,317 +6,372
Netherlands 33,288 0 -33,288

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 644,479
China 484,935
United States 271,836
Italy 114,628
Austria 84,513

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 292,257 352,222 +59,965
China 246,811 238,124 -8,687
United States 269,412 2,424 -266,988
Italy 87,289 27,339 -59,950
Austria 22,991 61,522 +38,531
Pakistan 28,274 53,998 +25,724
Chile 78,802 0 -78,802
Netherlands 38,532 0 -38,532
Taiwan 13,945 20,317 +6,372
Turkey 1,253 28,627 +27,374

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 26
Inner London - East 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Essex 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 15 17 +2
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Essex 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Midlands 4 3 -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 1,723,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 126,048
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 1,032,733 690,730 -342,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,384 61,664 -2,720
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 1,103,589
East Midlands Airport 343,452
London Stansted Airport 179,970
London 70,923
Thamesport 69,266

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 656,986 446,603 -210,383
East Midlands Airport 221,845 121,607 -100,238
London Stansted Airport 81,759 98,211 +16,452
London 15,662 55,261 +39,599
Thamesport 27,203 42,063 +14,860
499 34,948 7,374 -27,574
Birmingham Airport 23,152 10,979 -12,173
Felixstowe 13,116 7,250 -5,866
London Gateway Port 14,867 4,559 -10,308
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 32
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of wearing apparel 19
Manufacture of textiles 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 8
2025-10 8
2025-09 11
2025-08 15
2025-07 6

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 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 £
United States 543,302
Netherlands 389,248
Morocco 180,182
Lebanon 130,693
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 252,731 290,571 +37,840
Netherlands 388,243 1,005 -387,238
Morocco 83,950 96,232 +12,282
Lebanon 57,631 73,062 +15,431
South Korea 80,913 32,276 -48,637
France 69,719 42,348 -27,371
Spain 54,079 48,699 -5,380
Italy 11,383 43,373 +31,990
Ireland 22,620 27,258 +4,638
Saudi Arabia 21,931 27,072 +5,141

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 37,882
Ireland 368
China 71

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 17,532 20,350 +2,818
Ireland 368 0 -368
China 71 0 -71

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 1,602,443
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 448,608
Other 38,321
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 847,619 754,824 -92,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 416,480 32,128 -384,352
Other 17,971 20,350 +2,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,664 10,342 -322

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 1,067,615
Dover / Eurotunnel 419,337
London Stansted Airport 233,473
London Heathrow Airport 180,875
ZLC 107,870

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 606,032 461,583 -144,449
Dover / Eurotunnel 395,733 23,604 -372,129
London Stansted Airport 55,592 177,881 +122,289
London Heathrow Airport 104,702 76,173 -28,529
ZLC 71,108 36,762 -34,346
000 17,971 20,350 +2,379
Harwich 17,291 0 -17,291
London Gateway Port 7,284 7,284 +0
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