Import/export HS code 581099: Embroidery of other textile materials

Embroidery made from fabrics other than cotton or man-made fibers, sold in pieces, strips, or designs

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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 12,140,246
Thailand 659,756
Germany 589,103
Italy 528,064
China 508,536

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 6,261,346 5,878,900 -382,446
Thailand 547,476 112,280 -435,196
Germany 245,255 343,848 +98,593
Italy 312,931 215,133 -97,798
China 269,677 238,859 -30,818
Pakistan 87,213 254,621 +167,408
United States 199,668 110,974 -88,694
France 137,171 169,510 +32,339
Turkey 120,496 78,343 -42,153
Spain 41,801 89,188 +47,387

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 12,426,807
China 596,139
Germany 547,143
Italy 526,689
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 474,900

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 6,424,783 6,002,024 -422,759
China 300,123 296,016 -4,107
Germany 220,843 326,300 +105,457
Italy 296,908 229,781 -67,127
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 468,248 6,652 -461,596
Pakistan 87,213 254,621 +167,408
Turkey 128,604 94,636 -33,968
France 94,437 116,713 +22,276
Thailand 79,499 106,407 +26,908
Spain 41,794 82,179 +40,385

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 66
Outer London - West and North West 18
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Inner London - East 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 43 44 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 13 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 4 -9
Inner London - East 5 10 +5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 6 1 -5
West Midlands 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Air transport 14,308,573
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,211,319
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 451,338
Road transport 84,810
Other 38,476

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 7,658,535 6,650,038 -1,008,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 461,953 749,366 +287,413
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 212,398 238,940 +26,542
Road transport 2,005 82,805 +80,800
Other 36,581 1,895 -34,686

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,913,666
East Midlands Airport 2,258,051
London Stansted Airport 1,469,629
Felixstowe 672,261
Edinburgh Airport 343,750

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 5,282,390 4,631,276 -651,114
East Midlands Airport 1,238,546 1,019,505 -219,041
London Stansted Airport 870,423 599,206 -271,217
Felixstowe 244,714 427,547 +182,833
Edinburgh Airport 74,041 269,709 +195,668
London 152,816 90,966 -61,850
Birmingham Airport 134,376 89,095 -45,281
London Gateway Port 70,214 116,272 +46,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 85,133 73,006 -12,127
Dover 39,960 72,799 +32,839

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 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 63
Manufacture of wearing apparel 28
Manufacture of textiles 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 35
2025-10 35
2025-09 27
2025-08 29
2025-07 34

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 102
0-1m 38
54m+ 30
15m-54m 19
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 £
United States 3,627,383
France 1,284,717
Thailand 500,579
Netherlands 402,054
United Arab Emirates 385,744

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 1,659,728 1,967,655 +307,927
France 822,637 462,080 -360,557
Thailand 28,241 472,338 +444,097
Netherlands 216,675 185,379 -31,296
United Arab Emirates 308,207 77,537 -230,670
Switzerland 173,584 202,393 +28,809
Italy 79,069 203,576 +124,507
Germany 130,164 109,671 -20,493
Ireland 217,270 9,522 -207,748
Bahrain 16,818 191,118 +174,300

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 212,234

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 209,532 2,702 -206,830

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 7,785,547
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,084,076
Other 212,234
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,987
Road transport 10,529

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 3,647,702 4,137,845 +490,143
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 511,490 572,586 +61,096
Other 209,532 2,702 -206,830
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,702 29,285 +17,583
Road transport 10,529 0 -10,529

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 2,319,735
London Heathrow Airport 2,226,020
East Midlands Airport 1,665,489
London Stansted Airport 1,515,341
Dover / Eurotunnel 899,236

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 £
ZLC 1,589,382 730,353 -859,029
London Heathrow Airport 586,897 1,639,123 +1,052,226
East Midlands Airport 808,817 856,672 +47,855
London Stansted Airport 636,707 878,634 +241,927
Dover / Eurotunnel 420,427 478,809 +58,382
000 209,532 2,702 -206,830
Dover 79,861 89,890 +10,029
Manchester Airport 35,483 31,988 -3,495
Portsmouth 4,655 26,085 +21,430
Holyhead 6,847 3,887 -2,960

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 581099

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

Description: Embroidery made from fabrics other than cotton or man-made fibers, sold in pieces, strips, or designs