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 12,412,715
Thailand 655,763
Germany 605,730
Italy 528,465
China 522,743

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 6,713,339 5,699,376 -1,013,963
Thailand 546,701 109,062 -437,639
Germany 244,890 360,840 +115,950
Italy 318,054 210,411 -107,643
China 292,523 230,220 -62,303
Pakistan 103,682 233,314 +129,632
France 142,452 169,277 +26,825
United States 187,816 116,037 -71,779
Turkey 119,475 78,368 -41,107
Spain 40,169 97,804 +57,635

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 12,687,822
China 615,078
Germany 563,770
Italy 530,226
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 6,861,309 5,826,513 -1,034,796
China 322,969 292,109 -30,860
Germany 220,478 343,292 +122,814
Italy 305,167 225,059 -80,108
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 468,248 6,652 -461,596
Pakistan 103,682 233,314 +129,632
Turkey 127,583 94,661 -32,922
France 104,513 115,391 +10,878
Thailand 78,724 103,189 +24,465
Spain 40,162 90,795 +50,633

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 15
Inner London - East 12
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 43 +0
Outer London - West and North West 10 12 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 4 -9
Inner London - East 4 10 +6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 7 +2
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 5 1 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 4 +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 14,531,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,286,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 452,739
Road transport 84,810
Other 35,490

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 8,144,554 6,386,618 -1,757,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 467,435 819,471 +352,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 217,980 234,759 +16,779
Road transport 2,005 82,805 +80,800
Other 33,600 1,890 -31,710

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 10,103,189
East Midlands Airport 2,253,484
London Stansted Airport 1,500,384
Felixstowe 672,261
Edinburgh Airport 361,833

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 5,680,692 4,422,497 -1,258,195
East Midlands Airport 1,314,279 939,205 -375,074
London Stansted Airport 866,302 634,082 -232,220
Felixstowe 253,953 418,308 +164,355
Edinburgh Airport 88,420 273,413 +184,993
London 153,352 131,982 -21,370
London Gateway Port 70,214 141,691 +71,477
Birmingham Airport 134,254 73,934 -60,320
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,112 73,031 -11,081
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 64
Manufacture of wearing apparel 28
Manufacture of textiles 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 35
2025-10 35
2025-09 27
2025-08 29

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 101
0-1m 39
54m+ 31
15m-54m 16
Other 11

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 3,764,092
France 1,320,705
Thailand 500,579
Netherlands 408,482
Switzerland 382,959

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 1,795,298 1,968,794 +173,496
France 928,191 392,514 -535,677
Thailand 28,241 472,338 +444,097
Netherlands 220,545 187,937 -32,608
Switzerland 181,992 200,967 +18,975
United Arab Emirates 291,444 77,537 -213,907
Italy 70,857 199,125 +128,268
Germany 128,392 109,199 -19,193
Ireland 203,814 9,376 -194,438
Bahrain 16,818 192,225 +175,407

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 198,632

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 196,076 2,556 -193,520

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 7,904,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,025,066
Other 198,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,285
Road transport 8,895

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 3,856,691 4,048,253 +191,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 452,340 572,726 +120,386
Other 196,076 2,556 -193,520
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 29,285 +29,285
Road transport 8,895 0 -8,895

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 2,317,499
London Heathrow Airport 2,208,647
London Stansted Airport 1,678,470
East Midlands Airport 1,655,784
Dover / Eurotunnel 842,390

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 1,735,651 581,848 -1,153,803
London Heathrow Airport 639,289 1,569,358 +930,069
London Stansted Airport 662,464 1,016,006 +353,542
East Midlands Airport 817,543 838,241 +20,698
Dover / Eurotunnel 365,857 476,533 +110,676
000 196,076 2,556 -193,520
Dover 75,281 92,306 +17,025
Manchester Airport 9,694 41,725 +32,031
Portsmouth 0 26,085 +26,085
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