Import/export HS code 5811: Quilted textile products

Quilted fabrics made by stitching layers of textile with padding, not including embroidery

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 1,292,712
Italy 1,282,878
France 772,028
Viet Nam 156,979
India 151,045

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 589,137 703,575 +114,438
Italy 585,740 697,138 +111,398
France 299,139 472,889 +173,750
Viet Nam 0 156,979 +156,979
India 84,444 66,601 -17,843
United States 30,247 94,900 +64,653
Germany 26,023 39,800 +13,777
Taiwan 11,358 54,297 +42,939
Netherlands 6,826 20,104 +13,278
Pakistan 25,810 0 -25,810

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 1,311,866
Italy 1,284,377
France 805,955
India 162,666
Viet Nam 156,979

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 604,743 707,123 +102,380
Italy 587,700 696,677 +108,977
France 291,431 514,524 +223,093
India 93,199 69,467 -23,732
Viet Nam 0 156,979 +156,979
United States 18,414 94,900 +76,486
Taiwan 6,635 54,297 +47,662
Pakistan 25,810 0 -25,810
Netherlands 4,755 19,158 +14,403
Switzerland 13,656 0 -13,656

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 8
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 7
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - South 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 12 5 -7
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 6 +3
Inner London - East 4 0 -4
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 1 2 +1
West Midlands 1 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,839,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,348,266
Air transport 847,169
Other 31,394

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 821,864 1,017,791 +195,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 507,362 840,904 +333,542
Air transport 369,727 477,442 +107,715
Other 27,176 4,218 -22,958

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,565,338
Felixstowe 768,638
Birmingham Airport 378,798
London Heathrow Airport 208,852
Thamesport 188,355

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 £
Dover 679,545 885,793 +206,248
Felixstowe 379,411 389,227 +9,816
Birmingham Airport 163,245 215,553 +52,308
London Heathrow Airport 78,934 129,918 +50,984
Thamesport 8,541 179,814 +171,273
Eurotunnel 109,770 67,065 -42,705
London Gateway Port 53,394 107,642 +54,248
Southampton 16,883 88,440 +71,557
East Midlands Airport 28,091 58,138 +30,047
London Stansted Airport 28,799 50,036 +21,237

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 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Manufacture of textiles 7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 10
2025-09 4
2025-08 6
2025-07 8

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 40
54m+ 16
0-1m 11
15m-54m 8
Other 5

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 429,272
Moldova 372,840
Bulgaria 309,914
Morocco 145,691
Sri Lanka 120,245

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 146,750 282,522 +135,772
Moldova 172,110 200,730 +28,620
Bulgaria 205,202 104,712 -100,490
Morocco 40,632 105,059 +64,427
Sri Lanka 29,818 90,427 +60,609
Viet Nam 35,372 82,716 +47,344
Norway 40,716 63,531 +22,815
Ireland 38,861 45,783 +6,922
Australia 54,455 22,738 -31,717
Netherlands 34,612 37,463 +2,851

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 £
Ireland 14,383
XU 4,830

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 £
Ireland 7,683 6,700 -983
XU 958 3,872 +2,914

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,039,293
Air transport 593,873
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 479,073
Other 19,213
Road transport 1,243

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 542,560 496,733 -45,827
Air transport 328,366 265,507 -62,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,626 418,447 +357,821
Other 8,641 10,572 +1,931
Road transport 1,243 0 -1,243

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 857,417
London Heathrow Airport 398,585
Southampton 277,416
London Gateway Port 142,880
Immingham Docks 140,577

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 453,791 403,626 -50,165
London Heathrow Airport 178,798 219,787 +40,989
Southampton 31,939 245,477 +213,538
London Gateway Port 14,167 128,713 +114,546
Immingham Docks 60,865 79,712 +18,847
East Midlands Airport 59,061 31,822 -27,239
London Stansted Airport 49,065 3,227 -45,838
Felixstowe 13,872 18,493 +4,621
ZLC 16,489 10,671 -5,818
Manchester Airport 26,196 0 -26,196

Quick facts

HS code: 5811

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

Description: Quilted fabrics made by stitching layers of textile with padding, not including embroidery