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 1,266,200
Italy 1,214,594
France 783,425
India 172,383
Viet Nam 156,979

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 594,962 671,238 +76,276
Italy 506,832 707,762 +200,930
France 324,933 458,492 +133,559
India 85,779 86,604 +825
Viet Nam 0 156,979 +156,979
United States 30,247 97,181 +66,934
Taiwan 11,358 61,884 +50,526
Germany 42,626 23,197 -19,429
Ireland 22,736 2,714 -20,022
Netherlands 8,241 13,934 +5,693

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 1,285,354
Italy 1,211,927
France 821,519
India 184,004
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 610,568 674,786 +64,218
Italy 504,273 707,654 +203,381
France 337,995 483,524 +145,529
India 94,534 89,470 -5,064
Viet Nam 0 156,979 +156,979
United States 18,414 97,181 +78,767
Taiwan 6,635 61,884 +55,249
Netherlands 6,170 12,988 +6,818
Switzerland 13,656 0 -13,656
Belgium 12,364 0 -12,364

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
Outer London - South 4
West Midlands 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 6 -6
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 6 +3
Outer London - South 4 2 -2
West Midlands 1 3 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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) 1,777,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,326,427
Air transport 846,604
Other 31,333

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) 778,369 999,506 +221,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 486,758 839,669 +352,911
Air transport 380,957 465,647 +84,690
Other 28,372 2,961 -25,411

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,497,912
Felixstowe 761,094
Birmingham Airport 377,833
London Heathrow Airport 207,425
Thamesport 197,459

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 626,709 871,203 +244,494
Felixstowe 389,177 371,917 -17,260
Birmingham Airport 167,130 210,703 +43,573
London Heathrow Airport 80,307 127,118 +46,811
Thamesport 8,541 188,918 +180,377
Eurotunnel 105,603 82,629 -22,974
London Gateway Port 53,394 107,642 +54,248
Southampton 19,151 99,300 +80,149
East Midlands Airport 25,083 60,352 +35,269
London Stansted Airport 35,407 46,737 +11,330

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 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
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
2026-01 7
2025-11 7
2025-10 10
2025-09 4
2025-08 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 39
54m+ 16
0-1m 11
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 524,234
Moldova 370,673
Bulgaria 316,692
Morocco 147,843
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 133,414 390,820 +257,406
Moldova 182,648 188,025 +5,377
Bulgaria 216,184 100,508 -115,676
Morocco 47,611 100,232 +52,621
Sri Lanka 29,818 90,427 +60,609
Viet Nam 35,372 82,716 +47,344
Norway 49,856 54,391 +4,535
Ireland 40,229 43,104 +2,875
Australia 52,778 22,738 -30,040
Portugal 38,071 36,482 -1,589

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

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

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) 1,056,052
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 579,004
Air transport 578,867
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) 564,996 491,056 -73,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 57,001 522,003 +465,002
Air transport 323,121 255,746 -67,375
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 875,487
London Heathrow Airport 398,585
Southampton 382,102
London Gateway Port 142,880
Immingham Docks 135,822

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 468,577 406,910 -61,667
London Heathrow Airport 191,174 207,411 +16,237
Southampton 31,939 350,163 +318,224
London Gateway Port 15,297 127,583 +112,286
Immingham Docks 63,892 71,930 +8,038
East Midlands Airport 54,424 30,322 -24,102
London Stansted Airport 36,400 8,700 -27,700
Felixstowe 13,872 18,493 +4,621
Manchester Airport 26,196 0 -26,196
ZLC 16,170 9,313 -6,857

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