Import/export HS code 630221: Cotton bed linen

Bed linen made from cotton, including sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers

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 £
Pakistan 123,135,630
Bangladesh 14,361,502
China 9,003,888
Germany 6,527,083
Egypt 4,425,540

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 £
Pakistan 66,605,889 56,529,741 -10,076,148
Bangladesh 6,060,326 8,301,176 +2,240,850
China 4,608,810 4,395,078 -213,732
Germany 4,142,229 2,384,854 -1,757,375
Egypt 1,653,610 2,771,930 +1,118,320
Turkey 2,205,498 2,124,870 -80,628
India 2,090,987 1,848,857 -242,130
France 774,831 604,901 -169,930
Ireland 566,252 658,241 +91,989
Sri Lanka 544,740 611,427 +66,687

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 £
Pakistan 130,321,077
Bangladesh 16,259,689
China 9,633,226
Turkey 4,791,646
Egypt 4,431,620

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 £
Pakistan 70,446,364 59,874,713 -10,571,651
Bangladesh 7,099,280 9,160,409 +2,061,129
China 5,426,294 4,206,932 -1,219,362
Turkey 2,513,803 2,277,843 -235,960
Egypt 1,653,610 2,778,010 +1,124,400
India 1,551,875 1,820,867 +268,992
Portugal 577,816 637,420 +59,604
Italy 389,985 389,043 -942
France 230,585 177,526 -53,059
Spain 214,299 119,751 -94,548

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 46
Greater Manchester 32
Inner London - East 16
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Midlands 11

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 30 36 +6
Greater Manchester 24 21 -3
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 10 +5
West Midlands 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 6 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 5 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,002,330
Other 12,213,587
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,790,710
Air transport 3,310,746
Road transport 382,527

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,394,564 71,607,766 -6,786,798
Other 6,891,181 5,322,406 -1,568,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,984,325 3,806,385 -177,940
Air transport 1,810,891 1,499,855 -311,036
Road transport 130,591 251,936 +121,345

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 56,368,824
Felixstowe 43,695,124
London Gateway Port 27,772,895
000 12,213,587
Belfast Port 9,407,324

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 £
Southampton 32,288,000 24,080,824 -8,207,176
Felixstowe 26,679,971 17,015,153 -9,664,818
London Gateway Port 10,268,312 17,504,583 +7,236,271
000 6,891,181 5,322,406 -1,568,775
Belfast Port 4,831,420 4,575,904 -255,516
499 0 5,347,606 +5,347,606
ZLC 1,770,928 1,627,755 -143,173
London 2,449,621 847,099 -1,602,522
Hull 1,194,599 696,996 -497,603
Dover 756,307 893,344 +137,037

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 112
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 80
Manufacture of textiles 14
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 54
2025-10 50
2025-09 56
2025-08 49

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 89
54m+ 60
0-1m 48
15m-54m 21
Other 18

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 £
Ireland 4,525,250
Iceland 1,786,437
France 1,059,086
South Korea 448,359
United States 286,206

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 £
Ireland 2,350,096 2,175,154 -174,942
Iceland 0 1,786,437 +1,786,437
France 65,102 993,984 +928,882
South Korea 428,800 19,559 -409,241
United States 177,206 109,000 -68,206
United Arab Emirates 82,382 183,037 +100,655
Germany 157,756 103,876 -53,880
Netherlands 114,797 101,703 -13,094
Ukraine 0 184,289 +184,289
Qatar 70,289 102,952 +32,663

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 £
Pakistan 1,138,666
XI 413,397
Turkey 200,939
Bangladesh 111,322
China 67,147

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 £
Pakistan 622,991 515,675 -107,316
XI 304,083 109,314 -194,769
Turkey 126,478 74,461 -52,017
Bangladesh 68,712 42,610 -26,102
China 34,578 32,569 -2,009
India 26,926 33,946 +7,020
Ireland 4,320 27,831 +23,511
Viet Nam 219 236 +17
Portugal 118 197 +79
Greece 0 189 +189

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) 4,025,429
Air transport 3,838,493
Other 2,676,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 301,820

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) 1,544,258 2,481,171 +936,913
Air transport 1,231,106 2,607,387 +1,376,281
Other 1,356,318 1,319,949 -36,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,403 240,417 +179,014

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,676,267
East Midlands Airport 2,613,916
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,907,773
London Heathrow Airport 1,009,525
Heysham 944,362

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 £
000 1,356,318 1,319,949 -36,369
East Midlands Airport 407,623 2,206,293 +1,798,670
Dover / Eurotunnel 408,549 1,499,224 +1,090,675
London Heathrow Airport 725,605 283,920 -441,685
Heysham 482,735 461,627 -21,108
Holyhead 351,511 274,084 -77,427
Liverpool Docks 212,969 172,996 -39,973
London Gateway Port 25,407 164,886 +139,479
London Stansted Airport 87,879 46,625 -41,254
Immingham Docks 30,272 43,734 +13,462

Quick facts

HS code: 630221

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

Description: Bed linen made from cotton, including sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers