Import/export HS code 630232: Man-made fiber table linen

Table linen made from synthetic or artificial fibers like polyester

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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 £
Pakistan 121,517,402
China 80,959,964
India 3,435,155
Turkey 2,549,642
Sweden 1,860,258

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 64,731,721 56,785,681 -7,946,040
China 41,295,190 39,664,774 -1,630,416
India 1,985,190 1,449,965 -535,225
Turkey 926,725 1,622,917 +696,192
Sweden 974,600 885,658 -88,942
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 780,310 799,913 +19,603
Bangladesh 843,342 728,289 -115,053
Sri Lanka 309,772 254,126 -55,646
Ireland 306,312 223,796 -82,516
Bahrain 152,581 306,564 +153,983

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 123,980,093
China 82,719,497
Turkey 4,302,425
India 2,586,441
Bangladesh 1,886,206

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 66,080,710 57,899,383 -8,181,327
China 42,209,975 40,509,522 -1,700,453
Turkey 1,882,009 2,420,416 +538,407
India 1,252,971 1,333,470 +80,499
Bangladesh 1,038,900 847,306 -191,594
Bahrain 152,581 267,401 +114,820
Poland 95,598 103,800 +8,202
France 92,198 67,396 -24,802
United States 76,857 35,401 -41,456
Portugal 54,860 46,890 -7,970

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 59
Inner London - West 31
West Yorkshire 18
Outer London - West and North West 15
West Midlands 13

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
Greater Manchester 45 48 +3
Inner London - West 20 23 +3
West Yorkshire 16 15 -1
Outer London - West and North West 12 9 -3
West Midlands 10 7 -3
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 9 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 8 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 8 +2

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) 181,273,463
Other 22,267,648
Air transport 7,050,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,059,459
Road transport 1,648,096

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) 89,874,709 91,398,754 +1,524,045
Other 16,391,907 5,875,741 -10,516,166
Air transport 3,501,811 3,548,698 +46,887
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,076,451 1,983,008 -1,093,443
Road transport 585,486 1,062,610 +477,124

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 71,157,064
Southampton 65,265,964
London Gateway Port 32,239,261
000 22,267,648
499 6,506,066

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 £
Felixstowe 46,064,111 25,092,953 -20,971,158
Southampton 34,988,546 30,277,418 -4,711,128
London Gateway Port 5,850,112 26,389,149 +20,539,037
000 16,391,907 5,875,741 -10,516,166
499 394,168 6,111,898 +5,717,730
Belfast Port 3,383,358 2,619,509 -763,849
London Heathrow Airport 650,371 1,621,454 +971,083
ZLC 697,895 1,204,071 +506,176
Immingham Docks 991,677 890,494 -101,183
Birmingham Airport 1,007,955 855,003 -152,952

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 123
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 105
Manufacture of textiles 25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 62
2025-11 78
2025-10 82
2025-09 76
2025-08 76

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 109
0-1m 60
54m+ 57
Other 48
15m-54m 34

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 5,933,376
Pakistan 1,702,277
France 340,528
United Arab Emirates 324,634
Germany 216,228

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 2,950,651 2,982,725 +32,074
Pakistan 0 1,702,277 +1,702,277
France 224,196 116,332 -107,864
United Arab Emirates 31,510 293,124 +261,614
Germany 102,633 113,595 +10,962
Iceland 42,007 161,610 +119,603
Denmark 95,134 72,541 -22,593
Netherlands 80,261 73,940 -6,321
South Korea 136,200 0 -136,200
United States 48,486 44,145 -4,341

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 3,600,346
Pakistan 303,770
China 257,070
India 11,650
Estonia 2,645

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 1,830,833 1,769,513 -61,320
Pakistan 152,116 151,654 -462
China 158,052 99,018 -59,034
India 6,210 5,440 -770
Estonia 1,514 1,131 -383
United States 690 1,132 +442
Bangladesh 292 0 -292
Turkey 0 204 +204
Germany 183 0 -183
North Macedonia 0 88 +88

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 4,333,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,685,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,974,534
Air transport 896,704

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 £
Other 2,195,891 2,137,440 -58,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,342,228 1,343,655 +1,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 207,396 1,767,138 +1,559,742
Air transport 291,988 604,716 +312,728

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 4,333,331
London Gateway Port 1,753,576
Holyhead 845,407
Dover / Eurotunnel 744,037
Liverpool Docks 393,749

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 2,195,891 2,137,440 -58,451
London Gateway Port 33,371 1,720,205 +1,686,834
Holyhead 450,132 395,275 -54,857
Dover / Eurotunnel 481,235 262,802 -218,433
Liverpool Docks 161,574 232,175 +70,601
Heysham 147,028 227,400 +80,372
East Midlands Airport 74,324 237,701 +163,377
Manchester Airport 1,732 280,615 +278,883
London Heathrow Airport 197,733 75,796 -121,937
Immingham Docks 111,470 95,195 -16,275

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 630232

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

Description: Table linen made from synthetic or artificial fibers like polyester