Import/export HS code 630260: Cotton terry toweling linen

Toilet and kitchen linen made from cotton terry toweling, such as towels and washcloths

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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 124,847,709
India 75,901,720
Turkey 30,169,981
China 19,558,346
Bangladesh 16,323,092

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 62,268,486 62,579,223 +310,737
India 41,323,321 34,578,399 -6,744,922
Turkey 17,004,648 13,165,333 -3,839,315
China 9,902,950 9,655,396 -247,554
Bangladesh 9,776,520 6,546,572 -3,229,948
Portugal 7,431,154 7,033,579 -397,575
France 1,496,040 1,095,195 -400,845
Sri Lanka 1,498,066 1,028,755 -469,311
Italy 1,279,315 700,493 -578,822
Germany 1,070,521 779,705 -290,816

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 126,183,742
India 78,490,421
Turkey 32,537,194
China 20,950,118
Bangladesh 17,164,857

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 62,945,485 63,238,257 +292,772
India 42,701,244 35,789,177 -6,912,067
Turkey 18,270,678 14,266,516 -4,004,162
China 10,550,704 10,399,414 -151,290
Bangladesh 10,413,325 6,751,532 -3,661,793
Portugal 8,160,323 7,252,244 -908,079
Italy 668,686 411,652 -257,034
Austria 334,392 308,459 -25,933
France 306,610 254,411 -52,199
Bulgaria 380,054 158,783 -221,271

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 155
Greater Manchester 99
Inner London - East 74
Outer London - West and North West 57
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 46

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 118 105 -13
Greater Manchester 78 71 -7
Inner London - East 59 52 -7
Outer London - West and North West 37 36 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 34 +9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 38 30 -8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29 28 -1
Outer London - East and North East 21 13 -8
West Yorkshire 22 16 -6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 16 15 -1

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) 252,377,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,181,008
Other 15,216,044
Air transport 5,368,175
Road transport 2,968,752

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) 130,869,616 121,508,147 -9,361,469
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,729,791 9,451,217 -3,278,574
Other 9,521,414 5,694,630 -3,826,784
Air transport 2,949,220 2,418,955 -530,265
Road transport 1,081,627 1,887,125 +805,498

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 106,049,699
Southampton 91,063,201
London Gateway Port 35,523,167
000 15,216,044
London 8,078,597

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 57,937,591 48,112,108 -9,825,483
Southampton 51,524,843 39,538,358 -11,986,485
London Gateway Port 12,773,560 22,749,607 +9,976,047
000 9,521,414 5,694,630 -3,826,784
London 4,860,269 3,218,328 -1,641,941
Dover 4,225,047 3,771,465 -453,582
Liverpool Docks 2,630,559 2,990,218 +359,659
Eurotunnel 2,395,940 2,290,177 -105,763
ZLC 1,638,246 2,281,206 +642,960
499 45,446 3,314,842 +3,269,396

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 364
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 335
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 56
Manufacture of textiles 38
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 34

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 169
2025-10 187
2025-09 159
2025-08 180
2025-07 167

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 349
54m+ 209
0-1m 199
15m-54m 90
Other 84

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 7,486,675
United Arab Emirates 1,838,889
South Africa 1,493,428
France 879,394
Netherlands 819,628

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 3,985,157 3,501,518 -483,639
United Arab Emirates 1,300,761 538,128 -762,633
South Africa 860,535 632,893 -227,642
France 448,827 430,567 -18,260
Netherlands 566,327 253,301 -313,026
United States 463,763 325,351 -138,412
Iceland 133,265 634,326 +501,061
Germany 344,879 309,939 -34,940
Italy 166,422 281,338 +114,916
Spain 130,592 191,726 +61,134

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 £
India 554,875
Portugal 551,324
XI 436,431
XU 164,615
Pakistan 161,049

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 £
India 297,468 257,407 -40,061
Portugal 268,370 282,954 +14,584
XI 250,971 185,460 -65,511
XU 26,372 138,243 +111,871
Pakistan 71,444 89,605 +18,161
China 36,879 76,067 +39,188
Bangladesh 61,722 5,557 -56,165
Ireland 33,431 11,974 -21,457
Turkey 12,518 7,140 -5,378
Czechia 172 173 +1

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) 8,972,923
Air transport 5,498,755
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,851,321
Other 2,114,311
Road transport 2,053

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) 4,542,746 4,430,177 -112,569
Air transport 2,979,696 2,519,059 -460,637
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,693,950 1,157,371 -536,579
Other 1,059,566 1,054,745 -4,821
Road transport 2,053 0 -2,053

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 2,887,780
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,653,573
East Midlands Airport 2,286,110
000 2,114,311
London Gateway Port 1,878,077

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 £
Holyhead 1,603,007 1,284,773 -318,234
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,319,472 1,334,101 +14,629
East Midlands Airport 887,948 1,398,162 +510,214
000 1,059,566 1,054,745 -4,821
London Gateway Port 1,084,159 793,918 -290,241
London Heathrow Airport 1,052,105 652,835 -399,270
Heysham 818,751 801,405 -17,346
Manchester Airport 898,184 233,498 -664,686
Liverpool Docks 444,278 453,592 +9,314
Dover 124,841 212,804 +87,963

Quick facts

HS code: 630260

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

Description: Toilet and kitchen linen made from cotton terry toweling, such as towels and washcloths